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Upon startup, follow the builting online help which shall provide you with all the instructions you will need (remember to turn the help off once you get familiar with individual icons and menus, it would only slow you down otherwise). You will basically need to load some file via Load File screen of I/O menu (pressing Start gets you there quickly by default), then perhaps adjust controls via the Controls screen, and you are all set. | Upon startup, follow the builting online help which shall provide you with all the instructions you will need (remember to turn the help off once you get familiar with individual icons and menus, it would only slow you down otherwise). You will basically need to load some file via Load File screen of I/O menu (pressing Start gets you there quickly by default), then perhaps adjust controls via the Controls screen, and you are all set. | ||
A few Spectrum games and demos are included in the archive itself to try out. If you want a suggestion of which games are worth trying, see the [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/games.html list of recommended games] by the author. | |||
===Softwares for ZXDS=== | |||
Below is a list of recommended sites if you are interested to find more games and other software for use with the emulator: | |||
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.net/archive.html World of Spectrum Classic Archive] and [http://www.tzxvault.org TZX Vault]. | |||
* [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk Spectrum Computing] for newer production. | |||
* [http://zx-spectrum.cz/?lang=en ZX Spectrum site]. | |||
* [https://www.zxaaa.net ZX AAA Demo], [http://www.zxdemo.org Demotopia], [http://www.pouet.net Pouët.net] or [https://vtrd.in Virtual TR-DOS] for demos. | |||
* [http://www.rzxarchive.co.uk RZX Archive] for RZX replay files. Best way to check out the games you always liked but never managed to finish. | |||
===Key mappings=== | ===Key mappings=== | ||
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For example, in case you have problems pressing the diagonals, it helps to map the up direction to the B button as well. This way you can jump sideways with ease. And mapping the quick save and quick load actions to the shoulder buttons gives you an instant save and load at the touch of the button, priceless feature for the hardest parts of the game you are playing. | For example, in case you have problems pressing the diagonals, it helps to map the up direction to the B button as well. This way you can jump sideways with ease. And mapping the quick save and quick load actions to the shoulder buttons gives you an instant save and load at the touch of the button, priceless feature for the hardest parts of the game you are playing. | ||
==Changelog== | ==Changelog== | ||
