| Monty on the Run |
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| Release Date | 1985/Oct/25 |
| Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Competitions | Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right) |
| Themes | Teleportation |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 |
| Average mag. score | 81.29% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.8% (41 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Kixx (UK) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 | |||
| #2 - Serma Software (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 2200.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Peter M. Harrap (UK) | - ? | ||
| David Bracher | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 2nd Best Platform Game - 1985 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Platform Game. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49 - 1985/Nov | page 15 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep | page 12 |
Series "MontyMole"
| 1. | Wanted: Monty Mole | (1984) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Monty is Innocent | (1985) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 3. | Monty on the Run | (1985) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 4. | Auf Wiedersehen Monty | (1987) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 5. | Moley Christmas | (1987) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - within covertape "Your Sinclair issue 25: Smash Tape 5" | |
| 6. | Impossamole | (1990) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Great Games | (1987/Dec) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | 4 Crash Smashes II | (1986) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth + Monty on the Run | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Kidsplay | (1987) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Multimixx 5 | (1992) | by Kixx (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | MontyOnTheRun.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| MontyOnTheRun.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| MontyOnTheRun(Kixx).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| MontyOnTheRun.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_1.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MontyOnTheRun.gif | 3,850 | Original | Running screen | |||
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 367,309 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_Back.jpg | 246,156 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| MontyOnTheRun.ay.zip | 756 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| MontyOnTheRun.txt | 3,821 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| MontyOnTheRun_German.txt | 7,808 | Original | Instructions | German | ||
| MontyOnTheRun(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 206,876 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: French, German | ||
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 554,012 | Original | Scanned instructions | - Scanned Multi-language instructions | ||
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 1,072,210 | Original | Game map | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_2.gif | 174,462 | Original | Game map | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_3.png | 186,907 | Original | Game map | |||
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 441,280 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_2.jpg | 132,023 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_3.jpg | 167,451 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_4.jpg | 132,101 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_5.jpg | 163,776 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| montyontherun.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Fil (with rollback) | ||
| Monty on the Run (1985)(Gremlin Graphics Software).pok | 223 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| MontyOnTheRun_GremlinGangOffer-Back.jpg | 138,030 | Original | ? | - Gremlin Gang offer | ||
| MontyOnTheRun_GremlinGangOffer-Front.jpg | 188,846 | Original | ? | - Gremlin Gang offer | ||
| MontyOnTheRun(Kixx).jpg | 730,052 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| MontyOnTheRun(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 553,358 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| MontyOnTheRun(SermaSoftware).jpg | 365,839 | #2 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #26-1989/Nov | page 115 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 15 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 12 | - Review: 94% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov | page 49 | - Review: 74% | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 59 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #131-1985/Sep/24 special "week#4" | page 14 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #57-1985/Dec | page 18 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 30 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #48-1989/Dec | page 30 | - Review: 81% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 74 | - Review: 80% | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 54 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #22-1985/Dec | page 63 | - Review: 4/5 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #44-1985/Jun | page 117 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 9 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 48 | - Two-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 26 | - Two-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #8-1985/Nov | page 18 | - Two-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 27 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 43 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 34 | - Two-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 34 | - Two-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 66 | - Two-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #128-1985/Sep/3 special "week#1" | page 29 | - Advert - ON YOUR MARKS - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad & Spectrum On October 8th | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #129-1985/Sep/10 special "week#2" | page 26 | - Advert - GET SET - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad And Spectrum On October 8th. | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3" | page 13 | - Advert - GO - Go Straight Round To Your Software Dealer | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #131-1985/Sep/24 special "week#4" | page 21 | - Advert - FALSE START - Launch Delayed - But Not For Long | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1" | page 29 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1" | page 5 | - Advert - ON YOUR MARKS - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad & Spectrum On October 8th | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #37-1985/Sep/12 special "week#2" | page 26 | - Advert - GO - Go Straight Round To Your Software Dealer | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #38-1985/Sep/19 special "week#3" | page 34 | - Advert - GET SET - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad And Spectrum On October 8th. | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #39-1985/Sep/26 special "week#4" | page 23 | - Advert - FALSE START - Launch Delayed - But Not For Long | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #40-1985/Oct/3 special "week#1" | page 23 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 52 | - Two-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 67 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 66 | - Two-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov | page 24 | - Two-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 96 | - Review (10 Great Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Kidsplay) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Great Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #123-1992/May | page 59 | - Review: 82% (Multimixx 5) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 74 | - Review: 89% (Multimixx 5) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 95 | - Feature - Christmas Crackers (10 Great Games) | |
| 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) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Feature - Christmas Compilations (10 Great Games) | |
| 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
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #8-1988/May | page 14 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| 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) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #20-1986/Nov | page 34 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #21-1986/Dec | page 82 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #22-1987/Jan | page 66 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 4 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 134 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 66 | - Advert (4 Crash Smashes II) | |
| 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) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr | page 56 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| 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) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #6-1988/May | page 115 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 26 | - Full-page ad (Kidsplay) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 12 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) |
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