#Recreated sinclair zx spectrum gone Pc#

It doesn't feel cheap or plasticky, which was one of my main concerns. It's slightly lighter than a real 48k rubber key model, but not distractingly so. In physical terms, it's a near perfect likeness.

#Recreated sinclair zx spectrum gone Pc#

Not, I should point out, because I'm easily bowled over by the mere sight of a rubber keyboard - I've still got a real Spectrum set up right next to my PC and four shelves of games to play on it - but because I really wanted to see the thing in action and find out what, exactly, it would be able to do. The Layer switch on the back is central to the way the keyboard can work as both a Spectrum and a modern keyboard.ДЄs a lifelong Sinclair fan, I've followed the saga with interest and when I was asked if I wanted a demo of the device ahead of its launch, I jumped at the chance. It's been a controversial product from the very start, facing cynicism from within the hobbyist Speccy scene regarding its legitimacy as an actual 'Spectrum' as well as criticism from the games industry itself after it was revealed that game developers who had licensed their games for use in Elite's apps hadn't been paid. Often at the forefront of that coverage has been a Kickstarted Bluetooth replica Spectrum, produced by veteran Britsoft publisher Elite Systems.ДЄfter a long and fraught development process, a retail release is finally drawing near.

The Recreated ZX Spectrum will be available later this year, when it will retail for ВЈ99.99.ДЇollowing the machine's 30th anniversary in 2012, which saw mainstream media outlets reminding the nation of our coding roots, there has been a surge in interest that has taken Sinclair's creation from fondly remembered obscurity to pop culture touchstone once again.