#SAMCoupe
SID Interface for the #SAMCoupe... I've got one ready in stock!

www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm

And I also make a SID Interface for #RC2014 / #RCbus and compatibles (like the MicroBeast from @lockfarm.bsky.social or even the #ZXSpectrum via ZX-RC Bus Adapter!)

2014.samcoupe.com
November 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The ARMSID was the closest I found to a real 6581 I have.

The SIDemu is a new one that's on the horizon and is certainly worth keeping an eye on for when it's released. Was able to quickly hear one in my #SAMCoupe SID Interface earlier in the year.
November 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
October 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There's a lot of extra support for strings in SAM BASIC on the #SAMCoupe. The command string$(n,a$) is very useful for quickly making a string, I often use STRING$(40,CHR$ 0) for creating 40 bytes of zeros for setting all palette entries to black.

POKE &55D8, STRING$(40, CHR$ 0)

www.samcoupe.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
problems along the way it was one heck of a survivor!

I bought my first #SAMCoupe in the spring of 1993 and here I am 33 years on still developing for it! (www.samcoupe.com for everything I do!)

Yes, things have been slow for a variety of reasons but I hope to have some more news on...
October 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
A letter & reply in this NCE issue looking at cost / software / MGT's receivership regarding the #SAMCoupe a few months after MGT went under, before SAMCo had risen from the ashes. Let's not forget that the SAM was available to buy right up to the start of 1999, so for a system with a lot of...
October 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
While there was some poor SAM Coupe games sold commercially that were written in SAM BASIC there were also some exceptional games! One of my all time favourite SAM games is 'Conquest' a turn based strategy game which is primarily BASIC. Originally...

#retrogaming #gaming #samcoupe #basic #8bit
October 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I'll be off out in the rain to post the #26 back issues later this afternoon. Fancy something SAM Coupe to read and play? Still time to make today's Post Office run! 😆

www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117482725744

#SAMCoupe #Retrogaming #Retrocomputing #Demoscene #Gamedev #8bit
🟢 Back in stock!
The reprint run of SAM REVIVAL issue 26 (magazine for the #SAMCoupe) have arrived! 72 pages, full colour, brimming with SAM Coupe goodness! Plus 5 games and 2 utilities on the included coverdisk.

Buy the back issue here:
www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11748272...
October 26, 2026 at 10:41 AM
🟢 Back in stock...
16 Bank Flash Memory Card for the #ZXSpectrum (with Interface 2 or similar) or the #SAMCoupe (with ZX-ECUTOR Interface). Pre-flashed with 2 games + 1 utility.

🌐 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117466520352
🌐 zx.samcoupe.com
October 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
🟢 Back in stock!
The reprint run of SAM REVIVAL issue 26 (magazine for the #SAMCoupe) have arrived! 72 pages, full colour, brimming with SAM Coupe goodness! Plus 5 games and 2 utilities on the included coverdisk.

Buy the back issue here:
www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11748272...
October 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Agree regarding Multipack 1. I never figured out how the heck to play Futureball and SAM Strikes Out was lackluster. The review of Mind Games 1 is bang on, poor BASIC games. By the time I bought my first #SAMCoupe the game scene was a lot, lot better!

Everything I do for SAM -> www.samcoupe.com
Memories of October 1990: My heart sank when I saw the reviews for the first SAM games. I even bought SAM Pack One, and found the two games seriously flawed in terms of playability. The common refrain in SAM circles was that SAM games (1/3)
October 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Never had to use POP in any of my #SAMCoupe BASIC programming. There's quite a few commands I've never needed during in my 33+ years developing for SAM!

For everything I do for the SAM Coupe please see my website: www.samcoupe.com

#retrocomputing #demoscene #indiedev #gamedev #retrogaming #Z80
October 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Hello to all the new followers via retro Starter Packs! My main #retrocomputing passion is for the #SAMCoupe, a British #Z80 based home computer released in December 1989 - It's over 33 years I've been developing for it! Since 2020 I've also made hardware for #ZXSpectrum and #RC2014 & compatibles.
October 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I've some more early #SAMCoupe software on eBay that's ending very soon this evening...
➡️ MasterDOS (Rare! Retail Packaged!)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11746315...
➡️ Merry Christmas from Zodiac
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11746313...
➡️ ESI Demos
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11746313...
➡️ SC_DTP
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11746313...
October 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Oddly, the player character of GODS appeared in a demo to illustrate walking sprites that was included as part of GamesMaster (a game creator utility) on the SAM Coupe in 1992!

#samcoupe #amiga #atarist
October 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Some more eBay offers...
➡️ £10 off Trinity Interface bundle for #SAMCoupe
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11746024...
➡️ £5 off SAA1099 Soundchip Interface for #RC2014 / #RCbus / compatibles
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11744144...
➡️ £2 off 3 Slot Expansion Card for #MicroBeast
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11741115...
October 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ending this evening on eBay are some early #SAMCoupe disks, including Tasword Two (www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11745557...) and I've other original disks as Buy It Now.

Also a lot of SAM Coupe hardware and magazines I produce myself - a lot of SAM software on the coverdisks!
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quazar-s...
October 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Here's the whole range of #retrogaming printed circuit board badges & keyrings I produce. They're up to purchase with UK shipping at www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm either individually or choose your own selection of 3 or 5 with the Pic'n'Mix discounted bundles!

#zxspectrum #c64 #samcoupe #dragon32
October 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I'm still dedicated to supporting #Z80 systems. 33+ years developing for the #SAMCoupe. Hardware, Software, SAM Revival magazine -> www.samcoupe.com

Interfaces for #RC2014 / #RCbus / compatibles -> 2014.samcoupe.com

A few bits for #ZXSpectrum -> zx.samcoupe.com

#8bit #retrocomputing #indiedev
End of an era. #Zilog EOL'd the #Z80 over two years ago, now parent IXYS/Littelfuse issue EOL notification for all MCU lines. Got my first Z80 in a #ZXSpectrum in '83 then #SAMCoupe in '93. Made my own Z80 stuff since late 90s. Designed industrial equipment with eZ80 in 2003, plus co-pro on SAM.
October 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Save £20 on a bundle of all the current issues of SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe computer!
(Issues 1-26, with 18 coverdisks of SAM software and an audio CD) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11743866...

#samcoupe #retrocomputing #retrogaming #demoscene #gamedev #z80 #indiedev #computing
October 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
End of an era. #Zilog EOL'd the #Z80 over two years ago, now parent IXYS/Littelfuse issue EOL notification for all MCU lines. Got my first Z80 in a #ZXSpectrum in '83 then #SAMCoupe in '93. Made my own Z80 stuff since late 90s. Designed industrial equipment with eZ80 in 2003, plus co-pro on SAM.
October 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
A SAM Coupe port of XOR (unofficial) became the second download test for my Trinity Ethernet Interface! (Adds Ethernet + SD mass storage to SAM) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVeJ...

I've a Trinity Bundle on eBay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11740770... or see: www.samcoupe.com

#samcoupe #retrocomputing #gamedev
October 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
If you've an early Trinity Ethernet Interface for your SAM Coupe [1.0/v1.1 - See the PCB or run the IDENT program on the Trinity Software disk] there is a v1.2 upgrade module available to double the SD card speed.
£16.99 + postage + return of original chip.
www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm
#samcoupe
October 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Another discounted bundle of all the issues of SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe here:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11743866...

#samcoupe #magazine #retrogaming #indiedev #retrocomputing #8bit #demoscene #computing
Save a good few quid on a bundle of all the current issues of SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe computer!
(Issues 1-26, with 18 coverdisks of SAM software and an audio CD) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11739320...

#samcoupe #retrocomputing #retrogaming #demoscene #gamedev #z80
October 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
MGT met their umpteeth deadline, with several hundred SAM Coupes shipping out for preorders in December 1989, priced at £169 for the 256K/cassette model. The disk drives were running late, following months later in March 1990.

Everything I do for the #SAMCoupe -> www.samcoupe.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM