Price Reduced Until Next Update (or 13th December, whichever happens soonest)

Weekly Report: Noon, Friday 10th December, ‘10 – “News & Developments, ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection HD”

What We Did This Week:
- Began implementing the next four volumes (Vol. #7 & Vol. #10 - priced at £1.19/€1.59/US$1.99 per volume), each volume containing 6 ZX Spectrum games.
- Waited patiently for Apple to review the first update.

What We Did Previously:
- Submitted the first update of ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection (the iPad version) to Apple, INCLUDING the new iDaptive (i.e. user-definable, game-specific joystick & keypad) Controls and the in-App ‘shop’ and the next four volumes (Vol. #3 & Vol. #6 - priced at £1.19/€1.59/US$1.99 per volume), each volume containing 6 ZX Spectrum games.

What We’re Doing Next Week:
- Continuing to implement the next four volumes (Vol. #7 & Vol. #10 - priced at £1.19/€1.59/US$1.99 per volume), each volume containing 6 ZX Spectrum games.
- Reaching agreements for the inclusion of further games in forthcoming updates or volumes.

When Will These ‘News & Developments’ Be Reflected In The App?
- “What We Did Previously”, will be reflected in the first update, expected to reach the App Store w/c 13th Dec., or sooner. “What We Did This Week / What We’re Doing Next Week”, will be reflected in a further update, expected to reach the App Store early / mid Jan.
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We have ambitious goals for ‘ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection HD’ …

“… to offer access - via mobile and wireless devices - to many of the thousands of fantastic ZX Spectrum games created since 1982…
and
“…to restore some order to the market for ZX Spectrum games and to enable other developers and publishers to offer access to their games by licencing our technology for a modest one off fee.”

The media and consumer reaction to the announcement, in late September, of Apple’s approval of ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection has been extensive and enthusiastic. Our concerns now are to ensure that both groups understand that Vol. #1 & #2 of the HD App is a work-in-progress, a rough diamond if you like and that we’re committed to developing the HD App (eliminating some of its more obvious shortcomings and adding new features) over the weeks and months ahead. Our commitments include:

- the HD App will initially be priced at £2.99 (Euro3.99, US$4.99), since download numbers are expected to be small
- a free update, within a month, including an in-App ‘shop’ and at least 4 more volumes (#3 through to #6 - priced at £1.19/€1.59/US$1.99 per volume), each containing 6 ZX Spectrum games, bringing the total available (including those available as an in-app purchase) to 36.

This App, 'ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection HD' (Vol. #1 & #2) contains a total of 12 ZX Spectrum games, including:

- Turbo Esprit #3 on top 100 best games, voted for by visitors to World of Spectrum
- Saboteur #10 on top 100 best games, voted for by visitors to World of Spectrum
- Chuckie Egg the classic, developed by Nigel Alderton
- Harrier Attack inspired by the conflict in the South Atlantic
- Frank Bruno’s Boxing the UK #1 Best-Seller
- Buggy Boy the arcade original driving game

Features of these inaugural volumes:
- 100% original ZX Spectrum games
- for each of the 12 included games
o game-specific play controls
o extensive playing instructions
- portrait play / display mode
- authentic ‘Spectrum’ sound
- wikipedia.org link to ‘ZX Spectrum’

Commercial agreements have already been reached with a number of publishers for the inclusion of more games in forthcoming updates or volumes of ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection HD.

About Elite®: Elite Systems Ltd was incorporated in England in 1984.

About ZX Spectrum: The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the UK in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd.