Platform: ZX Spectrum
Sqij!
Defender of the Crown
Back to the Future Part III
Space Harrier
Forgotten Worlds
Gladiator
RoboCop
Bubble Bobble
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator
Lode Runner
Brian Bloodaxe
Soft & Cuddly
Klax
RoboCop 2
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill
Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back!
Street Fighter
Rygar
Jetpac
Chase H.Q.
1942
Herbert's Dummy Run
Golden Axe
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Zaxxon
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
The Addams Family
Sanxion
Ghostbusters
Bomb Jack II
Horace Goes Skiing
Commando
Xenon
Altered Beast
Ms. Pac-Man
Zombi
Bonanza Bros.
How to Be a Complete Bastard
Eric and the Floaters
Don't Buy This
EastEnders
Popeye
Solomon's Key
Tapper
Xevious
OutRun
Turrican
Strider
Final Fight
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Warajevo was a ZX Spectrum emulator made in 1993 during the Bosnian War by Samir Ribic and Zeljko Juric. It was created in an attempt to provide nostalgia and escapism from the horrific circumstances they were surrounded by after the duo were disappointed by the Roman ZX emulator. The developers only had 2 to 3 hours a night to work on their emulator due to a low energy supply. Zeljko worked on the emulator at home, while Ribic worked on it at an army camp using a computer connected to a car battery - the latter computer would turn off whenever someone used the coffee machine, which eventually lead to its hard disc being destroyed. At one point Ribic risked his life walking through a river bed while dodging bullets to find the last Spectrum pirate in his town, who lived in one of the most dangerous areas. The first version of the emulator would be released in 1994, one year before the war ended. Juric and Ribic would survive the war, and continue working on Warajevo after peace.
Story of Warajevo:
https://worldofspectrum.net/warajevo/Story.html
Roman ZX:
http://spectrum-zx.chat.ru/faq/emu_pc.html#ROMANZX
https://worldofspectrum.net/warajevo/Story.html
Roman ZX:
http://spectrum-zx.chat.ru/faq/emu_pc.html#ROMANZX
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Clive Sinclair was knighted in 1983 for the creation of the ZX Spectrum and how its significance greatly contributed to the British industry.
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The ZX Spectrum is more widely remembered today as a video game console rather than its originally intended purpose as an affordable computer for word processing and real-world problem-solving. Hardware creator Sir Clive Sinclair reportedly considered games to be "fundamentally unserious" and was horrified that the computer he invented was becoming primarily seen as a gaming platform.