The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Book
Aliases  The Ultimate Submarine Combat Simulation
Release Date  1988
Original Publisher  Grandslam Entertainments Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Simulation
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £14.95
Disk Price  £19.95
Features  AY Sound
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Themes  Espionage/Secret Service
Tie-in Licences  The Hunt for Red October (Book) from Tom Clancy (USA)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX
Average mag. score  75.67% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  70% (7 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain)(1988)
     * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas
     #2 - Unique (UK)

Authors/Contributors
     Michael Fox (UK)at Oxford Digital Enterprises - ?
     Steinar Lund (Norway) - Inlay/Poster Art

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     @ Oxford Digital Enterprises (ODE) <Oxford Digital Enterprises (UK)>
@ Gannon Designs <Gannon Designs (UK)>
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.gif5,944OriginalRunning screen
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_Front.jpg485,303OriginalInlay - Front
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_Back.jpg614,316OriginalInlay - Back
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.ay.zip4,996OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.pdf2,804,167OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_Badge.jpg36,440OriginalBadge
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_Poster.jpg530,171OriginalPoster
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook.jpg168,941OriginalAdvertisement
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_MissionDocumentsCover.jpg128,970Original? - Mission documents
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook_PictureSheet.jpg440,643Original? - Picture sheet
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).jpg49,259#1Inlay - Front
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheBook(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).zip575,405#1Scanned instructionsSpanish
     HuntForRedOctoberThe-BasedOnTheMovie(Unique).jpg82,493#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #76-1988/Febpage 40- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Crashissue v.1 #50-1988/Marpage 88- Review: 77%
     MicroHobbyissue #178-1988/Octpage 30- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #72-1988/Marpage 13- Review: 8/10
     The Games Machineissue #3-1988/Febpage 33- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 43- Review: 7/10

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 14- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 9- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #76-1988/Febpage 69- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #85-1988/Novpage 104- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #80-1990/Seppage 35- Tips
     MicroHobbyissue #177-1988/Seppage 15- Preview - Premiere
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #5-1987/Jan/29 special "week#5"page 5- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Marpage 20- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 28- CompoEntry
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 111- Preview
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 132- CompoEntry
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 132- Preview
     The Games Machineissue #4-1988/Marpage 105- CompoResult
     The Games Machineissue #7-1988/Junpage 8- CompoResult

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #16-1989/Janpage 61- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 107- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #75-1988/Janpage 124- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #79-1988/Maypage 116- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #87-1989/Janpage 87- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #69-1987/Decpage 107- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #25-1988/Janpage 84- Full-page ad

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