rip sir clive sinclair

[griffo83x]

if it was not for this guy how many of us would of had a chance of playing video games at home as kids

The man was an absolute genius , how they laughed and mocked the c5 , he was way ahead of our time.

loved my speccy and always will

 

[Retroman839]

i restored a c5 few years back

and met a guy who said he had sir clive’s cocktail space invaders
Rip Sir clive specy

 

[TheDaddy]

A true legend, his story is on youtube a great watch. A sad loss, as said without him my interest in programming and computers may not have happened. Speccy was my first , with rubber keys.

Dave.

 

[forcefulfil]

Zx80 playing scramble.
Zx spectrum playing manic miner & jet set willy.
Then c64 commando,ghosbusters. What a total genius.
Still see the c5 in Southport
R.I.P.

 

[bbz149]

very sad news!!

 

[Monstermug]

i restored a c5 few years back

and met a guy who said he had sir clive’s cocktail space invaders
Rip Sir clive specy

I own that cocktail now. Its absolutely mint. Still has some packaging plastic on the legs.

 

[neo-geo-mvs]

RIP. Loved the spectrum bitd

 

[Monstermug]

Its sad that he's gone. Admitted most of the arcade games i claimed to have played back in the days were just spectrum ports cos i couldn't afford to credit any game. Thanks to Clive Sinclair and Alan Sugar.

I stick a candle on the invaders later.

Monstermug2021-09-16 23:09:21

 

[qjuk]

Really sad news to hear Sir Clive has passed away

My love of gaming started with the ZX Spectrum. I had the 48k+ and played it to death, great days.

 

[Equites]

A friend of mine bought a C5 which had a jet engine strapped to it. Shook the whole street when fired up.

 

[RygarR]

Sad news indeed. Rest in pixels, Sir Clive.

 

[Phils Arcade]

My programming days started with the ZX80. Just a few wee years ago now

 

[griffo83x]

well worth a watch if youve not seen it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM

 

[mlynn]

Rest In Peace Sir Clive. I'm sure many of us would not have become programmers if it had not been for the ZX Spectrum.

 

[Guests]

No way! So sad. RIP sir clive sinclair. You made my childhood awesome.

 

[Rasputin]

R.I.P Sir Clive, thank you for inventing my childhood.

 

[Retroman839]

i restored a c5 few years back

and met a guy who said he had sir clive’s cocktail space invaders
Rip Sir clive specy

I own that cocktail now. Its absolutely mint. Still has some packaging plastic on the legs.

yeh i met the guy in oxford lived round corner to sir clive
he had a few driving cabs / manx tt etc then
i bought a few bits of him

yeh it still has plastic wrapping on it that’s the one…. like new
Retroman8392021-09-17 05:22:02

 

[Bods]

Did i just miss it or has it still not been mentioned on the TV all day

 

[big10p]

Did i just miss it or has it still not been mentioned on the TV all day

I don't watch the news on TV, but it made a brief appearance on the BBC website, with low down the page billing. Made me wonder if Sir Clive had a falling out with the BBC, or something. BBC are a bunch of right-on w**kers, anyway.

 

[Nik73]

well worth a watch if youve not seen it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM

I’m hoping BBC show this again soon. Agree, it’s definitely worth a watch. The pub fight had me in stitches. Not sure if it’s an accurate portrayal, but Alexander Armstrong was great. Not quite police officer Panda levels, but still good.