Hopper
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  PSS (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.95
Graphical Views  Top-view 2D Graphics
Controls  Kempston Joystick
Inspirations  Frogger (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan), Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)
Average mag. score  70.00% (1 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  45% (12 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Soft & Easy (Netherlands)(1983)as "Kikker"
     #2 - Kryptronic (UK)(1984)

Authors/Contributors
     A. Tobias (UK) - ?
     Chris P. Cullen (UK) - ?

Remarks
     The Dutch re-release by Soft & Easy had an in-game name of 'Kikker', but the inlay still said 'Hopper'.

Compilations
     Full version in55(1985)by PSS (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Hopper.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Hopper.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Hopper(SoftEasy).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Hopper(Kryptronic).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Hopper.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Hopper.gif2,687OriginalRunning screen
     Hopper_Front.jpg287,427OriginalInlay - Front
     Hopper(EN).txt2,145OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Hopper (1983)(PSS).pok91OriginalPOK pokes file
     Hopper(Kikker)(SoftEasy)_Front.jpg296,792#1Inlay - Front
     Hopper(Kikker)(SoftEasy)_SideA.jpg126,864#1Media scan
     Hopper(Kikker)(SoftEasy)_SideB.jpg126,864#1Media scan
     Hopper(Kikker)(SoftAmpEasy)(NL)_Scan.jpg279,735#1Scanned instructionsDutch
     Hopper(Kikker)(SoftAmpEasy)(NL)_Scan_2.jpg334,831#1Scanned instructionsDutch
     Hopper(Kryptronic).scr6,912#2Loading screen
     Hopper(Kryptronic).jpg66,309#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #43-1984/Jan/3 special "week#1"page 15- Review
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #3-1984/Febpage 42- Review: 7/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"page 69- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #23-1984/Febpage 52- Review

Magazine References
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Janpage 9- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #11-1984/Febpage 85- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #24-1983/Octpage 66- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #25-1983/Novpage 120- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 178- Advert
     Games Computingissue 1984/Janpage 59- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3"page 56- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #2-1983/Decpage 80- Advert
     Sinclair Projectsissue #6-1983/Octpage 50- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 139- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 163- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 203- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #22-1984/Janpage 171- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #10-1983/Octpage 34- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #11-1983/Novpage 26- Advert

Related Magazine References
     Sinclair Programsissue #35-1985/Seppage 11- News/Note (55)
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 6- News/Note (55)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #34-1985/Aug/22 special "week#4"page 27- Advert (55)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1"page 35- Advert (55)

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