| Great Gurianos |
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| Release Date | 1987/Jul/20 |
| Original Publisher | Hit-Pak (UK) - within compilation "Trio" |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Gladiator (Arcade coin-op) from Taito Corporation (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 52.00% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 63.5% (17 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #2 - Encore (UK) | (1991) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| David Perry (UK) | at Res-Illusions | - ? |
Known Errors
| The final boss cannot be defeated. According to the author David Perry, this was made on purpose because the game used up so much memory that there was no room to include the ending. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Trio | (1987/Jul/20) | by Hit-Pak (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Thrill Time Platinum | (1990) | by Elite Systems Ltd (UK) | - titled "Gladiator" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| GreatGurianos.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Elite Uni-Loader) | English | ||
 | GreatGurianos.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| GreatGurianos(Encore).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| GreatGurianos.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| GreatGurianos.gif | 4,647 | Original | Running screen | |||
| GreatGurianos.ay.zip | 2,150 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| GreatGurianos.txt | 1,683 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| GreatGurianos.png | 31,648 | Original | Game map | |||
| greatgurianos.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Great Gurianos (1987)(Hit-Pak).pok | 31 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| GreatGurianos(Encore).jpg | 417,990 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GreatGurianos(Encore)_Back.jpg | 352,361 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #114-1991/May | page 75 | - Review: 39% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 18 | - Review: 53% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #146-1987/Sep | page 22 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #112-1991/Jun | page 32 | - Review: 81% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #67-1991/Jul | page 61 | - Review: 35% |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 56 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 45 | - Hack/Poke | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 21 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #24-1987/Dec | page 24 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 29 | - Hack/Poke |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 38 | - Review (Trio) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 93 | - Review: 62% (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 18 | - Review: 70% (Trio) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 75 | - Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 68% (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #20-1987/Aug | page 60 | - Review: 8/10 (Trio) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 101 | - Preview (Trio) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 100 | - Preview (Trio) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 34 | - CompoEntry (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #73-1990/Feb | page 22 | - CompoResult (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #25-1987/Jun/26 special "week#4" | page 45 | - News/Note (Trio) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #26-1989/Nov | page 20 | - Two-page ad (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #27-1989/Dec | page 24 | - Two-page ad (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 132 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 124 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 148 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96-1989/Nov | page 10 | - Two-page ad (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 48 | - Two-page ad (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 2 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #24-1989/Nov | page 24 | - Two-page ad (Thrill Time Platinum) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 0 | - Full-page ad (Trio) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #20-1987/Aug | page 0 | - Full-page ad (Trio) |
Links
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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