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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

They were a little bit more, but they were worth waiting for and worth saving up for To...

They were a little bit more, but they were worth waiting for and worth saving up for To really kind of justify the nine pound 99 that these games were selling for

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They were a little bit more, but they were worth waiting
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for and worth saving up for
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To really kind of justify the nine pound 99
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that these games were selling for.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:55
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Gracious Films

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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
You really got to kind of up your game, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
You really got to kind of up your game,
Night law was an amazing game - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
Night law was an amazing game
This was, I think some people compared it - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
This was, I think some people compared it
By the time I got a Spectrum, which was about a year - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
By the time I got a Spectrum, which was about a year
So as usual, there were a lot of games - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So as usual, there were a lot of games
But it stands out as the original and also the best - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:24
But it stands out as the original and also the best
So always sort of pushing on those different ways - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
So always sort of pushing on those different ways
Definitely felt like a level ahead of a lot - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Definitely felt like a level ahead of a lot
I mean, it wasn't quite inspired by minor 2049 - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
I mean, it wasn't quite inspired by minor 2049
But the way that the game was created, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
But the way that the game was created,
The reason I find manic miner being such a classic is the - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
The reason I find manic miner being such a classic is the
All the bodies are on screen at once - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
All the bodies are on screen at once
So in that little bit of screen real estate, there's peril. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
So in that little bit of screen real estate, there's...
You knew where the floors that collapse were, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
You knew where the floors that collapse were,
Manic Minor was, you know, probably the the one first game - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
Manic Minor was, you know, probably the the one first game
For me, I think one of the best games - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
For me, I think one of the best games
You could change rooms rather than being - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
You could change rooms rather than being
What those platform games did was take the page turning - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
What those platform games did was take the page turning
Like what happens next? I get through to the next stage - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Like what happens next? I get through to the next stage
I mean, crikey, I played that for hours - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
I mean, crikey, I played that for hours