| Fairlight II |
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| Aliases | Fairlight: A Trail of Darkness |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | The Edge (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Authored with | Grax |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 90.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.3% (61 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - The Micro Selection (UK) | (1986) | ||
| #3 - IBSA (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: 500.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Bo Jangeborg (Sweden) | - Code, Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics, Level Design, Story Writing | ||
| Niclas Osterlin (Sweden) | - In-game Graphics, Load Screen | ||
| Susan Rowe | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 4th Best Advertisement - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64 - 1987/Feb | page 14 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #57 - 1986/Dec | page 116 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #14 - 1987/Feb | page 44 |
Remarks
| An alternate loading screen for this game appeared on the ZX Spectrum 128 Retail Demonstration Cassette. |
Series "Chronicles of the Land of Fairlight"
| 1. | Fairlight | (1985) | by The Edge (UK) | |
| 2. | Fairlight II | (1986) | by The Edge (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Fairlight: The Legend | (1988) | by The Micro Selection (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX Files Megatape 4 | (1998) | by Magazine ZXFiles - covertape from issue #7 - 1998 | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 42 | (1987/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #42 - 1987/Oct | - titled "Le terre del male" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| FairlightII48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| FairlightII48.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| FairlightII128.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| FairlightII(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| FairlightII(TheMicroSelection).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | ||
| FairlightII(IBSA).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| FairlightII(alternate).scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | - Alternate version | ||
| FairlightII.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| FairlightII.gif | 7,080 | Original | Running screen | |||
| FairlightII.jpg | 383,153 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| FairlightII.ay.zip | 2,637 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| FairlightII.txt | 7,238 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| FairlightII(EN).pdf | 675,062 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| FairlightII.jpg | 242,497 | Original | Game map | |||
| FairlightIIPart2.png | 120,834 | Original | Game map | |||
| FairlightII_2.jpg | 127,184 | Original | Game map | |||
| FairlightII_3.jpg | 883,840 | Original | Game map | |||
| FairlightII_4.jpg | 50,082 | Original | Game map | |||
| FairlightII.jpg | 200,074 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| fairlight2.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Matthew Wilson - Almost to the end of the game, up to a locked door, which can only be opened using pokes, it seems. [denied] | ||
| Fairlight II (1986)(The Edge).pok | 497 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| FairlightII(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 68,265 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| FairlightII(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 5,638 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| FairlightII(TheMicroSelection)_Front.jpg | 0 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| FairlightII(TheMicroSelection)_Media.jpg | 0 | #2 | Media scan | |||
| FairlightII(IBSA).jpg | 102,738 | #3 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64-1987/Feb | page 14 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 58 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 33 | - Review: 81% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #112-1987/Jan | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5" | page 35 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 69 | - Review | |
| Proxima Magazine | issue v.2 #2-1996 | page 29 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 116 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 44 | - Review: 9/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 145 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 66 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 106 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #46-1986/Nov/13 special "week#2" | page 79 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #51-1986/Dec/18 special "week#3" | page 96 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (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) |
