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Andy Edser

Rocket wizard Scott Manley has used a ZX Spectrum to land a Kerbal on the Mun and I am phenomenally impressed

A screenshot from Kerbal Space Program, showing a lunar lander being piloted by a ZX Spectrum running Sinclair BASIC.

Here's a list of things the ZX Spectrum is better at than me. One, maths. Two, being an iconic retro computer. And three, landing on the Mun in Kerbal Space Program, apparently.

YouTuber and KSP extraordinaire Scott Manley has taken to X to show off his latest achievement, using the 43-year-old device to control a lunar lander that makes a beautifully efficient touchdown on the Mun-ar surface.

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