In the late 1980s the originally British ZX Spectrum found a second life in the USSR. Factories and cooperatives across the country produced hundreds of clones, while amateur studios distributed cassettes with games — translated into Russian, enhanced with new loading screens, turbo loaders and cracker signatures.

This site is dedicated to those tape releases. Not the “clean” Western editions that usually held one or two games per cassette, but the versions that actually spun in domestic tape recorders and became part of Soviet Spectrum community history.

Here you will find releases recovered from magnetic tapes of that era, a gallery of covers, catalogs of crackers and recording studios, plus TAP and TZX files for emulators.

News and changes in the archive of cracked ZX Spectrum games from cassette tapes

05.09.2026

Game renamed The Sacred Armour of Antiriad — title: Sacred Armour of Antiriad, The → The Sacred Armour of Antiriad

Game renamed The Rocky Horror Show — title: Rocky Horror Show, The → The Rocky Horror Show

Game renamed The Real Ghostbusters — title: Real Ghostbusters, The → The Real Ghostbusters

Game renamed The Race Against Time — title: Race Against Time, The → The Race Against Time

Game renamed The Omega Zone — title: Omega Zone, The → The Omega Zone

Game renamed The Ninja Warriors — title: Ninja Warriors, The → The Ninja Warriors

Game renamed The Munsters — title: Munsters, The → The Munsters

Game renamed The Living Daylights - The Computer Game — title: Living Daylights - The Computer Game, The → The Living Daylights - The Computer Game

Game renamed The Last Vampire — title: Last Vampire, The → The Last Vampire

Game renamed The Ice Temple — title: Ice Temple, The → The Ice Temple

Game renamed The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Movie — title: Hunt for Red October, The - Based on the Movie → The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Movie

Game renamed The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Book — title: Hunt for Red October, The - Based on the Book → The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Book

Game renamed The Hulk — title: Hulk, The → The Hulk

Game renamed The Goonies — title: Goonies, The → The Goonies

Game renamed The Golden Chalice — title: Golden Chalice, The → The Golden Chalice

Game renamed The Flying Formula — title: Flying Formula, The → The Flying Formula

Game renamed The Flintstones — title: Flintstones, The → The Flintstones

Game renamed The Fifth Quadrant — title: Fifth Quadrant, The → The Fifth Quadrant

Game renamed The Fall of Rome — title: Fall of Rome, The → The Fall of Rome

Game renamed The Empire Strikes Back — title: Empire Strikes Back, The → The Empire Strikes Back

Game renamed The Eidolon — title: Eidolon, The → The Eidolon

Game renamed The Duel: Test Drive II — title: Duel, The: Test Drive II → The Duel: Test Drive II

Game renamed The Dark Gladiator — title: Dark Gladiator, The → The Dark Gladiator

Game renamed The Cycles — title: Cycles, The → The Cycles

Game renamed The Curse of Sherwood — title: Curse of Sherwood, The → The Curse of Sherwood

Game renamed The Covenant — title: Covenant, The → The Covenant

Game renamed The Comet Game — title: Comet Game, The → The Comet Game

Game renamed The Colour of Magic — title: Colour of Magic, The → The Colour of Magic

Game renamed The Chessmaster 2000 — title: Chessmaster 2000, The → The Chessmaster 2000

Game renamed The Chess Player — title: Chess Player, The → The Chess Player

Game renamed The Best of Beyond — title: Best of Beyond, The → The Best of Beyond

Game renamed The Armageddon Man — title: Armageddon Man, The → The Armageddon Man

Game renamed The Arc of Yesod — title: Arc of Yesod, The → The Arc of Yesod

Game renamed The Addams Family — title: Addams Family, The → The Addams Family

Game renamed Draughts Master

Game renamed The Curse of Sherwood

Game renamed Yogi's Great Escape

Game renamed 3D Grand Prix

04.09.2026

Author A.Tischenko · Narofominsk, Russia

03.09.2026

Author V.A. Kramarenko · Kiev, Ukraine

Release update RAMDOS by V.A. Kramarenko — translator V.A. Kramarenko (Kyiv)

Release update Z80-LIST by Sergey Perminov — author Sergey Perminov (Kharkiv)

Release update War in Middle Earth by Чистяков С.В. — cracker Чистяков С.В.

Release update Super Gran by Caserta Talents — cracker Caserta Talents

Release update Video Pool by Silvasoft — cracker Silvasoft

Release update Sapper by Rojersoft — cracker Rojersoft

Release update Cybernoid II: The Revenge by M.A.N — cracker M.A.N

Release update Defender of the Crown by Roma — cracker Roma

Release update Xecutor by FCS — cracker FCS

Release update Sex Crime — cracker Roby

Release update Asterix and the Magic Cauldron by Gajewski Pawel — cracker Gajewski Pawel

Release update Break Neck by DARC — cracker DARC

Release update Tapper by V.Ianovsky — cracker V.Ianovsky

Release update Peepshow by V.Ianovsky — cracker V.Ianovsky

Release update Dustin by LDS — cracker LDS

Author D. Maltov · Novgorod, Russia

Author A. Alexandrov · Novgorod, Russia

Author R. Kuptsov · Novgorod, Russia

Release update Treasure Island Dizzy by R. Kuptsov — crackers R. Kuptsov, A. Alexandrov, D. Maltov

Release update The Golden Chalice by Alexander Pavluk — crackers Alexander Pavluk, Michael Pavluk

Release update Dark Fusion [SCREEN DESIGNED BY ZYX 1991] — cracker ZYX

Release update Comando Tracer by Andrei R. — cracker Andrei R.

Release update Earthlight by Alex Garbuzov — cracker Alex Garbuzov

Release update Senda Salvaje [DISKED BY KALININ S.A] — cracker Kalinin S.A.

Release update Bestial Warrior by Kalinin S.A. — cracker Kalinin S.A.

Release update Mad Mix Game by Vokzal — cracker Vokzal

Release update Pozycje Milosne by Folis — cracker Folis

Release update Dictator by Nicolas Rodionov — cracker Nicolas Rodionov

Release update Scumball by Fantomas — cracker Fantomas

Release update Savage by Bill — cracker Bill

Release update Red Scorpion by KS. — cracker KS.

Release update Rambo [ADAPTED FOR TR-DOS VERSION BY MAXIM OUGRUMOV] — cracker Maxim Ougrumov

Release update Nebulus [GRAPHIC BY DMITRY POPTSOV] — cracker Dmitry Poptsov

Author Чистяков С.В. · Izhevsk, Russia

Release update Mercenary by Чистяков С.В. — cracker Чистяков С.В.