| Alchemist |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | Alchemist II - The Dungeons |
| Original Price | £5.50 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Average mag. score | 81.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 77.5% (69 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - ABC Soft (Spain) | (1983) | ||
| * Release price: 1495.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Currys (UK) | (1983) | ||
| #3 - PRISM Micro-informatique S.A. (France) | |||
| #4 - Bumfun Software (Spain) | (2020) | ||
| * Release price: £12.00 |
Authors/Contributors
| Ian Weatherburn (UK) | - Code, Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics | ||
| Paul Lindale (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Fred Gray (UK) | - Music | ||
| Gary McNamara (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| Rank #29 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
Review Awards
| "PCG Hit" | at Personal Computer Games | issue #5 - 1984/Apr | page 78 |
Remarks
| The unused memory area at the end of the game contains code fragments from Stonkers, presumably a left-over from the tape duplication process. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #02 | by Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #2 | - titled "Merlín" | ||
| Full version in | Value Pack 48K | (1984) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Alchemist(GoldenCase).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (Golden Case) |
| Alchemist(WhiteInlay).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (White Inlay) |
| Alchemist.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Alchemist.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Alchemist(Currys).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Alchemist.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Alchemist.gif | 2,954 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Alchemist_WhiteCase.jpg | 62,048 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist.jpg | 505,045 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist_2.jpg | 633,162 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist_Back.jpg | 343,581 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| ALCHEMST.TXT | 2,236 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| alchemis.txt | 1,913 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Alchemist.txt | 4,314 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Alchemist.png | 36,578 | Original | Game map | |||
| Alchemist.jpg | 221,267 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| alchemist.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Philip Kendall | ||
| Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software).pok | 528 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Alchemist(Currys).jpg | 155,469 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist(Currys)_Back.jpg | 380,247 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Alchemist(PRISMMicro-informatiqueSA).jpg | 425,398 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist(BumfunSoftware).jpg | 505,012 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alchemist(BumfunSoftware)_Tape.jpg | 95,432 | #4 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #1-1984/Apr | page 30 | - Review: 3/3 | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Apr | page 15 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 13 | - Review: 85% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep | page 67 | - Review - Crash - Crashback | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #49-1984/Feb/14 special "week#2" | page 16 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #6-1984/Dec | page 16 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #5-1984/Apr | page 78 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #4-1984/Jan/26 special "week#4" | page 60 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1985 special "Annual 1985" | page 47 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar supplement "Soft Centre 1" | page 3 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics" | page 31 | - Review | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Apr | page 49 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #3-1984/May | page 70 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #13-1984/Jun | page 59 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine References
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 4 | - News/Note (Value Pack 48K) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #36-1984/Oct | page 22 | - News/Note (Value Pack 48K) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #24-1984/Jun/14 special "week#2" | page 5 | - News/Note - Imagine's games sold [to Beau-Jolly] (Value Pack 48K) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 111 | - Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K) | |
| Big K | issue #10-1985/Jan | page 50 | - Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K) | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #11-1984/Oct | page 121 | - Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K) | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #12-1984/Nov | page 118 | - Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Spectrum Show - Youtube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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