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I'm a big fan of 80s microcomputers, so this reimagination of the ZX Spectrum is pretty interesting. It also has a good community of people around it and new games being developed.

ZX Spectrum Next - Kickstarter 3
Also, it's probably the final kickstarter. So potentially the last chance to get one without having to resort to eBay
 
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I'd forgotten that there was another Kickstarter round planned; might make the eBay prices come down a little - might order one as I've fancied one for a while!
 
My friend has one from each of the kickstarters. Its a great bit of kit and really hits the nostalgic feels however when i have the itch to play those games i often just open up an emulator.
 
I agree, a device like this is a luxury for just playing games where an emulator works just fine.

However, I've been having a lot of fun with TheC64 Maxi and teaching myself to code the old fashioned way. It's quite different to my day job and the modern software development experience. So, I'm hoping to continue that journey on the Next.
 
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I’m more intrigued about the Artix A7 and what other cores might get developed
 
I wasn't going to get one, but then I saw that the KS3 has a bigger FPGA - and they're making a purple one.. so I've backed for one of those, and also a board only to upgrade my KS1 devboard system



I *may* have many Spectrum things

 
bathrobe said:
Nice collection GeX, I'm not a fan of RGB but the lighting on your Spectrum looks lovely. :)
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Thanks, I'm not a huge fan of RGB either - but those are just done to emulate the Spectrum logo. Tho they're not RGB - I individually soldered them all (and the switches) - it's one of these
and the board inside is a KS1 Spectrum Next devboard.
 
GeX said:
I wasn't going to get one, but then I saw that the KS3 has a bigger FPGA - and they're making a purple one.. so I've backed for one of those, and also a board only to upgrade my KS1 devboard system



I *may* have many Spectrum things

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Can't see the new Sinclair handheld though ! ;)
 
How powerful is the Next 3 going to be? It is tempting, I've got the retro spectrum though for the original spectrum classics. How many improved versions of the old spectrum games does the next have? Is it just a few or lots? I've watched the preview trailer but still not exactly sure what software it has or what it can do. Only 10 days to go as well to make a decision!
 
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Tbh, it looks like a big step up from the old machines but I can't find a definitive list of Next specific software. Having a single device that supports multiple cores is also pretty nice as it it'll give you access to thousands of games, especially when considering it also supports the C64.
This is probably the best view of the Next specific titles available: Software list
 
bathrobe said:
It's really nice.
So what do you do with all those Spectrums?
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Unfortunately not very much. I tend to collect old hardware, clean, repair, modify and then store it away. I tell myself I'll have time later to use them for more than just playing a few basic games - but life hasn't given me that time yet!

varkanoid said:
Can't see the new Sinclair handheld though !
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Which one is that?

MassiveJim said:
I loved my spectrum back in the day, but why is this a thing when emulators exist ?
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Because emulators aren't enough for everyone. There's something special about the actual hardware (I still have my 48K from back in the day, and would rather use that other an emulator.. the emulator just feels like an app on another machine). The Spectrum Next is physical hardware, compatible with expansions via the edge connector. The case for the Spectrum Next itself was designed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dickinson and that is a nice thing.
 
GeX said:
Which one is that?
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Sir Clive's nephew.

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