| Colony |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Bulldog Software [1] (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Strategy Game: Management |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £1.99 |
| Graphical Views | Oblique 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 42.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 79.8% (61 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Ste L. Cork (UK) | at Icon Design Ltd | - ? |
Easter Eggs
| If you press BREAK on the menu, the game will reset to a fake "Commode 64 BASIC" startup screen. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Fantastic Four | by Mastertronic Ltd (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 11 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 12 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 3 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 7 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 9 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Sinclair Game Compilation | (1988) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Colony.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Colony.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Colony(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Colony.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Colony.gif | 4,364 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Colony.jpg | 470,017 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Colony_Back.jpg | 144,351 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Colony_Tape.jpg | 57,507 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Colony.ay.zip | 1,211 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Colony.txt | 4,946 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Colony.png | 77,297 | Original | Game map | |||
| colony.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Andrakann (with rollback) | ||
| Colony (1987)(Bulldog Software).pok | 107 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Colony(DroSoft).pdf | 71,488 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #27-1987/Jun | page 59 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 116 | - Review: 45% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 63 | - Review: 4/10 | |
| Your Spectrum/CZ | issue #11-1999/Nov | page 3 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #38-1987/Jun | page 60 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #25-1987/Apr | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 129 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 15 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 16 | - Letters |
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) | |
| Wikipedia | (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) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
