Sam Fox Pin-Up Poker (ZX Spectrum)

DF Design (1987-2025)

Sam is back on the speccy after a 39 year absence with a brand new fast action poker game!

Her original poker game from 1986 went down in history and continues to be remembered fondly on ZX Spectrum sites with new versions still being created, including this recent one for the Gameboy:

Samantha Fox Strip Poker by Rajcsányi László (WLS)

Now the grainy, page 3 like pics of the 80s have been updated in this brand new fan-made homebrew game and addition to the ZX Spectrum's continuing renaissance.

Using recovered unreleased code originally produced in 1987 and modern sound engines, this new speccy game celebrates one of the most photographed women of the 80s and acclaimed International popstar, Samantha Fox once again.

Featuring:

Video digitised 1-bit classic images

Four games each with a different set of brand new images , sound and playing style

Modern sound engines covering seven of Sam's tunes, jingles and samples

Sam's Guide to Playing the game:

OK Foxys, let's simplify things. We've now got 3 cards, we bet, we raise, we call or we fold, it's as simple as that.

If you win all my money, I'll show a classic 80s pin-up pose and it'll be just like the old days tee hee.

If I win all your money, well, let's see how game you are!

Rules:

The game is a loose derivative of 3 card poker 

Each player initially pays an ante of £5 into the pot

The player can then decide whether to bet, fold or call

If bet is chosen then the next player can decide to raise in increments of £5 up to a max of £25 in the first round, fold or call

Folding means you give up the hand and the other player wins the pot

Calling at this point means you can swap either 1 card (press 1-3) or zero cards (press enter)

Now play enters the 2nd round where betting, raising, folding and calling are the same as round one except when calling, Sam's cards are shown and the winner of the pot decided.

Ranking of hands

High card (ace is high) - a single high card where the other 2 cards are discarded

Pair (2 cards of the same value, the other card is discarded)

Flush (3 cards in the same suit)

Straight (3 consecutive cards of any suit)

Three of a kind (3 cards of the same value, ace is high)

Straight flush (3 consecutive cards in the same suit)

**If both players hands are the same, the player who CALLed LOSES, so CALL wisely**

Pin-Up Poker

When Sam's money is less than or equal to zero she displays one of her classic pin-up pictures.

When the player's is less than or equal to zero they can decide how to forfeit  ;)

If the player or Sam loses all their money then they revert back to their previous pin-up or forfeit level and play continues.

Controls:

Pressing any key scrolls through the options, pressing ENTER chooses an option

When swapping cards, press 1-3 or ENTER (swap zero cards)

Pressing 'P' views the full pin-up image

BREAK restarts the game (+2B/+3 load in 48K mode for this feature to be available if playing on real hardware)

The Team

Design/Coding/Digitising/Beeper ('87-2025) :  Rich Hollins

AY Music (48k/128k): Pedro Pimenta

Compression code : Einar Saukas

Font: Damien Guard

Loading screen & Lips: Lee 'Chops' Stevenson (he made sure I included the lips)

Testing: Lee 'Chops' Stevenson /Andre Luna Leao /Mark Bailey/Andy Cooper/Gentlemen's Pixel Club

Tape/Inlay art:  Anthony Scarfe - Northern Games 2025

Limited run of physical tapes available from Northern Games here 

**Coming Soon**

*Tape version includes an updated loading screen, menu image and beeper music on Side B*

Sam mixes up her play on each of the four games to keep you on your toes!

Will you be able to tell if she is bluffing this time ?

ZX TOUCH ME

Couldn't resist that  :)