| Countdown |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Macsen Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Casual Game: Quiz |
| Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Tie-in Licences | Countdown (TV show) from Channel 4 Television (UK), Yorkshire Television Ltd (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 56.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 41.1% (9 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - TV Games (UK) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Armand Jammot | - ? |
Remarks
| based on TV program |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Countdown.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Countdown_5.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Countdown(TVGames).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Countdown.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Countdown_3.gif | 1,505 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Countdown_Front.jpg | 914,133 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Countdown_Media.jpg | 130,108 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Countdown.txt | 5,422 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Countdown(TVGames).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen | |||
| Countdown(TVGames).jpg | 600,500 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| Countdown(TVGames)_Back.jpg | 514,675 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Double jewel case | ||
| Countdown(TVGames)_Media.jpg | 138,076 | #1 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 23 | - Review: 33% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 67 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 133 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 128 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 76 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 26 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #21-1986/Dec | page 9 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #22-1987/Jan | page 9 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 71 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 147 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 131 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 63 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #12-1986/Dec | page 49 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #1-1987/Jan | page 44 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 30 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| The Tipshop | (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
