Plaion Launches Retro ZX Spectrum Computer

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

I had the OG Spectrum that this re-imagines, but much preferred the BBC Micro that followed it because the BBC split the cassette audio data into small blocks with builtin checksums.
This meant that if loading a game failed, you only had to rewind the tape for a few seconds instead of having to completely start over.

 

[Noci]

I remember the original from the eighties, my brother in law owned one. It was my first introduction with PC's and PC games.
Data storage on tapes , you needed a cassette deck and TV of your own.

(bought my first desktop in 1993)
We've come a long way since then.

 

[Ruru]

This is an odd statement. The Speccy can be simulated/emulated by a potato and provide a brilliant experience. If you'd watched Noel's video review you would have a better understanding of the attention to detail and refinement this device offers.

Yeah, those older 8-bit systems aren't hard to emulate. I remember having no issues playing NES games with a Pentium II 400 as a teen back in the day.

Data storage on tapes , you needed a cassette deck and TV of your own.

Never had a floppy drive with C64, all I had was the cassette drive and oh lord how long it took to load games. Some games even needed flipping the cassette during the loading of a game.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I remember having no issues playing NES games with a Pentium II 400 as a teen back in the day.

Same here, though the SNES and other 16bit system emulation didn't run well until the Pentium 3 & Athlon days.