A ZX Spectrum emulator that takes you back to the golden era of 8-bit gaming!
About Spectaculator
Spectaculator is an arcade app developed by Spectaculator.com.
Download Statistics
Spectaculator has been downloaded 130 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 320 times. It is ranked #158 in arcade.
User Ratings
Spectaculator is rated 3.83 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 780 ratings.
App Information
Spectaculator is FREE to download. The APK download size is 19.81 MB. The latest version available is 2.6.0+70f5e44. The last update was on May 22, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Spectaculator requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2013.
Description
In April 1982, Sir Clive Sinclair launched what was to become one of the most popular home computers ever made - the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator that takes you back to the 1980s - to the golden era of 8-bit gaming!
FEATURES: • Desktop quality ZX Spectrum emulation - games and other programs run just like on a real ZX Spectrum • Play in portrait or landscape orientations • Save your game progress (four saved game slots + a single cloud save slot per game). • Cloud saves (via Dropbox). Gives the possibility of saving on one device (e.g. phone) and continue playing on another device (e.g. tablet or PC) • Enter pokes (cheats) for infinite lives, shields etc. • Lookup game hints, tips and maps • Play in black and white with TV screen simulation for the ultimate 1980s experience! • Type on a virtual ZX Spectrum keyboard • Use external Bluetooth or USB keyboards • Choose authentic cassette loading or fast play • Program in Sinclair BASIC • Play using an external arcade controller (Bluetooth or USB gamepads such as an Xbox 360 controller, iControlPad, Moga Pocket, Moga Pro, Gametel and iCade) • Use gestures (pans, taps and swipes) to control games • Localised into Spanish • In-app shop with licensed games from the original authors and publishers
ADDITIONAL FEATURES IN THE FULL VERSION:
Add your own games! - Upload and play .TAP/.TZX cassette files, .DSK disk files and .SZX/.Z80/.SNA snapshots - Add inlay artwork for your own games
Get an additional 19 officially licensed ZX Spectrum games to play (included in the upgrade): - 3D Starstrike by Realtime Games Software - Auf Wiedersehen Monty by Gremlin Graphics - Avenger by Gremlin Graphics - Bounder by Gremlin Graphics - Cyclone by Vortex Software - Dynamite Dan by Rod Bowkett/Mirrorsoft - Highway Encounter by Vortex Software - Jack The Nipper by Gremlin Graphics - Krackout by Gremlin Graphics - Jekyll & Hyde by Zenobi Software - Metabolis by Gremlin Graphics - Monty On The Run by Gremlin Graphics - On The Run by Design Design - Revolution by Vortex Software - Tau Ceti by Pete Cooke/CRL - The Way Of The Tiger by Gremlin Graphics - Albatrossity by Jonathan Cauldwell - Battery's Not Precluded by Jonathan Cauldwell - The Fantastic Mister Fruity by Jonathan Cauldwell
... with more available from the in-app shop.
ADDITIONAL GAME PACKS: The following officially licensed game packs are available from the in-app shop:
Design Design Games Pack - 5 Games. Includes Halls of the Things, Dark Star - All proceeds go to the Anthony Nolan Organisation
Zenobi Adventure Pack Vol. 1 - 6 games. Includes Aura-Scope, The Gods of War, Leopold The Minstrel
Zenobi Adventure Pack Vol. 2 - 6 games. Includes The Khangrin Plans, The Krazy Kartoonist Kaper
Zenobi Adventures Vol. 3 - 5 games. Includes The Apprentice, The Bardic Rite, Jester Quest
The following single games are available from the in-app shop: - Carrier Command - Dynamite Dan II - Frank N. Stein - Laser Squad (Free!) - Lords Of Chaos (Free!) - The Lords Of Midnight
Recent changes: • Reworked for modern versions of Android and devices. • Add immersive, full screen mode. • Fixed Dropbox cloud saves.
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Very nice emulator, seems to work with everything I tried. Would be nice if it had the spectrum+ keyboard rather than the 48k keyboard. The lack of the extended keywords and graphical symbols makes coding tricky without a crib sheet. Otherwise, seems o.k.
★★★★★Robert John· Nov 19, 2024
This is an excellent emulator with fully configurable controls, spot-on graphics/sound emulation (the best on Android IMHO), save game slots, and ability to add your own games and Bogart. 19-11-2024. I've just noticed Spectacular was updated in May to work on newer phones that don't support old 32-bit apps. In 2022, I was very disappointed when my new shiny phone wouldn't run Spectacular. Thanks to Jonathan Needle for updating it and welcome back Spectacular! 😊
★★☆☆☆Roy Booth· Jun 4, 2020
I purchased the full version but when I try to add files to mentioned Folder /storage/emulated/0/Spectacular <<< in any format tzx, tap,sna they are not showing up yet when i goto the folder via My files I can see all the files are there... What am I doing wrong.
★☆☆☆☆Alan Strachan· Jan 1, 2024
Unable to play games unless you either buy them from the dev or upgrade to the paid version of the app.
★★☆☆☆Daniel Johnson· Sep 29, 2021
The onscreen keyboard is unusable and not synced to the bottom press I press button 1, and it hits a button in the bottom row
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