The Eidolon
Aliases  Eidalon
Release Date  1986
Original Publisher  Activision Inc (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Adventure
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £7.99
Features  AY Sound
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Themes  Time Travel
Tie-in Licences  The Eidolon (Software) from Lucasfilm Games (USA)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX
Average mag. score  72.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  72.6% (19 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Dro Soft (Spain)(1988)
     * Release price: 395.00 Ptas
     #2 - Proein Soft Line (Spain)(1986)
     #3 - Ricochet (UK)(1986)
     * Release price: £1.99

Authors/Contributors
     Tony Adams (UK)at P.A.W. Software - ?
     Tony R. Porter (UK)at P.A.W. Software - ?
     Ken Macklin (USA) - Inlay/Poster Art

Compilations
     Full version inStar Games II(1987)by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)
     Full version inThe Prestige Collection(1987)by Activision Inc (UK)
     Full version inThe Story So Far Vol 4(1989)by Elite Systems Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 EidolonThe.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 EidolonThe(Ricochet).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     EidolonThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     EidolonThe.gif3,882OriginalRunning screen
     EidolonThe.jpg426,012OriginalInlay - Front
     EidolonThe_Tape.jpg62,593OriginalMedia scan
     EidolonThe.txt15,258OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     EidolonThe(EN).pdf2,273,096OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     EidolonThe.zip3,090,962OriginalScanned instructionsEnglish
     EidolonThe.png301,045OriginalGame map
     EidolonThe_Level1-4.jpg385,067OriginalGame map
     EidolonThe_Level5-8.jpg320,325OriginalGame map
     EidolonThe.jpg224,709OriginalAdvertisement
     EidolonThe.rzx.zip303,275OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) - [denied]
     Eidolon, The (1986)(Activision Inc).pok85OriginalPOK pokes file
     EidolonThe(DroSoft).jpg120,219#1Inlay - Front
     EidolonThe(DroSoft).pdf26,957#1InstructionsSpanish
     EidolonThe(Ricochet).jpg579,528#3Inlay - Front
     EidolonThe(Ricochet)_Back.jpg594,833#3Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 17- Review: 76%
     MicroHobbyissue #112-1987/Janpage 14- Review - Nuevo
     Proxima Magazineissue v.2 #2-1996page 27- Review
     Proxima Magazineissue v.2 #2-1996page 29- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 32- Review: 5/5
     Sinclair Userissue #76-1988/Julpage 65- Review: 79%
     Your Sinclairissue #15-1987/Marpage 68- Review: 7/10
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 105- Review: 35%

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #51-1986/Janpage 11- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #56-1986/Junpage 77- Feature - East Meets West (Lucasfilm Games)
     Computer Gamerissue #27-1987/Junpage 56- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 14- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #39-1987/Aprpage 68- Hack/Poke
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"page 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #52-1986/Julpage 90- Preview
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 15- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #4-1986/Aprpage 9- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 29- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #37-1989/Janpage 34- Hack/Poke
     ZX Computingissue #30-1986/Octpage 6- News/Note

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #97-1989/Decpage 92- Review: 60% (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Review - Crash - Compilation (The Prestige Collection)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Review - Crash - Compilation (Star Games II)
     Sinclair Userissue #95-1990/Febpage 75- Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 62% (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 105- Review: 57% (The Story So Far Vol 4)

Related Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 12- News/Note (The Prestige Collection)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 62- Offer (The Prestige Collection)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (The Prestige Collection)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 106- Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (Star Games II)
     New Computer Expressissue #44-1989/Sep/9page 5- News/Note - Pack to the future (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 16- News/Note (The Prestige Collection)
     The Games Machineissue #21-1989/Augpage 9- News/Note (The Story So Far Vol 4)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #23-1989/Augpage 7- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #24-1989/Seppage 7- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 50- Full-page ad (Star Games II)
     Crashissue v.1 #44-1987/Seppage 101- Full-page ad (Star Games II)
     The Games Machineissue #20-1989/Julpage 41- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     The Games Machineissue #22-1989/Seppage 3- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)

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