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Johnnyo: César Hernández Bañó, link for his own emulator

2026-11-02T18:24:26Z

César Hernández Bañó, link for his own emulator

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	\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext ZENext]\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba César Hernández Bañó], [https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster Garry Lancaster]\|\| \|\|\|ZX Next-only fork of ZEsarUX emulating most of the core 3.1.10 features to make it run NextZXOS 2.07 or 2.09 (missing some features like CTC timers). See [[ZENext:Installing\|installation notes]]\|\|Any (more easily: only Linux)\|\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext Yes]\|\|Occasionally		\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext ZENext]\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba César Hernández Bañó], [https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster Garry Lancaster]\|\| \|\|\|ZX Next-only fork of ZEsarUX emulating most of the core 3.1.10 features to make it run NextZXOS 2.07 or 2.09 (missing some features like CTC timers). See [[ZENext:Installing\|installation notes]]\|\|Any (more easily: only Linux)\|\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext Yes]\|\|Occasionally
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	\|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases ZEsarUX]\|\|César Hernández Bañó\|\|\|[[ZEsarUX:known bugs\|List]]\|\|A full feature emulator including a debugger - sometimes updated to support Next (TBBlue)\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases ZEsarUX]\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba César Hernández Bañó]\|\|\|[[ZEsarUX:known bugs\|List]]\|\|A full feature emulator including a debugger - sometimes updated to support Next (TBBlue)\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 ZESERUse]\|\|César Hernández Bañó, [https://github.com/ped7g Peter Helcmanovsky]\|\|[[ZESERUse:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Fork of older ZEsarUX 8.2 with improved emulation accuracy of (rather old) core 3.1.5\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 Yes]\|\|Rarely		\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 ZESERUse]\|\|César Hernández Bañó, [https://github.com/ped7g Peter Helcmanovsky]\|\|[[ZESERUse:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Fork of older ZEsarUX 8.2 with improved emulation accuracy of (rather old) core 3.1.5\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 Yes]\|\|Rarely

Johnnyo: added Xpeccy+

2026-11-02T14:47:19Z

added Xpeccy+

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	\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes
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			\|[https://github.com/dotkoval/xpeccy-plus Xpeccy+]
			\|\|[https://github.com/samstyle/ samstyle], [https://github.com/dotkoval Oleksandr Kovalchuk]
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			\|\|A recent ZX Spectrum specific fork of xpeccy
			\|\|Any
			\|\|Yes
			\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext ZENext]\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba César Hernández Bañó], [https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster Garry Lancaster]\|\| \|\|\|ZX Next-only fork of ZEsarUX emulating most of the core 3.1.10 features to make it run NextZXOS 2.07 or 2.09 (missing some features like CTC timers). See [[ZENext:Installing\|installation notes]]\|\|Any (more easily: only Linux)\|\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext Yes]\|\|Occasionally		\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext ZENext]\|\|[https://github.com/chernandezba César Hernández Bañó], [https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster Garry Lancaster]\|\| \|\|\|ZX Next-only fork of ZEsarUX emulating most of the core 3.1.10 features to make it run NextZXOS 2.07 or 2.09 (missing some features like CTC timers). See [[ZENext:Installing\|installation notes]]\|\|Any (more easily: only Linux)\|\|[https://gitlab.com/garrylancaster/zenext Yes]\|\|Occasionally

Johnnyo: JNext update

2026-10-27T23:09:06Z

JNext update

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	\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]		\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]
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	\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| [https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext/issues List] \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. ~~Currently in beta~~.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| [https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext/issues List] \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. The only emulator able to start QEMU with the Pi image (which it downloads on demand) and to maintain communication with it.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes

Jorgegv at 03:26, 30 July 2026

2026-07-30T03:26:54Z

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	\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]		\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]
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	\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| [https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext/issues List] \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes

Johnnyo: emulation of non-next targets out of scope of here

2026-07-24T09:58:47Z

emulation of non-next targets out of scope of here

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	\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 ZESERUse]\|\|César Hernández Bañó, [https://github.com/ped7g Peter Helcmanovsky]\|\|[[ZESERUse:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Fork of older ZEsarUX 8.2 with improved emulation accuracy of (rather old) core 3.1.5\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 Yes]\|\|Rarely		\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 ZESERUse]\|\|César Hernández Bañó, [https://github.com/ped7g Peter Helcmanovsky]\|\|[[ZESERUse:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Fork of older ZEsarUX 8.2 with improved emulation accuracy of (rather old) core 3.1.5\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/ped7g/zesarux/tree/tbblue_small_fixes2 Yes]\|\|Rarely
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	\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE ~~and Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 emulator~~. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No		\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No
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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
	\|}		\|}

Johnnyo: keeping the table in alphabetical order

2026-07-21T08:20:00Z

keeping the table in alphabetical order

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	\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]		\|[https://mdf200.itch.io/cspect CSpect]\|\|[https://lemmings.info/about/ Mike Dailly]\|\|[[CSpect:known bugs\|List]]\|\|Emulates many features of the Next and includes a fully featured debugger, complete with 24bit breakpoints and an assembler\|\|Windows ([https://lemmings.info/installing-cspect-on-a-mac/ mac]/[[Development_Tools:Linux_setup##CSpect_emulator\|linux]] with mono - mostly works)\|\|No\|\|[https://www.patreon.com/posts/crash-and-cspect-143597332 Statement of maintenance and support]
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			\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME]\|\|[https://github.com/holub holub] (Next), many contributors (MAME)\|\|[[MAME:known bugs\|List]]‎\|\|Mature multi-system emulator with good Next support. See [[MAME:Installing\|installation notes]].\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
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Johnnyo: removing what's obvious from the "Any" entry in the table

2026-07-21T08:17:33Z

removing what's obvious from the "Any" entry in the table

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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
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	\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|~~A multiplatform ZX Spectrum Next~~ emulator with ~~lots of features for developers: exhaustive~~ debugger, automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta~~, with versions for Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu), Windows and MacOS~~\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|An emulator with debugger and automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta.\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
	\|}		\|}

Jorgegv at 12:44, 17 July 2026

2026-07-17T12:44:59Z

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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
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			\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext JNext]\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv Jorge González]\|\| \|\|A multiplatform ZX Spectrum Next emulator with lots of features for developers: exhaustive debugger, automated control for CI/CD. Currently in beta, with versions for Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu), Windows and MacOS\|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/jorgegv/jnext Yes]\|\|Yes
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Johnnyo: zx_go clarify

2026-07-10T05:45:26Z

zx_go clarify

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	\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE and Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 emulator. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No		\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE and Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 emulator. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No
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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Early in development but improves. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
	\|}		\|}

Johnnyo: clarify the note

2026-07-10T05:43:46Z

clarify the note

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	\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE and Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 emulator. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No		\|[http://www.desdes.com/products/oldfiles/zeus.htm Zeus]\|\|[https://www.desdes.com/ Simon Brattel]\|\| \|\| A PC cross-assembler which includes an IDE and Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 emulator. Includes support for Next MMU banking, sprites and UART only, with remote debugging on Next hardware.\|\|Windows\|\|No\|\|No
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	\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. ~~Emulation~~ of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant ~~here~~. \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes		\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go zx_go]\|\|Conor Armstrong\|\| \|\|An emulator written in Go. Its documentation still claims more than it actually does: many games don't run or run wrong, even the simple ones. (Note: The status of emulation of non-Next Spectrums irrelevant for this wiki -- hundreds of emulators are intentionally not listed). \|\|Any\|\|[https://github.com/conorarmstrong/zx_go Yes]\|\|Yes
	\|}		\|}