The Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum have been turned into retrofuturistic handhelds

The retro handhelds are present disposable for preorder but won’t motorboat until aboriginal this year. | Image: Blaze Entertainment

Blaze Entertainment, the institution down the cartridge-based Evercade consoles, has announced 2 caller handhelds that reimagine iconic '80s idiosyncratic computers arsenic portable gaming machines. The Spectrum Handheld and The C64 Handheld eschew the productivity aspects of the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum to absorption connected gaming, with each portable coming with its ain postulation of 25 retro titles that tin beryllium expanded utilizing a microSD card. If you're craving a desktop gaming experience, they tin some beryllium connected to a keyboard and joystick implicit USB.

Shipping isn't expected to commencement until October 2026 astatine the earliest, but you tin preorder the The C64 and Th …

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