Though it eventually became the sort of whimsical 80s games magazine that many of us recall with fondness, Sinclair User began life as a more serious computing publication, dedicated to all things ZX81 and Spectrum.
Here we present a gallery of some of the magazine's finest early covers, in honour of the ZX Spectrum Vega project getting into some difficulty...
Here we present a gallery of some of the magazine's finest early covers, in honour of the ZX Spectrum Vega project getting into some difficulty...
This "Bumper Christmas Issue" couldn't be more exciting.
As if the cover image of two nondescript children carrying some gold foil and a ZX81 wasn't sufficiently thrilling, this issue also promises "Searle's thoughts on the future", a feature on the limitation of imports, and the announcement of who won the cricket competition!!!!
Who did win? Perhaps it was Searle himself!
As if the cover image of two nondescript children carrying some gold foil and a ZX81 wasn't sufficiently thrilling, this issue also promises "Searle's thoughts on the future", a feature on the limitation of imports, and the announcement of who won the cricket competition!!!!
Who did win? Perhaps it was Searle himself!
These six look like they're in the sort of gang that you'd find in a mid-70s Children's Film Foundation romp - potentially running their petty crime-busting operation from a den they've built out of an old tube train carriage.
They have nicknames like Brains, Wingnut, Polecat and Searle, and known collectively as The Good Buddies Club.
The boy on the left, in the blue shirt? He just wants to be a lamprey.
"Lamprey, stop sucking the train windows!"
<SUCK SUCK SUCK>
They have nicknames like Brains, Wingnut, Polecat and Searle, and known collectively as The Good Buddies Club.
The boy on the left, in the blue shirt? He just wants to be a lamprey.
"Lamprey, stop sucking the train windows!"
<SUCK SUCK SUCK>
Pop goes the micro, yeah? Three of these men could just about be imagined as members of a mid-80s pop group. However, one of them looks like he only had about two more decades of freedom before Operation Yewtree curtailed his activities.
The one with the curly hair and glasses appears to be a "Friend of Searle"....
The one with the curly hair and glasses appears to be a "Friend of Searle"....
There's no way the boy in this image wasn't originally drawing a penis. Let's hope Searle doesn't catch him!
"Searle, help me! My medication is wearing off!"
"Calm down, Searle, calm down, la. I can't talk now, because I'm being run over by a truck, like."
Look! According to this cover, "Spectrum" has joined The Good Buddies Club! Spectrum was always our favourite character, especially in that episode where she foiled the dognappers by poisoning all the local neighbourhood dogs.
Look! According to this cover, "Spectrum" has joined The Good Buddies Club! Spectrum was always our favourite character, especially in that episode where she foiled the dognappers by poisoning all the local neighbourhood dogs.
This issue promises "Eighty Shades of Colour" - hinting at some sort of Spectrum-based S&M shenanigans within.
Indeed, the fellow on the cover already appears to be wearing some sort of special bondage harness and stirrups in preparation. And he's even brandishing a cloth, to wipe up Searle's dirty drips.
Indeed, the fellow on the cover already appears to be wearing some sort of special bondage harness and stirrups in preparation. And he's even brandishing a cloth, to wipe up Searle's dirty drips.
The most disturbing aspect of this image isn't that this repulsive letch appears to have been hiding in someone's bin, with romantic intentions. It's that he's wearing Searle's favourite neck scarf!
Another rip-roaring bonanza issue, to celebrate Sinclair User's first anniversary.
From the cheery "user of the month" demanding to know who dares claim that Sinclairs are child's play, to the promised investigation into Sinclair distribution. What a jamboree! But wait... where is Searle!??
From the cheery "user of the month" demanding to know who dares claim that Sinclairs are child's play, to the promised investigation into Sinclair distribution. What a jamboree! But wait... where is Searle!??
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