The Evil Dead
Release Date  1985/Jun/14
Original Publisher  Palace Software (UK) - within title "Cauldron"
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Supports  Currah MicroSpeech
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Themes  Horror/Halloween
Tie-in Licences  The Evil Dead (Movie) from Renaissance Pictures Ltd (USA)
Other Platforms  BBC Micro, Commodore 64
Martijn's WoS score  47.8% (9 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Michael Fox (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Full version inCauldron(1985/Jun/14)by Palace Software (UK)

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     EvilDeadThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     EvilDeadThe.gif2,109OriginalRunning screen
     EvilDeadThe(C64).jpg27,840OriginalInlay - Front
     Evil Dead, The (1984)(Palace Software).pok31OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #30-1984/Jul/26 special "week#4"page 48- Review - not a Spectrum article

Magazine References
     Big Kissue #9-1984/Decpage 12- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 32- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #35-1984/Seppage 12- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #37-1984/Novpage 23- CompoResult
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #65-1984/Jun/5 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #79-1984/Sep/11 special "week#2"page 7- CompoEntry
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #85-1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"page 6- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #94-1985/Jan/8 special "week#2"page 6- CompoResult
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #97-1985/Jan/29 special "week#5"page 5- CompoResult - Apologies
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #8-1984/Julpage 13- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #9-1984/Augpage 14- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #20-1984/May/17 special "week#3"page 1- News/Note - Palace raises the spirits
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #27-1984/Jul/5 special "week#1"page 7- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #23-1985/Jun/6 special "week#1"page 4- News/Note
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Julpage 8- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 64- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #4-1984/Julpage 97- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Big Kissue #5-1984/Augpage 97- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Big Kissue #6-1984/Seppage 63- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 56- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #34-1984/Augpage 89- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Games Computingissue 1984/Julpage 21- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #8-1984/Julpage 71- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #9-1984/Augpage 81- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Personal Computer Newsissue #69-1984/Jul/14page 40- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #27-1984/Jul/5 special "week#1"page 28- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #7-1984/Julpage 132- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #43-1985/Maypage 102- Review (Cauldron)
     Computer Gamerissue #5-1985/Augpage 67- Review (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 34- Review: 91% (Cauldron)
     MicroHobbyissue #46-1985/Octpage 14- Review - Nuevo (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #40-1985/Julpage 22- Review: 5/5 (Cauldron)
     Your Sinclairissue #36-1988/Decpage 54- Review: 6/10 (Cauldron)
     Your Sinclairissue #38-1989/Febpage 55- Review: 9/10 (Cauldron)
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 64- Review (Cauldron)
     ZX Computingissue #20-1985/Augpage 78- Review: 4/5 (Cauldron)

Related Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #13-1988/Octpage 9- News/Note (Cauldron)
     BiTissue #6-1992/Marpage 25- Tips (Cauldron)
     BiTissue #19-1993/Aprpage 13- Solution (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #42-1985/Aprpage 16- Preview (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #43-1985/Maypage 80- CompoEntry (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44-1985/Junpage 42- Map (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 60- CompoResult (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 114- CompoResult (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 10- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #56-1988/Seppage 46- Tips (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 44- Hack/Poke (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 49- Tips (Cauldron)
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #116-1985/Jun/11 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note (Cauldron)
     MicroHobbyissue #140-1987/Augpage 29- Tips - Tokes (Cauldron)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #8-1985/Feb/21 special "week#3"page 4- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #23-1985/Jun/6 special "week#1"page 4- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #12-1986/Mar/20 special "week#3"page 30- Tips (Cauldron)
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #39-1985/Junpage 7- News/Note (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #43-1985/Octpage 15- Hack/Poke (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #50-1986/Maypage 20- Tips (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #113-1991/Julpage 16- Tips (Cauldron)
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 9- Hack/Poke (Cauldron)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #1-1986/Janpage 91- Hack/Poke (Cauldron)
     Your Sinclairissue #36-1988/Decpage 33- Hack/Poke (Cauldron)
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 64- Tips (Cauldron)
     ZX Computingissue #19-1985/Junpage 16- News/Note (Cauldron)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #43-1985/Maypage 13- Full-page ad (Cauldron)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44-1985/Junpage 41- Full-page ad (Cauldron)
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 49- Full-page ad (Cauldron)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #25-1985/Jun/20 special "week#3"page 15- Full-page ad (Cauldron)
     Sinclair Userissue #40-1985/Julpage 21- Full-page ad (Cauldron)

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