If you're looking for something that ticks off most of your wishlist, I'd say check out the ZX Spectrum Next.
It’s got modern graphics with up to 256 colors and high-res modes, with screen resolutions up to 640x256. Plus, you get hardware sprites, layers, and scrolling.
For memory, it has up to 2 MB, with bank-switching options, and you can easily work with large data in BASIC — kind of like how the ZX Spectrum 128 did with RAMdiscs.
The NextBASIC environment is actually really solid if you’re into structured programming. It’s a big step up from the original ZX Spectrum BASIC. As for speed, the top CPU speed is 14 MHz in turbo mode, which is much faster than the original.
It also supports SymbOS, so you can run something more like a modern OS if that’s what you’re into. It’s definitely a good balance between retro nostalgia and some of the stuff we expect from modern machines.
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Date: 2025-01-26 08:17 pm (UTC)It’s got modern graphics with up to 256 colors and high-res modes, with screen resolutions up to 640x256. Plus, you get hardware sprites, layers, and scrolling.
For memory, it has up to 2 MB, with bank-switching options, and you can easily work with large data in BASIC — kind of like how the ZX Spectrum 128 did with RAMdiscs.
The NextBASIC environment is actually really solid if you’re into structured programming. It’s a big step up from the original ZX Spectrum BASIC. As for speed, the top CPU speed is 14 MHz in turbo mode, which is much faster than the original.
It also supports SymbOS, so you can run something more like a modern OS if that’s what you’re into. It’s definitely a good balance between retro nostalgia and some of the stuff we expect from modern machines.