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ZX Spectrum Vega+
This scam is definitely not what you'd find at the end of a rainbow.
Developer:
Retro Computers
Release Date:
July 2018
Predecessor:
ZX Spectrum Vega
Generation:
Eighth generation
Discontinued:
February 1, 2019
The ZX Spectrum Vega+ is a short-lived crowdfunded handheld console, designed to be the successor to the original ZX Spectrum Vega.
The crowdfunding campaign had a lot of trouble going through, with suspensions by Indiegogo, and many false claims/excuses about the production of the console. Therefore, the console suffered from a very poor launch, only shipping a total of 215 units, and eventually had the rights yanked away from the developer Sinclair.
Why It Flopped
False advertising: It claimed to have 1,000 games but comes with only 14 games. This was because, by the time the system was released, they had lost the rights to most of them.
The games aren't even mapped correctly and some of them don't even boot up.
Many, many things such as the TV port and the SD card slot don't work properly.
The back of the handheld console has sharp edges. In fact, the edges are so sharp that Larry Bundy Jr. even showed that the back was capable of cutting paper.
It didn't even come with a charging cable, so people had to use their own or buy one separately.
Poor build quality.
The company treated their backers poorly:
Due to the company's mismanagement, they forced their backers to register themselves as creditors and dragged the production line on and on.
A lawsuit was even brought up to the company by one of the backers, which unsurprisingly won in favor of the backers.
It was the final nail to the coffin for Retro Computers as they have permanently closed their doors after the console flopped.
