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The ZX Spectrum allowed anyone to make a game at home. With just the computer and the knowledge, you could make anything, limited by the technology. A new breed of computer programmer was born, who started programming as a hobby and then made a career of it. A niche product was about to move into the homes and start the home computer revolution of the last 30. Sir Clive Sinclair Sir Clive with former lap-dancing wife Without the British programming boom of the 80s there would be no Grand Theft Auto, original programmers (DMA Design) from Dundee, Scotland. The ZX Spectrum creator was Sir Clive Sinclair. An English entrepreneur whose company Sinclair was mostly involved in consumer electronics in the 70s and 80s.įirst creating a pocket calculator, Sinclair Executive before moving into the home computer market with the Sinclair ZX80, ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum. Sir Clive is also famous for being at the forefront of environmental issues and in 1985 brought out the Sinclair C5, a small one person battery electric vehicle. Unfortunately, he was so ahead of his time, the venture failed and caused major embarrassment to Sir Clive. The ZX Spectrum was launched in 1982 by Sinclair Research. An affordable 8-bit personal home computer to take on rivals, the Commodore 64, Dragon 32, Oric-1, Oric Atmos, BBC Micro, and the later Amstrad CPC. Commodore 64įamous for its rubber foam keys it was one of the first home computers to produce colour graphics in its games. The system developed from its 48K version, through ZX Spectrum +, ZX Spectrum 2 and 3, increasing ram to 128K. The final systems being discontinued in 1992, after selling 5 million units.Īnother part of the Spectrum memory is waiting for an age for the games to load from the magnetic tapes. The famous loading images and sound of screeching which somehow the computer translated into 1’s and 0’s and eventually a game, which has the processing power of less than a digital watch.Īs with the Playstation and Xbox battles of today, a system’s success is based on what games it has to offer.

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The new home computers had big companies producing games, Ocean, Microsoft, Code Masters to name a few. #SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM VEGA HANDHELD CODE# Some of the standout games that I remember playing were: What set it apart from many home consoles was the ability to programme it yourself. This was one of the games that was bundled with my original ZX Spectrum 48K. This was a lite Pac-Man clone where you had to navigate the said Horace round a park, eating all the vegetables while avoiding the pesky park ranger. The game was so successful it led to two sequels. Horace And The Spiders and Horace Goes Skiing. Everyone that played a ZX Spectrum, has played one of these games. This was another game that was part of the bundle. #SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM VEGA HANDHELD CODE#.If you think to jump on board, there is still time. Maybe there is a market for new games and the once youngster developers who created awesome games in their bedrooms in the early 80s would be able to do it all over again! In any case, I believe that project like the Vega has only to contribute to the retro gaming scene. However, based on the staggering success of this campaign, the price is not a problem for more than 2,000 people. As a consumer, my limit for such type of gadget would be around £50-£60. I am tempted to get one of these machines but the £100 price tag (~ $200 CAD) is too high for a Speccy that can only play games.

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The manufacturer was also clever enough to add a TV output to cover all the bases.

#Sinclair zx spectrum vega plus handheld portable#

The fact that is a fully portable device, with its own LCD screen makes a lot of sense for the type of games it will support.

It is a very beautiful machine that resembles a lot the original Speccy. When I see the handheld pictures I can see the appeal.

Actually, a lot of people don’t agree with that statement and already helped the crowd-funded campaign to reach more than 200% of the initial goal.Īt this point, with still 30 days to go, the campaign has gathered £225,000 with more than 2,000 backers.

The purists didn’t have time to rant about the Vega Plus and how it diminishes the ZX Spectrum legacy with a lesser machine.