The ZX Vega, aka, Sinclair Spectrum Vega, is a crowd funded, consolized interpretation of the legendary British ZX Spectrum computer. Instead of going with a full reproduction (like this, which I should be receiving soon), the ZX Vega provides the bare minimum physical interface to gaming.

Among the ZX Vega’s nice features is the fact that it comes with 1,000 licensed titles, though of course you can add any that are missing via the SD card slot. Even though the £100 + delivery cost is rather high for what is essentially a TV game console, it’s still hard to argue with the kind of value it brings to the table. Although the ZX Spectrum is a decidedly primitive computer, particularly if you’re used to vintage American systems, there are still plenty of gems in its generous library. As always, despite owning plenty of Spectrum-series computers myself and being on the list for the aforementioned Bluetooth keyboard reproduction, I have to admit I’m tempted to eventually get this one as well.

Since I haven’t seen the list of 1,000 games posted anywhere other than on Facebook, I thought I would take the time to reproduce the list here for easy reference (I converted the straight text list to an HTML table of 250 games per column):

1999	Elvin the Elf	Moggy Adventure	Stuart Henry’s Pop Quiz
2088	Emilio Butragueno Football	Mole on the Dole	Subacuatic
1994 – Ten Years After	Emilio Sanchez Grand Slam	Mole Rat!	Subacuatic Reloaded
20-20 Vision	Encyclopedia of War	Molemania	Submariner
3D Noughts & Crosses – V1	End Zone	Monono	Sudoku
3D Noughts & Crosses – V2	Endless Forms Most Beautiful	Monty is Innocent	Sumer
3D-Tanx	Endurance	Monty on the Run	Sun Star
A Bomb Under Parliament	Engineer Humpty	More Tea, Vicar?	SunBucket
A Day in the Life of Arnold	Eric & the Floaters	Morris Meets the Bikers	Super Brat
A Dungeon Romp	Escape	Mothership	Super Cars
A Harvesting Moon	Escape From Hodgkins’ Manor	Motor Massacre	Super Scramble Simulator
A Hero for Sorania	Espionage Island	Motorcycle 500	Super Sports
A Legacy For Alaric	ETa	Mountie Mick’s Death Ride	SuperCom
A Serpentine Tale	Everyone’s A Wally	Mr. Wong’s Loopy Laundry	Superkid
A Stroll in the Bleak Forest	Evil Realm	MultiDude	Superkid in Space
A Touch Too Much	Excalibur: Sword of Kings	Munch Man	Swettibitz in Space
A Visit to Trev and Carol’s	Extreme	Munchman	Switchblade
A.T.A.C.	F.I.R.E.	Murder – He Said	Sword of Bhakhor
ACE 2088	Factory Daze	Murder Hunt	Swordfight at Midnight
Advent	Faerie	Murder Hunt 2	Swords of Bane
Adventure In Bristol	Fahrenheit 3000	Murder Mystery Weekend	Tank Command
Adventures of a Common Frog	Farmer Jack 1	Music Maker	Target
Afteroids	Farmer Jack 2	Mutan Zone	Tax Returns
Agatha’s Folly	Farmer Jack 3	Mutant Monty	Tears of the Moon
Ahhh!!	Feline Fancy	Mutant Monty 2	Techno Cop
Aladdin’s Cave	Find the Mate	Mutiny	Teenage Emergency
Albatrossity	Finders Keepers	Mystery of the Indus Valley	Ten Green Bottles
Alien Destroyer	Firestorm	Myth	Ten Pin Challenge
Alien Evolution	Firewolf	N.E.I.L. Android	Tenebra Macabre
Alien Insects	Fistful Of Necronomicons	Nato Assault	Terraform
Alien Maze	Flameout	Necks Please	Terry’s Travels
Alien Research Centre	Flight Simulation	Nemo’s Island	The 12 Days of Xmas
All In A Day’s Work	Flight Simulator	Nervos This Position	The 39 Steps
All Present and Correct	Flippit	Nifty Lifty	The Abbey of Death
Alter Ego	Floarea Soarelui	Night Stalker	The Adventures of Crusoe
Alter Ego 2: Dreamwalker	Football Frenzy	Nightwing	The Adventures Of Robin Hood
Amaze	Football Glory	Nim	The Adventures of Sinbad
An Everyday Tale…	Footballer of the Year	Ninja Hamster	The Amulet Of Dareth
Angler	Footballer of the Year 2	Ninjajar	The Apprentice
Another Brick on the Wall	For Pete’s Sake	No 1	The Armageddon Man
Another Brick on the Wall 2	Forbidden Planet	Norman	The Bardic Rite
Apple Jam	Force Fighter	Norman’s Lament	The Beast of Torrack Moor
April 7th	Forest of Evil	North Star	The Beginning Of The End
Aquasquad	Formula One	Nosferatu the Vampyre	The Bermuda Triangle
Archaic	Four Minutes To Midnight	Nous	The Black Tower
Army Moves	Frank N Stein Rebooted	Nth Zone	The Blackskull Mountains
Arnhem	Frank the Flea	Nuclear Countdown	The Challenge
Arnold The Adventurer	Frankenstein	Number Six In The Village	The Chard
Arnold The Adventurer II	Fred	Ocean Racer	The Charm
Arnold The Adventurer III	Freddy Hardest	Oddball	The Citadel
Artura	Frightmare	Odyssey 1	The Cloak
Astroblasters	Frog 5	Office Space	The Crown Of Lithrune
Astronomer	From Out Of A Dark Night Sky	Olli & Lissa II: Halloween	The Crystal of Chantie
Astro-Wars	Frost Byte	Olympics	The Crystal Of Kings
Atic Atac	Fuddo And Slam	On Reflection	The Cup
Auf Wiedersehen Monty	Future Knight	On the Oche	The Curse Of Calutha
Aunt Velma	Galactians	On the Run	The Curse of Nimue
Aurascope	Galactic Gunners	One Day Cricket	The Dark Tower
Aussie Rules – V1	Galactic Invasion	One Hundred and Eighty!	The Darkest Road
Aussie Rules – V2	Galactic Jail Break	One Of Our Wombats Is Missing	The Dogboy
Automonopoli	Galactic Patrol	Operation Hormuz	The Domes Of Sha
Autorennen	Galaxy Attack	Orion	The Double
Avenger	Galaxy Fighter	Orpheus in the Underworld	The Dragonstar Trilogy
Aztec Assault	Game Over II	Outcast	The Duct
Babaliba	Game Without A Name	Overkill	The Egg
Back to Skool	GBA Championship Basketball	Pandemonia	The Elfin Wars
Backgammon – Version 1	Gee Bee Air Rally	Parabola	The Ellisnore Diamond
Backgammon – Version 2	Gem Chaser	Paradise in Microdot	The Emerald Elf
Ballbreaker	Gem Chaser 2	Paris Dakar	The Enchanted Cottage
Ballbreaker II	Gerry the Germ	Pass Your Driving Test	The Energem Enigma
Balowwwn!	Get Me To The Church On Time	Paws	The Envelope
Balrog And The Cat	Ghost Castle	Pegasus	The Escaping Habit
Balrog’s Day Out	Glug Glug	Pegasus Bridge	The Extricator
Bananaby	Gobbleman	Pendragon	The Eye of Bain
Banger Management	Gods of War	Periscope Up	The Final Chorus
Bargain Basement	Goku Mal	Personal Computer Whirled!	The Final Demand
Battery’s Not Precluded	Gold Mine	Pets vs Aliens Prologue	The Final Frontier
Battleships – Version 1	Gold or Glory	Petulant Poogslay	The Fire Ruby
Battleships – Version 2	Golf	Phantomas at the Museum	The Forest Stop
Battleships – Version 3	Gommy, Medieval Defender	Phantomas Saga: Infinity	The Fury
Beatle Quest	Gonzalezz	Phantomas Tales #1	The General
Behind Closed Doors	Goody	Phantomas Tales #4	The Golden Apple
Behind Closed Doors 2	GOR	Phantomasa 2	The Golden Locket
Behind Closed Doors 3	Gravibots	Phoenix	The Golden Pyramid
Behold Atlantis	Grebit	Pi in the Sky	The Gordello Incident – Intro
BeTiled!	Grid Master	Pi There	The Great Detective
Beyond Eldorado	Grid Patrol	Pi-Balled	The Green Death
Big Ben Strikes Again	Grid Trap	Pi-Eyed	The Hammer Of Grimmold
Bismarck	Ground Zero	Piggy	The Hit
Black Beard	Grumpy Gumphrey	Pi-In’Ere	The House
Black Sun	Gunboat	Pimania	The Infiltrator
Blastermind!	Gunfighter	Pimeval Man	The Invisible Invader
Blind Panic	Gunfright	Pizza Bar	The Islands Of Sinbad
Blink	Gunpowder, Treason and Plot	Planet of Death	The Jade Necklace
Blitz	Gutz	Planet of Shades	The Khangrin Plans
Blood Valley	H.A.T.E.	Planetoids	The Krazy Kartoonist Kaper
BMX Ninja	H.R.H.	Potty Pigeon	The Labours Of Hercules
Bog Of Brit	Hades Nebula	Pride of the Federation	The Last Mission
Boid	Halls of the Things	Pro Golf – Pebble Beach	The Last Mohican
Bomb Ed	Handy Andy	Pro Golf II – Royal Lytham	The Last Vampire
Bomber	Hard Cheese	Pro Mountain Bike Simulator	The Legacy
Bombscare	Harry Hare’s Lair	Professional Soccer	The Little Wandering Guru
Bonkers	Haunted House	Punch & Judy	The Living Body
Book of the Dead	Henry’s Hoard	Push Off	The Lone Electron
Bootee	Herbert’s Dummy Run	Pusher	The Lost Children
Boovie 2	Hercules	Pyjamarama	The Lost Temple
Bored Of The Rings	Here Be Tygers	Qang	The Lost World
Bounder	Hero Quest	Quadracube, 3D	The Magic Isle
Bounty Hunter	Hero Quest 2	Quann Tulla	The Mapper
Box Reloaded	Hide and Seek	Quantum Gardening	The Master
Boxing Coach	High Steel	Quest For The Holy Joystick	The Menagerie
Boxing Manager	Hob’s Hoard	Race Track	The Mines of Lithiad
Boyd File	Hop ‘n’ Chop	Radiomania	The Miser
Breakaway	Horace & the Spiders	Ragnablock	The Mummy’s Crypt
Breakout	Horace Goes Skiing	Rakattak	The Muncher
Brian The Dishonest…	Horace Goes to the Tower	Rally Driver	The Mystery of The Nile
Brian The Novice Barbarian	Hostage	Ramire the Vampire 1	The Nether Regions
Bronx	Hotch Potch	Ramire the Vampire 2	The Odyssey of Hope
Bubble Buster	House on the Tor	Ramon Rodriguez	The Official Father Xmas Game
Bugaboo the Flea	Howzat	Rapede	The Oppressed Land
Bugsy	Hudson Hawk	Raymond Pringle	The Paranoia Complex
Bulbo And The Lizard-King	Humphrey	Realm Of Darkness	The Pawns Of War
Bunny	Humpty Dumpty 1	Reckless Rufus	The Pendant of Logryn
Burlish Adventure	Humpty Dumpty 2	Redbeard’s Treasure	The Planets
Bustout	Hungry Horace	Reflections	The Prodigy
Butcher Hill	Hunter	Rescue	The Quest For The Holy Snail
Buzzsaw+	Hypa Raid	Rescue in the Gulf	The Real Stunt Experts
Byte Me	Hyperlane	Revenge of the C5	The Realm
Cadaverion	Hyperlane+	Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes	The Return of the Holy Joystick
Cannibals from Outer Space	Hysteria	Revolver	The Secret of Little Hodcome
Canyon Warrior	I Alien	Rex	The Secret Of St. Brides
Cap’n Rescue	I Need Speed	Rhyme Cryme	The Sefton Manor Assignment
Casanova	Ice Station Zero	Rik the Roadie	The Shard of Inovar
Castle Adventure	iD	River Rescue	The Sillycon War
Castle Quest	iLogicAll	Road Racers	The Slaughter Caves
Catch 23	I’m in Shock	Robin the Outlaw	The Smuggler
Catwalk	Impact	Robore	The Snow Queen
Caveman	Implosion	Robot Rumpus	The Song of Taliesin
Cavemania	Impossamole	Rock ’N Roller	The Spore
Caverns of Kontonia	In Search Of Angels	Rogue Comet	The Staff Of Power
Celtic Carnage	Inca Curse	Romit	The Star Fly
Centipede – Version 1	Indoor Soccer	Ronnie Goes To Hollywood	The Survivors
Centipede – Version 2	Infernal Combustion	Room Ten	The Taxman Cometh
Centipedes	International Rugby	Rugby Boss	The Three Lights of Glaurung
Cerius	Into The Mystic	Run Bill Run	The Time Lords Amulet
Chain Reaction	Invaders – Version 1	Run for Gold	The Trader Trilogy
Chambers of Death	Invaders – Version 2	S.M.A.S.H.E.D.	The Train Game
Championship Baseball	Invasion Force	Sabre Wulf	The Treasure Of Santa Maria
Championship Sprint	Investigations	Saimazoom	The Trouble With Trolls
Chequered Flag	Iron Soldier	Sam Stoat Safebreaker	The Tunnel
Chess Tutor	Itemiada	Sam’s Unexcellent Adventure	The Twilight Zone
Chinese Patience	Iythus	Samurai	The Unborn One
Chopper Mission	Izzy Wizzy	Santa	The Valley
City of Death	Jack And The Beanstalk	Sarlmoor	The Very Big Cave Adventure
City Patrol	Jack in Magicland	Satcom	The Violator Of Voodoo
Civil Service	Jack the Nipper	Savage	The Warlock’s Treasure
Civil Service II	Jack the Nipper II	School	The Well Of Zol
Classic Axiens	Japanese Monster Castle 3	School 2	The Wizard Of Oz
Classic Invaders	Jason’s Gem	Scoop	The Wonderful Whotsit
Classic Muncher	Jester Quest	Score 3020	The Woods of Winter
Cloud 99	Jet Paco	Sea Battles	Theatre Europe
Coliseum	Jetpac	Seahawk	Theme Park UK
Colossus Chess 4	Jet-Story	Seaside Sorcery	Theme Park USA
Columns	Jigsaw	Secret Code	Theodore Can’t Fly
Comando Tracer	JINJ 2: Belmonte’s Revenge	Sector	There’s a Hole in Your Bucket
Combat Zone	Jock and the Time Rings	Sector Invasion	Thing Bounces Back
Complica DX	Journey to the Centre…	Seekey	Three Weeks in Paradise
Confused	Juggernaut	Se-Kaa of Assiah	Thro’ the Wall
Confuzion	Julifrustris in the City	Sgt. Helmet Zero	Thunderturds
Connect 4	Jumble	Shaws III	Tiless
Contact Sam Cruise	Jump	She Vampires	Time Machine
Convoy Raider	Jungle Jie	Sheer Panic	Time Wreck
Coracle	Jungle Warrior	Sherlock: A Matter of Evil	Timezone
Corporal Stone	Just One Of Those Days	Sherwood Forest	Tinderbox
Corsairs	Kaboom!	Ship of Doom	Titanic
Cosa Nostra	Kentucky Racing	Shoot Redux	Toddler Trouble
Cousin Horace – Introduction	Khazzad-Dum	Shoot-Out	Toilet Truble
Crack City	Kick Off	Shove a Sledge	Tour de Force
Crack-Up	Kidnap	Shuttlebug	Tower of Brahma
Crawler	Kidnapped	Silhouette Colour Doodle	Tower of Evil
Cray 5	Kim	Silverwolf	Tracer Command
Crazy Castles	Knight Life	Sir Ababol	Tracksuit Manager
Crazy Er*Bert	Knight Lore	Sir Ababol 2	Trailblazer
Creatures And Caverns	Knight Tyme	Sir Ababol DX	Trailer 2
Creepy Dungeons	Knights & Demons DX	Sir Fred	Tranz Am
Cricket-Crazy	Kobyashi Ag’Kwo	Sito Pons 500cc	Tridex
Crossfire	Kobyashi Naru	Skate Crazy	Trom
Cuddles	Kong’s Revenge	Skatin’ USA	Trooper: Point 5
Curse of the Seven Faces	Krakout	Skittles	Tuareg
Cybex	Labour Pains	Skool Daze	Turbo Girl
Cyrox	Labyrynth	Slubberdegullion	Turbo the Tortoise
Cyrus IS Chess	Lala Lah	Snake	Turtle Timewarp
Dandy	Lala Prologue	Snake Byte	Tusker
Dark Castle	Larry the Lemming	Snare	T’was a Time of Dread
Dark Fusion	Laserwarp	Snoball in Hell	Twilight
Dark Star	Laskar’s Crystal	Snookered	Twinz!
Davy Jones Locker	Laskar’s Return	Snow Joke	Twister
Daylight Robbery	Lazy Jones	Soccer Boss	Type-Rope
Dead or Alive	League Football	Soccer Challenge	Ulises
Deadly Labyrinth of Lord Xyrx	Leopold The Minstrel	Soccer Cup Quizmaster	Ultimate Warrior
Deadly Mission	Lifeboat	Soccer Star	Underwurlde
Death Before Dishonour	Lifeline	Soccer Supremo	Urban
Death Chess 5000	Lifeterm	Sokoban	Uwol, Quest for Money
Deek’s Deeds	Lightmare	Solar Fire	Vampire’s Empire
Deep Strike	Limelight	Sophistry	Vendetta
Defender	Livingstone II	SOS Rescue	Venom
Deflektor	Livingstone, I Presume	Space 7	Venturama
Demigod	Loads of Midnight	Space Crusade	Vikings
Demonslair	Loco Bingo	Space Raiders	Vixen
Desert Island	Loose Ends	Space Warrior	Vulcan
Desert Rats	Los Amores de Brunilda	Spawn of Evil	W*H*B
Desmond And Gertrude	Lost In Time	Special Intergalactic Painter	W.A.R.
Devil Diver	Luna Atac	Specman	Wanted – Monty Mole
Devilish Autocrash	Lunar Jetman	Spectrum Chess	WC Boxing Manager
Dex	Lunar Rescue	Spectrum Chess II	Weaver Of Her Dreams
Diablo!	Mad Dash	Spectrum Micro Chess	Wells & Fargo
Dilithium Lift	Mad Flunky	Spectrum Says	Wheelie
Discs of Death	Mad Mix Game	Spectrum Voice Chess	Who Dares Wins II
Disposable Heroes	Maglaxians	Speed Duel	Whopper Chase
Doctor What!	Magma Man	Spellbound	Why Is…
Dodge’Ums	Magnetic Moon	Spindizzy	Willy the Wasp
Dogmole Tuppowski	Man About The House	Spirits	Willy the Wasp 2
Dollars in the Dust	Mansion Quest	Spitfire 40	Wind Surfer
Dominator	Mariano the Dragon	Splat!	Winter Term
Dominetris	Marie Celeste Adventure	Splattr	Witch Hunt
Doombase	Maritrini Monster Slayer	Spooky Castle	Witchfiend
Double Agent	Marooned	Stage Coach	Wizard Quest – The Guide
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde	Martian Knock Out	Stainless Steel	Wolfman
Dragon Quest	Masterchess	Stalker	World Class Leaderboard
Dragonia	Match Point	Stamp Quest	World Cup Football
Draughts	Matchmaker	Star Dragon	World Heavyweight Boxing
Driller Tanks	Maziacs	Star Flaws	Wunderchar$
Drunk Policeman	Mega-Apocalypse	Star Paws	X=Y=Z
Dung Darach	Meganova – The Weapon	Star Pilot	Xenon
Dungeons of Maldread	Meltdown	Star Swallow	X-Mas Ludo
D’Veel’Ng	Merhownie’s Light	Star Wreck	Xtroth – The Adventure
Earth Defence	Metabolis	Starbuster	Yeti
Earthshock	Metal Man Reloaded	Stardust	Zaraks
Easy Peasy Adventure	Metalyx	Starfox	ZEN
Eclipse	Meteoroids	Starion	ZEN II
Egghead	Micro Olympics	Starship Mulvaney	Zen Quest
Egghead 2	Microball	Starship Quest	Zig Zag
Egghead 3	Microfair Madness	Stop the Express	Zombie Calavera Prologue
Egghead 4	Millimon	Stormbringer	Zulu Wars
Egghead 5	Mindstone	Stranded	ZX Adventure
Eights	Mini Adventure	Stranded 2.5	ZX Columns
El Stompo	Missile	Strangers from Outer Space	ZX Mines
Electra 9000	Missile Command	Street Sports Basketball	ZX Mines 2
Elfindor	Mission X	Strike Force Cobra	ZX Spectrum Golf
Eliminator	Moggy	Striker Manager	ZZZZ

 

Thanks to onmode-ky for the heads-up about the game list forum posting.