DSpec

DSpec
General
Author	Eighttwelve
Type	Computer
Version	Final
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2005/09/02
Links
Preview Version Download
Website

DSpec is a Zx Spectrum emulator for the Nintendo DS. Preview version is available for public while Donation is required for full version.

The preview version comes with a playable version of Manic Miner.

Features

• 1:1 pixel resolution means no clipped screens or resizing.
• Full sound emulation.
• Spectrum keyboard accessed via the bottom touch screen.
• Touch screen game selection with directory support.
• Supports .sna and .z80 files.
• Kempston joystick emulation via D-Pad and face buttons.
• DS d-pad and buttons can be re-configured per game and saved to memory card.

User guide

DSPEC.INI

• Drop DSPEC.INI into the root of your filesystem, along with DSPEC.
• You can edit this file to change the default control scheme and files paths.

Redefine controls within DSPEC

• Go into the settings and use the icon that looks like arrow keys.
• When editing controls withing DSPEC you can optionally save them.
• Doing so will create a file that pairs with the currently loaded ROM.
• If for example you have chuckie.sna loaded, and save the control scheme, the control file chuckie.ini will be created.
• When loading a ROM, if the default control file exists, it will be loaded and used.

Rom specific control files

• These can be created within DSPEC or manually created and dropped into the appropriate configurfation folder.
• They are only text files, so can be edited or viewed from notepad or similar.

Loading ROMs

• The load icon has been removed.
• Double tap the list entry to load it.

Screenshots

Preview version

Full version

Changelog

Public Beta 0.2b Released

• Fixed for M3, probably MP, and Supercard 1.70 also.
• New theme.
• Couple of other fixes.

Public Beta 0.2a Released

• Fixed Audio sync.
• Fixed Audio stereo output & volume.
• Too tired. You spot the changes.

Private Beta 0.2

• Fixed graphical corruption in Cobra, Gutz, and many others.
• Fixed problem with long filenames corrupting the file browser display.
• Fixed problem whereby START & SELECT are transposed when saving game INI files.
• Added interface II option to control configuration panel.
• Fixed problem with sounds panning through single speaker only.
• Added preliminary save states (uncompressed Z80's)
• Added console/log output, although very little is logged currently.

Private Beta 0.1.1

• More improvements to the GUI. Dialog buttons work better.
• Z80 support. Not sure this is quite right. Lots of stuff does work though.

Private Beta 0.1

• Fixed the Supercard SD loader (many thanks to Peacesquid for helping to test).
• Found a silly bug in the SNA loader. This should fix a few games. Starstrike 3D now works.
• Added external configuration file (DSPEC.INI).
• ROM specific control files are now supported.
• Controls can now be redefined within DSpec, and saved.
• File sorting fixed.
• Enhanced GUI. Icon layout improved. New button type added. Clock added.
• File type filtering added.
• Directories supported. Directory traversal now possible.
• Various fixes to emulation routines (Automania seems to work now).
• Partial support for Z80 snapshots (removed temporarily).
• Spectrum reset (removed temporarily).
• DSpec has file writing routines now. They may not work correctly on all media cards.

External links

• Official website - http://dspec.eighttwelve.co.uk