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)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1987)

Authors/Contributors
     David Bracher - Inlay/Poster Art

Music References
     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]

Compilations
     Full version inGames Crazy!(1989)by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
AlternativeWorldGames.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 AlternativeWorldGames.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English
AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     AlternativeWorldGames.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     AlternativeWorldGames.gif5,738OriginalRunning screen
     AlternativeWorldGames.jpg654,078OriginalInlay - Front
     AWG.TXT5,102OriginalInstructions - Docs (from games database)
     awg.txt4,970OriginalInstructions
     AlternativeWorldGames.txt4,946OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     AlternativeWorldGames(MULTI-LANG).pdf357,734OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French
     AlternativeWorldGames.jpg259,165OriginalAdvertisement
     AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg89,544#1Inlay - Front
     AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf21,132#1InstructionsSpanish
     AlternativeWorldGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt8,709#1InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #55-1988/Augpage 80- Review: 85%
     MicroHobbyissue #181-1988/Novpage 41- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 29- Review: 23%
     The Games Machineissue #9-1988/Augpage 58- Review: 79%
     Your Sinclairissue #33-1988/Seppage 84- Review: 3/10

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 10- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 9- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 104- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #79-1988/Maypage 15- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #51-1988/Aprpage 117- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #55-1988/Augpage 26- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #57-1988/Octpage 107- CompoResult
     MicroHobbyissue #180-1988/Novpage 22- Preview - Premiere
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #7-1988/Feb/18 special "week#3"page 55- CompoEntry
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Userissue #75-1988/Junpage 103- Preview
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 14- News/Note
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 18- News/Note
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 110- CompoEntry
     The Games Machineissue #4-1988/Marpage 105- CompoResult
     Your Sinclairissue #31-1988/Julpage 12- Preview

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 2- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 84- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 176- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #46-1987/Novpage 64- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 84- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #49-1988/Febpage 116- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #3-1988/Jan/21 special "week#3"page 2- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #69-1987/Decpage 52- Advert
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 2- Advert
     The Games Machineissue #3-1988/Febpage 23- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #23-1987/Novpage 42- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #24-1987/Decpage 2- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #26-1988/Febpage 44- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #27-1988/Marpage 3- Full-page ad

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