SpeccyDS v0.2
If you’re one of the rare people who either still have or even remember the ZX Spectrum computer by Sinclair Research Ltd, then you might be able to relive your 80s days and hack it out on your handheld with SpeccyDS.
SpeccyDS is still in early development, but that doesn’t mean that it’s going slow in progress. In fact, since its previous release, CraigT has improved a lot of things in his homebrew ZX Spectrum emulator. Right now, there still a couple of games which aren’t supported, but he’s been able to make some compatible already (more on that below).
How does it work? Simple: the touchpad is used as the keyboard with the top screen as the “computer monitor”.
Here’s the change log:
- Fixed ARM7/ARM9 synchronisation to prevent sound corruption
- Altered ADD IX,SP and ADD IY,SP instructions to fix crash in Bubble Bobble
- Altered ROM protection to fix crashes in Megabucks and others
- Altered HALT instruction to fix crashes in Chaos, Critical Mass and others
- Corrected S flag behaviour in BIT instructions to fix Sabre Wulf
- Added button support to the file browser. Files can now be selected using the d-pad and A buttons
- Added auto scrolling to the file browser. Display can now be scrolled by holding down the buttons
- File names are now displayed in the correct case in the file browser
- Added .Z80 loading support
- Added .Z80 saving support
- Implemented REIN fat library to increase hardware compatibilityArkanoid
- Games which are now compatible which weren’t in previous version:
- Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
- Bubble Bobble
- Chaos (Some graphical corruption remains)
- Critical Mass
- MegaBucks
- Sabre Wulf (Fixed rhino behaviour)
- Uridium
- Zynaps
Download: [SpeccyDS v0.2]
If you’re one of the rare people who either still have or even remember the ZX Spectrum computer by Sinclair Research Ltd, then you might be able to relive your 80s days and hack it out on your handheld with SpeccyDS.
SpeccyDS is still in early development, but that doesn’t mean that it’s going slow in progress. In fact, since its previous release, CraigT has improved a lot of things in his homebrew ZX Spectrum emulator. Right now, there still a couple of games which aren’t supported, but he’s been able to make some compatible already (more on that below).
How does it work? Simple: the touchpad is used as the keyboard with the top screen as the “computer monitor”.
Here’s the change log:
- Fixed ARM7/ARM9 synchronisation to prevent sound corruption
- Altered ADD IX,SP and ADD IY,SP instructions to fix crash in Bubble Bobble
- Altered ROM protection to fix crashes in Megabucks and others
- Altered HALT instruction to fix crashes in Chaos, Critical Mass and others
- Corrected S flag behaviour in BIT instructions to fix Sabre Wulf
- Added button support to the file browser. Files can now be selected using the d-pad and A buttons
- Added auto scrolling to the file browser. Display can now be scrolled by holding down the buttons
- File names are now displayed in the correct case in the file browser
- Added .Z80 loading support
- Added .Z80 saving support
- Implemented REIN fat library to increase hardware compatibilityArkanoid
- Games which are now compatible which weren’t in previous version:
- Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
- Bubble Bobble
- Chaos (Some graphical corruption remains)
- Critical Mass
- MegaBucks
- Sabre Wulf (Fixed rhino behaviour)
- Uridium
- Zynaps
Download: [SpeccyDS v0.2]
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