ZX Spectrum Next goes live on Kickstarter

At the beginning of April we reported here at Flickering Myth, that the ZX Spectrum Next’s Kickstarter Campaign was possibly just around the corner and the news has just broken – over on the ZX Spectrum Next Facebook page – that it is now live.

Below you can see some rather splendid images of the device including a completely transparent ZX Spectrum Next, currently on show over on the Kickstarter page, along with a cluster of other views for the next evolution of the Sinclair line.

With the external casing designed by award-winning Rick Dickinson – who we interviewed back in August 2016 – this machine builds upon the form of the ZX Spectrum + the last Sinclair machine before the Amstrad buy-out.

Back in May 2016, when we interviewed Henrique Olifiers the initial hope for a Kickstarter launch was to start in June 2016 with a launch in Q1 or Q2 2017, but this obviously didn’t happen. However over this year the machine has been fine-tuned, along with this we’ve seen updates and videos appearing on Facebook, the ever-expanding fanbase has grown and been waiting for this Kickstarter date to finally arrive with bated breath, and it now has.

As with all Kickstarters, the minimum perk is a £1 “Share the love” then it’s straight up to a £99 for a just the board, £175 with get you a ZX Spectrum Next but the ultimate perk for £5000 will get you.

There Can Be Only One

A ZX Spectrum Next numbered #0, fully expanded with all the optionals, internally signed by the entire team, with an authenticity certificate.

Two historic collectible prototype boards Issue 0 and Issue 1 (only 10 of each were ever made) framed over a high-quality blueprint of the computer, all signed.

Your name in the settings screen of the ZX Next as a member of the team who backed the project and helped make it happen.

Join us for dinner with the backers of the ‘Ultimate’ tier.

Feature on the tech demo of the Next included with every machine, showing its capabilities — you get to brainstorm the demo with the team and chose how and where you’re featured.

A ZX Spectrum Next numbered #0, fully expanded with all the optionals, internally signed by the entire team, with an authenticity certificate.

Two historic collectible prototype boards Issue 0 and Issue 1 (only 10 of each were ever made) framed over a high-quality blueprint of the computer, all signed.

Your name in the settings screen of the ZX Next as a member of the team who backed the project and helped make it happen.

Join us for dinner with the backers of the ‘Ultimate’ tier.

Feature on the tech demo of the Next included with every machine, showing its capabilities — you get to brainstorm the demo with the team and chose how and where you’re featured.

If you’re a ZX Spectrum fan, programming fan, gaming fan, retrogaming fan, fan of computers, coder, 8-bit, Pixel Artist etc. then this quite possibly is a Kickstarter for you. Go here and drop some cash into this campaign. Who knows you could be start the next wave of bedroom-coding on the ZX Spectrum Next!

@Villordsutch

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