| Don't Buy This |
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| Aliases | Five of the Worst Games Ever |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Compilation |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Authored with | MCoder II |
| Original Price | £2.50 |
| Average mag. score | 29.44% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 61% (10 votes) |
Contents
| Inst.A-1 | Race Ace | (1983) | by Rainbird (UK) | - Full version | |
| Inst.A-2 | Fido | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-3 | Weasel Willy | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-4 | Fido 2: Puppy Power | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-5 | Fruit Machine | - original release | - Full version |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | DontBuyThis.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| DontBuyThis.gif | 11,833 | Original | Running screen | |||
| DontBuyThis.jpg | 309,294 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| DontBuyThis_Back.jpg | 221,649 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| DontBuyThis.txt | 4,221 | Original | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 94 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #4-1985/Jul | page 64 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 46 | - Review: 39.333333% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #111-1985/May/7 special "week#1" | page 15 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #34-1985/Aug | page 17 | - Review: 9% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #40-1985/Jul | page 26 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #17-1985/Aug | page 42 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #20-1985/Aug | page 74 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46-1985/Aug | page 62 | - CompoEntry | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 4 | - CompoEntry | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #8-1985/Nov | page 57 | - CompoResult | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #112-1985/May/14 special "week#2" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #25-1985/Jun/20 special "week#3" | page 6 | - Letters | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #32-1985/Jun | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #6-1985/Jun | page 23 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 17 | - News/Note (Race Ace) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 18 | - Advert (Race Ace) | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #21-1983/Aug/3 | page 83 | - Advert (Race Ace) | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #23-1983/Aug/17 | page 84 | - Advert (Race Ace) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct | page 255 | - Advert (Race Ace) |
Links
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| 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) |
