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Spectral

Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Controller Support
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Portable
  6.  Supports Zip files
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Ad-free
  9.  Supports RAR files
  10.  Launcher
  11.  Layout
  12.  Application Launchers
  13.  Graphical User Interface
  14.  Export to PNG
  15.  Linux-based
  16.  Key binding
  17.  Multi System Emulator
  18.  Key Mapping
  19.  Shortcut keys
  20.  Keyboard Shortcuts
  21.  Game Launcher
  22.  Free to play
  23.  Key rebinding
  24.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  25.  Custom layouts
  26.  Gamepad Mapping
  27.  Offline

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  •  9 Forks
  •  30 Open Issues
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What is Spectral?

Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing. Hardcore ZX users will find little value in this emulator right now, but I hope newbies may find its ease of use somehow appealing to try. That being said, Spectral has a very compatible TAP/TZX loader and some other interesting features that provide me some fun in these days. Code is highly experimental and prone to change in the future. I will keep altering/breaking things randomly for good sake.

Features and wishlist

??Single executable. ??Z80. Z80 Disassembler. ??16, 48, 128, +2, +2A, +3, Pentagon 128 models. ??Issue 2/3 keyboards. ??ULA/ULA+ graphics. ??Beeper/AY chips. Turbosound (Turbo-AY). ??Kempston mouse. ??Kempston/Fuller/Cursor/Sinclair joysticks. Gamepad support (Windows, Linux). ??RF/CRT experience (not physically accurate though). ??TAP/TZX/PZX/CSW tapes. Z80/SNA/SZX snaps. ROM/IF2 roms. ??DSK/EDSK/TRD/SCL/FDI/MGT/IMG/HOBETA disks. ??SCR/PNG screenshots. ??ZIP/RAR/GZ archives. ??AY tunes player. ??Nec µ765/Betadisk interfaces. ??Auto load games. Auto play/stop tape. TurboROM. ??Graphical tape browser. ??25/30/50/60Hz fps lock. ??Run-a-head. ??POK support. ??Gunstick, Lightgun. ??External shaders support. ??Internal savestates. ??Graphical User Interface. ??Portable: Windows, Linux, MacOS. ??Embedded ZXDB. ??ZXDB Browser. ZXDB Gallery. ??Can translate game menus from some languages into English. ??Games can be appended to executable and get a standalone game viewer. ??Unlicensed. ??Extra accurate Z80 backend. ??Cycle accurate (border, multicolor, etc). ??RZX support. ??MP3s. ??Netplay. ??Optimized.