General info for: Avalon [#ID: 348]
Title:
Avalon
Also known as:
The Legend of Avalon
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Steve Turner (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Competitions:
C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Features:
Padlock Protection
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Themes:
Teleportation
Original Price:
£7.95
Average mag. score:
85.25% (4 reviews)
Review Awards:
"C+VG Game of the Month" at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) issue #37 - 1984/Nov page 83

"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov page 50


Avalon image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.5
Total votes:
16
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Stats:
  10:  
  6.3% (1)
  9:  
  18.8% (3)
  8:  
  31.3% (5)
  7:  
  12.5% (2)
  6:  
  25% (4)
  5:  
  6.3% (1)

Main File Downloads

Hewson Consultants have told Spectrum Computing that they have no objection to us making this title available for download.

TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
Avalon(original).tap.zip
English
(original)
TZX     JSSpeccy
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
Avalon.tzx.zip
English
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
Avalon(hacked).z80.zip
English
(hacked)

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RZX Archive

Speccy Screenshot Maps

  http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Avalon


Releases

 Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
£7.95

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1984
2100.00 Ptas
Authors/Contributors
Steve Turner (UK)     
Graftgold Ltd    
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Avalon + Dragontorc
Publisher: Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Avalon" Series
Number: 1
Title: Avalon
Publisher: Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 2
Title: Dragontorc
Publisher: Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Additional File Downloads
Remote link
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
http://graftgold.blogspot.com.br
English
Additional information
Remote link
Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
1984
https://thirdharmoniser.com
English
Source code repository - Disassembled

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 91%

 Games Computing
Issue: 1985/Jan
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #88 - 1984/Nov/13 special "week#2"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #5 - 1984/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #38 - 1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #2 - 1985/Jan
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Computing
Issue: #18 - 1985/Apr
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

Big K
Issue: #9 - 1984/Dec
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Dorkslayer! (adventure games)

 Big K
Issue: #12 - 1985/Mar
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 173 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 174 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #10 - 1986/Jan
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Avalon + Dragontorc twin-pack

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #6 - 1984/Jul
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #8 - 1984/Sep
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 143 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Map Results Special

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Games Computing
Issue: 1985/Jan
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #85 - 1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #17 - 1985/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Arcade adventures

 MicroHobby
Issue: #95 - 1986/Sep
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #107 - 1986/Dec
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #11 - 1984/Oct
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 130 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #79 - 1984/Sep/22
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #21 - 1984/May/24 special "week#4"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1985/Jan/17 special "week#3"
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum software retrospective

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 106 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Hewson Express - Andrew Hewson interview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jun
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #13 - 1985/Apr
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #14 - 1985/May
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #42 - 1985/Apr
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #43 - 1985/May
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 131 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #33 - 1984/Dec
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #35 - 1985/Feb
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #41 - 1985/Aug
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #42 - 1985/Sep
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #8 - 1984/Oct
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #9 - 1984/Nov
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Related Magazine References

Computer Gamer
Issue: #10 - 1986/Jan
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Avalon + Dragontorc)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #2 - 1986/Jan/9 special "week#2"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Avalon + Dragontorc)
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 RZX Archive (English)

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