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Spectaculator for Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android. Try the Windows version free for 30 days.
Windows
The full desktop emulator. High-DPI and multi-monitor ready, with overlays, a redesigned virtual keyboard and a debugger built for serious Spectrum hacking.
Spectaculator is distributed as fully-enabled, 30-day Try ‘n’ Buy software. You can use it free of charge for 30 days from the date of installation; after that, buy a licence to keep using it. Version 9.1 is a free upgrade for existing 9.0 licence holders.
iPhone & iPad
A complete ZX Spectrum in your pocket. Sinclair BASIC and 22 classic games, many of them Crash Smashes. Add your own .tap, .tzx, .dsk, .szx and .z80 files.
Includes Dynamite Dan, Monty On The Run, 3D Starstrike and more, with further games available from the in-app shop. Supports game controllers and external keyboards.
Android
A complete ZX Spectrum for your phone or tablet, with Sinclair BASIC and the Stephen Crow Anthology. Gamepad and Dropbox support built in.
Starquake, Wizard’s Lair, Firelord, Factory Breakout and Laser Snaker are included free. More games are available from the in-app shop, along with the ability to add your own.
Windows
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Accepts Spectaculator 9 serial numbers.
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