AAA Party 2013 Was Announced

Date: April 23rd, 2013.
Hardware: ZX Spectrum, PentEVO.

Compos:
ZX Spectrum demo (no limit per author).
ZX Spectrum graphics (one screen per author).
ZX Spectrum music (Beeper, AY/YM, TurboSound FM; one work per sound card).

Prizes:
Demo compo - 165$ (1st), 66$ (2nd), 33$ (3rd).
Graphics compo - 50$ (1st).
Music compo - 50$ (1st).

Send your contributions at zxaaa(at)mail.ru.

Next Castle Party 2012 Results

ZX Spectrum Next Castle Graphics Compo

• 9) (119) Гонщик by Flyer
• 8) (132) Karaoke Hero by Moran
• 7) (195) Nether Earth by UniSoft
• 6) (198) Cat Woman vs Harley Quinn by ALKO
• 5) (230) Rendez-Vous Next Castle by Moran
• 4) (266) Dendy Battle Coliseum Mockup by brightentayle
• 3) (282) Angry Pigs by Belchonok
• 2) (294) Melonie Wiggletoe by brightentayle
• 1) (301) Hunters by pr0f^4d

ZX Spectrum Next Castle Music Compo

• 8) (116) Callmemaybe Mide by Siril^oisee^4d
• 7) (131) Rasta-Ferma by Moran
• 6) (170) Dizzy in BITWORLD by AER
• 5) (171) Pushing Onwards by Baxter
• 4) (179) Some Words About Chilling Rain by Scalesmann/march cats
• 3) (182) Darkhorace, back in the ussr! by Darkhorace
• 2) (188) AdVenTuRe... by MMCM/SAGE
• 1) (288) One They Fear by nq/skrju

ZX Spectrum Next Castle 512B Game Compo

• late for the compo: Boulder Dash 512b by krt17
• 4) (201) Tiny Memory by Ralf
• 3) (274) Pacman by thesuper and bye, v3nom! by goblinish
• 2) (288) Ultra Bomber by Dmitry Egorov
• 1) (296) Asteroids 512 by SaNchez

Next Castle Party 2012 Voting Begins NOW!

To place your votes, follow this link:
http://ncp.spectrum4ever.org/

Next Castle Party 2012 Voting

Be prepared to vote for ZX Spectrum prods at Next Castle Party 2012, because it will be about two hours before all the games, the pictures and the music will be revealed to the public and available for voting!

Everyone outside the partyplace is given a right to vote, but for no more than two extra hours.

You do the math for your own timezone. Stay tuned for the updates so you would know the location of the votesheet.

RetroMania 2012 Retrogame Programming Contest

They don't care whether you can code for Spectrum or not - if you can create games for the other computers, consoles or even mobile devices, then you're in. RetroMania 2012, which will take place in Zaragoza, Spain, hosts a ZX Spectrum remake contest, the rules to which you can download here, in both Spanish and English.

JHCon2012 Invitation

Factor 6 invites everyone to take part in the all-new installment of the yearly JHCon, which will take place in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic! This year's event motto is "1K is enough", so the main focus will be put on the 1K intros. The rules of the compo can be read here.

Highlights From WAP-NIAK 2012

Okay, so here's a montage made of photos and videos from the WAP-NIAK 2012 party which has been mentioned a bit before.

It actually was an Atari party, but the good ol' Speccy wasn't left behind!

ByteFest 2012

Есть тут один рецепт. Берём помещение в Праге (Чехия), расставляем в нём полсотни действующих ретро-компьютеров, 21-23 сентября открываем двери и ждём. Толпа поклонников и пользователей ретро и экзотических компьютеров не сможет пройти мимо. Так в очередной раз получится ретро-выставка ByteFest.