After refreshes for Android and iOS last month, Spectaculator 8.0 for iOS is the first major update in 5 years!
Since it’s inception, one particular feature has been requested more than any other. Thanks to a recent change of Apple’s policies regarding emulation, we can finally bring this to iOS.
Add your own games!
Supported formats include .tap, .tzx, .dsk, .szx and .z80.
Controls and artwork can be fully customised for each game. Further information can be found in the FAQ:
External (Physical) keyboard support
In previous versions, this was always limited to Adventure type games as iOS didn’t provide key up/down events which are a must for playing most Spectrum games.
With iOS 13.4, Apple introduced this feature. It’s now possible to use an external keyboard to play games and write BASIC programs. For older devices running iOS 12 and below, this is still limited to playing text adventure type games.
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