| Death Wish 3 |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Death Wish 3 (Movie) from Cannon Productions NV (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 66.25% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.7% (42 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Shaun Hollingworth (UK) | - Code | ||
| Peter M. Harrap (UK) | - Code | ||
| Chris Kerry (UK) | - Code | ||
| Colin Dooley (UK) | - Code | ||
| Marcos Duroe [Marco Duroe] (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Steven Kerry (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Ben Daglish (UK) | - Music | ||
| Stan Watts (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72 - 1987/Oct | page 37 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #22 - 1987/Oct | page 53 |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Great Games II | (1988) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | DeathWish3.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| DeathWish3.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| DeathWish3(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| DeathWish3(IBSA).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| DeathWish3.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| DeathWish3.gif | 5,899 | Original | Running screen | |||
| DeathWish3.jpg | 399,902 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| DeathWish3.ay.zip | 2,204 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| DeathWish3.mp3.zip | 2,805,080 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| dwish3.txt | 2,610 | Original | Instructions | |||
| DeathWish3.txt | 3,661 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DeathWish3(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 324,395 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| DeathWish3.jpg | 80,329 | Original | Game map | |||
| YSPoster22.jpg | 512,663 | Original | Magazine poster | - Your Sinclair magazine poster | ||
| DeathWish3.jpg | 192,501 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| deathwish3.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by mike_myers and Daren | ||
| Death Wish 3 (1987)(Gremlin Graphics Software).pok | 143 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| DeathWish3(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 59,625 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| DeathWish3(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 23,551 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| DeathWish3(IBSA).jpg | 67,058 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 62 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 37 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 128 | - Review: 45% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #156-1987/Dec | page 21 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 20 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 53 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 64 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Jun | page 3 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 93 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 6 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 14 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #31-1987/Aug/7 special "week#1" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 65 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 12 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 69 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 2 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Great Games II) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #74-1988/May | page 47 | - Review: 8/10 (10 Great Games II) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 64 | - Review: 9/10 (10 Great Games II) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (10 Great Games II) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #78-1988/Apr | page 38 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games II) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #79-1988/May | page 98 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games II) |
Links
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