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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
!scope="col"|Name
 
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Operating System(s)
+
!scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
!scope="col"|Latest Version
 
!scope="col"|Latest Version
 
!scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
!scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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!scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
!scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan="6"|PC
+
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[EightyOne]]
 
|[[EightyOne]]
|Windows
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/eightyone-sinclair-emulator/files/ 1.12]
+
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/eightyone-sinclair-emulator/files/ {{EightyOneVer}}]
 
|{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
|{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[FUSE]]
 
|[[FUSE]]
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/ 1.5.6]
+
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/ 1.5.7]
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|Speccy
 
|Speccy
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/#Downloads 4.8]
+
|[http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/#Downloads {{SpeccyVer}}]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[ZEsarUX]]
 
|[[ZEsarUX]]
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases 7.1]
+
|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases {{ZEsarUXVer}}]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[BizHawk]]
 
|[[BizHawk]]
|Windows
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|[http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/ZXSpectrum.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
 
|[http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/ZXSpectrum.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{~}}
 
|{{~}}
 +
|-
 +
|Retro Virtual Machine
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 +
|[http://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/ 2.0.beta-1.r6]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|-
 +
|[http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru EMU] <small>(Russian)</small>
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|[http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru/index/files/0-11 1.01]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|-
 +
|Xpeccy
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 +
|[https://github.com/samstyle/Xpeccy/releases {{XpeccyVer}}]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|DSP
 
|DSP
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator 0.18]
 
|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator 0.18]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|fbzx
 
|fbzx
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/fbzx/tags/4.0.0 4.0.0]
 
|[https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/fbzx/tags/4.0.0 4.0.0]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|JSpeccy
 
|JSpeccy
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy/releases 0.93.1]
 
|[https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy/releases 0.93.1]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|Retro Virtual Machine
 
|Windows, Linux, macOS
 
|[http://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/ 2.0.beta-1.r1]
 
|{{✗}}
 
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 8.0]
 
|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 8.0]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]
 
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]
|Multi-platform
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}
|[https://github.com/djdron/UnrealSpeccyP/releases 0.0.83]
+
|[https://github.com/djdron/UnrealSpeccyP/releases 0.0.87]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/x128/ X128]
 
|[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/x128/ X128]
|DOS
+
|align=left|{{Icon|DOS}}
 
|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/dos/x128v94s.zip 0.94]
 
|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/dos/x128v94s.zip 0.94]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/mme-review.htm MTMW] <br/><small>(aka 'MulTiMachine')</small>
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/mme-review.htm MTMW] <br/><small>(aka 'MulTiMachine')</small>
|Windows
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|[https://www.zophar.net/sinclair/multi-machine.html 1.30b]
 
|[https://www.zophar.net/sinclair/multi-machine.html 1.30b]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Xpeccy
+
|#CSpect
|Unix
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/samstyle/Xpeccy Git]
+
|[https://dailly.blogspot.com/ 2.12.5]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile
+
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fms.speccy Speccy]
 
|[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fms.speccy Speccy]
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.speccy 4.6.2]
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.speccy 5.0.4]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|Spectacol
 
|Spectacol
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
 
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.licentia.games.spectacol 3.0.7]
 
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.licentia.games.spectacol 3.0.7]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]
 
|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]
|[[IOS emulators|iOS]], [[Android emulators|Android]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
 
|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 7.0] <small>([[IOS emulators|iOS]])</small><br/>2.1.1 <small>([[Android emulators|Android]])</small>
 
|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 7.0] <small>([[IOS emulators|iOS]])</small><br/>2.1.1 <small>([[Android emulators|Android]])</small>
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")
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|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]
|Multi-platform <br/><small>(Mobile)</small>
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Dingoo}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.usp 0.0.82]
+
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.86.9]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[http://psptwist.com/download/pspectrum-533.html PSPectrum]
 
|[http://psptwist.com/download/pspectrum-533.html PSPectrum]
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
 
|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/psp/PSPectrum_1.0.4_for_1.5.zip 1.0.4]
 
|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/psp/PSPectrum_1.0.4_for_1.5.zip 1.0.4]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[Emulators_in_Games#Goldeneye 007 (ZX Spectrum Emulator)|GoldenEye 007]]
 
|[[Emulators_in_Games#Goldeneye 007 (ZX Spectrum Emulator)|GoldenEye 007]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|N64}}
 
|[http://www.mediafire.com/download/6bnashajw41n5p5/Spectrum.zip 007]
 
|[http://www.mediafire.com/download/6bnashajw41n5p5/Spectrum.zip 007]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")
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|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]
+
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
 
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.62]
 
|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.62]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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==Models==
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_16K/48K|ZX Spectrum 16K]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum 16K was released on April 28, 1982, for <abbr title="$127.23 in USD and $336.82 in 2018 USD">£99</abbr>. It had a Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz with 16KB of RAM.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_16K/48K|ZX Spectrum 48K]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum 48K was released the same time as the 16K was and retailed for <abbr title="$160.65 USD and $425.30 in 2018 USD">£125</abbr> with 48K of RAM.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum+|ZX Spectrum+]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+ was released in October of '84 and retailed for <abbr title="$231.12 USD and $551.42 in 2018 USD">£179.95</abbr>. It had a mechanical keyboard and a new case. its technical specifications are the same as the 48K.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_128|ZX Spectrum 128]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum 128 had 128KB of RAM, MIDI, and an external keypad. This machine actually launched in Spain first because, in the UK, there were still so many unsold ZX Spectrum machines that they decided to wait.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_+2|ZX Spectrum+2]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+2 is the first ZX Spectrum to be made under Amstrad after they purchased the Sinclair brand. It had a tape deck built in.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_+2A|ZX Spectrum+2A]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+2A was released in 1987 and is a varient of the later ZX Spectrum 3 which didn't have the floppy drive.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_+3|ZX Spectrum+3]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+3 was released in 1987 and had a built-in floppy drive with 128K of RAM. It retailed for <abbr title="$323.11 in USD and in 2018 USD it's $730">£249</abbr>.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_+2B_and_+3B|ZX Spectrum+2B]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+2B fixed some audio clipping issues and it can't be upgraded to a floppy disk drive.
 +
 +
====[[wikipedia:ZX_Spectrum#ZX_Spectrum_+2B_and_+3B|ZX Spectrum+3B]]====
 +
The ZX Spectrum+3B fixed some audio clipping issues and it cannot have an tape drive.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* [http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/emulators.htm ZXPlanet] (Emulators page with links to detailed reviews of many old ZX Spectrum emulators)
 
* [http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/emulators.htm ZXPlanet] (Emulators page with links to detailed reviews of many old ZX Spectrum emulators)
 
* [http://www.retroisle.com/sinclair/zxspectrum/emulators.php www.retroisle.com] (Page showing three old emulators for ZX Spectrum)
 
* [http://www.retroisle.com/sinclair/zxspectrum/emulators.php www.retroisle.com] (Page showing three old emulators for ZX Spectrum)
 
+
* [https://www.consoleroms.com/emulators/zx-spectrum Full list of ZX Spectrum Emulators]
 
[[Category:Computers]]
 
[[Category:Computers]]
 
[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
 
[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]

Revision as of 05:08, 21 October 2020

Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Sinclair spectrum.jpg
Developer Sinclair Research
Type Computers
Release date 1980
Discontinued 1984
Predecessor Sinclair ZX81
Emulated

The ZX Spectrum (Pronounced ZED-ex) is an 8-bit home computing platform developed by Sinclair in 1982. It was one of the three major 8-bit home computer platforms that dominated the market in the United Kingdom during the 1980s, alongside the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad Colour Personal Computer. The "Spectrum" is in reference to its color display, an innovation from the previous model, the ZX81. The Spectrum was released as eight different models, ranging from the entry-level model with 16 KiB RAM released in 1982 to the ZX Spectrum +3 with 128 KiB RAM and built-in floppy disk drive in 1987; together they sold in excess of 5 million units worldwide, not accounting for the numerous clones. The device was highly significant in British culture, so much so that its creator, Clive Sinclair, was knighted for services to the British industry, in 1983. Spectrum game development continues to this day, with over 100 new releases since 2012.

Emulators

An old list of emulators can be found here.

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Active Recommended
PC / x86
EightyOne Windows 1.40 ~ (WIP)
FUSE Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 1.5.7
Speccy Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 5.9
ZEsarUX Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 11 Beta1
BizHawk Windows 2.9.1 ~
Retro Virtual Machine Windows Linux macOS 2.0.beta-1.r6 ~
EMU (Russian) Windows 1.01 ~
Xpeccy Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.6.20231226
DSP Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.18
fbzx Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 4.0.0
JSpeccy Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.93.1
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264
Spectaculator Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 8.0
UnrealSpeccyP Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD Web 0.0.87
X128 MS-DOS 0.94
MTMW
(aka 'MulTiMachine')
Windows 1.30b
#CSpect Windows 2.12.5
Mobile / ARM
Speccy Android 5.0.4
Spectacol Android 3.0.7
Spectaculator Android iOS 7.0 (iOS)
2.1.1 (Android)
UnrealSpeccyP Android iOS Linux Dingoo 0.0.86.9
Consoles
PSPectrum PSP 1.0.4
GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 007
UnrealSpeccyP PSP 0.0.62

Models

ZX Spectrum 16K

The ZX Spectrum 16K was released on April 28, 1982, for £99. It had a Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz with 16KB of RAM.

ZX Spectrum 48K

The ZX Spectrum 48K was released the same time as the 16K was and retailed for £125 with 48K of RAM.

ZX Spectrum+

The ZX Spectrum+ was released in October of '84 and retailed for £179.95. It had a mechanical keyboard and a new case. its technical specifications are the same as the 48K.

ZX Spectrum 128

The ZX Spectrum 128 had 128KB of RAM, MIDI, and an external keypad. This machine actually launched in Spain first because, in the UK, there were still so many unsold ZX Spectrum machines that they decided to wait.

ZX Spectrum+2

The ZX Spectrum+2 is the first ZX Spectrum to be made under Amstrad after they purchased the Sinclair brand. It had a tape deck built in.

ZX Spectrum+2A

The ZX Spectrum+2A was released in 1987 and is a varient of the later ZX Spectrum 3 which didn't have the floppy drive.

ZX Spectrum+3

The ZX Spectrum+3 was released in 1987 and had a built-in floppy drive with 128K of RAM. It retailed for £249.

ZX Spectrum+2B

The ZX Spectrum+2B fixed some audio clipping issues and it can't be upgraded to a floppy disk drive.

ZX Spectrum+3B

The ZX Spectrum+3B fixed some audio clipping issues and it cannot have an tape drive.

Notes