| Marsport |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Gargoyle Games (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Screen Movements | Horizontal Scrolling |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 91.86% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 84.5% (85 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Rebound (UK) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 | |||
| #2 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Greg Follis (UK) | - ? | ||
| Roy Carter [Royston Carter] (UK) | - ? | ||
| Matthew Rea (UK) | at S.B. Graphics | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 3rd Best Arcade Adventure - 1985 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49 - 1985/Nov | page 24 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov | page 12 | |
| "Your Spectrum Ross's Rave Of The Month" | at Your Spectrum | issue #21 - 1985/Dec | page 53 |
Series "Siege of Earth Trilogy"
| 1. | Marsport | (1985) | by Gargoyle Games (UK) | |
| 2. | Fornax | by Gargoyle Games (UK) | ||
| 3. | Gath | by Gargoyle Games (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Gargoyle Classics | (1989) | by Rebound (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Kidsplay | (1987) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sinclair User issue 120: Great Eight 9 | (1992/Feb) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #120 - 1992/Feb | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 62: Four Pack 4 | (1991/Feb) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #62 - 1991/Feb |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Marsport.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Marsport.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Marsport(Rebound).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Marsport(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| 0 | Original | Remote link | - Source code repository - Disassembled | |||
| Marsport.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Marsport.gif | 3,798 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Marsport_Front.jpg | 183,489 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Marsport_Back.jpg | 276,867 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| MARSPORT.TXT | 8,399 | Original | Instructions | - Docs & Solution (from games database) | ||
| marsport.txt | 3,901 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Marsport.txt | 19,181 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Marsport(EN).pdf | 810,980 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Marsport.jpg | 624,132 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_2.jpg | 133,442 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_3.gif | 55,390 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Page1.jpg | 293,159 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Page2.jpg | 286,050 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Page3.jpg | 279,912 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Page4.jpg | 276,392 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Page5.jpg | 320,434 | Original | Game map | |||
| Marsport_Gameaddmat.jpg | 592,533 | Original | Game additional material | English | ||
| Marsport_Gameaddmat_2.jpg | 514,579 | Original | Game additional material | English | ||
| Marsport.jpg | 277,442 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| marsport.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Marsport (1985)(Gargoyle Games).pok | 407 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Marsport(Rebound).jpg | 441,866 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Marsport(Rebound)_Back.jpg | 237,041 | #1 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 24 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 12 | - Review: 95% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 88 | - Review: 78% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #58-1985/Dec | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #40-1985/Oct/3 special "week#1" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3" | page 12 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 128 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #73-1988/Apr | page 93 | - Review: 10/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #12-1985/Dec | page 45 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #21-1985/Dec | page 53 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #22-1985/Dec | page 64 | - Review: 5/5 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #48-1985/Oct | page 108 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 34 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 127 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 25 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 47 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 113 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 109 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 159 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 121 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #35-1985/Aug/29 special "week#5" | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1" | page 33 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #39-1985/Sep/26 special "week#4" | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3" | page 56 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov | page 65 | - 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
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (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) |
