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Kwyll Kickstarter Pre-Launch Live

I hope it's ok to post this here.

I am planning a Kickstarter to support the future development of the Kwyll game creator, with Spectrum Next as the flagship feature, bringing with it lots of enhancements and improvements that will benefit the Spectrum side of Kwyll as well, such as 128k support and AY sound, not to mention major additions to the editor to make it more appealing to newcomers.

If this is something you might be interested in supporting, pop over to the pre-launch page and register your interest.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/indigobeetle/kwyll-visual-game-creation-for-retro-computers

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u/Smooth-Grade6247 — 2 days ago
▲ 11 r/spectrumnext

BridgeZX 1.1 “Beyond 99”: folders, long names and 999-file queues over Wi-Fi

BridgeZX 1.1 “Beyond 99” is now available for ZX Spectrum Next.

BridgeZX sends files and complete directory trees over Wi-Fi from Windows, Linux or macOS straight to the Next SD card through an ESP-AT Wi-Fi module.

What’s new in 1.1:

• One logical queue of up to 999 files. BRXQ v3 links bounded manifests behind the scenes, keeping numbering, totals, progress, errors and the final summary continuous beyond file 99.

• Real nested directory trees with adapted long ASCII filenames on Next.

• Operation-wide ETA on the Spectrum, with faster and more accurate live speed updates.

• Safer component updates with digest verification, staging and rollback.

• Better desktop workflow: add several folders at once, preview exact Spectrum paths, choose a CLI destination prefix, and keep the UI responsive with long queues.

• Packaged desktop clients for Windows x64, Linux x86_64, macOS Apple Silicon and macOS Intel.

Important when upgrading from 1.0: the 1.1 desktop client requires the matching 1.1 Spectrum server. Before opening the new client, copy both Next files to /BIN:

• BRZXN

• BRZXN.BIN

Do not mix the Classic and Next files. Both targets are fully supported. The per-file limit remains 2 MiB.

Release and downloads:

https://github.com/IgnacioMonge/BridgeZX/releases/tag/v1.1

Source and documentation:

https://github.com/IgnacioMonge/BridgeZX

Complete changelog:

https://github.com/IgnacioMonge/BridgeZX/blob/v1.1/CHANGELOG.md

BridgeZX is MIT licensed. Real-hardware feedback from Next users is very welcome.

u/IgnacioMonge — 7 days ago
▲ 20 r/spectrumnext

BridgeZX 1.0 “Twin Spectrum” — experimental Wi-Fi multi-file server for Spectrum Next

BridgeZX 1.0 includes a dedicated Spectrum Next server for copying files and folders over Wi-Fi directly to the Next's SD card.

The Next build has its own BRZXN loader and BRZXN.BIN payload, target signature, UART path and checked memory layout. It runs at 28 MHz and includes a guarded 230400-baud data mode, a 64-column queue display, per-file CRC results and a final transfer summary.

The PySide6/Qt 6 desktop client supports Windows x64, Linux x86_64, Apple Silicon Mac and Intel Mac, with drag and drop, queue reordering, total progress, speed and ETA.

Copy BRZXN and BRZXN.BIN to /BIN and run .brzxn. The first 1.0 installation needs both files; later payload releases can be installed remotely with validation, staged activation and .BAK recovery.

The Next target is experimental, so real-hardware reports are especially welcome.

Downloads:

https://github.com/IgnacioMonge/BridgeZX/releases/latest

Source and setup:

https://github.com/IgnacioMonge/BridgeZX

MIT licensed.

Copyright © 2025–2026 M. Ignacio Monge García.

u/IgnacioMonge — 13 days ago