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The new low cost games computer, the Sinclair Vega, comes from UK-based Retro Computers, a start-up in which Sinclair Research Ltd is a shareholder. It also made an impact in the US where it was marketed by Timex. Within days of the start of its Indiegogo campaign all of the 1000 Limited Edition Spectrum Vegas had been claimed but there is still the chance to get your hands on one of the second batch.Ĭlive Sinclair's original ZX Spectrum microcomputer was a runaway success in the UK where it introduced a generation of kids to gaming and to programming, see Clive Sinclair And The Small Home Computer Revolution.
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The company's Indiegogo campaign - run under the site's controversial flexible funding model, where backers' money is taken even if the full funding goal is not met - has at the time of writing raised just over £25,000 of its £100,000 goal from 254 backers with a month remaining on the clock, despite all images being renders rather than photographs of actual hardware.A new games console is being launched based on the 80s classic, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
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Interestingly, the company appears to be aware that it priced the original Vega too high: while the Vega+ includes far more hardware, it is priced at the same £100 - still an expensive device, given that it's possible to emulate the Z80-based Spectrum on an Android tablet costing as little as £30, with the added bonus of support for thousands of Android applications and other emulators besides. Additional control buttons are also provided - though still no full keyboard - as is a micro-SD card slot from which tape or disk files can be loaded to supplement the in-built library of games. A central colour LCD screen provides the main interface, though a composite TV connection is still available, while a digital direction pad and four-button layout are located to the left and right respectively. Using the same internals as its predecessor, the Vega+ is a self-contained hand-held Spectrum. Despite this, Retro Computers is having a second crack of the whip with a design it has dubbed the ZX Spectrum Vega+. While the device does indeed work as advertised, reviews were quick to point to its poor build quality, the lack of fidelity available from the composite video output, and the fact that it's possible to buy a genuine ZX Spectrum second-hand for less than its simpler recreation. Post-launch, love for the Vega was in short supply.
Despite this, a somewhat rough 3D-printed prototype, and a sky-high £100 price, the company finished its month-long crowd-funding programme at 150 per cent of its original goal.
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Engineered by Chris Smith, Spectrum fan and author of The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to Design a Microcomputer, the machine promised complete compatibility with Spectrum software but for one limitation: a restricted 'gaming' keyboard which lacked the keys required to play more complex games such as space-faring classic Elite or text adventure The Hobbit. The origina Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega was unveiled back in December 2014 by Luton-based start-up Retro Computers Limited. Retro Computers, creators of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega gaming system, are back at the crowd-funding teat with a design that offers on-the-go vintage gaming - but still at a steep price.
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