| Hero Quest |
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| Release Date | 1991/May/31 |
| Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Genre | Adventure Game: RPG |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Available add-on(s) | Hero Quest: Return of the Witch Lord |
| Original Price | £10.99 |
| Disk Price | £15.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Hero Quest (Software) from Milton Bradley International Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 84.00% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.2% (111 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1991) | ||
| * Release price: 1595.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - GBH Gold (UK) | (1993) | ||
| * Release price: £4.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Nicholas Kimberley (UK) | at Games Workshop | - ? | |
| James Wilson (UK) | at Games Workshop | - ? | |
| Kev Batesman (UK) | at Games Workshop | - ? | |
| Barry Leitch (UK) | at Games Workshop | - ? | |
| Les Edwards | - Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| David Gallagher | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #87 - 1991/Apr | page 43 | |
| "Sinclair User Gold" | at Sinclair User | issue #112 - 1991/Jun | page 43 |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Crash issue 88: Presents 24 | (1991/May) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #88 - 1991/May | ||
| Full version in | Hero Quest Twin Pack | (1991) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | HeroQuest48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| HeroQuest.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| HeroQuest128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| HeroQuest.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| HeroQuest(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | Spanish | |
| HeroQuest(GBH).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| HeroQuest.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| HeroQuest.gif | 5,748 | Original | Running screen | |||
| HeroQuest_Front.jpg | 255,680 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| HeroQuest_Back.jpg | 281,994 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| HeroQuest.ay.zip | 5,805 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| HeroQuest(EN).pdf | 1,500,794 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| HeroQuest.jpg | 555,787 | Original | Game map | |||
| HeroQuest_2.jpg | 167,981 | Original | Game map | |||
| HeroQuest_3.jpg | 506,100 | Original | Game map | |||
| HeroQuest_4.jpg | 674,049 | Original | Game map | |||
| HeroQuest_5.png | 431,926 | Original | Game map | |||
| HeroQuest_2.jpg | 260,093 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| heroquest.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback) - Doesn't play back in SPIN | ||
| Hero Quest (1991)(Gremlin Graphics Software).pok | 80 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| HeroQuest(DroSoft)_Front.jpg | 157,227 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HeroQuest(DroSoft)_Back.jpg | 167,324 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| HeroQuest(DroSoft).pdf | 490,483 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| HeroQuest(DroSoft).zip | 60,680 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| HeroQuest(GBHGold)_Front.jpg | 458,937 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HeroQuest(GBHGold)_Back.jpg | 508,187 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| HeroQuest(GBHGold)_Tape.jpg | 125,340 | #2 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #46-1991/Jul | page 58 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #50-1991/Nov | page 123 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #51-1991/Dec | page 116 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| BiT | issue #6-1992/Mar | page 30 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #87-1991/Apr | page 43 | - Review: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 34 | - Review - Crash - Excellent City: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #91-1991/Aug | page 56 | - Review - Crash - Excellent City: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #93-1991/Oct | page 65 | - Review - Crash - Excellent City: 93% | |
| FIFO | issue #17-1992/Sep | page 30 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #214-1991/Oct | page 36 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Proxima Magazine | issue v.1 #2-1995 | page 38 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #112-1991/Jun | page 43 | - Review: 90% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #65-1991/May | page 74 | - Review: 86% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #88-1993/Apr | page 45 | - Review: 40% | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Feb | page 3 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #45-1991/Jun | page 35 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #114-1991/May | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #116-1991/Jul | page 21 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #112-1991/Jun | page 23 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 38 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Cutting Room Floor | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
