What's new in version 8.0
Minimum requirements are now Windows XP /w SP3 and hardware-accelerated Direct3D 9 graphics. It will no longer install on older versions of Windows.
Added Dynamite Dan and Dynamite Dan 2 to the Game Pack courtesy of Rod Bowkett.
Added support for Overlay filters (RGB Triads).
Added support for Kega Fusion Render plugins. Any RPI scaler that supports 2x scaling can now be used with Spectaculator.
Added manual controls for the TV simulation (brightness, contrast, colour bleed, sharpness etc.)
The Escape key can now be configured to exit Spectaculator rather than sending CAPS+SPACE to the virtual Spectrum.
Fixed various problems with Quick Save/Quick Load:
The file name format has changed to make it easier to see which snapshots are for which games.
Choosing a snapshot to load now loads the correct snapshot.
Quick-loaded snapshots now move to the top of the list.
Deleted snapshots are automatically removed from the list.
F2 now loads the last quick-saved snapshot. Ctrl+F2 now shows the list of quick-saved snapshots.
Added support for modern game controllers such as the Xbox 360 controller.
Enter key can now be mapped to one of the joystick/game pad buttons.
Fixed AY noise generation (although you probably won't be able to tell any difference). With thanks to Patrik Rak.
Fixed crash when clicking to the right of Custom ROMs on the Advanced tab.
Fixed RZX finalisation crashing in some rare situations (thanks Pavel Plíva).
Fixed errors when writing to TRD/SCL disk images under certain situations (thanks Shadow Maker)
Fixed recording of SpecDrum output to AVI and audio files.
Fixed recording of Covox output to AVI and audio files.
Added progress indicator for RZX playback.
Added option to pause Spectaculator when the main window is minimised. This is off by default.
All binaries and the installer are now digitally signed.
Fixed selection of COM ports used by the ZX Interface 1 serial port emulation.
Various changes to resolve minor issues with Windows 8.