Platform: ZX Spectrum
Bionic Commando
Hungry Horace
Jetpac
EastEnders
Psycho Soldier
Super Monaco GP
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
ThunderCats: The Lost Eye of Thundera
Gladiator
SimCity
Zombi
RoboCop
Strider
Herbert's Dummy Run
The Planets
Dalek Attack
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle
Eric and the Floaters
Rygar
Beyond the Ice Palace
Final Fight
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
City Connection
Lode Runner
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill
Turrican
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back!
Don't Buy This
Wanted!: Monty Mole
Chase H.Q.
Back to the Future
Golden Axe
Battlezone
The Addams Family
Xevious
Yes Prime Minister: The Computer Game
Days of Thunder
Monty on the Run
Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear
Forgotten Worlds
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Death Stalker
Ghostbusters
Zaxxon
Xenon
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator
Soft & Cuddly
Popeye
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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 led 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.