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Sinclair BASIC and ZX Spectrum were responsible for kickstarting the UK Microcomputing boom of the 1980s. You can Follow me at to be updated about any rule changes or news related to this jam. Use an emulator or real ZX Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k or ZX Spectrum Next if you have one! Nothing beats the nostalgic rush of waiting half an hour to load a game in from a cassette tape after all.Sinclair BASIC is a derivative of Dartmouth BASIC and to celebrate the birthday of ZX Spectrum (35), Dartmouth BASIC (53), and the birth of the new ZX Spectrum Next, we want to host a BASIC Game Jam. Or, you know, just have a rummage around in the attic and see if you can dig out an old one. If you'd rather have something that resembles the original Spectrum, be sure to check out the £99 Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum, a full-size recreation that works as a custom Bluetooth keyboard for use with the emulator of your choice. The original Vega eventually raised £155,000. The project has currently raised £25,000 of its £100,000 goal, and seems to be moving quickly. Like the original Vega, the Vega+ is starting life on crowdfunding site Indiegogo with a "flexible goal." That means even if you plunk down £100 for a Vega+ right now, there's no guarantee you'll get one come September, which is when the first units are scheduled to be released.

Hopefully the internal display of the Vega+ will fare better. The original Vega featured a speedy-enough ARM chip, but suffered from poor video quality thanks to the composite output and a flaky power supply. Unfortunately, Retro Computers hasn't yet revealed exactly what's inside the Vega+, and whether or not it has the processing chops to run anything other than Spectrum games. With a simple button layout and a standard 4:3 aspect ration screen, the Vega+ could prove to be quite the portable retro gaming machine, so long as both are up to snuff. Up top there are volume buttons, a headphone jack that can also output composite video to your TV, a micro SD card slot for loading extra games, a charging port, and an as yet unused "Ext" port. The smart design features a segmented D-pad on the left, four face buttons on the right, and a row of smaller rectangular buttons underneath.

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ ditches the boxy design of the Vega in favour of Vita-like curves and a built-in LCD screen that lets you play the 1000 pre-installed licensed games on the go. While last year's officially licensed ZX Spectrum Vega-a plug-and-play games-only version of the UK's finest 1980s home computer-didn't quite live up to expectations, creator Retro Computers is hoping that a that new portable version will be more successful.