17-11-2025 2 min to read

CRASH Live 2025 A Retro Gaming Weekend in Warwickshire

ZX Spectrum nostalgia, arcade mayhem, and a storm-beaten journey

The CRASH Live 2025 event took place on the 15th and 16th November 2025, hosted at the Holiday Inn in Kenilworth, Warwickshire and what a weekend it turned out to be.

Battling the Storms to Get There

The journey down was not for the faint-hearted.
After a night of relentless storms, flooded roads, and detours that felt like bonus levels from a lost 8-bit adventure game, getting to the venue became an achievement in itself. But arriving at the hotel, greeted by fellow retro enthusiasts, made the effort instantly worthwhile. The banging breakfast went down well and it soon become clear the place reeked of geek 😂

ZX Spectrum Next & Gremlin Graphics Sessions

One of the biggest highlights of the weekend was spending time with the Spectrum Next team.
Hearing about the continuing development of the Next, upcoming games, and seeing the passion behind the project was brilliant.

Equally memorable were the sessions with Gremlin Graphics legendary developers whose games shaped so many childhoods. Their talks, stories, and behind-the-scenes insights added a real warmth and depth to the event. It ended all too soon though and felt it would have been better moving the discussion forward after a bit of waffle and technical hitches.