| Viz - The Computer Game |
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| Release Date | 1991/May/28 |
| Original Publisher | Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Button Mashers, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Viz (Comic) from John Brown Publishing Ltd (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 54.75% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 50.7% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Tronix (UK) | (1991) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dominic Wood (UK) | at Probe Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Simon Butler (UK) | at Probe Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Drew Northcott (UK) | at Probe Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Sound Images (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| The demo version that came with Sinclair User was called "Viz - The Soft Floppy Demo". |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Sinclair User cover game (109 - Mar 1991) |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 109: Great Eight 1 | (1991/Mar) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #109 - 1991/Mar | - titled "Viz - The Soft Floppy Demo" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Viz-TheComputerGame.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Viz-TheComputerGame.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Viz-TheComputerGame(Tronix).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Viz-TheComputerGame.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Viz-TheComputerGame.gif | 5,251 | Original | Running screen | |||
| VizTheComputerGame_Front.jpg | 258,195 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| VizTheComputerGame_Back.jpg | 231,280 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Viz-TheComputerGame.ay.zip | 5,092 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Viz-TheComputerGame(EN).pdf | 621,573 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| VizTheComputerGame.txt | 8,057 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Viz-TheComputerGame.jpg | 144,620 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| viz.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Viz - The Computer Game (1991)(Virgin Games).pok | 60 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| VizTheComputerGame(Tronix).jpg | 526,493 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| VizTheComputerGame(Tronix)_Back.jpg | 452,136 | #1 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #45-1991/Jun | page 67 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 47 | - Review: 43% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #113-1991/Jul | page 26 | - Review: 81% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #67-1991/Jul | page 14 | - Review: 76% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #77-1992/May | page 58 | - Review: 19% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #43-1991/Apr | page 103 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #113-1991/Apr | page 72 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #69-1989/Oct | page 18 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #84-1991/Jan | page 13 | - Preview | |
| MicroHobby | issue #209-1991/Apr | page 8 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Sinclair User | issue #109-1991/Mar | page 8 | - CoverGame | |
| Sinclair User | issue #109-1991/Mar | page 60 | - Feature | |
| Sinclair User | issue #109-1991/Mar | page 62 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #26-1988/Feb | page 14 | - Letters | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #27-1988/Mar | page 14 | - Letters | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 14 | - Letters | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 80 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #44-1991/May | page 24 | - Full-page ad | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #48-1991/Sep | page 79 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #114-1991/May | page 55 | - Full-page ad | |
| New Computer Express | issue #132-1991/May/18 | page 60 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #65-1991/May | page 6 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
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