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{{Infobox console|title = Sinclair ZX Spectrum|logo = Sinclair_spectrum.jpg|developer = Sinclair Research|type = [[:Category:Computers|Computers]]|generation = |release = 1980|discontinued = 1984|predecessor = [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]|successor = |emulated = {{✓}}}}The '''[[wikipedia:ZX Spectrum|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 emulators|Commodore 64]]''' and the '''[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad Colour Personal Computer]]'''. The "Spectrum" is in reference to its color display, an innovation from the previous model, the '''[[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|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, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Sinclair 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 [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html here]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"!scope="col"|Name!scope="col"|Operating System(s)!scope="col"|Latest Version!scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]!scope="col"|Active!scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-!colspan="6"|PC|-|[[EightyOne]]|Windows|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/eightyone-sinclair-emulator/files/ {{EightyOneVer}}]|{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|[[FUSE]]|Multi-platform|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/ 1.5.6]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|Speccy|Multi-platform|[http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/#Downloads 4.8]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|[[ZEsarUX]]|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases {{ZEsarUXVer}}]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|[[BizHawk]]|Windows|[http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/ZXSpectrum.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{~}}|-|DSP|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator 0.18]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|fbzx|Multi-platform|[https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/fbzx/tags/4.0.0 4.0.0]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|JSpeccy|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/jsanchezv/JSpeccy/releases 0.93.1]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|[[MAME]]|Multi-platform|[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]|Multi-platform|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 8.0]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP]|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/djdron/UnrealSpeccyP/releases 0.0.83]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/x128/ X128]|DOS|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/dos/x128v94s.zip 0.94]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/mme-review.htm MTMW] <br/><small>(aka 'MulTiMachine')</small>|Windows|[https://www.zophar.net/sinclair/multi-machine.html 1.30b]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|Xpeccy|Unix|[https://github.com/samstyle/Xpeccy Git]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-!colspan="6"|Mobile|-|[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fms.speccy Speccy]|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.speccy 4.6.2]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|-|Spectacol|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.licentia.games.spectacol 3.0.7]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|[http://zxplanet.emuunlim.com/spectaculator-review.htm Spectaculator]|[[IOS emulators|iOS]], [[Android emulators|Android]]|[http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/ 7.0] <small>([[IOS emulators|iOS]])</small><br/>2.1.1 <small>([[Android emulators|Android]])</small>|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")|Multi-platform <br/><small>(Mobile)</small>|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.usp 0.0.82]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-!colspan="6"|Consoles|-|[http://psptwist.com/download/pspectrum-533.html PSPectrum]|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]|[ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/psp/PSPectrum_1.0.4_for_1.5.zip 1.0.4]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|[[Emulators_in_Games#Goldeneye 007 (ZX Spectrum Emulator)|GoldenEye 007]]|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]|[http://www.mediafire.com/download/6bnashajw41n5p5/Spectrum.zip 007]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/wiki/Home UnrealSpeccyP] <br/>("USP")|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]|[https://bitbucket.org/djdron/unrealspeccyp/downloads/ 0.0.62]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|} ==Notes== * [https://www.zophar.net/sinclair.html Zophar's Domain] (Huge, heady chart showing download links and info of many old ZX / Spectrum / QL Series 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) [[Category:Computers]][[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
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