For any particular game, consult World of Spectrum - they are the authority on all things legal in this regard.įor all emulation submissions on games which World of Spectrum have indicated the game has Denied Distribution, you should find the text of the form " has reserved their rights for distribution of this game. The system ROMs have been released by Amstrad for public consumption (copyrights retained, of course) and almost all games have been sought the permission of. Unlike most systems, the majority of the Spectrum library is perfectly legal to own - original or not. The black screen should then become the familiar menu (128K) or blank (16k/48K) screen - both versions have a copyright at the bottom.įor emulators, RZX submissions are the norm & should begin with the copyright screen. There's no preamble: you should get a brief flash & then a black screen with cream border. The boot up sequence comes in two fundamental flavours: the 128K experience and the original 16K/48K experience. The TS2068 was even less compatible and was released in Portugal as the TC2068 and in Poland as the UK2086, though minor differences occur even in these three. The TC2048 came close but was not 100% compatible. The TS2048 was designed but never released. The TS1000 is NOT a Speccy - it is a clone of the ZX81 - a previous, incompatible, computer by Sinclair. There was never a system released in America which was a true clone. Also, there is an alternative operating system called TR-DOS which is not tracked (this also means Street Fighter II on the Spectrum is not tracked as it only runs under TR-DOS). These are likely to come up in conversation at some point. Two clones in particularly are often referenced: Russian Pentagon 128 and Scorpion ZS256. Like other systems, these are not fit for submission. The +3 uses 3-inch discs (the same media as the Amstrad CPC as the Spectrum was owned by Amstrad by this time).ĭue to Speccy being made from off-the-shelf components, various clones and off-shoots were made. The whole are well-known as the "Speccy".Īll but the +3 use tape for their media by default. Most are known simply by their K/+: a "+2" for example. with a particular emphasis on emulation submissions. Referee notes for ZX Spectrum Submissions
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