| The Goonies |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) (Cooperative) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Controls | Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | The Goonies (Software) from Datasoft Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial), MSX |
| Average mag. score | 70.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 79% (56 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - ? | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Scott Spanburg (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Kelly Day (UK) | - Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics | ||
| John Ludin (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Roy Langston (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Paragon Programming Ltd (UK) | - Code | ||
| Greg Winters (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Compilations
| Full version in | History in the Making | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | GooniesThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| GooniesThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| GooniesThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| GooniesThe(unknown).z80.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | Polish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| GooniesThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| GooniesThe.gif | 4,579 | Original | Running screen | |||
| GooniesThe_Front.jpg | 385,633 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| GooniesThe.ay.zip | 1,353 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| GooniesThe.txt | 4,237 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| GooniesThe(EN).pdf | 1,045,510 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| GooniesThe.png | 41,578 | Original | Game map | |||
| GooniesThe.jpg | 189,448 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| GooniesThe_2.jpg | 195,184 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| goonies.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback) | ||
| Goonies, The (1986)(US Gold).pok | 31 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| GooniesThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 48,939 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GooniesThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 141,020 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GooniesThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 3,484 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 69 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 41 | - Review: 60% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #108-1986/Dec | page 18 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 48 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 117 | - Review (History in the Making) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 113 | - Review - not a Spectrum article (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (History in the Making) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #82-1989/Jan | page 63 | - Review: 71% (History in the Making) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 72 | - Review: 6/10 (History in the Making) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 116 | - Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 113 | - Preview (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Feature - Collectable Consumables (History in the Making) | |
| New Computer Express | issue #3-1988/Nov/26 | page 5 | - News/Note - Money in the Making (History in the Making) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 9 | - News/Note (History in the Making) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 2 | - Two-page ad (History in the Making) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 112 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 50 | - Two-page ad (History in the Making) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 70 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 123 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #88-1989/Feb | page 20 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 18 | - Two-page ad (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 22 | - Two-page ad (History in the Making) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 100 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 100 | - Advert (History in the Making) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #33-1988/Sep | page 20 | - Two-page ad (History in the Making) |
Links
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
