| Garfield - Big, Fat, Hairy Deal |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | The Edge (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.99 |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Garfield (Comic) from United Features Syndicate Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 86.67% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.9% (25 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Stephen Cargill (UK) | at Softek International Ltd | - ? | |
| Neil Strudwick (UK) | at Softek International Ltd | - ? | |
| Jim Davis (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #50 - 1988/Mar | page 18 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #71 - 1988/Feb | page 34 |
Compilations
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 49 | (1988/May) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #49 - 1988/May | - titled "Isidoro" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.gif | 2,715 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.jpg | 337,897 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_Front.jpg | 686,530 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_Back.jpg | 556,519 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_Back_2.jpg | 445,722 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| garfield.txt | 2,057 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.txt | 3,112 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal(EN).pdf | 105,730 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.jpg | 113,899 | Original | Game map | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_2.jpg | 123,897 | Original | Game map | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_3.jpg | 123,257 | Original | Game map | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal_4.png | 95,655 | Original | Game map | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal.jpg | 171,963 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| garfield.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) [denied] | ||
| Garfield - Big, Fat, Hairy Deal (1988)(The Edge).pok | 26 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Garfield-BigFatHairyDeal(DroSoft).pdf | 11,221 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #6-1988/Mar | page 57 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #76-1988/Feb | page 35 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #50-1988/Mar | page 18 | - Review: 90% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #71-1988/Feb | page 34 | - Review: 10/10 | |
| The Games Machine | issue #3-1988/Feb | page 62 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #27-1988/Mar | page 26 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 51 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 24 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 93 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 45 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #7-1988/Feb/18 special "week#3" | page 72 | - Full-page ad |
Links
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