Fuse
The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator, an accurate emulator for the ZX Spectrum family and its clones.
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About Fuse
Fuse started as a ZX Spectrum emulator for Unix and has been ported to macOS, Windows, the Wii, AmigaOS and MorphOS. It accurately emulates the 16K, 48K, 128K, +2, +2A and +3, and also supports the +3e, SE, Timex machines, Pentagon and Scorpion models.
It loads .tzx tapes with accelerated loading, emulates Kempston joysticks, printers and peripherals such as the Currah μSpeech, and supports RZX input recordings including competition mode. A companion fuse-utils package provides extra tools.
Strengths
- Accurate emulation of many Spectrum models
- Accelerated .tzx tape loading
- RZX recording with competition mode
- Emulates printers and many peripherals
Limitations
- Spectrum family only
- Plain interface compared with newer emulators
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- The Fuse contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- ZX Spectrum players who want a well-established accurate emulator
- Categories
- Emulators
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Fuse
Compare allSoftware that can replace Fuse for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
ZEsarUX
An emulator for Sinclair machines, including the ZX Spectrum, ZX81, QL and Z88, plus many clones.
ZEsarUX covers every Sinclair computer, including the ZX81, QL and Z88 plus many regional clones, under GPL-3.0, though its interface is dense with options.
MAME
Documents and recreates thousands of arcade machines, consoles and old computers, with accuracy as the point.
MAME is a GPL-2.0 program covering thousands of arcade, console and computer systems in one application, so it is less focused on the Spectrum family than Fuse.
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