| Mailstrom |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Average mag. score | 66.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 60% (21 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| David McGee (UK) | at Reptile Industries Ltd | - ? | |
| John Robinson (UK) | at Reptile Industries Ltd | - ? | |
| John Haslam (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Came free with +3 on disk along with Cosmic Wartoad, Gift From The Gods... |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Sinclair User cover game (90 - Sep 1989) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Amstrad Compilation Disk Spectrum Plus 3 | (1987) | by Amstrad (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Kidsplay | (1987) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sinclair User issue 90: Megatape 19 | (1989/Sep) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #90 - 1989/Sep |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Mailstrom(MasterTape).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | - (Master Tape) | |
 | Mailstrom.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Mailstrom.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Mailstrom(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Mailstrom.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Mailstrom.gif | 4,483 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Mailstrom.jpg | 671,252 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Mailstrom_Back.jpg | 476,348 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| mailstrm.txt | 2,165 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Mailstrom.txt | 6,597 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Mailstrom.png | 32,475 | Original | Game map | |||
| Mailstrom.jpg | 197,962 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| mailstrom.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1 (with rollback) - Played until the end of day 10, there doesn't appear to be an ending. | ||
| Mailstrom (1986)(Ocean Software).pok | 243 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Mailstrom(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 219,932 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Mailstrom(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 50,482 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 132 | - Review: 59% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #108-1986/Dec | page 19 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #47-1986/Nov/20 special "week#3" | page 16 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #60-1987/Mar | page 34 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 48 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #130-1987/May | page 15 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #90-1989/Sep | page 6 | - CoverGame | |
| Sinclair User | issue #92-1989/Nov | page 39 | - Letters | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 11 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 56 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 58 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 138 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 91 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 15 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Kidsplay) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 12 | - News/Note - ref. "Backpack" (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 10 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 32 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2" | page 8 | - News/Note - Off the Hook follow-up tape to aid NSPCC (Kidsplay) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #3-1988/Jan/21 special "week#3" | page 4 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #21-1988/Jun/2 special "week#1" | page 8 | - Letters (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #64-1987/Jul | page 21 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 27 | - Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Kidsplay) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #2-1987/Dec | page 124 | - Offer (Kidsplay) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #12-1987/Dec | page 11 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 6 | - News/Note (Kidsplay) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 138 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #81-1988/Jul | page 110 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #86-1988/Dec | page 168 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #89-1989/Mar | page 72 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 38 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 144 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 136 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 10 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 71 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 114 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #71-1988/Feb | page 69 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #72-1988/Mar | page 91 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #73-1988/Apr | page 99 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #87-1989/Jun | page 90 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 126 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 26 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) |
Links
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