| Mad Mix Game |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | Topo Soft (Spain) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | 875.00 Ptas |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Inspirations | Pac-Man (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Namco Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 67.08% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.8% (96 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - IBSA (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| #2 - U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | (1988) | as "Mad Mix Game: The Pepsi Challenge" | |
| * Release price: £7.99 | |||
| * Disk price: £12.99 | |||
| #3 - Topo Siglo XXI (Spain) | (2020) |
Authors/Contributors
| Rafael Gomez Rodriguez (Spain) | - ? | ||
| ACE (Spain) | - ? | ||
| Gominolas [Cesar Astudillo] (Spain) | - ? | ||
| Alfonso Azpiri [Alfonso Mejia Azpiri] (Spain) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Music References
| Includes the following music: L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor op. 67, I. Allegro con brio; Luigi Boccherini, string quintet No. 5 in A major op.13 G 281, III. Minuetto; Gioacchino Rossini, Air from The Barber of Seville |
Remarks
| Licenced by Pepsi for their 'Mad Mix Game: The Pepsi Challenge' campaign. This version is different from the original Spanish version: The main character sprite is different, and there are some levels missing. |
Series "MadMixGame"
| 1. | Mad Mix Game | (1988) | by Topo Soft (Spain) | |
| 2. | Mad Mix 2 | (1990) | by Topo Soft (Spain) |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Your Sinclair issue 35: Smash Tape 10 | (1988/Nov) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #35 - 1988/Nov | ||
| Full version in | 2 Por 1: Silent Shadow + Mad Mix Game | (1988) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | MicroHobby issue 199: Tape 22 | (1990/May) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #199 - 1990/May | ||
| Full version in | Top By Topo | (1989) | by Topo Soft (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 56 | (1989/Jan) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #56 - 1989/Jan | - titled "Madball" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | MadMixGame.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | Spanish | |
| MadMixGame.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | Spanish | ||
| MadMixGame_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | Spanish | ||
| MadMixGame.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | Spanish | ||
| MadMixGame(IBSA).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | Spanish | ||
| MadMixGame(USGoldLtd).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| MadMixGame.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MadMixGame.gif | 5,677 | Original | Running screen | |||
| MadMixGame.jpg | 92,770 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame.ay.zip | 2,769 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| MadMixGame.txt | 7,638 | Original | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| MadMixGame(EN).txt | 8,471 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| MadMixGame.jpg | 251,273 | Original | Game map | |||
| MadMixGame_2.jpg | 118,599 | Original | Game map | |||
| MadMixGame_3.png | 150,682 | Original | Game map | |||
| madmix.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by ryderark | ||
| Mad Mix Game (1988)(Topo Soft).pok | 206 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| MadMixGame(IBSA).jpg | 88,837 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame(MadMixGame-ThePepsiChallenge)(USGold)_Front.jpg | 749,938 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame(USGoldLtd).txt | 7,819 | #2 | Instructions | English | ||
| MadMixGame(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 380,375 | #2 | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| MadMixGame(MadMixGame-ThePepsiChallenge)(USGoldLtd).jpg | 484,809 | #2 | Advertisement | |||
| MadMixGame(TopoSigloXXI)(English)_Front.jpg | 730,453 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame(TopoSigloXXI)(HitSquad)_Front.jpg | 1,273,504 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame(TopoSigloXXI)(Portuguese)_Front.jpg | 745,032 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MadMixGame(TopoSigloXXI)(Spanish)_Front.jpg | 748,497 | #3 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #15-1988/Dec | page 56 | - Review: 524/1000 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 86 | - Review: 85% | |
| FIFO | issue #1-1990 | page 28 | - Review | |
| FIFO | issue #23-1993/Apr | page 23 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #171-1988/Jun | page 44 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #79-1988/Oct | page 64 | - Review: 74% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 41 | - Review: 44% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 46 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 32 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 112 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 158 | - CompoResult | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 33 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep | page 31 | - Hack/Poke | |
| MicroHobby | issue #169-1988/May | page 14 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| MicroHobby | issue #171-1988/Jun | page 45 | - Tips - Consejos | |
| MicroHobby | issue #175-1988/Aug | page 66 | - Feature - Justicieros | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #29-1988/Jul/28 special "week#4" | page 1 | - News/Note | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep supplement "PC Showcase" | page 23 | - News/Note | |
| The Games Machine | issue #11-1988/Oct | page 16 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 11 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 18 | - CoverGame | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 35 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #39-1989/Mar | page 26 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #40-1989/Apr | page 35 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #42-1989/Jun | page 34 | - Map |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 6 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #84-1988/Oct | page 112 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 123 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 122 | - Two-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep supplement "PC Showcase" | page 6 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 122 | - Two-page ad |
Related Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #199-1990/May | page 53 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 199: Tape 22) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #199-1990/May | page 54 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 199: Tape 22) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (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) | |
| 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) |
