MultiEmu-FS (MAME/MESS) is used to emulate ZX Spectrum games in FS Game Center. You can browse the current game list for ZX Spectrum.

Supported Media

Currently supported media:

• .dsk – When a disk image is used, the game system will automatically press RETURN. This will cause loader to be selected on the ZX Spectrum +3 menu, and the game should automatically load. You’ll have to use the spectrum+3 model (or request a new model with a floppy drive).
• .tap – When a tape image is used, the game system will automatically inject the LOAD "" command. However, you must for now manually press play on tape (from the MESS menu).
• .tzx – See .tap.
• .z80 – When .z80 media is used, the game should autostart.

Configuration Keys

The following configuration keys have special meaning for ZX Spectrum:

model

• spectrum – This is the default (no need to specify it).
• spectrum128 – This model can be used for 128KB games, for example .z80 media with [128KB] in the name.
• spectrum+3 – This model has a floppy drive and can be used for .dsk games. If another model is needed to run a .dsk game, please let us know.

viewport

By default, the entire visible display (352×296) is shown. However, most (all?) games use a much smaller display area. A common size is 256×192 (at 42, 42 from top, left). To crop the display to this area, include the following config for the game:

viewport = 0 0 352 296 = 48 48 256 192

or use other coordinates suitable for the game. You should always start with 0 0 352 296 = though.

ROM Images

In addition to game media, you also need a set of ROM images depending on the Spectrum model. The name of the files do not matter, the only requirement is that files with the  themselves are indexed in the file database.

ZX Spectrum:

f9d23f25640c51bcaa63e21ed5dd66bb2d5f63d4 1986es.rom
9e535e2e24231ccb65e33d107f6d0ceb23e99477 48e.rom
e62a431b0938af414b7ab8b1349a18b3c4407f70 48turbo.rom
ab3c36daad4325c1d3b907b6dc9a14af483d14ec bsrom118.rom
2ee2dbe6ab96b60d7af1d6cb763b299374c21776 bsrom140.rom
795c20324311dd5a56300e6e4ec49b0a694ac0b3 deutsch.rom
51165cde68e218512d3145467074bc7e786bf307 groot.rom
a701c3d4b698f7d2be537dc6f79e06e4dbc95929 gw03.rom
2a9745ba3b369a84c4913c98ede66ec87cb8aec1 hdt-iso.rom
dee814271c4d51de257d88128acdb324fb1d1d0d imc.rom
5752e6f789769475711b91e0a75911fa5232c767 iso8bm.rom
04adbdb1380d6ccd4ab26ddd61b9ccbba462a60f isomoje.rom
d7f02ed66455f1c08ac0c864c7038a92a88ba94a jgh.rom
c103e89ef58e6ade0c01cea0247b332623bd9a30 plus4.rom
0853e25857d51dd41b20a6dbc8e80f028c5befaa psycho.rom
c58ff44a28db47400f09ed362ca0527591218136 sc01.rom
5ea7c2b824672e914525d1d5c419d71b84a426a2 spectrum.rom
84ea64af06adaf05e68abe1d69454b4fc6888505 turbo2_3.rom
21ad93ffe41a4458704c866cca2754f066f6a560 turbo4_4.rom

ZX Spectrum 128:

4f4b11ec22326280bdb96e3baf9db4b4cb1d02c5 zx128_0.rom
80080644289ed93d71a1103992a154cc9802b2fa zx128_1.rom
968937b1c750f0ef6205f01c6db4148da4cca4e3 zx128s0.rom
bea3f397cc705eafee995ea629f4a82550562f90 zx128s1.rom

ZX Spectrum+3:

4e5d114b72d464cefdde0566457f52a3c0c1cae2 p3_01_4m.rom
4e5d114b72d464cefdde0566457f52a3c0c1cae2 p3_01_cm.rom
752cdd6a083ab9910348995e483541d60bb6372b p3_23_4m.rom
d062765ceb1f3cd2c94ea51cb737cac7ad6151b4 p3_23_cm.rom
e319ed08b4d53a5e421a75ea00ea02039ba6555b pl3-0.rom
c9969fc36095a59787554026a9adc3b87678c794 pl3-1.rom
22e50c6ba4157a3f6a821bd9937cd26e292775c6 pl3-2.rom
65f031caa8148a5493afe42c41f4929deab26b4e pl3-3.rom
500c0945760abeefcbd08bc22c0d07b14b336cf0 plus341.rom
e9b0a60a1a8def511d59090b945d175bdc646346 plus3sp0.rom
4e48f196427596c7990c175d135c15a039c274a4 plus3sp1.rom
09fc005625589ef5992515957ce7a3167dec24b2 plus3sp2.rom
ec8f644a81e2e9bcb58ace974103ea960361bad2 plus3sp3.rom