The ZX Spectrum Next is an updated, modern, FPGA-based remake of the ancient British microcomputer that brings about a considerable amount of extra grunt while still being binary compatible. It went through an insane amount of development troubles, but it’s finally, finally shipping.
This tech-demo of Wolfenstein 3D is missing a lot of “game stuff” like doors or enemy AI, but is still a fun example of what the new hardware can do, humming along at a whopping 28mhz CPU speed (as opposed to the original Spectrum’s 7mhz or so) and with colour graphics that don’t descend into attribute-clash hell.
Incidentally, the developers of this tech-demo are Mike Dailly, the co-creator of Lemmings and programmer of the original Grand Theft Auto, and Jim Bagley, who among other things handled the Saturn port of Doom as best as he could. So, you know, bit of pedigree there.
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