Villordsutch reviews Monty and the Temple of Lost Souls on the ZX Spectrum… Monty Mole from Gremlin Graphics was huge star on the 1980’s gaming scene. Wanted: Monty Mole rocked the 8-bit gaming world as a wee stubby mole, designed by Peter Harrop, wandering through the British Coal Mines (set during the 1980’s Miners Strike) snaffling coal […]
Launch date for the ZX Spectrum Vega+ announced!
After a heck of a lot of noise on the retro-scene, today Retro Computers Ltd. (RCL) finally announced to the retrogaming universe the launch date for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+. This handheld device designed by Rick Dickinson and with over 1000 games neatly tucked inside of it will appear on October 20th, with plans to get […]
Retro Computers releases images of the ZX Vega+ model
Backers of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ have be clamoring for news on the retro gaming handheld device for weeks, as it’s been all quiet since the release of the screen view back in July and it’s getting closer to the release date. The tensions and worries have obviously grown higher over the recent weeks when the War of […]
Cornerstone Media and Retro Computers Limited go separate ways – what does this mean for the ZX Vega+?
For those of us ZX Spectrum fans that are keen to get our hands on the ZX Vega + news appeared online today from Cornerstone Media which has made us wonder about the future state of this upcoming handheld retro console that recently raised over £400K on indiegogo. You can read the statement below, which is currently posted […]
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 […]
All change for the ZX Spectrum Vega+ management due to a surprise double resignation
Things are moving within the halls of Retro-Computers.co.uk, the people behind the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+. You may recall back in February the hugely successful campaign of the ZX Spectrum Vega+ on Indiegogo – designed by Rick Dickinson – which raised a staggering £383,125, breaking its £100K required after three days! Well with all this rosy […]
The ZX Spectrum Vega+ is announced on Indiegogo
Last year we witnessed the launch of the ZX Spectrum Vega from Retro Computers, with the backing from Sir Clive Sinclair. The machine that contained 1000 ZX Spectrum titles including such names as Skool Daze, Sabre Wolf, Atic Attack, Jack the Nipper, Auf Wiedersehen Monty and Horace Goes Skiing; at Flickering Myth we even had a hands on review which you can read here. Now […]
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 […]