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History
Development
The system development was handled by Chris Smith.ZX Spectrum gets new lease of life as Vega games console https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/02/zx-spectrum-vega-games-console 1 March 2022 the Guardian 2 December 2014 en
Launch
The ZX Spectrum Vega was launched in 2015 for 100 British pounds.Rundle Michael Which of the 'retro' Spectrum remakes is worth your £100? https://www.wired.co.uk/article/recreated-spectrum-zx-vega-review Wired UK 30 October 2020 1 October 2015
Technology
The ZX Spectrum Vega uses three chips, an 128 pin Freescale MCIMX233DJM4C ARM 9 architecture processor, 16 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, and 64 megabytes of SPI Flash Memory,Wilson Richard Sinclair ZX Spectrum in production again after 30 years https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/information-technology/sinclair-zx-spectrum-production-30-years-2015-07/ Electronics Weekly 30 October 2020 en 17 July 2015 specs it essentially shares with the Vega+.Retro Computers Limited releases a whole heap of ZX Vega+ technical specs https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/09/retro-computers-limited-releases-a-whole-heap-of-zx-vega-technical-specs/ Flickering Myth 30 October 2020 15 September 2016
An unconventional on screen controller is included through software.Whitehead Dan Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega review https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-08-21-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-review Eurogamer 30 October 2020 en 21 August 2015
Notable games
The ZX Spectrum Vega contains 1,000 games from the original ZX Spectrum, mostly freeware titles that were available online.
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References
ZX Spectrum Vega
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega
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