News from the ZX Vega+ camp (Retro Computers Ltd.) has been quiet recently, with the last real major news arriving back in October 2017 requesting Backers to confirm the names for the Roll of Honour. However, in the last seven days it’s all become a hive of activity. Reported on the BBC News website this […]
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The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ goes into production
As you know here at Flickering Myth we’ve kept you updated with the latest news on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega +, the hand-held ZX Spectrum – designed by Rick Dickinson – with 1000 licensed games installed upon it. The crowdfunding campaign was launched on Indiegogo and raised £366,655 (over 367% of the total) in the […]
Hardware Review – ZX Spectrum Vega
Villordsutch reviews the ZX Spectrum Vega… I’ve been interested in getting my hands on the ZX Spectrum Vega since its conception a year or so ago. I’ve been a ZX Spectrum user since the early 1980’s, my first Sinclair product was the ZX81, then I went straight to the hard-shelled 48K and moved to the […]
Relive your childhood with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega, full list of 1000 games revealed
Retro gamers will be able to relive all the joys of the classic ZX Spectrum – minus the load screens – this month, with Retro Computers set to release the officially licensed Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega this month. The brainchild of developer Chris Smith and back by Sir Clive Sinclair, the Vega boasts an impressive […]
Elite Systems issue a statement regarding the Recreated ZX Spectrum
With talk about the ZX Spectrum Next and the ZX Vega+ what’s often forgotten is the Recreated ZX Spectrum from Elite Systems. Looking rather fantastic, a replica bluetooth keyboard honouring the original rubber-keyed Spectrum with an app (Google/iOS) that brought the user games and Sinclair BASIC. This machine looked like a winner however it was […]
The ZX Spectrum Next shows off its 7MHz mode with some classic games
At the end of April the ZX Spectrum Next arrived on Kickstarter with a required goal of £250,000 and within a mere forty-eight hours this wanted total was blown out of the water! Now with fourteen days still to go and the project being marked by Kickstarter as a “Project We Love” the total currently […]
The ZX Spectrum celebrates its 35th Anniversary – #HappyBirthdaySpectrum
Villordsutch celebrates the 35th Birthday of the ZX Spectrum… Today marks the 35th Birthday of one of the United Kingdom’s greatest pieces of technology, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. On this day the 23rd April back in 1982 this 8-bit machine with its rubber-keys and a massive 16K or 48K of RAM appeared and no matter […]
Technical specifications released for the ZX Spectrum Next
After the release of the ZX Spectrum Vega+ technical specs just the other day, it would seem us retrogamers of the world are being spoilt, as arriving late yesterday evening on the ZX Spectrum Next Facebook page was the final technical specifications for the rather splendid looking machine that is the ZX Spectrum Next. Not […]
Video Game Review – Sewer Rage on the ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews Sewer Rage on the ZX Spectrum… Loading up another homebrewed game on the ZX Spectrum, we’re given the lowest of the low jobs, as we’re sent deep into the sewers of the UK, forced to fix them due to a mandatory work order from the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions). If you […]
The Top 5 Worst ZX Spectrum Games Ever!
Villordsutch wades through the Top 5 worst ZX Spectrum games ever… As I’ve worked my way through the annals of Speccy games [follow my Your Sinclair Top 100 here], I’ve come across a fair few games, that in all honesty, I personally don’t feel should even be allowed into the sunlight. Granted at a point […]