Platform: ZX Spectrum
SimCity
The Addams Family
Klax
Psycho Soldier
Lode Runner
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle
Zaxxon
Death Stalker
Solomon's Key
Strider
Hungry Horace
Jet Set Willy
Commando
Ghostbusters
Gladiator
Final Fight
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Golden Axe
Zombi
Defender of the Crown
City Connection
Back to the Future
Turrican
Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back!
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Bonanza Bros.
Don't Buy This
Battlezone
The Planets
Popeye
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator
Monty on the Run
Bomb Jack II
1942
Brian Bloodaxe
Karateka
Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear
Eric and the Floaters
RoboCop
Ms. Pac-Man
Dalek Attack
Hareraiser: Finale
Xevious
EastEnders
Horace Goes Skiing
Reckless Rufus
Altered Beast
Yes Prime Minister: The Computer Game
Sqij!
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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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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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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.