Spectacol is made and published by BogDan Vatra. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with BogDan Vatra. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to BogDan Vatra and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedLoved by users- Rating on Google Play
- 4.69
- 395 ratings
- Installs
- 62 thousand
- Last updated
- May 2, 2021
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 20.7 MB
Spectacol has 62 thousand installs. Users love it: 4.7 stars from 395 ratings.
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Spectacol for Android
★★★★☆
Christopher Hood
· Feb 22, 2025
Probably the best Spectrum emulator. The only issue I have is that saved games/data always vanishes, so I always have to start from scratch.
★★★★★
peter Time
· Nov 18, 2022
Kempston does not work, but cursor works. Has xbox 360 support using android box. Games which work with cursor joystick are 3d tank, the dark, jet set willy, space walk, space racer, sabre wulf and 1942 mission. You can get these games from the game. If you use an xbox 360 wired controller: Hit x and keyboard will be displayed. Left trigger for save state, and right to load state. Start on controller will display spectacle menu.
★★★★★
Matthew Righelato
· Dec 20, 2018
A great app, works perfectly on all the games I tried, playing through blue stacks on my laptop, just missing the rubber keys! :)
★☆☆☆☆
Steve McGarry
· Sep 29, 2019
Can't believe this tripe is being showcased with high ratings, basically it inserts a text overlay over the entire screen which makes the entire opus of text adventures unplayable. What happened to grest emulators like Marvin. In the words of the Hobbit on, who made this Shire?
★★☆☆☆
Ian Low
· Sep 6, 2019
The Kempston joystick option has stopped working on my tablet making many games unplayable. On my android box the app does not recognize any joy pad. Have tried reinstalling but no good such a shame a top emulator is now ruined.
★★☆☆☆
Seamus Doyle
· Mar 13, 2024
Kempston does not work on Bluetooth joy pad
★☆☆☆☆
Emanoil Daneliuc
· Aug 21, 2022
It's a broken program. No documentation on how to use the initial menu (i.e. choose 128k, etc.), on how to get back to "K" or "L" mode (when stuck on direct input). I suspect functionality is incomplete, too: not possible to do the above. "Beta" was not supposed to mean "incomplete". Or if yes, it should be mentioned where describing it. It's a pity, because it looked promising. Uninstalled and don't have time to install again.
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By BogDan Vatra, from Google Play“Spectacol, a free ZX Spectrum emulator”
Screenshots by BogDan Vatra, from the Google Play listing
Description by BogDan Vatra Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Spectacol (in Romanian means show) is a free (GPL v3+) ZX Spectrum emulator based on FUSE Spectrum emulator(http://fuse-emulator.sf.net)
FUSE emulator has, by far, the richest ZX features list. Spectacol enables the following features:
- Loads all ZX Spectrum files
- Accurate 16K, 48K, 128K, +2, +2A and +3 emulation
- Quick load & save snapshots. It is quite useful when you play games
- Easily select the Joystick type
- Poke finder, disassambler & inline assambler. Allows the user to crack the games and gain infinite lives quickly
- Last but not least, FUSE is very high-efficient, it needs only ~15% of CPU on a Nexus 10 to emulate your games
In addition to FUSE's features, Spectacol adds:
- Online search allows the user to access thousands of ZX Spectrum apps & games! The search results are downloaded locally and they can be used to start the games offline
- The UI is design with gamepad controls in mind. The user will be able to play all the games that support Joysticks using the gamepad.
- On screen numeric cursor (available only when a gamepad is present), allows the user to quickly start & control the games
- On Screen full/simplified 48K Keyboard needed when the numeric cursor is not enough
- On screen virtual Joystick (available only when no gamepad is present), allows the user to play the games
Be aware that, Spectacol is in BETA stage!
Please fell free to report bugs or ask for new features to https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol/issues or by using Menu->Help->Features and bugs
For more information please visit project page: https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol
This is an ad free application, please don't contact me to add any ads because I'm not going to do it!
Recent changes:
- updated to Fuse 1.6.0
- made the keyboard usable in portrait mode
- made the keyboad smaller on landscape mode (on the phones)
- added sticky CS & SS, quite useful when coding in portrait mode
- added save tape feature
- add more scallers
- add copy & paste feature to files manager
- open the menu with TV remote's Guide button
- fix sdcard permission for Android 10+
FUSE emulator has, by far, the richest ZX features list. Spectacol enables the following features:
- Loads all ZX Spectrum files
- Accurate 16K, 48K, 128K, +2, +2A and +3 emulation
- Quick load & save snapshots. It is quite useful when you play games
- Easily select the Joystick type
- Poke finder, disassambler & inline assambler. Allows the user to crack the games and gain infinite lives quickly
- Last but not least, FUSE is very high-efficient, it needs only ~15% of CPU on a Nexus 10 to emulate your games
In addition to FUSE's features, Spectacol adds:
- Online search allows the user to access thousands of ZX Spectrum apps & games! The search results are downloaded locally and they can be used to start the games offline
- The UI is design with gamepad controls in mind. The user will be able to play all the games that support Joysticks using the gamepad.
- On screen numeric cursor (available only when a gamepad is present), allows the user to quickly start & control the games
- On Screen full/simplified 48K Keyboard needed when the numeric cursor is not enough
- On screen virtual Joystick (available only when no gamepad is present), allows the user to play the games
Be aware that, Spectacol is in BETA stage!
Please fell free to report bugs or ask for new features to https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol/issues or by using Menu->Help->Features and bugs
For more information please visit project page: https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol
This is an ad free application, please don't contact me to add any ads because I'm not going to do it!
Recent changes:
- updated to Fuse 1.6.0
- made the keyboard usable in portrait mode
- made the keyboad smaller on landscape mode (on the phones)
- added sticky CS & SS, quite useful when coding in portrait mode
- added save tape feature
- add more scallers
- add copy & paste feature to files manager
- open the menu with TV remote's Guide button
- fix sdcard permission for Android 10+
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 0
- App size
- 20.7 MB
- Needs Android
- 5.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Spectacol
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 1.6.0.5
- Launched
- March 2016
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 51
- Play install range
- 50+ thousand
- Launched
- March 2016
Installs over time
Spectacol has been installed 62 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 51 times.
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About the app and developer
About Spectacol
Spectacol is an arcade app developed by BogDan Vatra.
How many times has Spectacol been installed?
Spectacol has been installed 62 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 51 times.
What is the rating of Spectacol?
Spectacol is rated 4.69 out of 5 stars, based on 400 ratings.
Is Spectacol free?
Spectacol is free. The app size is 20.65 MB. The latest version available is 1.6.0.5. The last update was on May 2, 2021.
What are the requirements for Spectacol?
Spectacol requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since March 2016.
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