Spectral Alternatives

Spectral is described as 'Experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Spectral for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Spectral alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Spectral are DuckStation, Lemuroid, Snes9x and PPSSPP.

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  1. MESS icon
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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. FinalBurn Neo icon
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    FinalBurn Neo (FB Neo or FBN. Nee 'Alpha'.) is a source-available, multi-system emulator. Originally a multi-arcade emulator, it now additionally supports multiple home consoles and computers. It's also available as a libretro core. It's currently the only active FinalBurn fork.

    7 FinalBurn Neo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  3. Happy Chick icon
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    Happy Chick emulates more than 18 systems all in one APP, some of the included emulators are FAB/MAME/MAMEPLUS,PS,PSP,FC(NES),SFC(SNES),GBA,GBC,MD,NDS,DC,NGP,WS(WSC),PCE, ONS…etc. More games will be updated in the future...

    39 Happy Chick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Fuse icon
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    Fuse (the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) was originally, and somewhat unsurprisingly, a ZX Spectrum emulator for Unix. However, it has now also been ported to Mac OS X, which may or may not count as a Unix variant depending on your advocacy position.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. BizHawk icon
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    BizHawk is a multi-system emulator designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Retro Virtual Machine (or RVM for short) works natively in MacOs (from version Mavericks 10.9), Linux (any modern distribution) and in Microsoft Windows (from Windows Vista). RVM emulates the full spectrum of the official models of ZX Spectrum, as well as some clones like Inves...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Spectaculator icon
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    Spectaculator is the world's premier Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Microsoft® Windows® 7, XP & Vista.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. JSSpeccy icon
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    JSSpeccy is an open-source ZX Spectrum emulator written in JavaScript for the browser. Games can be played online for free at the demo site or by embedding the scripts in a web page.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Qaop icon
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    QAOP lets you play ZX Spectrum games right through your browser. Choose from a large selection of classic games or select 'Open' from the emulator's menu system to load a game from your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    RESET Collection is an emulation frontend that is easy to set up and beautiful to look at! Users are amazed by how simple, quick, and painless it is to add your games and have a sleek game collection UI with box art, backdrops, and more!.

    13 RESET Collection (Emulator Frontend) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
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