For example at it’s launch in 1982 the ZX Spectrum cost £175 for a 48K model (£125 for the 16K model) compared to around £400 for a Commodore 64 or BBC Microcomputer. It’s popularity was mainly due to its fantastically low price tag when compared to other computer systems while still delivering a fantastic machine. If you’ve never come across the ZX Spectrum it was the UK’s most popular home computer in the 1980s. ZX Spectrum 48K : Bill Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Your game controller won’t do anything and the game doesn’t respond your keyboard, so you end up sitting, looking at the game start screen and getting nowhere.Įverything is installed but the Fuse emulator needs to be set up correctly. If you do try playing a ZX Spectrum game you’ll probably find you can’t get it to work properly. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator is installed as part of the default setup so you simply need to add games to be able to play your Speccy favourites. It allows you to not only emulate all of the 8 and 16 bit consoles and arcade machines, but also to emulate most of the 80s and 90s home computer systems. Please take a look at my Retropie installation video to find out how to get started. Retropie is a great way to turn your Raspberry Pi into the ultimate retro gaming console and I’ve been making a few videos now on how to do just that.
