Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 1) by Thomas A. Christie
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In this section: IntroductionExcerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
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Profiiit - Betty Boo
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Lockdown comedy song | Lyric video for original track ‘2020 Vision’
This song is from my radio show’s ‘Lockdown’ song project If you want to catch up, here are the links for the other four songs that already have videos: Our first ever song (both that we recorded and to have it's own video) “Staying In” (Super Lazy Girl) https://youtu.be/MbW0IcMROA0 The Cartoon Music Video supporting the NHS “The View Within” https://youtu.be/4kSaxq7U6aw Our attempt at a punk song “No Future” https://youtu.be/wnUuyzAcj_c The song about having OCD during a lockdown “The Madness of Doubt” https://youtu.be/BHRck2Ugi3c
Thunder, by Triskelion Musik
Thunder, by Triskelion Musik
Weight of Shadows
Weight Of Shadows talks about the experience of dealing with depression, and all proceeds from the download single (and 10% from every physical copy of the EP) will be donated to Ian’s Chain, a charity which counsels those struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, and supports people who have lost a loved one to suicide. For more information please see www.ianschain.co.uk
Profiiit - Betty Boo
'Betty Boo' is the grand and ethereal opening track to Profiiit's newest album, 'Alexander' (released: 28/02/22). Being the introduction to the project, Profiiit takes this opportunity to display his rapping skills in full effect after an impactful and lengthy introduction of synths and layered singing.Profiiit is a groundbreaking and restless force in the East Coast US underground rap scene. His style cannot be simply defined in terms of genres due to his insatiable need to constantly move and push his sound to new levels, however influences include J. Cole, Kanye West, Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar and the late XXXTENTACION. Something Profiiit has in common with all of these inspirations is a long endeavour for greatness.
Lockdown comedy song | Lyric video for original track ‘2020 Vision’
This song is from my radio show’s ‘Lockdown’ song project If you want to catch up, here are the links for the other four songs that already have videos: Our first ever song (both that we recorded and to have it's own video) “Staying In” (Super Lazy Girl) https://youtu.be/MbW0IcMROA0 The Cartoon Music Video supporting the NHS “The View Within” https://youtu.be/4kSaxq7U6aw Our attempt at a punk song “No Future” https://youtu.be/wnUuyzAcj_c The song about having OCD during a lockdown “The Madness of Doubt” https://youtu.be/BHRck2Ugi3c