| Contact Sam Cruise |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Microsphere (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £6.95 |
| Features | Border Effects |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Themes | Detective/Crime Investigation |
| Average mag. score | 80.75% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.6% (63 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #2 - Summit Software [1] (UK) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| David S. Reidy (UK) | - Code, Game Design/Concept | ||
| Keith Warrington (UK) | - In-game Graphics |
Annual Awards
| 5th Best Advertisement - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Game of the Month" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64 - 1987/Feb | page 14 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 34 |
Known Errors
| A detailed list of bugs for this title, including fixes for many of them, is provided by Richard Dymond (SkoolKid) here. |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Computer Hits 4 | (1987) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ContactSamCruise.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ContactSamCruise.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| ContactSamCruise(SummitSoftware1).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ContactSamCruise(different)(SummitSoftware1).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (different) |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ContactSamCruise.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ContactSamCruise.gif | 6,083 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ContactSamCruise.jpg | 447,442 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ContactSamCruise_Tape.jpg | 36,788 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ContactSamCruise.txt | 5,100 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ContactSamCruise.png | 33,511 | Original | Game map | |||
| ContactSamCruise.jpg | 497,225 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| contactsamcruise.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Jim Langmead | ||
| Contact Sam Cruise (1986)(Microsphere).pok | 82 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ContactSamCruise(SummitSoftware).jpg | 491,367 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ContactSamCruise(SummitSoftware)_Back.jpg | 297,833 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| ContactSamCruise(SummitSoftware[1])_Tape.jpg | 57,765 | #2 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64-1987/Feb | page 14 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 35 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 34 | - Review: 93% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 68 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 32 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 47 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 95 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 15 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 121 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 131 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 155 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #38-1987/Mar | page 67 | - Solution | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 71 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 58 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #91-1991/Aug | page 49 | - Tips | |
| Die Speccy CD | issue 1996/Jan | page 0 | - Solution | |
| Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 116 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 11 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 35 | - Solution | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 37 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #29-1988/May | page 29 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #41-1989/May | page 32 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #51-1990/Mar | page 34 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 46 | - Tips | |
| ZX Computing | issue #31-1986/Nov | page 6 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #54-1986/Apr | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 39 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64-1987/Feb | page 103 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 28 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 151 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 123 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #37-1987/Feb | page 10 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 51 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 69 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #59-1987/Feb | page 69 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 28 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 81 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 67 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 100 | - Review (10 Computer Hits 4) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Computer Hits 4) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 97 | - Review: 10/10 (10 Computer Hits 4) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 95 | - Feature - Christmas Crackers (10 Computer Hits 4) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Feature - Christmas Compilations (10 Computer Hits 4) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 27 | - Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (10 Computer Hits 4) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| 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) |
