Italy 1990
Release Date  1990
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Sport Game: Action
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £9.99
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound, Multicolour (Rainbow Graphics)
Controls  Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Sports  Soccer
Inspirations  World Cup '90, Rome (Sports event) from FIFA, Olivetti
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  72.13% (8 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  59% (10 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1990)as "Italia 1990"
     * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas
     #2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain)(1990)as "Italia 1990"
     #3 - Kixx (UK)(1992)
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Mark Haigh-Hutchinson (UK)at Tiertex Ltd - ?
     Mike Davies (UK)at Tiertex Ltd - ?
     Mark Tait (UK)at Tiertex Ltd - ?
     Leigh Christian (UK)at Blue Turtle - ?

Remarks
     ZXSR: Featured on Super Slim Pack compilation from US Gold for £17.99. Other games: games: International 3D Tennis, Crazy Cars 2 and Airborne Ranger.

Remarks
     football

Series "Italy1990"
     1. Italy 1990(1990)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
     2. Italy 1990 - Winners Edition(1990)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inSuper Sim Pack(1991)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
     Full version inThe Lineker Collection(1992)by Kixx (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Italy1990.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
Italy1990.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
 Italy1990(CardboardCase)(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English - (Cardboard Case)
 Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
 Italy1990(Kixx).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Italy1990.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Italy1990.gif1,493OriginalRunning screen
     Italy1990_Front.jpg664,240OriginalInlay - Front
     Italy1990_Back.jpg787,111OriginalInlay - Back
     Italy1990.txt6,784OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Italy1990(MULTI-LANG).pdf2,309,284OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French, German, Italian
     Italy1990_Poster.jpg1,023,913OriginalPoster
     Italy1990.jpg279,787OriginalAdvertisement
     Italy1990_2.jpg531,275OriginalAdvertisement
     Italy1990_BookletCover.jpg199,692OriginalBooklet
     italy1990.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by mike_myers
     Italy 1990 (1990)(US Gold).pok73OriginalPOK pokes file
     Italy1990_CompetitionCard.jpg127,600Original? - Competition card
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg173,537#1Inlay - Front
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg282,335#1Inlay - Front
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg289,768#1Inlay - Back
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf28,417#1InstructionsSpanish
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_WorldCupBooklet.pdf12,239,265#1? - World Cup booklet
     Italy1990(Italia1990)(Musical1S.A.).jpg263,588#2Inlay - Front
     Italy1990(Kixx).jpg716,319#3Inlay - Front
     Italy1990(Kixx)_Back.jpg427,141#3Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #78-1990/Julpage 44- Review: 80%
     Crashissue v.1 #93-1991/Octpage 64- Review: 75%
     MicroHobbyissue #201-1990/Julpage 36- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #101-1990/Julpage 25- Review: 74%
     Sinclair Userissue #126-1992/Augpage 38- Review: 80%
     Your Sinclairissue #56-1990/Augpage 12- Review: 81%
     Your Sinclairissue #72-1991/Decpage 69- Review: 73%
     Your Sinclairissue #79-1992/Julpage 16- Review: 70%
     Your Sinclairissue #80-1992/Augpage 59- Review: 44%

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #33-1990/Junpage 11- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #102-1990/Maypage 108- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #103-1990/Junpage 38- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #103-1990/Junpage 58- Poster
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #104-1990/Julpage 85- CompoResult
     MicroHobbyissue #199-1990/Maypage 11- Preview - Premiere
     Sinclair Userissue #101-1990/Julpage 22- CompoEntry
     Sinclair Userissue #102-1990/Augpage 37- Offer
     The Games Machineissue #31-1990/Junpage 19- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #55-1990/Julpage 80- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #83-1992/Novpage 23- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #32-1990/Maypage 2- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #102-1990/Maypage 2- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #103-1990/Junpage 14- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #104-1990/Julpage 116- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #80-1990/Seppage 13- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #99-1990/Maypage 2- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #101-1990/Julpage 5- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #54-1990/Junpage 48- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #57-1990/Seppage 35- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #93-1991/Octpage 64- Review: 80% (Super Sim Pack)
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 38- Review: 79% (Super Sim Pack)
     Sinclair Userissue #124-1992/Junpage 33- Review: 80% (The Lineker Collection)
     Your Sinclairissue #72-1991/Decpage 69- Review: 73% (Super Sim Pack)
     Your Sinclairissue #79-1992/Julpage 16- Review: 40% (The Lineker Collection)

Related Magazine References
     Sinclair Userissue #124-1992/Junpage 26- Poster (The Lineker Collection)
     Your Sinclairissue #79-1992/Julpage 41- CompoEntry (The Lineker Collection)
     Your Sinclairissue #82-1992/Octpage 17- CompoResult (The Lineker Collection)
     Your Sinclairissue #93-1993/Seppage 16- CompoResult (The Lineker Collection)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #119-1991/Octpage 69- Advert (Super Sim Pack)

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