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Revision as of 01:26, 3 August 2017

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum

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 home computer platforms that dominated the market in the United Kingdom during the 1980's, along side 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

There are hundreds of emulators, in the chart below are just a few of the most popular ones for a variety of systems. A full list of emulators can be found here.

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Active Recommended
PC
fbzx Multi-platform 3.8.0
FUSE Multi-platform 1.3.7
Speccy Multi-platform 4.4
ZEsarUX Multi-platform 5.0
EightyOne Windows 1.0a
MAME Multi-platform 0.264
UnrealSpeccyP Multi-platform 0.0.77.2
X128 DOS 0.94
Xpeccy Unix 20170614
ZXSpectrum4.NET Windows 1.0.6313
Mobile
Speccy Android 4.2.5
Spectacol Android 3.0.5
Consoles
PSPectrum PlayStation Portable 1.0.4
GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 007