Which speccy emulator do you use? - Page 8

Dunny · 11 January 2017, 00:43

Spud was written by a chap who goes by the name of Karingal - he's know to be a touch hard-nosed in his dealings with the WOS forums (where he's one of the mods).

Care to elaborate on your experience?

hexaae · 12 January 2017, 03:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by volvo_0ne

I'm not surprised nobody has mentioned "SPUD" for PC.

SPUD crashes badly and won't run on Windows 10

AnnaWu · 13 January 2017, 13:10

I prefer to use UnrealSpeccy.

TimeGal (CD image)

hexaae · 19 January 2017, 17:45

Up-to-date list of ZX Emulators
http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs...r-zx-spectrum/

BTW, there is also a stable SpecEmu 3.1 version, including Kempston support for your modern gamepad/joystick, fullscreen, and other options often missing in other emulators, that has no issues with Windows 10 14393.693 (no slowdowns):
http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs.../1224-specemu/
Still the best.

hexaae · 07 May 2018, 09:48

SpecEmu up to 3.1 07/08/2012 was very accurate and supported joystick too, but recent updates have audio desync issues. You can hear the issue with Chronos 48K (amazing soundtrack!).

Was my favorite because of the accuracy and must-have joystick support…

Ok, have to switch to ZXSpin now…

Anubis · 09 May 2018, 18:48

FUSE (win and linux)

FUSE * lr-fuse (RetroPie)

Speccy

ZXSpin

Zero

(in this order

)

hexaae · 11 May 2018, 18:03

What's missing ZXSpin 0.7 compared to Speccy or FUSE? I think it has everything you need, including:

Keystick remap and real Joystick support
DirectX/DDraw/GDI rendering with scaling and filters (e.g. null, Hq2x, ...)
aspect ratio and palette adjustment
fullscreen/window support
(editable) scanlines filters
nice and intuitive GUI

Timing routines in ZXSpin are also perfect and you can do heavy multitasking with Windows 10 without losing a single note playing Chronos 48K 5 channels (!) music (many ZX spectrum emulators fail during this test)

Leandro Jardim · 11 May 2018, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by hexaae

Timing routines in ZXSpin are also perfect and you can do heavy multitasking with Windows 10 without losing a single note in Chronos 48K (many ZX spectrum emulators fail during this test)

Does it work for you? How do you did it to work on Windows 10?

hexaae · 11 May 2018, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leandro Jardim

Does it work for you? How do you did it to work on Windows 10?

What's the issue? Runs flawlessly here, no compatibility settings or hacks needed… please try version 0.7 from the link in #147, as I've seen many sites have old version 0.666.

(ZXSpin 0.7)

My full specs:
Windows 10 x64 1803 (17134.48), Nvidia drivers 397.64 WHQL (1920x1080 75Hz G-Sync display), GeForce Experience 3.7.0.81

Gaming laptop ASUS G751JY
Chipset: Intel HM87 Lynx Point, CPU: i7-4860HQ, RAM: 24GB DDR3L 2133MHz, Gfx card: GTX 980M (GM204M, 10DE-1617/1043-22DA Rev A1, vBIOS v84.04.48.00.39), 4GB GDDR5 (Micron)], Screen: LG Philips LP173WF4-SPD1 (LGD046C) 17" with G-Sync, desktop res: 1080p 75Hz, HD: SSD 2TB 540MB/s, Audio:Realtek HD (ALC668), OS: Windows 10 x64, Controllers: Competition Pro USB arcade joystick SpeedLink SL-6603-SPORTS-EU, XBox One Bluetooth controller, Microsoft PN7-00004 Bluetooth mouse

Leandro Jardim · 11 May 2018, 19:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by hexaae

What's your problem with it? Runs flawlessly here, no compatibility settings or hacks… please try the version from the link in #147

Strange, now it's working! It only worked before on my Windows 7 computer...

Thank you hexaae for trying to help, but now it is working!

ZXSpin is really a pretty good emulator, confirmed!

Anubis · 11 May 2018, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by hexaae

What's missing ZXSpin 0.7 compared to Speccy or FUSE? I think it has everything you need, including:

Keystick remap and real Joystick support
DirectX/DDraw/GDI rendering with scaling and filters (e.g. null, Hq2x, ...)
aspect ratio and palette adjustment
fullscreen/window support
(editable) scanlines filters
nice and intuitive GUI

Timing routines in ZXSpin are also perfect and you can do heavy multitasking with Windows 10 without losing a single note playing Chronos 48K 5 channels (!) music (many ZX spectrum emulators fail during this test)

I use all 3 and it is rare that something will not play in one, but plays in others. Sure, ZX Spin has lots of extra stuff, but it is missing on going development. (for almost 10 years now)

Dunny · 11 May 2018, 20:43

I will go back to developing ZXSpin at some point. Probably later this year as I have some pretty big plans for it.

Anubis · 11 May 2018, 21:04

Had no idea you are developer of ZXSpin.

MigaTech · 11 May 2018, 21:12

The one on the free disk with CU Amiga. It works but there is only one game "Batman". Fun but seems strange to me, as I owned a Commodore 64 back in the day and it was superior over Spectrum and its games.

Never owned a Spectrum but knew friends who had them. I could never fully understand the appeal. Colour clash was terrifying and the sound was just awful. Nevertheless, they were clever for the size. The resolution only improved when Amstrad bought them out in 1986 and introduce the CPC tech, to the 48 and 128.

I have much respect for Sir Sinclair! Although he doesn't want to be remembered as Mr Jet Set F***ing Willy!

Anubis · 11 May 2018, 21:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by MigaTech

I have much respect for Sir Sinclair! Although he doesn't want to be remembered as Mr Jet Set F***ing Willy!

Psst.... not supposed to say C64 was better then ZX Spectrum, at least not in Spectrum thread.

And you are right, there are better 'things' to remember Sir Sinclair by....

hexaae · 11 May 2018, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

I use all 3 and it is rare that something will not play in one, but plays in others. Sure, ZX Spin has lots of extra stuff, but it is missing on going development. (for almost 10 years now)

I'm a very picky user and I can grant ZXSpin has no missing (important) feature. On the contrary offers perfect emulation, and a lot of extra features you can find in the others blended together. It also loads all formats without issues. It's a winner for me, and I'm very happy to have finally switched to ZXSpin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

I will go back to developing ZXSpin at some point. Probably later this year as I have some pretty big plans for it.

Anubis · 12 May 2018, 23:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by hexaae

I'm a very picky user and I can grant ZXSpin has no missing (important) feature. On the contrary offers perfect emulation, and a lot of extra features you can find in the others blended together. It also loads all formats without issues. It's a winner for me, and I'm very happy to have finally switched to ZXSpin

Glad you love it.

IMHO Speculator is still best spectrum emulator, but being commercial, I decline to pay for something you can get for free. Same goes for Spectrum4.

Reason I like FUSE is that raspberrypi retropie uses its core in retroarch.

Dunny · 12 May 2018, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by MigaTech

The resolution only improved when Amstrad bought them out in 1986 and introduce the CPC tech, to the 48 and 128

What exactly did Amstrad do that improved the Speccy?

MigaTech · 12 May 2018, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

Psst.... not supposed to say C64 was better then ZX Spectrum, at least not in Spectrum thread.

And you are right, there are better 'things' to remember Sir Sinclair by....

My apologies to Spectrum lovers. Your link to the C5 was epic! Although he wasn't that far off another amazing design for the future! He is a clever man, I admire his never give up attitude.

After all electric cars are going to dominate soon! Just a shame he designed the C5 to represent a glorified go cart. His X1 was no better either.

Anyways, I am not sure what version or who did the CU Amiga freebie, but that is the Spectrum emulator I use, it works quite good too.

Bastich · 13 May 2018, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

I will go back to developing ZXSpin at some point. Probably later this year as I have some pretty big plans for it.

That would be great as it is my favourite ZX emulator. The only issue I have had is with joypads during initialisation and configuration paths (when copy and pasting it).

13 January 2017, 13:10	#143
AnnaWu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 561	I prefer to use UnrealSpeccy. TimeGal (CD image) Last edited by AnnaWu; 13 January 2017 at 13:36.

07 May 2018, 09:48	#145
hexaae Bug hunter Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 2,161	SpecEmu up to 3.1 07/08/2012 was very accurate and supported joystick too, but recent updates have audio desync issues. You can hear the issue with Chronos 48K (amazing soundtrack!). Was my favorite because of the accuracy and must-have joystick support… Ok, have to switch to ZXSpin now… Last edited by hexaae; 07 May 2018 at 13:49.

11 May 2018, 18:03	#147
hexaae Bug hunter Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 2,161	What's missing ZXSpin 0.7 compared to Speccy or FUSE? I think it has everything you need, including: Keystick remap and real Joystick support DirectX/DDraw/GDI rendering with scaling and filters (e.g. null, Hq2x, ...) aspect ratio and palette adjustment fullscreen/window support (editable) scanlines filters nice and intuitive GUI Timing routines in ZXSpin are also perfect and you can do heavy multitasking with Windows 10 without losing a single note playing Chronos 48K 5 channels (!) music (many ZX spectrum emulators fail during this test) Last edited by hexaae; 11 May 2018 at 19:54.

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11 January 2017, 00:43	#141
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,975	Spud was written by a chap who goes by the name of Karingal - he's know to be a touch hard-nosed in his dealings with the WOS forums (where he's one of the mods). Care to elaborate on your experience?

19 January 2017, 17:45	#144
hexaae Bug hunter Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 2,161	Up-to-date list of ZX Emulators http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs...r-zx-spectrum/ BTW, there is also a stable SpecEmu 3.1 version, including Kempston support for your modern gamepad/joystick, fullscreen, and other options often missing in other emulators, that has no issues with Windows 10 14393.693 (no slowdowns): http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs.../1224-specemu/ Still the best.

09 May 2018, 18:48	#146
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	FUSE (win and linux) FUSE * lr-fuse (RetroPie) Speccy ZXSpin Zero (in this order )

11 May 2018, 20:43	#152
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,975	I will go back to developing ZXSpin at some point. Probably later this year as I have some pretty big plans for it.

11 May 2018, 21:04	#153
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	Had no idea you are developer of ZXSpin.

11 May 2018, 21:12	#154
MigaTech Only Amiga !! Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 588	The one on the free disk with CU Amiga. It works but there is only one game "Batman". Fun but seems strange to me, as I owned a Commodore 64 back in the day and it was superior over Spectrum and its games. Never owned a Spectrum but knew friends who had them. I could never fully understand the appeal. Colour clash was terrifying and the sound was just awful. Nevertheless, they were clever for the size. The resolution only improved when Amstrad bought them out in 1986 and introduce the CPC tech, to the 48 and 128. I have much respect for Sir Sinclair! Although he doesn't want to be remembered as Mr Jet Set F***ing Willy!

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