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The Story and Games of Joffa Smith, ZX Spectrum Genius | Kim Justice

Kim Justice

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A celebration of the life and games of Joffa Smith, the brilliant programmer/artist who during his time at Ocean and Special FX created the likes of Green Beret, Hyper Sports, Cobra, Mikie and Firefly. A gifted man, and a master of his craft.

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@Kim_Justice Creator 7 years ago Pinned

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@ModernVintageGamer 7 years ago

this is a wonderful story and tribute to the man. 10/10 would watch again - and probably will

@Dmrdecs 7 years ago

It’s outrageous how much work goes into these videos. I, for one, am extremely grateful. 👍🏻

@darrenleddy 6 years ago

I remember being blown away playing Green Beret having a speccy game scrolling so well. Joffa was an absolute genius. Thanks Kim for such a heart felt video.

@tehf00n 7 years ago

Everytime you say "people won't remember this these days", I remember, then I feel old. Thanks Kim. Thanks a lot !

@SweetStevieAaron 4 years ago

Mikie on the Speccy was superb. Got me into the arcade and if I didn’t know better, I’d swear Konami had some involvement.

@LautaroArino 6 years ago

You are among the best history tellers on the web imo. This was lovely.

@beastheart08 7 years ago

Oof, re-uploads can be rough on channel monetization. I don't usually leave comments but I wanna help this video how I can! You did the right thing protecting privacy.

This is a wonderful tribute to a talented soul who left his mark on so many people. It's clear how much love and respect you have for him.

As someone from the states who only had Nintendo consoles and IBM PCs, your videos are still incredible to watch and I love learning about the computer and game culture over there. Seriously, even as someone who has no connection to the vast majority of your videos' subject matters, the still suck me in.

Happy holidays, hopefully my financial situation will clear up soon so I can be a patron again.

@ronswansonsmustache298 1 month ago

the red dwarf connection is awesome, love that

@omrilapidot6770 1 year ago

Hudson Hawk is a great move, bub.

@nodarkthings 2 years ago

These videos from Kim always give me a warm, nostalgic glow.

@CitizenErased11 2 years ago

Takes me back to my youth with the 48k Speccy. Didn’t realise until I just googled him that we shared the same birthday - 01/02/1967. RIP Joffa

@robsretrostuff 1 year ago

Top video. He was a great help to me on WOS developers section as Frobush. My latest game I developing for the Spectrum “borrows” a lot of techniques he developed, and yes I will put his name in the credits. Well done with this documentary