| Desolator |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.99 |
| Disk Price | £12.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Custom Screen Loader, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Graphical Views | Oblique 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Themes | Horror/Halloween |
| Tie-in Licences | Kyros (Arcade coin-op) from Alpha Denshi (Japan), Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 61.50% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 54.4% (20 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Ross Harris (UK) | at Source Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Dave Semmens (UK) | at Source Software Ltd | - ? |
Remarks
| The original coin-op from Sega was called "Halls of Kyros". |
Compilations
| Full version in | Go Crazy | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Desolator.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Desolator.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | - AY music | |
 | Desolator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Desolator.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Desolator.gif | 6,968 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Desolator_Front.jpg | 1,019,907 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| Desolator_Media.jpg | 94,347 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Desolator.txt | 5,333 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Desolator(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 508,973 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| Desolator.jpg | 405,720 | Original | Game map | |||
| Desolator_2.png | 385,840 | Original | Game map | |||
| Desolator.jpg | 211,234 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Desolator_2.jpg | 324,235 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| desolator.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) | ||
| Desolator (1988)(US Gold).pok | 667 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Desolator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 110,973 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Desolator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 59,568 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #11-1988/Aug | page 52 | - Review: 505/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 43 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 84 | - Review: 60% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #176-1988/Sep | page 31 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 39 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| The Games Machine | issue #8-1988/Jul | page 80 | - Review: 67% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 30 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 54 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 45 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 69 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #174-1988/Jul | page 23 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Sinclair User | issue #73-1988/Apr | page 103 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #121-1992/Mar | page 18 | - Tips | |
| The Games Machine | issue #5-1988/Apr | page 18 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #33-1988/Sep | page 38 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 26 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 33 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #10-1988/Jul | page 132 | - Full-page ad | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 31 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #80-1988/Jun | page 50 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #81-1988/Jul | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 119 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #53-1988/Jun | page 70 | - Two-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 4 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 81 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 47 | - Advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #8-1988/Jul | page 67 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep | page 13 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 2 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #31-1988/Jul | page 108 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 124 | - Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (Go Crazy) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #20-1989/May | page 6 | - Advert (Go Crazy) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 2 | - Advert (Go Crazy) |
Links
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube | (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) |
