To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
And I was always pestering my parents to go
Please log in to add to collections.
The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

And I was always pestering my parents to go to the Seasides or wherever

And I was always pestering my parents to go to the Seasides or wherever

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.098
And I was always pestering my parents to go
00:00:02.098 --> 00:00:04.001
to the Seasides or wherever.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:19
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Gracious Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Sinclair ZX Spectrum. This film goes into all the finer details of how and why the ZX Spectrum was created, what impact the computer had as well as the various versions
So the opportunity to have a machine - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
So the opportunity to have a machine
When you go back to the early eighties, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
When you go back to the early eighties,
And already on the ZX 81, there were versions - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And already on the ZX 81, there were versions
Games like three D Monster MAs - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Games like three D Monster MAs
The spectrum was coming out - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:15
The spectrum was coming out
And I went on to writes Cosmic Debris, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And I went on to writes Cosmic Debris,
Totally unimaginative really, which Arctics sold again. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Totally unimaginative really, which Arctics sold again.
But this time on a pretty good royalty deal, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
But this time on a pretty good royalty deal,
So almost as soon as the spectrum came out, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
So almost as soon as the spectrum came out,
We ripped off arcade games - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
We ripped off arcade games
We all went to the arcades - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
We all went to the arcades
And you'd have that instant connection - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And you'd have that instant connection
Or you'd have Defender except instead - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
Or you'd have Defender except instead
So they did realize early on - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
So they did realize early on
Instead of being in an arcade - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
Instead of being in an arcade
The game design for Chucka came about mostly nicking ideas - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The game design for Chucka came about mostly nicking ideas
It's a cross between Space Panic, which is a platform, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
It's a cross between Space Panic, which is a platform,
I realized that you could do pixel movements on the - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
I realized that you could do pixel movements on the
Pixel movement was an advantage just - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
Pixel movement was an advantage just
There's something about Jet Pack I think that made you feel - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
There's something about Jet Pack I think that made you...