General info for: Mugsy [#ID: 6715]
Title:
Mugsy
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Creators:
Collins Computing
Philip Mitchell (Australia)
Clive Barrett (Australia)
Russell Comte (Australia)
Greg Cull
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Strategy Game: Management
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Multi-Genre
Themes:
Detective/Crime Investigation
Original Price:
£6.95
Average mag. score:
69.27% (5 reviews)
Annual Awards:
1st Best Strategy/Simulation - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.

Rank #41 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Review Awards:
"PCG Hit" at Personal Computer Games issue #8 - 1984/Jul page 46

"Your Spectrum Hit of the Month" at Your Spectrum issue #8 - 1984/Oct page 59

Known Errors:
Bugfixes provided by jpnz:
  • The final congratulations message is corrupted:

    Fixed using POKE 53356,20:

Music References:
Includes the following music: James P. Johnson, "The Charleston"
Remarks:
Graphics developed by Russel Comte using Melbourne House's own utility Melbourne Draw.

Mugsy image, screenshot or loading screen
Mugsy image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.1
Total votes:
9
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Stats:
  8:  
  55.6% (5)
  7:  
  11.1% (1)
  6:  
  22.2% (2)
  5:  
  11.1% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Melbourne House (Australia)
1984
Mugsy.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Melbourne House (Australia)
1984
Mugsy.tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
1984
£6.95

 Iveson Software S.A. (Spain)
1984
1900.00 Ptas
Authors/Contributors
Collins Computing  
no team 
Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
Philip Mitchell (Australia)  
Beam Software    
Code, Game Design/Concept
Russell Comte (Australia)  
Beam Software    
In-game Graphics, Load Screen
Greg Cull  
Beam Software    
Music
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Mugsy's Revenge
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Date: 1986/Feb/13
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Off the Hook
Publisher: Electric Dreams Software (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Mugsy" Series
Number: 1
Title: Mugsy
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 2
Title: Mugsy's Revenge
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1986
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

Big K
Issue: #8 - 1984/Nov
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 1/3

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #33 - 1984/Jul
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Jul
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #6 - 1984/Jul
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 73%

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #67 - 1984/Jun/19 special "week#3" supplement "ZX User 02"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #9 - 1984/Jul
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #11 - 1985/Jan
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

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Issue: #8 - 1984/Jul
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #19 - 1984/May/10 special "week#2"
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #1 - 1984/Sep
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #2 - 1985/Jan
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #22 - 1984/Aug
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #29 - 1984/Aug
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Aug
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #8 - 1984/Oct
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
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Big K
Issue: #4 - 1984/Jul
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Big K
Issue: #9 - 1984/Dec
Page: 125 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #32 - 1984/Jun
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 157 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Crash
Issue: v.1 #6 - 1984/Jul
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #7 - 1984/Aug
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Crash Readers Awards

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #40 - 1987/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #55 - 1988/Aug
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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Issue: v.1 #92 - 1991/Sep
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Tips

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Issue: 1985/Jan
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #6 - 1984/Apr
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #9 - 1984/Jul
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 MicroHobby
Issue: #60 - 1986/Jan
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/Jun special "Especial"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #7 - 1984/Jun
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #10 - 1984/Sep
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #9 - 1984/Mar/1 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #13 - 1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #6 - 1985/Feb/7 special "week#1"
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

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

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Russel Compe interview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #4 - 1984/Apr
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #7 - 1984/Jul
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum Software

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #3 - 1984/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #5 - 1984/Jul
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #17 - 1985/Aug
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #15 - 1984/Oct
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #34 - 1984/Aug
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/Sep
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/Sep
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #5 - 1984/Jun
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 177 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #65 - 1984/Jun/5 special "week#1"
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #67 - 1984/Jun/19 special "week#3"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #69 - 1984/Jul/3 special "week#1"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #77 - 1984/Aug/28 special "week#4"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #82 - 1984/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #11 - 1984/Sep
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #15 - 1984/Apr/12 special "week#2"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #30 - 1984/Jul/26 special "week#4"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #36 - 1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/Mar
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #26 - 1984/May
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jun
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #29 - 1984/Aug
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 153 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #6 - 1984/Jun
Page: 162 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #7 - 1984/Jul
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #9 - 1984/Sep
Page: 175 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #10 - 1984/Oct
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Issue: #7 - 1984/Sep
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
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Issue: v.1 #30 - 1986/Jul
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Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
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Issue: #53 - 1986/Aug
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