Platform: ZX Spectrum
Xenon
Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back!
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle
1942
Reckless Rufus
Advanced Lawnmower Simulator
Strider
Gladiator
Tapper
Monty on the Run
Eric and the Floaters
Golden Axe
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bubble Bobble
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Sqij!
Psycho Soldier
Lode Runner
Yes Prime Minister: The Computer Game
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
International Karate +
Altered Beast
Xevious
Zombi
RoboCop
Bionic Commando
City Connection
Dalek Attack
Defender of the Crown
Solomon's Key
Jet Set Willy
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
EastEnders
OutRun
Popeye
Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear
Sanxion
Super Monaco GP
Beyond the Ice Palace
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Brian Bloodaxe
The Planets
Forgotten Worlds
The Addams Family
Don't Buy This
Bonanza Bros.
How to Be a Complete Bastard
Horace Goes Skiing
Turrican
Street Fighter
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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.