{"product_id":"a-very-spectrum-christmas-thomas-a-christie-9781999696290","title":"A Very Spectrum Christmas: Celebrating Seasonal Software on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1980s, thousands of British children were lucky enough to discover a Sinclair ZX Spectrum under their Christmas trees and soon found their eyes opened to a virtual world of wonder. But Santa Claus did more than deliver computers - sometimes he appeared on them, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \"The Spectrum of Adventure\" and \"A Righteously Awesome Eighties Christmas\", this book delves into the Spectrum's extraordinary pantheon of seasonal games: the good, the bad, the surprising, the unabashedly surreal and the occasionally rather tenuous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the machine's formative days in the early eighties right through to the latest independent releases, \"A Very Spectrum Christmas\" takes a look at what makes a truly memorable festive title for the vintage home micro-computer... as well as unearthing a few games that may have become lost in the mists of Christmas past for good reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated with colour screenshots of all the games under discussion, \"A Very Spectrum Christmas\" is a treasure trove of yuletide software experiences-where eighties nostalgia collides with modern day homebrew innovation with frequently unexpected results!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas A. Christie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999696298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999696290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Extremis Publishing Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Thomas A. Christie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46293006582015,"sku":"9781999696290","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6872af01-8865-4767-8b2a-1abd027832dc.jpg?v=1730210813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-very-spectrum-christmas-thomas-a-christie-9781999696290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}