ZX Spectrum - Revision history

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	Fuse, also known as the Free Unix Spectrum emulator. Despite the name; it is also available on Windows, MacOS, Android and other systems including certain consoles.		Fuse, also known as the Free Unix Spectrum emulator. Despite the name; it is also available on Windows, MacOS, Android and other systems including certain consoles.

			==Tools==
			===Spectrum Analyser===
			Spectrum Analyser can load snapshots (savestates) from an emulator, it can be used to view graphics and raw loading screens. Recent versions can load 128k games and is highlighted in green in the graphics viewer if it matches the graphics that are on screen. The tool is rather buggy ranging from stop working when opened briefly showing garbage to unable to run 48k or 128k games so it is best to keep multiple versions of the tool on a computer in their own folders, one for 48k and one for 128k deleting the folder if loading shows garbage and exits.

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imported>Yawackhary: ZXSEC has a graphics viewer

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ZXSEC has a graphics viewer

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	==Usage==		==Usage==

	A bit of a paradox regarding the site but the ZX Spectrum does not use sprites at all~~. The~~ entire machine is text focused done in blocks. There is also a noticeable fault with the home computer with the colour clash or attribute clash where colours bleed over the characters when over a different position, the [[MSX]] also has this problem to a smaller degree. This made games hard to design if detailed graphics were done, either they had to either design around the blocks like Popeye and The Trap Door, just made it monochrome/two colours or ignored it looking like a mess if it happened.		A bit of a paradox regarding the site but the ZX Spectrum does not use sprites at all as the entire machine is text focused done in blocks. This means that the graphics that are in games are in monochrome (black and white) with the computer generating the palette out of a possible 8 colours, technically 16 due to a brighter palette and a darker palette. There is also a noticeable fault with the home computer with the colour clash or attribute clash where colours bleed over the characters when over a different position, the [[MSX]] also has this problem to a smaller degree. This made games hard to design if detailed graphics were done, either they had to either design around the blocks like Popeye and The Trap Door, just made it monochrome/two colours or ignored it looking like a mess if it happened. The colours are done via 8x8 blocks and is a feature for the computer since ports to the [[Amstrad CPC]] drop the palette and have the graphics monochrome e.g. Super Hang-On.

	~~Since there is no tile viewer, all~~ Spectrum rips on the site are captured using screenshots or tools using [[Animget]].		Earlier Spectrum rips on the site are captured using screenshots or tools using [[Animget]] however more recent rips are either done in tile viewers or via ZXSEC.

	==Suggested Emulators==		==Suggested Emulators==
			===ZXSEC===
			ZXSEC is the sister emulator to CPCEC and is bundled with that emulator. This is due to the Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC sharing components. [http://cngsoft.no- ip.org/cpcec.htm] (remove the space due to the site is considered a blacklisted site on the wiki)

			It is currently the only Spectrum emulator that has a graphics viewer and a pause feature. To activate the graphics viewer, enable debug and press W.

	===Fuse===		===Fuse===
	Fuse, also known as the Free Unix Spectrum emulator. Despite the name; it is also available on Windows, MacOS, Android and other systems including certain consoles.		Fuse, also known as the Free Unix Spectrum emulator. Despite the name; it is also available on Windows, MacOS, Android and other systems including certain consoles.

imported>Kosheh at 03:16, 8 February 2019

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	The '''Sinclair ZX Spectrum''' is a computer made by Sinclair Research in 1982. ~~Due to its cheap price point, it became~~ the most popular home computer in the UK in the 1980s and was for many people their first way of playing games like the [[Atari 2600]] or the [[NES]] even if it made Clive Sinclair annoyed that it was used for games. It also has a cult like status with the system, games and Clive Sinclair, sometimes in a disturbing way. As well as the UK, it was also popular in Spain and Russia had various clones of the machine. The US also got a variation called Timex-Sinclair 2048 however it was a flop and made ~~no dent in~~ the US market ~~when compared to the competition~~.		The '''Sinclair ZX Spectrum''' is a computer made by Sinclair Research in 1982. It was the most popular home computer in the UK in the 1980s and was for many people their first gaming experience. The US also got a variation called Timex-Sinclair 2048; however, it was a flop and made little impact on the US market.

	There are several models of the computer:		There are several models of the computer:

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