<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Device
Spectrum	I-Device
Vega+	I-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Rick	O
Dickinson	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Device
Spectrum	I-Device
Vega	I-Device
handheld	B-Device
TV	I-Device
game	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
Vega+	B-Device
machines	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
before	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
(	O
who	O
manufactured	O
the	O
devices	O
)	O
was	O
wound	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
industrial	O
design	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Rick	O
Dickinson	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vega+	B-Device
uses	O
Fuse	B-Language
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
removable	O
microSD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
supply	O
the	O
Vega+	B-Device
with	O
1,000	O
games	O
pre-loaded	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Vega	O
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Vega	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
managing	O
director	O
Paul	O
Andrews	O
,	O
Chris	O
Smith	O
(	O
author	O
of	O
“	O
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
ULA	O
:	O
How	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
microcomputer	O
”	O
)	O
,	O
David	O
Levy	O
and	O
Sinclair	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
counter	O
the	O
growing	O
concerns	O
,	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
released	O
photos	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
life-size	O
model	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Vega+	B-Device
on	O
25	O
August	O
2016	O
and	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
still	O
on	O
target	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
September	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
product	O
would	O
be	O
launched	O
on	O
20	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
campaign	O
updates	O
for	O
backers	O
on	O
Indiegogo	O
,	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Device
Spectrum	I-Device
Vega+	I-Device
had	O
commenced	O
although	O
no	O
shipment	O
date	O
was	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
August	O
2017	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
announced	O
shipment	O
of	O
Vega+	B-Device
units	O
to	O
backers	O
within	O
the	O
following	O
8	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Indiegogo	O
themselves	O
posted	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	O
Vega+	B-Device
campaign	O
page	O
stating	O
that	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
three	O
requirements	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
give	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
including	O
providing	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
finished	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
appointing	O
a	O
collections	O
agency	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
recoup	O
funds	O
for	O
backers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
claimed	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	O
page	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
ship	O
the	O
consoles	O
because	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
partners	O
had	O
requested	O
confirmation	O
that	O
they	O
held	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
1000	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Vega+	B-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
BBC	O
reported	O
that	O
Sky	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
brands	O
,	O
informed	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
that	O
the	O
licence	O
to	O
use	O
these	O
brand	O
names	O
would	O
be	O
revoked	O
on	O
7	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
one	O
backer	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
ZX	O
Vega+	B-Device
console	O
,	O
quoting	O
them	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
quite	O
disappointed	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
few	O
supplied	O
sample	O
games	O
do	O
n't	O
work	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
build	O
quality	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
greatest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Vega+	B-Device
,	O
The	O
Register	O
criticised	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
summed	O
up	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
entire	O
feel	O
is	O
plasticky	O
and	O
inconsequential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sole	O
director	O
of	O
Private	O
Planet	O
,	O
Janko	O
Mrsic-Flogel	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
director	O
of	O
Retro	O
Computers	O
from	O
April	O
2016	O
to	O
August	O
2018	O
and	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
Indiegogo	O
crowdfunding	O
platform	O
to	O
raise	O
over	O
US	O
$2.5	O
million	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
Gemini	B-Application
(	O
PDA	O
)	O
for	O
Planet	O
Computers	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
