ZX Spectrum Software

The following is a list of ZX Spectrum Software in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other software may have been published. If you have any software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 163 ZX Spectrum Software in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
007 Spy Date: 1983 007 Spy

This is a software copying utility for the ZX Spectrum

Software House : ZX-Guaranteed
Author : Geoff A. Bobker

16/48 Tape 04 Date: 1984 16/48 Tape 04

PiranahRescodeLong Way Home Vol

Software House : Argus Press
Author : Various

16/48 Tape 06 Date: 1984 16/48 Tape 06

Crazy KongEscapeSorcererMonkeyRace  

Software House : Argus Press
Author : Various

20 Programs for the ZX Spectrum (Cambridge Colour Collection) Date: 1982 20 Programs for the ZX Spectrum (Cambridge Colour Collection)

Series: Cambridge Colour Collection Printed book of programs for the Spectrum, with a cassette including the programs ready for loading

Software House : Richard Altwasser
Author : Richard Altwasser

48K Melbourne Draw Date: Unknown 48K Melbourne Draw

 

Software House : Melbourne House
Author :

Abersoft Forth Date: 1983 Abersoft Forth

Comes in a plain black box

Software House : Melbourne House
Author :

Adding & Subtracting Date: 1983 Adding & Subtracting

Fun way of learning mathematics

Software House : Widgit Programmes
Author : Widgit

Airwolf 2 (Encore) Date: 1987 Airwolf 2 (Encore)

Software House : Hit-Pak (re-release by Encore)
Author : Neil Latarche

Astro Maths Date: 1983 Astro Maths

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Astron Date: 1983 Astron

Software House : dk'tronics
Author :

Atom Ant Date: 1990 Atom Ant

Software House : Hi-Tec Software
Author :

Best of PCW Software for the Spectrum (16k & 48k) Date: 1983 Best of PCW Software for the Spectrum (16k & 48k)

Software House : Century Software
Author : Personal Computer World

Beyond Horizons - Spectrum Memory Introduced Date: 1983 Beyond Horizons - Spectrum Memory Introduced

Software designed to help users understand the function of memory on the Spectrum, and how to make use of it

Software House : East London Robotics Ltd
Author : East London Robotics Ltd

Blast - The Spectrum Basic Compiler Date: 1985 Blast - The Spectrum Basic Compiler

Software House : Oxford Computer Systems
Author : OCS

Bristles Date: 1984 Bristles

Software House : Statesoft
Author :

Cassette 50 (Sealed) Date: 1983 Cassette 50 (Sealed)

Spectrum   

Software House : Cascade
Author :

Challenge of the Gobots Date: 1985 Challenge of the Gobots

Vehicle based side scrolling shoot em u

Software House : Reaktor
Author : Tony Crowther, Antony Crowther, Ross Goodley, Tony Cooper, Ben Daglish

CHAMP Date: 1984 CHAMP

Cassette free with Home Computer Advanced Course

Software House : PSS
Author : PSS

Chickin Chase Date: Chickin Chase

Spectrum 48K+ Also known as Chicken Chase, and the Oric release was known as Cock' In

Software House : Firebird
Author :

Chimera Date: 1985 Chimera

Isometric adventure, starring a cute robo

Software House : Super Silver Firebird
Author : Shahid Ahmad

Classic Pattern Writer Date: Classic Pattern Writer

Full knitting instructions in graphics and text

Software House : T C Mason
Author :

Computer Aided Drawing Date: 1988 Computer Aided Drawing

Software House : Andrew Clark
Author : Andrew Clark

Computer Studies (O-level & CSE) (48k) Date: 1984 Computer Studies (O-level & CSE) (48k)

Software House : Longman Software
Author : Longman Software

Crash Feb 90 Date: 1990 Crash Feb 90

Eskimo EddieApache GoldJasons GemEgghea

Software House : Crash
Author : Various

Cup and Bowl Date: 1984 Cup and Bowl

Software House : Walker Books
Author : Walker Books

Cybertanks Date: 1983 Cybertanks

An arcade maze game where the player drives their tank in combat with other tanks

Software House : Star Dreams
Author :

Data Genie Date: 1986 Data Genie

Software House : Audiogenic
Author : Audiogenic

Database Date: 1982 Database

Software House : Gemini Marketing Ltd
Author : Peter Meherne, Dale Hubbard

David Jones Microdrives 1 Date: 1985 David Jones Microdrives 1

Collection of Microdrives with source code and utilities Labels on Microdrives are as follows KT Planet Graphics Spell128K-B KTGraf-Comb KT2 X$ Etc 128 KT Graph Build 128 KT2 8 Etc 128 KT Screen$23-1-86 Finders Keepers KT-L KT2 8 Etc 48 Spell 128K A Screen$ KT2 X $ Etc 48 Demo KT-2 128 Demo-KT-1 128 Blank Label KT Grafbuild 48 KT-2

Software House : David Jones
Author : David Jones

David Jones Microdrives 2 Date: 1985 David Jones Microdrives 2

Collection of Microdrives with source code and utilities Labels on Microdrives are as follows Unreadable Blank Bird-Graf M800-1 Gen-Graf Working 1 ? Hunter StormGraf 10

Software House : David Jones
Author : David jones

David Jones Microdrives 3 Date: 1985 David Jones Microdrives 3

Collection of Microdrives with source code and utilities Labels on Microdrives are as follows Autotrans Transexpress Supercode 3 Blank Graphad Ballboard Utilities Graphics Hotshot$

Software House : David Jones
Author : David Jones

Delta Wing Date: 1986 Delta Wing

Software House : Mastertronic Added Dimension
Author :

Dietron Date: 1983 Dietron

Total control of your diet at your fingertips

Software House : Custom Data Ltd
Author : Peggy Brusseau, Peter Cox

Distron Date: 1983 Distron

Software House : dk'tronics
Author :

Dk'tronics Parallel Centronics Interface Date: 1988 Dk'tronics Parallel Centronics Interface

Runs all parallel centronics type printers Controlling software fully relocatable Interfaces with any software using the printer channel e

Software House : dk'tronics/Ram Electronics
Author :

DLAN Date: 1983 DLAN

Display Language for ZX Spectrum

Software House : Campbell Systems
Author : Campbell Systems

Doombase Date: 1987 Doombase

Flick screen platform action, where the player must drop bombs on top of the enemies, while flying around on a jetpack

Software House : Sparklers
Author : Essential consultants

Editor Assembler Date: 1984 Editor Assembler

"The most versatile Machine Code ASSEMBLER available for the ZX Spectrum, it is used and recommended by professional software writers

Software House : Picturesque
Author :

Equations and inequalities Date: 1983 Equations and inequalities

Software House : Rose software
Author :

Fairlight the legend Date: 1988 Fairlight the legend

Software House : The Micro-selection
Author : The Edge

Figaro II (48k) Date: 1982 Figaro II (48k)

Software House : Saxon Computing
Author : Saxon Computing

Fist II Date: 1986 Fist II

Spectrum 48/12

Software House : Mastertronic
Author : Damian Watharow, Bill McIntosh, Steven Taylor, Frank Oldham, Gregg Barnett, Consult Computer Systems, David John Rowe

Full Screen Editor/Assembler Date: 1983 Full Screen Editor/Assembler

Software House : OCP
Author : James Hutchby

Fun School 2 - for 6-8 year olds Date: Fun School 2 - for 6-8 year olds

Software House : Database Educational Software
Author :

Fun School 2 - for the over 8s Date: Fun School 2 - for the over 8s

Software House : Database Educational Software
Author :

Geography: Environmental Studies Date: 1984 Geography: Environmental Studies

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Geometry Date: Unknown Geometry

Software House : rose software
Author :

Goldilocks Date: 1984 Goldilocks

I can read sentences software for children up to 6 years old

Software House : Arrow
Author : Five Ways Software

Grand National Date: 1985 Grand National

Software House : Elite Systems (Re-release by encore)
Author :

Graphics Pack Date: 1985 Graphics Pack

Software House : DK
Author : Piers Letcher

Guerrilla War Date: 1988 Guerrilla War

Software House : Ocean
Author :

Head over Heels Date: 1987 Head over Heels

Software House : Ocean
Author :

Infrared Date: 1982 Infrared

 Machine code disassembler for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Software House : ACS Software
Author :

Intermediate Level German Date: 1984 Intermediate Level German

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Jungle Maths Date: 1983 Jungle Maths

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Jungle Maths Junior Date: 1983 Jungle Maths Junior

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Junior Education Date: 1982 Junior Education

 

Software House : Calpac
Author :

Junior Maths Pack Date: 1984 Junior Maths Pack

Ages 5 - 11

Software House : Micro Mart Software
Author :

Kai Temple Date: 1986 Kai Temple

Software House : Firebird
Author : Ian Wright, Philip Greenwood, Sam Clarke

Kwikload Date: 1984 Kwikload

Software House : "k-header"
Author :

Learn to Read 1 Date: 1984 Learn to Read 1

Learn to Read 1 is the first in a series designed for children who are just beginning to read

Software House : Macmillian Education
Author : Fisher-Marriott

Learn to Read 2 Date: 1984 Learn to Read 2

Learn to Read 2 follows on from Learn to Read 1

Software House : Macmillian Education
Author : Fisher-Marriott

Learn to Read 3 Date: 1984 Learn to Read 3

Learn to Read 3 follows on from the earlier programs in the series and builds on the child's progress so far

Software House : Macmillian Education
Author : Fisher-Marriott

Learn to Read 4 Date: 1984 Learn to Read 4

Learn to Read 4 is the alphabet program in the Learn to Read series

Software House : Macmillian Education
Author : Fisher-Mariott

Learn to Read 5 Date: 1984 Learn to Read 5

Learn to Read 5 teaches children positional language in a way which is colourful and fun

Software House : Sinclair Research Limited
Author : Macmillan Education

Lifeguard Date: 1987 Lifeguard

Program designed to allow players to obtain infinite lives in all their favourite Spectrum games

Software House : Romantic Robot
Author : Simon Hughes

Light Pen 16K/48K Date: 1984 Light Pen 16K/48K

Software House : dk'tronics
Author : dk'tronics

Linkword French (48k) Date: 1984 Linkword French (48k)

Software House : Silversoft
Author : Silversoft

Linkword Spanish Date: 1984 Linkword Spanish

Language system to learn Spanish faster and easier than others

Software House : Silversoft
Author : Silversoft

Logic 3 Date: Logic 3

Software House : N/A
Author : N/A

Logo Date: 1984 Logo

Software House : Sinclair
Author : Logo Computer Systems

Los Angeles Swat Date: 1987 Los Angeles Swat

Spectrum 48/128/Plus 2  

Software House : Enterainment USA
Author : Chris Fayers

Machine Code for Beginners Date: Unknown Machine Code for Beginners

Software House : dream
Author :

Machine Code Test Tool (16k/48k/Timex Sinclair 2000) Date: 1982 Machine Code Test Tool (16k/48k/Timex Sinclair 2000)

Software House : Oxford Computer Publishing
Author : F O Ainley

Mask Date: 1987 Mask

Spectrum 48/128

Software House : Gremlin
Author : Stuart Gregg, Tony R. Porter, Kevin Bulmer, Ben Daglish

Maths II Date: 1983 Maths II

Software House : Scisoft
Author :

Mcoder II Date: 1983 Mcoder II

Software House : PSS
Author : PSS

Mega BASIC Date: Unknown Mega BASIC

Software House : Pluse sprite designer
Author :

Melbourne Draw Date: 1983 Melbourne Draw

No Front Cover

Software House : Melbourne House
Author : Philip Mitchell

Micro-Prolog Date: Unknown Micro-Prolog

With book - Micro-Prolog Primer  

Software House : LPA
Author :

Mini Office Date: 1984 Mini Office

Software House : Database Software
Author : Supersonic Software

Ms Pac-Man Date: Ms Pac-Man

Spectrum 

Software House : Atarisoft
Author :

Multiload Date: 1986 Multiload

Develop sophisticated loading routines for your home-produced games

Software House : Foraits Software
Author : Foraits Software

Odd One Out Date: 1984 Odd One Out

Software House : Walker Books
Author : Walker Books

Omnicalc 2 Date: 1984 Omnicalc 2

Spreadsheet for the 48K Spectrum "With Graphics!"

Software House : Microsphere
Author : Microsphere

Operation Caretaker Date: 1985 Operation Caretaker

Utility software to take care of your Spectrum's tape loading system, includes a screwdriver to make adjustments to the mechanism

Software House : Globe Software
Author : Marc Isherwood, Peter Green

Paint Plus Date: 1985 Paint Plus

"The most imaginative graphics programming software for your Spectrum

Software House : Print 'n' Plotter
Author : Joe Gillespie

Paintbox Date: 1983 Paintbox

Software House : Print n Plotter Products Ltd
Author : Joe Gillespie

Personal Banking System Date: 1982 Personal Banking System

Banking software that helps users keep track of balances and payments

Software House : Micromega
Author : J P Gibbons

Physics Date: 1983 Physics

Study Physics for ages 13+

Software House : Scisoft
Author : Scisoft

Physics O Level Revision Date: 1984 Physics O Level Revision

Software House : Longman Software
Author : Longman

Print Utilities Date: Unknown Print Utilities

 

Software House : Andrew Pennell
Author :

Program - The Magazine of the Home Computer Club Date: Unknown Program - The Magazine of the Home Computer Club

Blockbusters Every Second Counts The Krypton Facto

Software House : Ocean
Author :

Projector 1 Date: 1984 Projector 1

Software House : McGrawhill
Author : Computer Aided Training

Punch-Card Date: Punch-Card

Knitting software for the ZX Spectrum

Software House : Knitsoft
Author : Knitsoft

Quackshot Date: 1985 Quackshot

Inspired by the Tutankham arcade game, this is a maze collecting game

Software House : Sparklers
Author : Clement Laurence, Stephen Pryke

Quartet (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Quartet (Hit Squad)

Sega Arcade machine conversion  

Software House : Hit Squad
Author : Antony R. Lill, Antony R. Hartley, Nick Bruty

Quick Thinking! Date: 1983 Quick Thinking!

Software House : Mirrorsoft
Author : Mirrorsoft

Quick Thinking! (Sealed) Date: 1983 Quick Thinking! (Sealed)

Software House : Mirrorsoft
Author : Widgit Software

R.A.F. Tunes of Glory Date: 1980 R.A.F. Tunes of Glory

Software House : C. R.C. Limited
Author :

Red Riding hood Date: 1984 Red Riding hood

Software, accompanying software to help children learn

Software House : Arrow
Author : Five Ways Software

S.U. Six Date: Unknown S.U. Six

Software House :
Author :

Samantha Fox Strip Poker Date: 1986 Samantha Fox Strip Poker

A game of poker featuring TV presenter and topless pin-up Sam Fox

Software House : Marteck
Author : Software Communications

Scisoft Genetics Date: Scisoft Genetics

Educational software developed by Scisoft 

Software House : Scisoft
Author :

Scope II - The Games Designer Date: 1983 Scope II - The Games Designer

Software House : Interactive Software People
Author : Interactive Software People

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K Tape - G1/S Date: 1982 Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K Tape - G1/S

Original tape supplied with the 16K ZX Spectrum

Software House : ICL
Author :

Skyfox Date: 1985 Skyfox

Take control of one of the most advanced air craft of all time to destroy the enemy force both on the ground and in the air

Software House : Ariolasoft
Author : Ray Tobey, Jackson "Butch" Guice

Small Business Accounts Date: 1982 Small Business Accounts

Software House :
Author :

Softek Spectrum Compiler Date: 1982 Softek Spectrum Compiler

 

Software House : Softek
Author :

Softek 'IS' Basic Compiler Date: 1983 Softek 'IS' Basic Compiler

Cassette and case only, no inla

Software House : Softek
Author :

SpecDrum Latin Kit + Kit Editor Date: 1985 SpecDrum Latin Kit + Kit Editor

Collection of Latin beats for the SpecDrum Digital Drum System

Software House : Cheetah Marketing
Author :

Special Agent Date: Unknown Special Agent

Software House : Heieneman
Author : Heineman

Spectext Date: 1984 Spectext

The Spectrum word processor

Software House : McGrawhill
Author : computer aided training

Spectrosim Date: 1984 Spectrosim

Assembly Language programmer, to aid budding programmers who wish to cross the threshold between BASIC and machine code programming

Software House : Shiva Software
Author : Shiva Software

Spectrum Assembly Language Course Date: Spectrum Assembly Language Course

Part of the Dr Watson series Contains a complete course with text and software

Software House : Honeyfold Software
Author : Honeyfold Software

Spectrum Bug 2 Date: Spectrum Bug 2

Software House :
Author :

Spectrum Forth Date: 1983 Spectrum Forth

A program allowing the user to code using Forth on a ZX Spectrum

Software House : Arctic
Author :

Spectrum Monitor Date: 1984 Spectrum Monitor

The ideal tool to help the Machine Code beginner to get started

Software House : Picturesque
Author : Picturesque

Spectrum Slow Scan Transceive & Design Date: Unknown Spectrum Slow Scan Transceive & Design

two cassette

Software House : J & p Electronics Ltd
Author :

Spectrum Special 3 Date: 1983 Spectrum Special 3

Software House : stewart and jones
Author :

Spectsound (16k/48k) Date: 1982 Spectsound (16k/48k)

Software House : PDQ Software
Author : PDQ Software

Startrek & Towers of Brahma Date: 1983 Startrek & Towers of Brahma

Two games on one tape from Star Dreams

Software House : Star Dreams
Author :

Stellar Holocaust (Unreleased) Date: 16th January 1986 Stellar Holocaust (Unreleased)

An unreleased ZX Spectrum game that was cancelled in late 1987 or early 1988

Software House : A 'n' F Software (Unreleased)
Author : Peter Carmpouloni, Dave Selwood, Bob Shaw

Stop and Reveals Date: 1985 Stop and Reveals

A utility to stop programs and display hidden BASIC commands inside machine code

Software House : R. Kerr
Author : Kerr

Sum Scruncher Date: 1983 Sum Scruncher

Educational game for children aged 6 and up which practises addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Software House : Longman Software
Author : Longman

Super Toolkit Date: Super Toolkit

Software House : Nectarine
Author :

Superchess 3.0 Date: 1983 Superchess 3.0

Software House : CP Software
Author :

Superchess II Date: 1983 Superchess II

Software House :
Author :

System 15000 Date: 1984 System 15000

 

Software House : Craig Communications
Author :

Tape Copier Date: 1984 Tape Copier

A tape copying program for the ZX Spectrum

Software House : Lerm Software
Author : Lerm Software

Tas-Sign Date: 1987 Tas-Sign

Software House : Tasman
Author : Tasman

Tasmerge - The Mail Merger Date: 1984 Tasmerge - The Mail Merger

 

Software House : Tasman Software
Author :

Tasword Date: 1982 Tasword

Software House : Tasmas Software
Author :

Tasword Plus Two Date: 1986 Tasword Plus Two

Software House : Tasman Software Ltd
Author : Tasman Software Ltd

Tasword Two Date: 1983 Tasword Two

cassette 48k ra

Software House : Tasman Software
Author :

Tasword Two Date: Tasword Two

Software House : Tasman
Author : Tasman

The Artist II Date: 1986 The Artist II

Software House : Softechnics
Author : Softtech

The Complete Machine Code Tutor Date: 1984 The Complete Machine Code Tutor

Software House : New Generation Software
Author : New Generation Software

The Data Base Date: 1982 The Data Base

The Data Base is a database management system developed and published by Microl in 1982 for Sinclair Spectrum

Software House : Microl
Author : Microl

The Designer's Pencil Date: 1984 The Designer's Pencil

A unique, new programming technique called PROG opens up an incredible world of art and music

Software House : Activision
Author : James Software Ltd

The Last Word Date: 1987 The Last Word

High Quality Word Processor for ZX Spectrum MicroComputer

Software House : Trojan Products
Author : Myrmidon Software

The Magic Roundabout Date: 1984 The Magic Roundabout

Based on the BBC children's programme by Serge Danon

Software House : CRL
Author :

The Oracle's Cave Date: 1985 The Oracle's Cave

Software House : Rainbird Studios
Author : OCP

The Writer Date: 12nd March 1986 The Writer

Software House : Softechnics
Author : Gianluca Carri

Tool Kit Date: Unknown Tool Kit

Software House : star dreams
Author :

Trans-Express Date: 1984 Trans-Express

Program for copying software to a Microdrive, by Romantic Robot, the masters of the Multiface devices for the Spectrum

Software House : Romantic Robot
Author : Romantic Robot

Trans-Express Date: 1984 Trans-Express

Copied onto a Microdrive

Software House : Romantic Robot
Author : Romantic Robot

Trivial Pursuit Spectrum Genus Edition Date: Unknown Trivial Pursuit Spectrum Genus Edition

Software House : Horn Abbot
Author :

Turtle 2 Date: Unknown Turtle 2

 

Software House : AVC Software
Author :

Ultraviolet Date: Unknown Ultraviolet

Software House : acs
Author :

Vector Mathematics Date: 1983 Vector Mathematics

Software House : International computers Ltd.
Author :

vector maths Date: Unknown vector maths

Software House : inconito software
Author :

Video Card Arcade Date: 1990 Video Card Arcade

Software House : Blue Ribbon
Author :

Video Classics Date: 1989 Video Classics

Software House : Silverbird
Author : Mike Halsall

Vidi-ZX Date: 1988 Vidi-ZX

Video digitiser for the ZX Spectrum

Software House : ROMBO Productions
Author :

White Lightning Date: 1984 White Lightning

The first true sprite manipulation language for the ZX-Spectrum 48K, White Lightning now brings any professional arcade-type game, or any game your imagination can create within your reach

Software House : Oasis Software
Author : Oasis Software

Your Spectrum July 16 Date: 1985 Your Spectrum July 16

Software House : Peter featherstone
Author :

Your Spectrum Nov 20 Date: 1985 Your Spectrum Nov 20

Software House : Tony samuels keith seymonds, alan trevartha
Author :

Your Spectrum Oct 19 Date: October 1990 Your Spectrum Oct 19

Software House : Your Sinclair
Author :

ZX Spectrum Demo Cassette Date: ZX Spectrum Demo Cassette

Software House : Print'n'Plotter Products
Author : Print'n'Plotter Products

ZXED Date: 1982 ZXED

 Spectrum Toolkit ZXED is a powerful editor for use on the 16k or 48k SPECTRUM

Software House : DK'tronics
Author : Roy Eastwood

Zxed (Red Cover) Date: 1982 Zxed (Red Cover)

Spectrum Toolki

Software House : D K Tronics
Author : Roy Eastwood

'FP' Compiler Date: 1983 'FP' Compiler

This Softek Compiler for the Spectrum will almost instantly convert virtually any program written in Sinclair BASIC into an equivalent program in Machine Code which will run many times faster

Software House : Softek
Author : Martin Lewis

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