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ZX Spectrum games to play online

Seven original games written for the ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K, playable right here in your browser. Each one runs in Speccy, our 48K and 128K Spectrum emulator, with AY music on the 128K.

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Apocalypso! gameplay

Flip-screen platformer · 48K and 128K

Apocalypso!

Steve has no weapon, just a jump. Cross 100 screens and ten different apocalypses, collect all 250 golden tins, then…

Crypt Caper gameplay

Castle explorer · 48K and 128K

Crypt Caper

Pick a Knight, a Wizard or a Squire and search a 60-room keep for three shards, each guarded by a creature only its own…

Gemquake gameplay

Bat and ball · 48K and 128K

Gemquake

Mine 25 crystal caverns with a pod and a ball. Catch falling capsules for multiball, lasers, fireballs and a wider pod…

Mothfall gameplay

Scrolling cave shooter · 48K and 128K

Mothfall

Fly the Lamplighter through caves that narrow zone by zone, blasting glimmer, dart and spore moths without touching the…

The Gullrock Light gameplay

Text adventure · 48K and 128K

The Gullrock Light

Autumn 1897. The keeper is missing and the light is dark. Relight the lamp on Gullrock before the steamer Marigold…

Jelly Storm gameplay

Shoot-'em-up · 48K and 128K

Jelly Storm

Defend the moon base from waves of space jellies. Watch for the red divers that break formation and swoop straight at…

Buzz Bee gameplay

Tap-to-flap · 48K and 128K

Buzz Bee

Steer a bee home through the night hedges. One tap flaps, gravity does the rest, and every gap you fly through scores a…

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