| Cosmic Wartoad |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | In-game Mini-game(s) |
| Controls | Redefineable keys |
| Average mag. score | 77.00% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 67.9% (26 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: 2100.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Simon Butler (UK) | at Denton Designs | - ? | |
| John Gibson (UK) | at Denton Designs | - ? | |
| Roy Gibson (UK) | at Denton Designs | - ? | |
| Steve Cain (UK) | at Denton Designs | - ? | |
| DCS | at Denton Designs | - ? | |
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Compilations
| Full version in | Amstrad Compilation Disk Spectrum Plus 3 | (1987) | by Amstrad (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Crash issue 71: Presents 7 | (1989/Dec) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #71 - 1989/Dec |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| CosmicWartoad(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | - (different) | |
 | CosmicWartoad.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| CosmicWartoad.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| CosmicWartoad(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| CosmicWartoad(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| CosmicWartoad.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| CosmicWartoad.gif | 4,807 | Original | Running screen | |||
| CosmicWartoad.jpg | 333,471 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| CosmicWartoad_Tape.jpg | 62,758 | Original | Media scan | |||
| CosmicWartoad.ay.zip | 1,652 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| CosmicWartoad.txt | 12,570 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| CosmicWartoad(EN).pdf | 719,433 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| CosmicWartoad.jpg | 226,147 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Cosmic Wartoad (1985)(Ocean Software).pok | 497 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| CosmicWartoad(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 103,289 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| CosmicWartoad(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 17,665 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 30 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 75 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 136 | - Review: 88% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #66-1986/Feb | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #2-1986/Jan/9 special "week#2" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 49 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #2-1986/Feb | page 31 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 16 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 65 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 110 | - CompoResult | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 5 | - CoverGame | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1" | page 5 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Gamer | issue #10-1986/Jan | page 94 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 37 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 103 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 7 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #1-1985/Dec/26 special "week#4" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 82 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 97 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
