Sam Fox Pin-Up Poker (ZX Spectrum)
A downloadable game
DF Design (1987-2025)
(V2.0 Available Now)
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 to pre-order from Northern Games here
*Tape version includes an updated loading screen, menu image and extra 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 :)
**A quick note from the coder. Version 2.0 (released 11/7/25) is now available. This version has AI tweaks which make it a little bit more challenging 'poker-lite' game (as Crash called it), if you find V1.0 a bit easy. I've also updated the ZX Touch download**
Using the free 'RetroArch' emulator App on the Apple App store, Sam can now be played on an iPhone :) Just download the TAP files in the download section and 'Import Content' into Retro Arch then choose the 'Sinclair - ZX Spectrum (Fuse)' core.
I mapped the keys 1-4, ENTER and P to easily play the game
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Sam on the iPhone2 days ago
- Sam Fox Pin-Up Poker V2.0 (Improved AI)20 days ago
Comments
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The algorithm isn't accurate yet. In flush against flush (no straight sequence), the highest flush combination should always win, but in reality, Sam always wins flush against flush, even if player has the higher hand. Colours shouldn't matter, if flushes equal then the pot stays or gets split.
3 card poker rules.
Thanks for your comment. As the instructions state , the game is a loose derivative of 3 card poker. With any hand it is the player who calls that loses if the hands are both the same (as in modern 3 card brag). A flush is just classed as a flush without any further ranking. With a pair, the other card is discarded, high card - the other 2 are discarded. I took this decision (although a slight simplification ) to keep the game speed higher and move along quicker, more like a fruit machine feel.
Nice vid. Out of interest did you find game 1 too easy as I noticed you got to the penultimate pin-up? It’s difficult to judge the level of AI as my earlier test versions were a bit harder
Takes me back 40 years, but thankfully, it's safe for work, so Youtube doesn't get antsy. They really should just have an adult section as well, so you can play the original version without them getting all hoity-toity.
very good
Hey thank you for this - here is my tribute !
Brilliant vid and amazing to see the intro with a word from Sam herself ! You chose game 4 which is the hardest and Sam plays a mean game on this level . Other games are easier to get you into the game :). Many thanks for the support and the vid
Great! A suggestion: Enter ADULT in the TAG. When I made Samantha Fox Strip Poker for Gameboy, 90% of the hits came to my site and thus pushed this game to the TOP because I entered the ADULT option. It's a shame, but a very good idea!
That's a good idea, thanks. Also great work on the gameboy version
Thanks!
Great graphics and music, really addictive game play, well done guys!
Saucy ;)