The Great Space Race
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Legend [UK] (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Strategy Game: Management
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £15.00
Average mag. score  38.08% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  33% (39 votes)

Annual Awards
     1st Tackiest Game Of The Year - 1985 Crash Readers Awards.

Remarks
     The game runs on the game engine Movisoft 2, an improved version of Movisoft as used in Valhalla.

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
GreatSpaceRaceThe.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
GreatSpaceRaceThe.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     GreatSpaceRaceThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     GreatSpaceRaceThe.gif3,247OriginalRunning screen
     GreatSpaceRaceThe_Front.jpg412,063OriginalInlay - Front - Cardbox case (big)
     GreatSpaceRaceThe_Back.jpg138,169OriginalInlay - Back - Cardbox case (big)
     GreatSpaceRaceThe_SideA.jpg100,431OriginalMedia scan
     GreatSpaceRaceThe_SideB.jpg108,285OriginalMedia scan
     GreatSpaceRaceThe.zip611,927OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     GreatSpaceRaceThe(EN).pdf4,699,142OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     GreatSpaceRaceThe_Poster.jpg1,041,360OriginalPoster
     GreatSpaceRaceThe.jpg54,195OriginalAdvertisement
     Great Space Race, The (1984)(Legend).pok217OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #12-1985/Marpage 23- Review: 1/3
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Marpage 108- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #13-1985/Febpage 118- Review: 44%
     Sinclair Programsissue #29-1985/Marpage 19- Review: 45%
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 40- Review: 3/10
     Your Spectrumissue #13-1985/Aprpage 47- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 20- Feature - Great Micro Disasters
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #42-1991/Marpage 71- Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST [Turkeys] of all time (probably)
     Big Kissue #7-1984/Octpage 3- News/Note
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 4- News/Note
     Big Kissue #12-1985/Marpage 4- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #40-1985/Febpage 21- News/Note
     Computer Gamerissue #5-1985/Augpage 5- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 32- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #10-1984/Novpage 156- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 74- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 67- Feature - Crash Readers Awards
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #77-1984/Aug/28 special "week#4"page 1- News/Note - Valhalla sequel
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #10-1984/Seppage 12- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #11-1984/Octpage 33- Preview
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 67- CompoEntry
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #31-1984/Aug/2 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #31-1984/Aug/2 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2"page 6- Letters
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 7- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #37-1985/Aprpage 94- Feature - Software distribution report
     Sinclair Userissue #41-1985/Augpage 6- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #41-1985/Augpage 96- Feature - Legend of the haunted house
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Octpage 6- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #8-1984/Octpage 3- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 11- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #7-1984/Octpage 36- Two-page ad
     Big Kissue #8-1984/Novpage 110- Two-page ad
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 60- Two-page ad
     Big Kissue #11-1985/Febpage 28- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 44- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #9-1984/Octpage 84- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 54- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #13-1985/Febpage 30- Two-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #10-1984/Seppage 10- Two-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #11-1984/Octpage 74- Two-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #12-1984/Novpage 58- Two-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #13-1984/Decpage 148- Two-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 22- Two-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #31-1984/Aug/2 special "week#1"page 8- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Answersissue #1-1984/Seppage 4- Two-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #7-1984/Seppage 48- Two-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #8-1984/Octpage 48- Two-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #9-1984/Novpage 40- Two-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #10-1984/Decpage 72- Two-page ad

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