Building the Second-Worst ZX Spectrum Emulator in the World with Perl
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A Perl-based ZX Spectrum emulator was created using FFI::Platypus to bind a C-based Z80 CPU emulator and Raylib::FFI for graphics and input. The project explored challenges in emulating the Spectrum's hardware, including CPU, memory, and ULA, ultimately achieving a basic working emulator capable of running games like The Great Escape at around 50 FPS.
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