Retro Virtual Machine is out!
Fantastic emulator Retro Virtual Machine (@retrovm) is out today. It can emulates Amstrad/Sinclair models range. Give a try! http://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/
View ArticleInkspector 2.0.4 is available
This release contains the usual selection of new features, and has a lot of bugs squashed. My personal favourite being that the Ah Diddums! bear now twitches properly. Full details here:...
View Articlezxian v6
Hello, I have recently released version 6 of my emulator, zxian, at http://sebastianmihai.com/zxian-zx-spectrum-emulator.html It is a very basic 48k emulator which can currently load SNA and TAP only....
View ArticleLnxSpectrum latest version
As seen under: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=111709#p111709 Re: LnxSpectrum emulator SamC » Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:09 pm new version 1.8.8 https://www.ilnx.cz/downl/ includes all...
View ArticleMy new emulator - ZX Miracle
I introduce my new emulator named ZX Miracle. The successor of Spectramine in emulation accuracy, it adds functionality and raises the bar for usability while trying not to compromise reliability) The...
View ArticlePC based USB Adaptors for Joysticks and Gamepads and similar Game Controllers
Strictly speaking ,this is hardware as it is not about emulators per se , but is more about how to get Speccy based emulators to work better with Game Controllers like joysticks and similar devices. I...
View ArticleHelp with my first emulator
Actually, when I say 'first' that's a bit of a lie - I used to own a mac and had Macspectacle which was dandy. Now, however I have a PC running Windows 98 and would like to know the best emulator to...
View ArticleNEW version of RealSpectrum!
RealSpectrum R14B available! Go and get it! http://www.ramsoft.bbk.org/
View ArticleSpecIde again...
Hi! New SpecIde builds here... (Check the description page for the links...) Windows 8/10 builds were compiled with Visual C++ 2019. Windows XP/Vista/7 builds were compiled with MSYS2/GCC 12. This...
View ArticleInkspector 2.0.5 now available
Hi, This release's main features are redefinable keys support for physical keyboard and controllers (called COMCON in honour of the old programmable joystick interface), and the ability of the...
View ArticleDoes Spectaculator work perfectly with Windows 11?
Spectaculator is my favourite PC based Speccy emulator so I am interested to see if it still works perfectly with Windows 11 . The only thing I have noticed so far is that the main menu at the top...
View ArticleHDFmaker - A GUI to click together Next and esxDOS-Memorycard-Images and content
Maybe someone finds this useful: HDFmaker - A GUI to click together Next and esxDOS-Memorycard-Images and content First public released Version v001.091 (Package name: "2019-08-18 HDFMaker...
View ArticleWho designed the TAP and TZX formats?
I wondered who created these formats and what the thinking was behind them? And indeed, WHAT are they? What about games that had multiloaders and jerkyloaders? How were those transferred to a PC? Thanks.
View ArticleSwan 0.9.6 released
Swan ZX Spectrum emulator 0.9.6 released Binaries: https://github.com/zoran-vucenovic/swan/releases/tag/v0.9.6 Precompiled for: - Windows 64 and 32 bit - Linux 64 bit, build for gtk2 or qt5 library...
View ArticleCreating TZX from cassette
Apologies if this has been gone over before, I hang around here sporadically. I've got my entry for the crap games competition ready but I've written it on a real Speccy. I can dump a snapshot but I'd...
View Articlezero - various questions
so currently i have 0.6.6 which works ok - but how do i save a game or scz? Ctrl-S does nothing I tried to update to 0.7.1 and load The Double (summit) - it doesnt load..any ideas? there is also a 0.8...
View Articleload/save games
Sorry Newbie here so this is probably in the totally wrong place. Can i save games to my pc from an emulator and (assuming the answer is yes) is there a quicker way of saving/loading those games on the...
View ArticleWhat is needed to get a high standard , "emulator focused" PC?
The implication I am making is that a normal PC can be improved on emulation wise by building in some emulation friendly features . But this could be just plain wrong . So can the emulation capability...
View ArticlePyZXSpectrum
f.w.i.w.: I wrote a zx spectrum emulator in python It can be obtained from: https://github.com/folkertvanheusden/PyZXSpectrum I'm planning on adding audio and fixing the (broken) z80 loader.
View ArticleZX Spectrum emulators with keyboard remapping?
Hello, I just tried Spectaculator and Fuse and I can't find options for reassigning the keys. I just need to reassign keys. When I push "A" on the physical keyboard on my PC, the ZX Spectrum machine...
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