Alternative World Games |
Release Date | 1988 |
Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
Language | English |
Genre | Sport Game: Action |
Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
Original Price | £7.99 |
Disk Price | £14.99 |
Features | Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
Sports | Multi-sport Event |
Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
Average mag. score | 54.25% (4 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 58.2% (11 votes) |
#1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) |
David Bracher | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Includes the following music: Aaron Copland, "Fanfare For The Common Man" [opening]; François Van Campenhout, "La Brabançonne", national anthem of Belgium [Belgium]; Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, "La Marseillaise", national anthem of France [France]; Akimori Hayashi and Yoshiisa (arr. Franz Eckert), "Kimigayo", national anthem of Japan [Japan]; Alberik Zwyssig, "Schweizerpsalm"/"Cantique Suisse"/"Salmo svizzero"/"Psalm Svizzer", national anthem of Switzerland [Switzerland]; John Stafford Smith, "The Star-Spangled Banner", national anthem of the United States of America [USA]; Franz Joseph Haydn, "Das Lied der Deutschen", national anthem of Germany [West Germany]; Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Fred Tomlinson, "The Lumberjack Song" [Canada];Thomas Arne, "Rule Britannia" [Great Britain]; Mikis Theodorakis, "Sirtaki", from Michael Cacoyannis, the soundtrack for Zorba The Greek [Greece]; Eduardo Di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi, "'O Sole mio" [Italy]; Melchior Franck, "Lauriger Horatius" [via association with "The Red Flag", hymn of the UK Labour Party] [USSR]; G. Bizet, Carmen, II. refrain of "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" [Spain]; Derek Scott, "Swedish Chef", from The Muppet Show [Sweden] |
Full version in | Games Crazy! | (1989) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
AlternativeWorldGames.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
AlternativeWorldGames.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
AlternativeWorldGames.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
AlternativeWorldGames.gif | 5,738 | Original | Running screen | |||
AlternativeWorldGames.jpg | 654,078 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
AWG.TXT | 5,102 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
awg.txt | 4,970 | Original | Instructions | |||
AlternativeWorldGames.txt | 4,946 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
AlternativeWorldGames(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 357,734 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French | ||
AlternativeWorldGames.jpg | 259,165 | Original | Advertisement | |||
AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 89,544 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 21,132 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 8,709 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
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