ZX Spectrum Vega+
handheld video game console based on the ZX Spectrum home computer
The ZX Spectrum Vega+ is a handheld game console based on the ZX Spectrum and designed by Rick Dickinson as a follow-up to the ZX Spectrum Vega handheld TV game which was released in 2015. Only a small number of Vega+ machines were released, before Retro Computers (who manufactured the devices) was wound up.
Design and specification
The industrial design was produced by Rick Dickinson, the designer of the original ZX Spectrum.
The Vega+ uses Fuse to emulate the ZX Spectrum hardware. It is supplied with 18 pre-loaded games. Games are stored on a removable microSD card.
History
Announcement and funding
As with the original Vega, the development was funded through the crowdfunding website, Indiegogo.com and surpassed its target of £100,000 in the first two days of campaigning in March 2016. The original intention was to supply the Vega+ with 1,000 games pre-loaded, as the Vega had been.
Team split
The original Vega was produced by Retro Computers, which consisted of managing director Paul Andrews, Chris Smith (author of "The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to design a microcomputer"), David Levy and Sinclair Research. However, before backer funding was handed over to the company for use, both Andrews and Smith resigned from the company due to "irreconcilable differences" and since then the project has been mired in controversy.
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