Dr. Franky and the Monster
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Platform
Max. Players  1
Authored with  MCoder
Original Price  £5.95
Themes  Horror/Halloween
Inspirations  Frankenstein (Book) from Mary Shelley (UK)
Average mag. score  52.33% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  43.3% (18 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Virgin Espana S.A. (Spain)(1984)

Authors/Contributors
     Martin Wheeler (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Full version inGames Compendium(1988)by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
     Full version inWOW Games(1986/Apr/21)by War On Want (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.gif3,565OriginalRunning screen
     DrFrankyAndTheMonster.jpg528,365OriginalInlay - Front
     DrFrankyAndTheMonster_Back.jpg487,129OriginalInlay - Back
     Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.txt2,894OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster.png15,999OriginalGame map
     drfranky.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback)
     Dr. Franky and the Monster (1984)(Virgin Games).pok140OriginalPOK pokes file
     Dr.FrankyAndTheMonster(VirginEspanaS.A.).jpg56,530#1Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #3-1984/Junpage 27- Review: 1/3
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Maypage 16- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #3-1984/Aprpage 89- Review: 76%
     Games Computingissue 1984/Julpage 86- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #58-1984/Apr/17 special "week#3"page 30- Review
     MicroHobbyissue #7-1984/Decpage 16- Review - Nuevo
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #6-1984/Maypage 69- Review: 4/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #8-1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"page 57- Review
     Sinclair Programsissue #20-1984/Junpage 28- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Junpage 34- Review: 6/10

Magazine References
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Julpage 13- Letters

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #1-1984/Aprpage 45- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #29-1984/Marpage 39- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #5-1984/Aprpage 153- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #24-1984/Marpage 141- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #26-1984/Maypage 27- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     Computer Gamerissue #15-1986/Junpage 62- Review (WOW Games)
     MicroHobbyissue #82-1986/Junpage 15- Review - Nuevo (WOW Games)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #18-1986/May/1 special "week#1"page 45- Review (WOW Games)
     Your Sinclairissue #7-1986/Julpage 30- Review: 9/10 (WOW Games)

Related Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #55-1986/Maypage 8- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Computer Gamerissue #13-1986/Aprpage 6- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 15- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"page 9- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #11-1986/Mar/13 special "week#2"page 4- News/Note - War on Want tape finalised (WOW Games)
     Sinclair Userissue #51-1986/Junpage 10- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #4-1986/Aprpage 19- News/Note (WOW Games)
     Your Sinclairissue #5-1986/Maypage 8- News/Note (WOW Games)
     ZX Computingissue #24-1986/Aprpage 8- News/Note (WOW Games)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #15-1988/Decpage 146- Advert (Games Compendium)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #57-1986/Julpage 86- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 47- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Computer Gamerissue #17-1986/Augpage 89- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Crashissue v.1 #29-1986/Junpage 30- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Crashissue v.1 #58-1988/Novpage 96- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 99- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 87- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #67-1989/Augpage 34- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #68-1989/Seppage 19- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #69-1989/Octpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #70-1989/Novpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #71-1989/Decpage 52- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 24- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3"page 37- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Sinclair Userissue #51-1986/Junpage 14- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Sinclair Userissue #90-1989/Seppage 91- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     The Games Machineissue #13-1988/Decpage 152- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Your Sinclairissue #7-1986/Julpage 16- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Your Sinclairissue #8-1986/Augpage 78- Full-page ad (WOW Games)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 76- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     ZX Computingissue #26-1986/Junpage 60- Full-page ad (WOW Games)

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