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Blaze Entertainment’s HyperMegaTech! brand, which has previously released Super Pocket handheld consoles, on which we have previously reported, has teamed up with Retro Games Ltd., who previously released THEC64 and The Spectrum plug and play consoles based on the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum respectively, in order to combine their expertise to produce handheld consoles based on the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum.
The Commodore 64 version will be called THEC64 Handheld, and it will come pre-loaded with games including A Pig Quest; Sam’s Journey; Nebulus; Boulder Dash; Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe; Paradroid; Hunter’s Moon Remastered; Knight ‘n’ Grail; Aztec Challenge; Krakout; Druid; Encounter!; Galencia; Ice Guys; It’s Magic 2; Lee; Metal Warrior Ultra; Millie & Molly; Planet Golf; Shadow Switcher; Spherical; Squish ‘Em; Steel Ranger; X-Out; and Yeti Mountain.
THEC64 Handheld will be available as a standard edition, and also as an exclusive to Funstock collector’s edition, which is limited to just 2,000 units, and which comes with an exclusive ZZAP! Magazine, dedicated to The C64 Handheld, in full color, Limited Edition packaging and an EVA hard shell travel case.
Meanwhile, the ZX Spectrum handheld will be called The Spectrum Handheld, and it wil include the following games: Head Over Heels; Manic Miner; Skool Daze; Tiny Dungeons; Archon; The Great Escape; Bounder; Switchblade; Nightmare Rally; M.O.V.I.E.; Avenger: The Way of the Tiger II; Bugaboo the Flea; Devwill Too ZX; Hammerfist; Hammer Knight; Penguin Attack; S1NCLA1R C1TY; Shovel Adventure; Snake Escape; Sorcerer Kid Adventure; Splat!; Tourmaline; Where Time Stood Still; Zynaps; and Starquake.
Like THEC64 handheld, The Spectrum Handheld will be available as both a standard edition and a Funstock-exclusive collector’s edition.
The Spectrum Handheld collector’s edition will be limited to 2,000 units, and it will come with an exclusive Crash Magazine and an EVA Hard Shell travel case.
The standard editions of each handheld cost £109.99 GBP, and the collector’s editions cost £129.99 GBP.
Pre-orders for THEC64 handheld and The Spectrum Handheld are open now, with the consoles set to be released on October 15, 2026.
