| Dun Darach |
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| Release Date | 1985/Jun/08 |
| Original Publisher | Gargoyle Games (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Themes | Ancient Mythology |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 95.50% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 84.7% (118 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Rebound (UK) | (1985) | ||
| #2 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Greg Follis (UK) | at Carter Follis Software Associates | - ? | |
| Roy Carter [Royston Carter] (UK) | at Carter Follis Software Associates | - ? | |
| Brendan McMahon (UK) | at S.B. Graphics | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46 - 1985/Aug | page 28 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul | page 16 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #41 - 1985/Aug | page 92 |
Credits
| The inlay credits refer to SB Graphics, which was a Birmingham graphics design firm that no longer exists. The artist that worked on the inlay is Brendan McMahon, the same artist that drawn the map signed "Bren the Mapmaker" inside the instructions. |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Roger Kean (the Crash editor at the time) came up with the idea of having all the doors numbered to help memorise the map. |
Series "Tir Na Nog"
| 1. | Tir Na Nog | (1984) | by Gargoyle Games (UK) | |
| 2. | Dun Darach | (1985) | by Gargoyle Games (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Crash Smashes | (1986) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Gargoyle Classics | (1989) | by Rebound (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sinclair User issue 119: Great Eight 8 | (1992/Jan) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #119 - 1992/Jan | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 63: Six Pack | (1991/Mar) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #63 - 1991/Mar | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 32 | (1986/Nov) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #32 - 1986/Nov | - titled "La città fantasma" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | DunDarach.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| DunDarach.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| DunDarach(Rebound).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| DunDarach(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| index.php?page=38 | 0 | Original | Remote link | English | - Source code repository - Disassembled | |
| dun-darach | 0 | Original | Remote link | - Source code repository - Disassembled | ||
| DunDarach.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| DunDarach.gif | 2,844 | Original | Running screen | |||
| DunDarach_Front.jpg | 124,269 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| DunDarach_Back.jpg | 142,837 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| DunDarach.ay.zip | 2,138 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| dundarac.txt | 2,776 | Original | Instructions | |||
| DunDarach.txt | 9,574 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DunDarach(EN).pdf | 579,478 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| dundarach-east.jpg | 280,447 | Original | Game map | - East | ||
| dundarach-west.jpg | 333,041 | Original | Game map | - West | ||
| DunDarach.jpg | 436,773 | Original | Game map | |||
| DunDarach_2.jpg | 347,154 | Original | Game map | |||
| DunDarach_3.jpg | 94,878 | Original | Game map | |||
| DunDarach_4.jpg | 233,803 | Original | Game map | |||
| DunDarach_5.jpg | 771,099 | Original | Game map | |||
| DunDarach.jpg | 132,170 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| dundarach.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Robin Clive | ||
| Dun Darach (1985)(Gargoyle Games).pok | 518 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| DunDarach(Rebound).jpg | 468,961 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| DunDarach(Rebound)_Back.jpg | 206,091 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| DunDarach(DroSoft).jpg | 94,149 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| DunDarach(DroSoft).pdf | 9,177 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46-1985/Aug | page 28 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 77 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 16 | - Review: 97% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #122-1985/Jul/23 special "week#4" | page 29 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 22 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #23-1985/Jun/6 special "week#1" | page 44 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #34-1985/Aug | page 14 | - Review: 96% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 92 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 21 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #73-1988/Apr | page 92 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #8-1985/Aug | page 29 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #17-1985/Aug | page 30 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #20-1985/Aug | page 79 | - Review: 6/6 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46-1985/Aug | page 9 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46-1985/Aug | page 53 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 97 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug | page 97 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 65 | - Full-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #116-1985/Jun/11 special "week#2" | page 47 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #23-1985/Jun/6 special "week#1" | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 24 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #40-1985/Jul | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #16-1985/Jul | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #17-1985/Aug | page 0 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 32 | - Review: 5/5 (4 Crash Smashes) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Gamer | issue #13-1986/Apr | page 25 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #14-1986/May | page 41 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 135 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr | page 15 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 17 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #25-1986/May | page 11 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - 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) | |
| 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) |
