Overview
- Blaze Entertainment and Retro Games Ltd, which announced the devices on Thursday, April 30, 2026, unveiled The C64 Handheld and The Spectrum Handheld as official portable takes on the 1980s home computers.
- Preorders opened through retailer Funstock in the U.K., while U.S. storefronts had not posted listings at the time of reporting.
- Standard units cost £109.99 / $129.99 with shipping slated for October 2026, and limited collector’s editions at £129.99 / $149.99 add a hard case and a special Crash or Zzap! magazine with reports pointing to runs of about 2,000 units.
- Both models feature a 4.3-inch 800×480 IPS display, a quad‑core 1.2GHz processor, 256MB RAM, a ~2000mAh battery rated for 3+ hours, microSD support for legally obtained game files, and a USB port for a keyboard or joystick.
- Each ships with 25 built‑in games and system options that mirror the originals, including PAL/NTSC selection and multiple machine variants, with the Spectrum version also offering CPU under‑ or over‑clocking.