Eureka! at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1984/Oct/31
Original Publisher	Domark Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre	Adventure Game: Graphic
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£14.95
Competitions	C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Features	Prize Game
Controls	Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Themes	Ancient Mythology
Tie-in Licences	Eureka! (Book) from Ian Livingstone [1] (UK)
Other Platforms	Commodore 64
Average mag. score	64.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	76.2% (13 votes)

Authors/Contributors

Ian Livingstone [1] (UK)		- Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
Dominic Wheatley (UK)	at Domark Ltd	- Game Design/Concept
Mark Strachan (UK)		- Game Design/Concept
Stephen Byrne (UK)		- Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
Donat Kiss (Hungary)	at Andromeda Software Ltd	- ?
Tibor Horvath (Hungary)	at Andromeda Software Ltd	- ?
Andras Fordos (Hungary)	at Andromeda Software Ltd	- ?
Imre Jakobicz (Hungary)	at Andromeda Software Ltd	- ?

Remarks

ZXSR: Eureka was one of many games to offer a prize to the first person who completed the game, although this had a bit more on offer as the prize was £25,000 in cash! It was eventually won by a fifteen year old, Matthew Woodley.

Remarks

basically a text adventure, but with an incongruous arcade intro to each section

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
Eureka.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
Eureka.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
Eureka_2.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	French

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
Eureka.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
Eureka.gif	10,685	Original	Running screen
Eureka.jpg	34,862	Original	Inlay - Front
Eureka_Front.jpg	222,508	Original	Inlay - Front
Eureka_Back.jpg	137,855	Original	Inlay - Back
Eureka_SideA.jpg	40,682	Original	Media scan
Eureka_SideB.jpg	41,777	Original	Media scan
Eureka.txt	16,874	Original	Instructions	English
Eureka_French.pdf	2,680,996	Original	Instructions	French
Eureka(EN).pdf	4,421,606	Original	Instructions	English
Eureka.jpg	239,701	Original	Advertisement
Eureka_2.jpg	235,770	Original	Advertisement
Eureka! (1984)(Domark).pok	316	Original	POK pokes file

Magazine Reviews

Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 128	- Review: 7/10
Micro Adventurer	issue #15-1985/Jan	page 34	- Review
Personal Computer Games	issue #14-1985/Jan	page 114	- Review: 6/10
Sinclair Answers	issue #2-1985/Jan	page 39	- Review
Sinclair Programs	issue #27-1985/Jan	page 17	- Review: 70%
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 42	- Review: 8/10
White Dwarf	issue #60-1984/Dec	page 30	- Review
Your Computer	issue v.4 #12-1984/Dec	page 61	- Review: 2/5
Your Spectrum	issue #10-1984/Dec	page 66	- Review

Magazine References

Big K	issue #11-1985/Feb	page 3	- News/Note
Big K	issue #12-1985/Mar	page 28	- Feature - Big K goes to Hungary
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #37-1984/Nov	page 14	- CompoEntry
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #37-1984/Nov	page 29	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar	page 5	- Letters
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 28	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 97	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 104	- CompoEntry
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 106	- Map - Prehistoric segment
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 106	- Solution - Prehistoric segment
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #43-1985/May	page 108	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #45-1985/Jul	page 63	- CompoResult
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #45-1985/Jul	page 79	- Letters
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #46-1985/Aug	page 107	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #47-1985/Sep	page 107	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #48-1985/Oct	page 86	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #48-1985/Oct	page 87	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #49-1985/Nov	page 9	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #49-1985/Nov	page 103	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"	page 22	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"	page 23	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"	page 24	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #51-1986/Jan	page 104	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #52-1986/Feb	page 71	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #56-1986/Jun	page 87	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #58-1986/Aug	page 73	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #62-1986/Dec	page 62	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #65-1987/Mar	page 63	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 54	- Feature
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 63	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #88-1989/Feb	page 80	- Tips
Computer Gamer	issue #8-1985/Nov	page 30	- News/Note
Computer Gamer	issue #10-1986/Jan	page 36	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #10-1984/Nov	page 38	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 107	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct	page 20	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec	page 130	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun	page 121	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"	page 154	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun	page 68	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov	page 109	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr	page 44	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul	page 53	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 41	- Tips
Games Computing	issue 1984/Nov	page 45	- Feature
Home Computing Weekly	issue #88-1984/Nov/13 special "week#2"	page 9	- News/Note
Home Computing Weekly	issue #91-1984/Dec/4 special "week#1"	page 34	- Letters - Eureka: it's good
Home Computing Weekly	issue #102-1985/Mar/5 special "week#1"	page 1	- News/Note
Home Computing Weekly	issue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"	page 6	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #12-1984/Oct	page 6	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #13-1984/Nov	page 29	- CompoEntry
Micro Adventurer	issue #14-1984/Dec	page 6	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #15-1985/Jan	page 42	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #16-1985/Feb	page 4	- Letters
Micro Adventurer	issue #17-1985/Mar	page 32	- Tips
MicroHobby	issue #197-1990/Mar	page 57	- Solution - Archivero
Personal Computer Games	issue #11-1984/Oct	page 13	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #12-1984/Nov	page 17	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #14-1985/Jan	page 19	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #15-1985/Feb	page 10	- News/Note
Personal Computing Today	issue v.3 #6-1985/Jan	page 9	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #35-1984/Aug/30 special "week#5"	page 5	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4"	page 36	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4"	page 36	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #35-1985/Aug/29 special "week#5"	page 26	- Hack/Poke
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1"	page 5	- News/Note - Eureka! won by schoolboy
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #38-1985/Sep/19 special "week#3"	page 28	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #4-1986/Jan/23 special "week#4"	page 28	- Tips
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 12	- News/Note
Sinclair User	issue #37-1985/Apr	page 71	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #39-1985/Jun	page 109	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #45-1985/Dec	page 121	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #47-1986/Feb supplement "Gordo's Book of Adventures"	page 16	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 58	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #53-1986/Aug	page 74	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #57-1986/Dec	page 100	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #65-1987/Aug	page 72	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #66-1987/Sep	page 76	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #69-1987/Dec	page 128	- Tips
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Nov	page 7	- News/Note
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Nov	page 34	- Preview
Your Computer	issue v.6 #7-1986/Jul	page 77	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #9-1986/Sep	page 86	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #10-1986/Oct	page 69	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #13-1987/Jan	page 96	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #17-1987/May	page 64	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #20-1987/Aug	page 87	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #23-1987/Nov	page 78	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #26-1988/Feb	page 83	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #27-1988/Mar	page 87	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #28-1988/Apr	page 69	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #29-1988/May	page 86	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #34-1988/Oct	page 106	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #37-1989/Jan	page 93	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #56-1990/Aug	page 55	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #8-1984/Oct	page 6	- News/Note
Your Spectrum	issue #10-1984/Dec	page 66	- Feature - Eureka - £25K in 48K
Your Spectrum	issue #10-1984/Dec	page 66	- Preview
Your Spectrum	issue #10-1984/Dec	page 66	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #21-1985/Dec	page 58	- Tips
ZX Computing	issue #18-1985/Apr	page 20	- News/Note
ZX Computing	issue #35-1987/Mar	page 77	- Tips

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Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 45	- Advert
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Big K	issue #8-1984/Nov	page 7	- Full-page ad
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Home Computing Weekly	issue #81-1984/Sep/25 special "week#4"	page 15	- Full-page ad
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Home Computing Weekly	issue #83-1984/Oct/9 special "week#2"	page 32	- Full-page ad
Home Computing Weekly	issue #86-1984/Oct/30 special "week#5"	page 7	- Full-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #12-1984/Oct	page 47	- Full-page ad
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #47-1984/Nov/22 special "week#4"	page 56	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"	page 82	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"	page 90	- Classified - "Eurekites" solutions
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #51-1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"	page 25	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #51-1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"	page 62	- Classified - "Eurekites" solutions
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #3-1985/Jan/17 special "week#3"	page 9	- Full-page ad
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Sinclair Answers	issue #2-1985/Jan	page 26	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #24-1984/Oct	page 2	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #25-1984/Nov	page 2	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #27-1985/Jan	page 20	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 17	- Full-page ad
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Sinclair User	issue #36-1985/Mar	page 73	- Full-page ad
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Nov	page 4	- Full-page ad
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