Celebrating 40 years of ZX Spectrum ❤️ 💛 💚 💙

The ZX Spectrum, affectionately known as "Speccy," celebrates its 40th anniversary, showcasing a vibrant community dedicated to preserving and innovating its legacy. Enthusiasts continue to create and share new content, from emulators like Rustzx and JSSpeccy 3 to development tools such as DeZog for Z80 assembly. Projects like SkoolKit aid in disassembling Spectrum software, while Txtools and zx-spec enhance file processing and testing capabilities. The Spectrum's influence extends into music composition with tools like fluidcore and image conversion via Image Spectrumizer. The ZX Spectrum Next, a modern iteration launched in 2017, maintains compatibility with its predecessor and supports new content, exemplified by The Level 9 Compilation of text adventures. A noteworthy initiative for this milestone is the ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape, offering 40 new games to benefit the charity Special Effect.