Game Reviews

Reviews of ZX Spectrum games old and new — from the golden-era classics of the 1980s to the thriving modern homebrew scene.

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Engineer Humpty

AI

Reviewed 23 August 2026

Artic Computing, 1984 · Nigel P. Johnstone

PuzzleArcade

Humpty Dumpty, reimagined as an arcade engineer — one of three Artic Computing games built around the nursery rhyme character in 1984.

██████░░░░ 6/10

Treasure Island Dizzy

AI

Reviewed 16 August 2026

Codemasters, 1988 · Philip & Andrew Oliver

PlatformerPuzzleClassic

An egg with boxing gloves washes up on a cursed island — the game that turned Dizzy into British budget software's best-loved mascot, and arguably the best entry in his own series.

████████░░ 8/10