Here is the walkthrough for The Spectrum Firmware upgrade (v1.0.2). Firmware v1.0.1 was buggy, so I waited until a new version was available… Navigate to https://retrogames.biz/support/thespectrum/upgrade/ for the latest version! ** UPDATE ** ATENTION ** This update solves some bugs introduced in 1.0.1, but doesn’t solve them all! Version 1.0.3 is under development, and will […]
It arrived two hours ago! It’s The Spectrum unboxing time! Another product from Retro Games! Here are a few photos from unboxing to playing for the first time. I ordered the Spanish / Portuguese version, from Amazon Spain here. Unboxing A box inside the box, with the keyboard layout. The machine itself! Inside the inner
Raspberry PI Foundation just launched the Raspberry PI 400, a keyboard with a PI 4 incorporated.
Hello 70’s and 80’s Generations! As promised, I’m posting an experience of my successful setup – Raspberry PI 2 Model B with ZXBaremulator and the Recreated ZX Spectrum – plugged in to an old school Grundig CRT TV, through SCART interface. I bought these adapters at a local retail store, to connect the analog video
Hello World! Since I didn’t find an image for the Raspberry PI containing ZXBaremulator, I decided to create one, with already a few games stored, and share it with you. The file is available for download at the Downloads section. The image is for creating a 1 GB partition on a micro SD, with the
ZXBaremulator with Perdigao’s Arcade Games Selection. Free. A ready-to-flash image containing ZXBaremulator and a curated selection of games!
Hello Guys! This post shows some ZXBaremulator‘s screenshots, and gives some guidelines for starters. I also review the ZXBaremulator with the Recreated ZX Spectrum and Raspberry PI Zero W. Also show some keyboard shortcuts to access special functions, both with the Recreated ZX Spectrum and a normal Keyboard. Setup So, let’s start with our testing.
At this point, you’ll have a micro SD Card, with a Raspberry PI OS boot partition. If you executed the previous step, you have the boot partition extended to it’s maximum size. Otherwise, you have a boot partition with 256MB, hopefully with enough space to upload all your favorite games. Now, please go the ZXBaremulator
So now that you have a bootable micro SD, you’ll may want more space to store the games! Please note that the boot partition will be enough for playing your favorites. I’ve selected around 80 games, and in total they only occupy no more than 7.5 MBytes – remember that the ZX Spectrum was an
Greetings! Let’s install the ZXBaremulator on the micro SD card! On it’s site you don’t have much instructions… it’s not rocket science but you need to figure it on your own how to put everything working. Basically, you need to have a micro SD card with Raspbian / Raspberry PI OS pre-installed (the easiest way
