ZX Spectrum Vega+ crowdfunded in 48 hours

The ZX Spectrum Vega+ portable games console has been successfully crowdfunded on Indiegogo within 48 hours. This underscores an insatiable appetite for retro gaming and enduring fondness for the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum, which ignited a lifelong computing passion for a generation (myself included).

Although I, and many others, ultimately moved away from Atari consoles, it was still all about gaming in the 1980s and there's 1000 games built-in to the new device including 8-bit gem "Skool Daze". The ZX Spectrum spawned the Sabreman series, which is included on Rare Replay for Xbox One.

The new handheld console has been designed by Rick Dickinson, a leading industrial designer, who oversaw the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum.



I'm looking forward to reviewing the ZX Spectrum Vega+ later in the year.

What are your memories of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum? Let me know in the comments below.

Sir Clive Sinclair channels Willy Wonka with ZX Vega

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was my first computer and I wanted to share this with readers.

Retro Computers Ltd, the company behind the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega games console, have today announced that they are giving away 12 Golden Vegas to customers for Christmas!

The retro games console, which comes complete with 1000 licensed games built in, has been produced as a special limited edition of just 12 replica Vegas to be available to the public as part of this campaign.

In each of the 12 weeks of “Clivemas”, leading up to the end of 2015, a “Golden Ticket” will be randomly given to one of the customers who have bought a Vega. Eleven of these tickets will be placed, one per week, in sealed Vega console boxes at randomly chosen online retailers carrying the product. A 12th Golden Ticket will be sent to one of the backers, also selected at random, of the Vega’s Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign. Everyone who has purchased a ZX Vega via the original campaign or by buying a retail Vega during the 11 week "Clivemas" period, will be in with a chance to win a Golden Vega.

The lucky winners will be invited to see the Vegas being made at the UK factory of SMS Electronics Ltd, where they will be presented with their ultra-rare, limited edition Golden Vega.

The Golden Vegas will never be on sale and are limited to this promotional give away only.