*Speed of a few of the games running faster than normal as CPU speed set at 7Mhz instead of 3.5. Affected Robin Of the Wood, Saboteur and Alien Girl mainly. This will be rectified for the full 48 games video, coming soon..
That's a relief about Alien Girl as it looked crazy fast at first. I realised by the time I saw Robin and Saboteur that something like this was going on. Hopefully Evercade understand this too when they do their inevitable cart and we don't need to wait 7 months for a patch. :)
Pre-ordered from Smyths UK. Can't bloody wait! THIS is the one I've been wishing for. I've already had a folder full of Spectrum ROMs saved in my phone for months in anticipation of this possibly becoming a reality. Besides the first Playstation, some of my fondest gaming memories and experiences are on the original Speccie.
Very excited for this. I was a C64 guy growing up but jumping straight into discovery mode with a full sized spectrum should be a great Christmas. The Basic inclusion will be fun too. Typing in programmes will be neat with this.
Yep same here but I'm definitely looking forward to delving deep into the spectrum world. Only dabbled with it briefly back in the day and for a few videos recently.
This is something I'm certainly thinking of getting as I had the Zx Spectrum 48k rubber keyboard back in the 80s, and it had some brilliant games too, and a few duds lol, like all the 8-bits. I would like a proper updated version of it and this could be the one 👍 😀
Quebec masterrace here. We never had this computer here, but I have many books about this computer (mostly Assembler for ZX Spectrum). Missed the Spectrum Next KS twice?? But I am happy that I will finally get to this machine in my hands.
One of the best about these console computer releases is to experience something we missed out on. I went a different direction with a C64.. very close to getting a Spectrum at the time..
Great video as always! I almost wished they'd stuck with the internal speaker for the full effect but that's just nit picking :-) Keep up the awesome work!
Any Spectrum owner will be head over heels for this, literally. Have to say, if it was an Amstrad (which I had) reboot, I’d be there in a nostalgia-fuelled heartbeat. I still might get one, even so. Guess that means a Spectrum Evercade cart isn’t in the wings…?
I think getting an Evercade Soectrum cart seems extremely likely. Next year perhaps. As for an Amstrad mini.. I'm not sure.. thats a very niche market.. more niche than most.
@@PhilSzomszor Wow. 2 million is a lot. That surprises me. Might be a license issue. Does Mr Sugar still own it or did Sky purchase the rights? I cant remember.
@@CrazyBurger it was sold to SKY, yes. I remember Amstrad was a set top box company for a few years, so don't suppose they were interested in the old assets like the home computers. Also, Amstrad bought the rights to Sinclair back in the 80s, so I don't know how the Spectrum brand and the old design became available again 🤷♂
This is great news. Gets me excited for ZX Spectrum for Evercade. It gotta happen now! 👍. I gone through the games on this list and I will say quickly. It has about 12 really solid classic games for the Spectrum. So if Blaze did a collection. It could choice them, and more besides! So half its number on this 24 would be very welcoming indeed! 😊. I think this helps Blaze a lot on doing an actual ZX Spectrum collection, because all the legal ownership etc for these games have been worked out! So I believe they will choice from what’s on this machine, and dip into that well as to what games to choice from. Similarly to the earlier MINI C64. Quite a few games off that, came apart of the C64 collections we have now! But I believe the choices we have now for Spectrum are BETTER! Maybe not graphically. But in more playability! 😊. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Blaze also gave us a few different, even GREATER games too?! Possibly with the likes of ELITE, maybe?! 🤔🙏. Lastly though. The word MISSION in ALIEN GIRL I think is spelled wrong? Also. ROBIN OF SHERWOOD. The it looks a bit speeded up?! 🤔. Thanks again for covering this Crazy Burger! 👍❤️
@@gaz-a-reno8891 yeah need to check the speeds. It was definitely running a bit fast. Yeah i noticed.. mision. Alien Girl is a new title. Its absolutely solid.
Interesting but i have many zx spectrums from my next and original 48k and plus models plus the zx omni and just speccy 128k .I did read the keyboard is fully working which is great..A vood device out of the box though .
Pre-ordered in a Spanish shop! Wonderful stuff! 😁 I am not sure if they will distribute The Spectrum in Germany, too, which happens to be very Commodore-infested. 😋
@@seraphinberktold7087 lol hopefully that works out. I think the Spectrum was only hugely popular in certain areas. Definitely wasn't a big thing in the US.
@@CrazyBurger Oh, the ZX Spectrum's influence can hardly be overstated. Since the original Speccy has no special chips for sound or sprites etc. it was rather easy to produce clones which could run thousands of programs. There is a Wikipedia site that lists more than 100 clones, many of them in Eastern Europe, Russia, India and South America. In Spain investronica introduced a Spanish version if the 128 kB model before the British version hit the shelves in the UK. It is impossible to determine just how many Spectrum compatibles have been produced globally. I came across a website about Spectrum clones that stated that in Poland alone one clone model sold over 800.000 units.
Will it play on a crt? I still have a crt and original +2a. Picture quality is so much better on a crt compared to pc emulators which is what I assume it'll look like via hdmi on modern tv
This has to be the worst kept secret ever lol! Retro Games Ltd gave it away with their tease on their Facebook page first and then all the outlets started advertising it without even thinking that November 22nd was still quite a distance away. I'm not going to lie, I'm like a child who's getting excited to open a big box on Christmas day! This could quite possible be Retro Games Ltd's biggest selling console so far, judging by the buzz that's been going round 🙂
@@CrazyBurger The USA are intrigued at the moment. A lot of Amiga fans are annoyed as originally the Full Size Amiga was due, but I can see why Retro Games Ltd have done what they did. A lot of the Speccy fan base are ordering two, which is fine, but is it going to sell out and stop the casual buyer getting it? I still have my Speccy 97, 98 & 99 CDs so I may have some rare gems that were removed from the World of Spectrum website back in the day. Here’s hoping that this is going to encourage more home brew gaming again than there is currently too!
I think some of the contemporary games are actually quite good (which I play on an emulator) and "maybe" a handful of the classics remain playable, but overall, I think I prefer my early 80s memories of the system to remain intact and unsullied. If these units were FPGA based, for me there would be more interest. I would love to know how many units they sell and also have a retrospective review with the device, after maybe a years ownership. I wonder how many people continue to use these nostalgia kits a year down the line?
I have a mister fpga and a recreated zx spectrum that hooks up via bluetooth that does all this and more. Can connect to a CRT or HDMI. Will also run zx spectrum next. Is this an fpga version or just emulation?
@@Mong00se22 It's basically a troll meme. People know what a mister FPGA is and DON'T CARE. It's you guys that need to be educated if you don't realize that.
I'm guessing the 4 save slots per game are only for the 50 included games ? Can anyone confirm what is available if you load your own game from USB? There is something about a rewind , 40s back, but again I don't know if that just applies to the inbuilts. no reviewer mentioning any of this . I'm mid 50's and no way am I gonna be able to do ZX scrabble in one sit :-)
@@JustinCardiff Mightve been playing on the faster emulator. Was on pentagon 128k setting. Be interesting to see how the new console handles different games/speeds
Good spot by the way, I've checked and the CPU speed was set to 7Mhz, 3.5 shouldve been the default. So a few of the games, Robin of the Wood, Alien Girl and Sabotuer running too fast. Will sort for the full video showcasing all 48 games.
Lol I'm well aware of it but was never tempted. I've been looking at the Spectrum Touch but it's way over expensive. I'd love a NEXT but there not readily available like this.
I have one, it has been a neat little device for just messing about with games and you could add your own mini SD. A lack of keyboard wasn't really an issue with action & arcade games as most games supported kempston which it tapped into. Or you could define keys to the buttons. I still use CRT's so it was perfect for that. This will replace it tho as I'm gaining a keyboard, separate controller support & hdmi. Vega was fun for what it is & was..., this The Spectrum is the same price as the Vega was new lol.
@@MIKandJEAN I also have a spectrum vega..its nice that it has sinclair zx on it though.haha ...licensing... its great for playing arcade or action games...but this new spectrum..with a working keyboard... ooo errr missus...
Im from the spectrum era. I has a spectrum+ and spent many years playing the classics such as saber wulf, pyjamarama, dynamite dan, manic miner, so many great games. Would i get this? No. That was a great era were these games were at the cutting edge. Now, they look awful. Ide probably play them for 5 minutes and have the nostalgia ruined by how clunky they are. No...il stick to the memories and carry on playing modern games. Nostalgia is nice but its almost always disappointing. Im sure some people will love this though.
*Speed of a few of the games running faster than normal as CPU speed set at 7Mhz instead of 3.5. Affected Robin Of the Wood, Saboteur and Alien Girl mainly. This will be rectified for the full 48 games video, coming soon..
That's a relief about Alien Girl as it looked crazy fast at first. I realised by the time I saw Robin and Saboteur that something like this was going on. Hopefully Evercade understand this too when they do their inevitable cart and we don't need to wait 7 months for a patch. :)
@@obsoleteworlds Apologies totally my error. The setting has moved off the default of 3.5mhz to 7. It can vary per game.
Pre-ordered from Smyths UK. Can't bloody wait! THIS is the one I've been wishing for. I've already had a folder full of Spectrum ROMs saved in my phone for months in anticipation of this possibly becoming a reality.
Besides the first Playstation, some of my fondest gaming memories and experiences are on the original Speccie.
How do you get the roms from your phone to the Speccy… via a pc I guess 🤔🤔
Pre ordered mine already. Can't wait for November
Very excited for this. I was a C64 guy growing up but jumping straight into discovery mode with a full sized spectrum should be a great Christmas. The Basic inclusion will be fun too. Typing in programmes will be neat with this.
Yep same here but I'm definitely looking forward to delving deep into the spectrum world. Only dabbled with it briefly back in the day and for a few videos recently.
Seriously thinking of getting one.
I had a ZX81 and a C16 as a kid, but always wanted a Spectrum.
From the US we didn’t get the Spectrum, however I had the Timex 2068 and I was floored. I will be getting this..
This is something I'm certainly thinking of getting as I had the Zx Spectrum 48k rubber keyboard back in the 80s, and it had some brilliant games too, and a few duds lol, like all the 8-bits.
I would like a proper updated version of it and this could be the one 👍 😀
Quebec masterrace here. We never had this computer here, but I have many books about this computer (mostly Assembler for ZX Spectrum). Missed the Spectrum Next KS twice?? But I am happy that I will finally get to this machine in my hands.
One of the best about these console computer releases is to experience something we missed out on. I went a different direction with a C64.. very close to getting a Spectrum at the time..
An absolute AWESOME announcement John and Shovel Adventure looks pretty cool too. Originally out on the Next I believe 😍😍
Thanks Crazy! Most definitely getting one of these and really looking forward to it. 🙂
Happy Days
Mines ordered :)
Great video as always! I almost wished they'd stuck with the internal speaker for the full effect but that's just nit picking :-) Keep up the awesome work!
Any Spectrum owner will be head over heels for this, literally. Have to say, if it was an Amstrad (which I had) reboot, I’d be there in a nostalgia-fuelled heartbeat. I still might get one, even so. Guess that means a Spectrum Evercade cart isn’t in the wings…?
I think getting an Evercade Soectrum cart seems extremely likely. Next year perhaps. As for an Amstrad mini.. I'm not sure.. thats a very niche market.. more niche than most.
@@CrazyBurgeryeah, I know the Speccy and C64 had bigger install bases, although the CPC still made its way into over 2 million homes!
@@PhilSzomszor Wow. 2 million is a lot. That surprises me. Might be a license issue. Does Mr Sugar still own it or did Sky purchase the rights? I cant remember.
@@CrazyBurger it was sold to SKY, yes. I remember Amstrad was a set top box company for a few years, so don't suppose they were interested in the old assets like the home computers. Also, Amstrad bought the rights to Sinclair back in the 80s, so I don't know how the Spectrum brand and the old design became available again 🤷♂
@@PhilSzomszor lol no idea, its all confusing. You can see some of the issues Blaze have trying to license games.
This is great news. Gets me excited for ZX Spectrum for Evercade. It gotta happen now! 👍. I gone through the games on this list and I will say quickly. It has about 12 really solid classic games for the Spectrum. So if Blaze did a collection. It could choice them, and more besides! So half its number on this 24 would be very welcoming indeed! 😊. I think this helps Blaze a lot on doing an actual ZX Spectrum collection, because all the legal ownership etc for these games have been worked out! So I believe they will choice from what’s on this machine, and dip into that well as to what games to choice from. Similarly to the earlier MINI C64. Quite a few games off that, came apart of the C64 collections we have now! But I believe the choices we have now for Spectrum are BETTER! Maybe not graphically. But in more playability! 😊. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Blaze also gave us a few different, even GREATER games too?! Possibly with the likes of ELITE, maybe?! 🤔🙏. Lastly though. The word MISSION in ALIEN GIRL I think is spelled wrong? Also. ROBIN OF SHERWOOD. The it looks a bit speeded up?! 🤔. Thanks again for covering this Crazy Burger! 👍❤️
@@gaz-a-reno8891 yeah need to check the speeds. It was definitely running a bit fast. Yeah i noticed.. mision. Alien Girl is a new title. Its absolutely solid.
Interesting but i have many zx spectrums from my next and original 48k and plus models plus the zx omni and just speccy 128k .I did read the keyboard is fully working which is great..A vood device out of the box though .
I know I know I know this isn’t massively different than a PC emulator but I’m still getting it
Ill keep my zxpi in original case and keypad ..itll be light as a feather and plastic wont feel the same
I may have not asked for this but i will definitely get one just like the A400.
@@derkernspalter lol yep sounds familiar.
Will we be able to add pokes? At 54 i am not as good at playing computer games😂
Yes hopefully
Really hoping Amazon US carries this too!!
I bought mine from Amazon UK, not too much extra cost
Yes, was a Kickstarter game for the Next but has 16bit looking graphics on that version. I'll DM it to you 😃😃
Wish the US preorders would go up
Pre-ordered in a Spanish shop! Wonderful stuff! 😁
I am not sure if they will distribute The Spectrum in Germany, too, which happens to be very Commodore-infested. 😋
@@seraphinberktold7087 lol hopefully that works out. I think the Spectrum was only hugely popular in certain areas. Definitely wasn't a big thing in the US.
@@CrazyBurger Oh, the ZX Spectrum's influence can hardly be overstated.
Since the original Speccy has no special chips for sound or sprites etc. it was rather easy to produce clones which could run thousands of programs.
There is a Wikipedia site that lists more than 100 clones, many of them in Eastern Europe, Russia, India and South America.
In Spain investronica introduced a Spanish version if the 128 kB model before the British version hit the shelves in the UK.
It is impossible to determine just how many Spectrum compatibles have been produced globally.
I came across a website about Spectrum clones that stated that in Poland alone one clone model sold over 800.000 units.
@@CrazyBurger Ah, and yes, Timex messed up big in the USA, mostly due to not completely Spectrum-compatible, enhanced machines IIRC.
Might give this ago, though I’d have been much keener on an Amiga with working keyboard 🤷🏻♂️
Hopefully that still happens next year.
Will it play on a crt? I still have a crt and original +2a. Picture quality is so much better on a crt compared to pc emulators which is what I assume it'll look like via hdmi on modern tv
Not sure, you would most likely need an adaptor.
This has to be the worst kept secret ever lol! Retro Games Ltd gave it away with their tease on their Facebook page first and then all the outlets started advertising it without even thinking that November 22nd was still quite a distance away.
I'm not going to lie, I'm like a child who's getting excited to open a big box on Christmas day! This could quite possible be Retro Games Ltd's biggest selling console so far, judging by the buzz that's been going round 🙂
Lol yep, a bit of a fail. Retailers jumping the gun, clearly clueless. Certainly a buzz about it. Not sure how popular it'll be outside Europe.
@@CrazyBurger The USA are intrigued at the moment. A lot of Amiga fans are annoyed as originally the Full Size Amiga was due, but I can see why Retro Games Ltd have done what they did.
A lot of the Speccy fan base are ordering two, which is fine, but is it going to sell out and stop the casual buyer getting it?
I still have my Speccy 97, 98 & 99 CDs so I may have some rare gems that were removed from the World of Spectrum website back in the day.
Here’s hoping that this is going to encourage more home brew gaming again than there is currently too!
1st comment, sweet.
Long time Scottish Speccy fan here.
@@nickmcevoy1 Awesome 👌 Thought we'd never get a Spectrum from Retrogames. Looking forward to it.
does anyone know when will this be available in Germany? Thanks :)
I think some of the contemporary games are actually quite good (which I play on an emulator) and "maybe" a handful of the classics remain playable, but overall, I think I prefer my early 80s memories of the system to remain intact and unsullied. If these units were FPGA based, for me there would be more interest. I would love to know how many units they sell and also have a retrospective review with the device, after maybe a years ownership. I wonder how many people continue to use these nostalgia kits a year down the line?
All good points. I'm not sure many realistically play any of the mini consoles months/years after launch. I'd suspect the number will be low.
Bummed there there does not seem to be a way to order this in the states. I don't't trust ordering from UK after several lost packages.
Hopefully it'll appear on Amazon in US in the next few days.
I have a mister fpga and a recreated zx spectrum that hooks up via bluetooth that does all this and more. Can connect to a CRT or HDMI. Will also run zx spectrum next. Is this an fpga version or just emulation?
It'll just be emulation
You can guarantee that there is always one 'just get a FPGA' comment on every vintage gaming product video.
@@garethLLB Someone needs to educate you guys.
@@Mong00se22 It's basically a troll meme. People know what a mister FPGA is and DON'T CARE. It's you guys that need to be educated if you don't realize that.
@@garethLLB I dk what a troll meme is. Is it like a cheese sandwich?
I'm guessing the 4 save slots per game are only for the 50 included games ? Can anyone confirm what is available if you load your own game from USB? There is something about a rewind , 40s back, but again I don't know if that just applies to the inbuilts. no reviewer mentioning any of this . I'm mid 50's and no way am I gonna be able to do ZX scrabble in one sit :-)
@@zenithnine 4 slots per game. Same for any loaded via USB. Rewind will work with any game.
I always have a problem with Minder on emulators, I hope I can finally play it on this... and it uses the rubber keyboard only lol
@@alancheatley4378 what issues do you have with Minder? Generally emulation is tricky as a lot of games use keyboard primarily.
Your Saboteur looks a bit fast there?
@@JustinCardiff Mightve been playing on the faster emulator. Was on pentagon 128k setting. Be interesting to see how the new console handles different games/speeds
Good spot by the way, I've checked and the CPU speed was set to 7Mhz, 3.5 shouldve been the default. So a few of the games, Robin of the Wood, Alien Girl and Sabotuer running too fast. Will sort for the full video showcasing all 48 games.
@@CrazyBurger I’ve never seen Robin of the Wood before but I though he was pretty nippy!
Hands up if you remember the VEGA ? LOL
Lol I'm well aware of it but was never tempted. I've been looking at the Spectrum Touch but it's way over expensive. I'd love a NEXT but there not readily available like this.
I have one, it has been a neat little device for just messing about with games and you could add your own mini SD. A lack of keyboard wasn't really an issue with action & arcade games as most games supported kempston which it tapped into. Or you could define keys to the buttons. I still use CRT's so it was perfect for that. This will replace it tho as I'm gaining a keyboard, separate controller support & hdmi.
Vega was fun for what it is & was..., this The Spectrum is the same price as the Vega was new lol.
Never liked the Vega. I’ve got a Next and a Zx Touch but can’t resist a bit of rubber.
@@DavidFalconer-np4bo 😄😏
@@MIKandJEAN I also have a spectrum vega..its nice that it has sinclair zx on it though.haha ...licensing... its great for playing arcade or action games...but this new spectrum..with a working keyboard... ooo errr missus...
will it have same glitch two players using keyboard push down right player two does same. worked okay football not so much double dragon
Im from the spectrum era. I has a spectrum+ and spent many years playing the classics such as saber wulf, pyjamarama, dynamite dan, manic miner, so many great games. Would i get this? No. That was a great era were these games were at the cutting edge. Now, they look awful. Ide probably play them for 5 minutes and have the nostalgia ruined by how clunky they are. No...il stick to the memories and carry on playing modern games. Nostalgia is nice but its almost always disappointing.
Im sure some people will love this though.
What an awful color palette this thing had. Even the C64 was much better.
It supports ULA colour palette, an enhanced mode. Check out some modern 128k games. You might change your outlook
Did they fix the Horrible messy color clashing graphics this time around instead of the Awfull mess it had ?
Get out!
@@flyingwings4740 All part of the charm of the spectrum.
How dare you. Speccy colour clash is beautiful.