| Mike Read's Pop Quiz |
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| Aliases | Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz Mike Read's Home Computer Pop Quiz |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Elite Systems Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Casual Game: Quiz |
| Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Disk Price | £11.99 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Pop Quiz (TV show) from BBC Enterprises Ltd (UK), MPC Games Ltd (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 55.23% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 71.1% (9 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Encore (UK) | (1990) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Byron Nilsson (UK) | - ? | ||
| Paul D. Walker (UK) | - ? | ||
| Mark Cooksey (UK) | - ? | ||
| Ian Upton (UK) | - ? | ||
| Nick Acton (UK) | - ? |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| MikeReadsPopQuiz48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | ||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz(Encore).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| MikeReadsPopQuiz.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz.gif | 3,502 | Original | Running screen | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz_Front.jpg | 897,237 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz_Back.jpg | 665,807 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz_Tape.jpg | 116,087 | Original | Media scan | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz(EN).pdf | 1,576,677 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz(EN).txt | 3,481 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz.txt | 1,091 | Original | Game additional material | English | - Mike Read's release notes | |
| mikeread.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) [denied] | ||
| Mike Read's Pop Quiz (1989)(Elite Systems).pok | 112 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| MikeReadsPopQuiz(Encore).jpg | 420,191 | #1 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #22-1989/Jul | page 49 | - Review: 506/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a" | page 69 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #65-1989/Jun | page 15 | - Review: 52% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #79-1990/Aug | page 49 | - Review: 45% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #87-1989/Jun | page 63 | - Review: 79% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #103-1990/Sep | page 20 | - Review: 58% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #20-1989/Jul | page 32 | - Review: 56% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #42-1989/Jun | page 87 | - Review: 46% |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #86-1988/Dec | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 47 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 53 | - CompoResult | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #61-1991/Jan | page 10 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #34-1990/Jul | page 41 | - Advert - Encore advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #104-1990/Jul | page 12 | - Advert - Encore advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
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