| Cyrus II |
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| Aliases | Cyrus II Chess |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Alligata Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Board |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £11.95 |
| Inspirations | Chess (Board) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 70.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.6% (20 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - PIM Software (Greece) |
Authors/Contributors
| Richard Lang (UK) | at Intelligent Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Nigel Speight (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #31 - 1986/Nov | page 56 |
Remarks
| separate 48k/128k versions |
Series "CyrusISChess"
| 1. | Cyrus IS Chess | (1983) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Cyrus II | (1986) | by Alligata Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| CyrusII.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
 | CyrusII128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| CyrusII.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| CyrusII.gif | 4,155 | Original | Running screen | |||
| CyrusII.jpg | 476,307 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| CyrusII(EN).pdf | 739,493 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| CyrusII(EN).txt | 25,702 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| CyrusII.jpg | 130,791 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| CyrusII_2.jpg | 84,633 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| cyrusII.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Richard Bos |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #22-1987/Jan | page 4 | - Review | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 65 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #31-1986/Nov | page 56 | - Review | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 2001/Mar | page 9 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 19 | - Letters | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #34-1986/Aug/21 special "week#3" | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 58 | - Feature - Chess Mates | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| ZX Computing | issue #28-1986/Aug | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 7 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 126 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #22-1987/Jan | page 14 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #38-1986/Sep/18 special "week#3" | page 44 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #41-1986/Oct/9 special "week#2" | page 33 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 68 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 60 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 72 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 31 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #31-1986/Nov | page 49 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (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) |
