| paleface [sys=PC; cat=Emulation; reg=NA] |
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ZX Spectrum emulator. Relatively modern feeling, has handy quicksave/quickload, sharp full screen display with correct aspect ratio. Can't load ROMs in zips. |
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| | | | One of four currently recommended from https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/ZX_Spectrum_line -- and the best one for my purposes. |
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| | | | F5 brings up the main command menu, where for instance you get to the Cheats interface (use w/ .pok files downloaded for games from worldofspectrum.net--which also has lots of apparently legally downloadable ROMs, like Manic Miner). |
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| | | http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/Speccy.html
[LCONTROL] - SYMBOL SHIFT key
[LSHIFT] - CAPS SHIFT key
[ALT] - Joystick FIRE button
[PAUSE] - "Magic button" (NMI) when applicable
[PGUP] - Fast-forward emulation (also: [F9])
[ESC] - Quit emulation (also: [F12])
[F1] - Go into built-in debugger
[F2] - Turn soundtrack log on/off
[F3] - Toggle joystick autofire on/off
[F4] - Rewind and start tape
[F5] - Invoke runtime configuration menu
[F6] - Load emulation state from *.STA file
[F7] - Save emulation state to *.STA file
[F8] - Activate instant replay
[F9] - Fast-forward emulation (also: [PGUP])
[F10] - Toggle debug screen info on/off
[ALT]+[F10] - Toggle debug screen grid on/off
[F11] - Reset hardware
[F12] - Quit emulation (also: [ESC])
[ALT]+[PGUP] - Volume up
[ALT]+[PGDOWN] - Volume down
[ALT]+[ENTER] - Switch to full screen (Windows) |
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| | | Usage: speccy [-option1 [-option2...]] [filename]
[filename] = Name of the file to load [DEFAULT.Z80]
[-option] =
-verbose <level> - Select debugging messages [1]
0 - Silent 1 - Startup messages
2 - Disk I/O 4 - Illegal Z80 opcodes
8 - Memory mapper 16 - Illegal memory accesses
-skip <percent> - Percentage of frames to skip [0]
-home <dirname> - Set directory with system ROM files [off]
-help - Print this help page
-sync <frequency> - Sync screen updates to <frequency> [60]
-nosync - Same as '-sync 0'
-tv/-lcd/-raster - Simulate TV scanlines or LCD raster [off]
-linear - Scale display with linear interpolation [off]
-soft/-eagle - Scale display with 2xSaI or EAGLE [off]
-epx/-scale2x - Scale display with EPX or Scale2X [off]
-cmy/-rgb - Simulate CMY/RGB pixel raster [off]
-mono/-sepia - Simulate monochrome or sepia CRT [off]
-green/-amber - Simulate green or amber CRT [off]
-4x3 - Force 4:3 television screen ratio [off]
-fps - Show framerate counter [off]
-sound [<quality>] - Sound emulation sampling frequency [22050]
-nosound - Same as '-sound 0', turns sound off
-palette <filename> - Load color palette from given file [Speccy.pal]",
-palette <number> - Use given color palette [0]",
0 - Speccy colors 1 - RealSpectrum colors",
2 - Monochrome 3 - Green",
-16/-48/-128 - Emulate 16kB/48kB/128kB ZX Spectrum [-48]
-2+/-2a+/-3+ - Emulate 128kB ZX Spectrum +2/+2A/+3 [-48]
-ts2048/-tc2048 - Emulate Timex TS2048/TC2048 [-48]
-ts2068/-tc2068 - Emulate Timex TS2068/TC2068 [-48]
-didaktik - Emulate Slovakian Didaktik Gama [-48]
-scorpion - Emulate Russian Scorpion 256kB [-48]
-pentagon - Emulate Russian Pentagon 256kB [-48]
-psg/-nopsg - Emulate AY8910 PSG [-psg]
-drums/-nodrums - Use MIDI drums for PSG noise [-nodrums]
-melodic/-wave - Use melodic/waveform beeper sound [-wave]
-autorun/-noautorun - Load tapes and disks automatically [-autorun]
-tapesnd/-notapesnd - Emulate tape sounds [-notapesnd]
-fasttap/-nofasttap - Fast tape loader [-fasttap]
-kmouse - Emulate Kempston mouse
-amouse - Emulate AMX mouse
-kempston - Emulate Kempston joystick
-fuller - Emulate Fuller joystick and PSG
-cursor - Emulate Cursor joystick (keys [5]-[8],[0])
-cscursor - Emulate cursor keys + CapsShift
-if2 - Emulate InterfaceII joystick (keys [6]-[0])
-lightgun - Emulate Magnum Phaser light gun
-auto/-noauto - Autofire for joystick fire button [-noauto]
-zxprinter - Emulate ZX Printer [-zxprinter]
-ts2040 - Emulate Timex TS2040 printer [-zxprinter]
-alphacom32 - Emulate Alphacom 32 printer [-zxprinter]
-disciple - Emulate DISCiPLE disk interface
-plusd - Emulate MGT +D disk interface
-if1 - Emulate Sinclair InterfaceI
-mf - Emulate Multiface 1/128/+3 |
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| | | Ie shortcut w/
C:\downloaded\Speccy\Speccy.exe -nosync roms\manimine.tzx
Oh you don't have to select Done in Cheats menu--can just hit ESC after activating desired cheat. |
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| | | worldofspectrum.net is a "classic" interface version of worldofspectrum.org--which apparently got a facelift a few years back that users found to be a big step backwards--and which no longer seems to be getting updates to game listings.
Seems like a lot of .net's downloads are actually hosted by spectrumcomputing.co.uk, ANOTHER version version of the old WoS database, but actually still adding new games and demos and stuff. |
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| | | | Also, spectrumcomputing.co.uk seems to be a lot pickier about hosting legally distributable stuff only, whereas some of the files wos dot net hosts themselves are games sccu calls "distribution denied." |
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