A note on files types

There are 4 types of file available for download on this site, where ever possible I have tried to include one of each type for each game. For the most part each type of file is handled differently by an emulator, so below is a quick guide to running each type.

(I'm assuming your using the X128 emulator, although most programs handle the files in a similar way.)

.SNA and .Z80 files

Easy peasy, just hit F5, find the file on your HDD and hit enter. The file will load up and you can start playing.

.TAP files

These are representations of actual spectrum tapes. Press F7 and load and find the game that you want to play. Then you have to decide which mode to play it in; for 128K mode the file will play automatically once you select LOADER in the menu, in 48k mode you have to do it yourself. To do this press J once (LOAD will appear on the screen) and then @ twice ("" will appear) then just press enter and away you go.

.TZX

These are the most faithful to the original spectrum tapes, and therefore the most slow and annoying (if you use the Real Spectrum Emulator however, you can flashload .TZX files into memory and play straight away.) To do this you load the file in exactly the same way as .TAP files, but then you have to start the tape playing yourself, to do this you hit ALT+F8 in X128 to start the tape, and ALT+F8 to stop it again.