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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Cairde Collaborations - Shy Guy's Serve
Cairde is a group of male Irish dancers who have recently become known for their tiktok videos where they actively post their modern version of Irish dancing to trending music. The group of 7 began posting their content on TikTok during the pandemic in August 2020 and their account has grown to 2.3 million followers with 32.1 million likes.Since this time, Cairde have performed on multiple TV shows including The Late Late Show, Good Morning America and the UK’s This Morning as well as being projected on the big screens in Times Square in New York! The team have recently started their own tutorial series called ‘How To Irish Dance’ on YouTube where they teach you the foundations of the style, break down the basics and help you to grow as an Irish dancer.
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Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts 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.
Efflo - Crystalline
Listen to "Crystalline": https://xoefflo.fanlink.to/crystalline Produced by ＦＥＲＲＯ Directed by Martin LaFrenièreFollow https://www.xoefflo.com https://www.instagram.com/xoefflo https://www.facebook.com/xoefflo https://twitter.com/xoefflo https://www.youtube.com/xoefflo https://spoti.fi/2N5VWNe https://apple.co/2N5VUoA==-LYRICS== (lying to me, I was lying to me) (lying to me, I was lying to me) (lying to me, I was lying to me) Begging you to hate me back Kept leaving out the same old trap But the meat's gone bad Used to think you held me back Fading away I was fading away Realized the darkness was me So I lit up my head Filaments glowing so sweet And now I see Look into my mind Crystalline Beauty in the spots where I’ve been blind So clear Look into my mind It’s crystalline Look into my mind
Cairde Collaborations - Shy Guy's Serve
Cairde is a group of male Irish dancers who have recently become known for their tiktok videos where they actively post their modern version of Irish dancing to trending music. The group of 7 began posting their content on TikTok during the pandemic in August 2020 and their account has grown to 2.3 million followers with 32.1 million likes.Since this time, Cairde have performed on multiple TV shows including The Late Late Show, Good Morning America and the UK’s This Morning as well as being projected on the big screens in Times Square in New York! The team have recently started their own tutorial series called ‘How To Irish Dance’ on YouTube where they teach you the foundations of the style, break down the basics and help you to grow as an Irish dancer.
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts 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.
Efflo - Crystalline
Listen to "Crystalline": https://xoefflo.fanlink.to/crystalline Produced by ＦＥＲＲＯ Directed by Martin LaFrenièreFollow https://www.xoefflo.com https://www.instagram.com/xoefflo https://www.facebook.com/xoefflo https://twitter.com/xoefflo https://www.youtube.com/xoefflo https://spoti.fi/2N5VWNe https://apple.co/2N5VUoA==-LYRICS== (lying to me, I was lying to me) (lying to me, I was lying to me) (lying to me, I was lying to me) Begging you to hate me back Kept leaving out the same old trap But the meat's gone bad Used to think you held me back Fading away I was fading away Realized the darkness was me So I lit up my head Filaments glowing so sweet And now I see Look into my mind Crystalline Beauty in the spots where I’ve been blind So clear Look into my mind It’s crystalline Look into my mind