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The halcyon days of LCD gaming meet the golden age of home computing with the Sharp SM510 emulator, which brings 18 handheld classics from Nintendo's Game & Watch range to the ZX Spectrum.

Developed by "SANYALnet Labs", the Sharp SM510 runs in conjunction with ZX Spectrum emulators as well as original 48K hardware, and comes loaded with a demo file as well as an original Pac-Man clone, "Munchy"

Once loaded, the SM510 can run the following Game & Watch titles, though users must supply their own images for each game.

  • Crab Grab
  • Donkey Kong
  • Donkey Kong II
  • Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Fire Attack
  • Green House
  • Life Boat
  • Manhole
  • Mario Bros.
  • Mario's Cement Factory
  • Mickey & Donald
  • Oil Panic
  • Rain Shower
  • Snoopy Tennis
  • Spitball Sparky
  • Squish
  • Tropical Fish
  • Turtle Bridge

Sharp SM510 supports wide and dual-screen Game & Watch Games, and includes emulation for original hardware features such as the clock, segmented graphics, and scoring. Assembled in Z80, lead developer Supratim Sanyal notes that no gen-AI was used in the emulator's creation.

Sharp SM510 emulator for ZX Spectrum is available to download now at the SANYALnet Labs itch.io.