{"id":22923,"date":"2026-05-01T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/i-touched-a-zx-spectrum-for-the-first-time-in-decades-and-i-liked-it-dominik-diamond\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:37:16","slug":"i-touched-a-zx-spectrum-for-the-first-time-in-decades-and-i-liked-it-dominik-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/i-touched-a-zx-spectrum-for-the-first-time-in-decades-and-i-liked-it-dominik-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"I touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades \u2013 and I liked it | Dominik Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meeting \u2018my people\u2019 \u2013 video gamers with very long memories \u2013 took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence<\/p>\n

I want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It\u2019s a game I didn\u2019t complete. It\u2019s a game I didn\u2019t even start. I just held it. And smiled. I have played the game before, but not for many years. Forty of them to be precise.<\/p>\n

The game is Daley Thompson\u2019s Super Test for the ZX Spectrum.<\/p>\n

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\nMeeting \u2018my people\u2019 \u2013 video gamers with very long memories \u2013 took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence
\nI want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It\u2019s a game I didn\u2019t complete. It\u2019s a game I didn\u2019t even start. I just held it. And smiled. I have played the game before, but not for many years. Forty of them to be precise.
\nThe game is Daley Thompson\u2019s Super Test for the ZX Spectrum. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meeting \u2018my people\u2019 \u2013 video gamers with very long memories \u2013 took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence I want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It\u2019s a game I didn\u2019t complete. It\u2019s a game I …<\/p>\n

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