Steve Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/ZTIitBA.jpg It comes with 1,000 games pre-installed, plus it has on-board memory to store more. You can also hook it up to a TV. You can pick one up via Indiegogo for 100 quid and they're shipping this Autumn. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus-console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 yes..... no cassette deck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 MMMMmm nostalgia. I looked at getting one of these other Spectrum reboots for my brothers this Christmas, but they all seemed to have their problems. More affordable than the ltd Technics though. I'm tempted to get one of each colour for me and my two bros for next Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest It'sPhilFromThursdays Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I did think about buying one, but then thought i can just not spend a hunner bucks and play the spectremulator for free. I must say that the spectrum was one of my all time favourite things ever and that no generation of gaming has ever felt as sweet or indeed dynamic as that period of gaming, though i do constantly wear a kind of purpley-pink lensed glasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Fuck it, ordered all three. Next Christmas sorted. Guarantee the thing will be shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 It's kinda cool, but you get better/cheaper controller holsters for your phone that let you play spectrum games as well as C64/Amstrad/Sega/Nintendo games. Or if you don't need it to be portable, get an original speccy (like £30 on ebay) and a SD card floppy emulator (£60) so you don't have to fuck about with tapes - http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yeah, I feel like emulators make this kind of shit redundant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Haterz - I will fuck you all up with a Kempston joystick blud. Everytime I've gone nostalgic it wears off after an hour or so. Even more recent stuff like the Megadrive didn't hold my interest too much.Remember though, these are LIMITED EDITION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 genuine laugh aloud on the Kempston joystick! See-through Competition Pro, son! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Well lets be honest, I can't regret these 3 gadgets anymore than the gold Pio setup (which cost 10x as much). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Quickshot Pro kickstarter FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Looks like my shitty nostalgia trip might not get delivered by Christmas (estimated delivery was September). Apparently they are making sure the buttons are super great. Don't think they are going to "Qbert" me, but THEY HAVE RUINED CHRISTMAS (maybe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I'm holding out for the CRT version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Well they announced today they will ship them in Feb. I had come to terms with my Christmas presents not arriving. I have wrapped up a poorly printed image of the thing as the holding "gift" for my brothers.I hadn't really followed the Indiegogo page that much, but going on there now - what a bunch of whinging bastards the general public is (or a very vocal minority 1 %, like the best of Twitter). Fair enough it originally said delivery Sep 2016, but people on there make out like their lives have been ruined, that the company has stolen the money, demanding refunds blah blah. "£100 of my hard earnt money means a lot to me....moan moan". If £100 is so much money to you, don't pledge it for something that might never come you mega chumps. People demanding almost daily updates on what is probably a reasonably complex project involving multiple suppliers. How anyone can deal with the general public day to day is beyond me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I actually kinda want one now, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Retro threatens BBC as Indiegogo halts Spectrum ZX Vega+ funding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Seems like the previous Vega caused some serious legal and sales issues. They have finally updated the Indiegogo page with details about the delay late last night. I couldn't really give a shit about the delay, though obviously I'd rather have it in my hands. It's funny reading the mad frothing comments from a very very vocal minority on the page, who have been moaning for six months. Not good for your mental health. It reminds me how much I hate people and the internet most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Well, I hear the campaign is being run by DJ Junebugg now so things are looking up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 This is looking like a scam IMO. This is an update video they put out that's supposed to show you some improvements that they've made to the design: - WTF is that shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I have to admit I've given up hope. But it was only £270, so I'll make that back on my Bitcoin investments no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Damn, just spent an hour reading about this mess, and it just doesn't stop does it, this is Amiga all over again hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 So it seems they have promised and failed to ship 12 times now. This says it all: - I would like a refund please. I have asked you over 200 times now. Thanks. Order ID 2983 £110 GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I gave up hope a long time ago. It's amazing the constant bullshit updates and lies. I'd rather they just said "yeah sorry we fucked it / scammed you". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 It seems Indiegogo have called in a debt collection agency to try and recoup the backers' funds. RCL claimed to have working models ready to ship, but said that Sky were holding them up due to intellectual property rights issues. While it's true that Sky do own some of Sinclair's intellectual property, Indiegogo asked RCL to A) send them a working unit of the Vega+, B) provide them with a contact at Sky who could confirm that there were intellectual property issues blocking the product from being shipped, and C) give a refund to any backer that wanted one. RCL did not do any of those things. Also, Sky have said that they signed a contract with RCL on condition that they were sent a working model of the Vega+ in order to examine it, but they also never received one. It's clear that there is no final product worthy of being shipped. If it was a scale issue, they'd have been able to provide units to Indiegogo and Sky. This is a video of the supposed finished unit, which they published 2 weeks ago: - Tell me that doesn't look shady as fuck! All the cuts and weird graphical overlays, with no proper demo of it fully working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Indiegogo have been pretty shit but then if RCL have pissed the money away no amount of debt collection will make a difference. It's fair to say this project is a typical risk of crowdfunding, but they did have some track record of delivering something similar and basically said they were ready for production at the outset. Useless fucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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