| Auf Wiedersehen Monty |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 90.80% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 83.8% (114 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| #2 - Kixx (UK) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Shaun Hollingworth (UK) | - ? | ||
| Peter M. Harrap (UK) | - ? | ||
| Chris Kerry (UK) | - ? | ||
| Steve Kerry [Steven Kerry] (UK) | - ? | ||
| Colin Dooley (UK) | - ? | ||
| Greg A. Holmes (UK) | - ? | ||
| Terry Lloyd (UK) | - ? | ||
| Ben Daglish (UK) | - ? | ||
| David Bracher | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Platform Game - 1987 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #18 - 1987/Jun | page 91 | |
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #37 - 1987/May | page 31 |
Music References
| Includes the following music: [128K] "God Save The Queen", national anthem of the United Kingdom [Gibraltar and Montos]; Leo Caerts, "Y Viva España" [Spain]; Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, "La Marseillaise", national anthem of France [France]; Franz Joseph Haydn, "Das Lied der Deutschen", national anthem of Germany [West Germany]; W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550, I. Molto allegro [Austria]; Klaus Günter Neumann et al, "Tulips from Amsterdam" [Netherlands]; Derek Scott, "Swedish Chef", from The Muppet Show [Sweden]; Eduardo Di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi, "'O Sole mio" [Italy]; Joseph Stein, Fred Ebb, John Kander, Zorba [Greece]; Melchior Franck, "Lauriger Horatius" [via association with "The Red Flag", hymn of the UK Labour Party] [East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia] |
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 II | (1988) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | 6 Game Action Pack | (1987) | by Boots (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Boots Action Pack | (1987) | by Boots (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Dix Jeux Fantastiques | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd [FR] (UK/France) | - titled "Au Revoir Monty" | ||
| Full version in | Multimixx 5 | (1992) | by Kixx (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 40 | (1987/Jul) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #40 - 1987/Jul | - titled "Il girovago" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | AufWiedersehenMonty.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| AufWiedersehenMonty.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | - ULAplus version |
| AufWiedersehenMonty.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| AufWiedersehenMonty(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(Kixx).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| AufWiedersehenMonty.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.gif | 5,878 | Original | Running screen | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.jpg | 633,561 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_Media.jpg | 35,464 | Original | Media scan | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.ay.zip | 11,993 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.mp3.zip | 9,065,431 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| AUFMONTY.TXT | 5,351 | Original | Instructions | - Docs & Cheat (from games database) | ||
| aw_monty.txt | 1,877 | Original | Instructions | |||
| monty.txt | 1,901 | Original | Instructions | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.txt | 5,972 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_German.txt | 8,746 | Original | Instructions | German | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 161,895 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, German | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.jpg | 577,188 | Original | Scanned instructions | - Scanned Multi-language instructions | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.jpg | 495,663 | Original | Game map | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_2.jpg | 478,110 | Original | Game map | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_3.jpg | 96,903 | Original | Game map | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_4.png | 220,726 | Original | Game map | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_Badge.jpg | 90,142 | Original | Badge | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty_Poster.jpg | 754,075 | Original | Poster | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty.jpg | 238,629 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| aufmonty.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Auf Wiedersehen Monty (1987)(Gremlin Graphics Software).pok | 181 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 79,057 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 2,304 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(Kixx).jpg | 502,245 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| AufWiedersehenMonty(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 325,916 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 18 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 34 | - Review: 85% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #131-1987/Jun | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 78 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #18-1987/Jun | page 91 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 64 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 54 | - Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 74 | - Review: 89% | |
| ZX Computing | issue #37-1987/May | page 31 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66-1987/Apr | page 88 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 75 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 98 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 90 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 20 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #25-1987/Apr | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #26-1987/May | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #27-1987/Jun | page 45 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 103 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 27 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 91 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #61-1987/Apr | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 35 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 81 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #17-1987/May | page 16 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #18-1987/Jun | page 1 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Great Games II) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #74-1988/May | page 47 | - Review: 8/10 (10 Great Games II) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #123-1992/May | page 59 | - Review: 82% (Multimixx 5) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 64 | - Review: 9/10 (10 Great Games II) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 74 | - Review: 89% (Multimixx 5) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (10 Great Games II) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #78-1988/Apr | page 38 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games II) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #79-1988/May | page 98 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games II) |
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