Nestopia is another emulator which features great simulation of crappy TVs. It’s quite easy to set up, but being a computer rather than a console, there are some technical things you need to know. The current favourite Commodore emulator is VICE or Versatile Commodore Emulator featuring additional emulators for C64, Pet and VIC20. This is also a good stick for playing the Commodore 64. Speed link used to make one so keep an eye out for one of those on eBay. To rig up your USB game controller, choose “Preferences -> Joystick -> setup” and configure the buttons and orientation of your stick.įor authenticity, try to find a Kempston joystick replica with USB. To set up your chosen machine, choose “Preferences -> Machine” and click the Check button. The benefits of the later machines were good sound and faster processors. You can configure your virtual Spectrum to be an original 48k one, 128k, and every other version in between including the Timex versions.
The emulator for Mac which runs Spectrum games is called Fuse.
