| Movie |
| |
| Aliases | M.O.V.I.E. MOVIE |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Themes | Detective/Crime Investigation |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 85.75% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 85.1% (210 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dusko Dimitrijevic (Croatia) | - Code, Game Design/Concept | ||
| Mario Mandic (Croatia) | - Code | ||
| Dragoljub Andjelkovic (Serbia) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Game of the Month" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53 - 1986/Mar | page 17 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar | page 20 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #48 - 1986/Mar | page 58 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #3 - 1986/Mar | page 72 | |
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #24 - 1986/Apr | page 53 |
Remarks
| After returning to his country, Dusko worked six months in his new program. He recalls: "We looked at the Ultimate games to imagine how they did it. When I say 'us', I mean Mario Mandic and myself. Mandic was a high school student at the time. The game design was mine, but the programming was done by both of us. You can find out many things just by watching the game. We did the algorithms and math that underpinned the engine of the game, and I think on a couple of occasions we took different paths than those followed by Ultimate. Especially in relation to buffering and dumping elements on the screen. I was always very confident in the efficiency of my code, so I believed that my graphical functions would be faster than anyone else's. Presumptuous, I know. I had studied the Manic Miner code before and was not impressed: it was a fantastic game, revolutionary and a lot of fun at the time, but the code seemed just… correct. I preferred to make my own code." |
Compilations
| Full version in | Dixons Premier Collection for Your +2 | (1988) | by Dixons (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Los 40 Principales Vol. 3 | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 37: Smash Tape 13 | (1989/Jan) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #37 - 1989/Jan | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 58 | (1989/Mar) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #58 - 1989/Mar | - titled "Investiga" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Movie.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Movie.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| Movie(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Movie.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Movie.gif | 4,610 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Movie.jpg | 949,619 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| movie.txt | 3,371 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Movie.txt | 6,094 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Movie.jpg | 524,697 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Movie.gif | 127,778 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie.jpg | 304,307 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie_2.jpg | 451,037 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie_3.jpg | 74,385 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie_4.jpg | 613,835 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie_5.png | 413,291 | Original | Game map | |||
| Movie_OriginalArtwork.jpg | 66,748 | Original | Original artwork | |||
| Movie.jpg | 188,700 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| movie.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Fil (with rollback) | ||
| Movie (1986)(Imagine Software).pok | 209 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Movie_DesignDocuments.zip | 2,603,282 | Original | ? | - Design documents | ||
| Movie_LaserBasicAdvert-Back.jpg | 157,841 | Original | ? | - Laser Basic advert | ||
| Movie_LaserBasicAdvert-Front.jpg | 151,716 | Original | ? | - Laser Basic advert | ||
| Movie(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 105,505 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Movie(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 19,894 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Movie(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 523,357 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #12-1988/Sep | page 78 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 17 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 63 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 20 | - Review: 93% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #73-1986/Apr | page 10 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 58 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr | page 46 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 72 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 53 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 12 | - Advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #16-1986/Jul | page 46 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 75 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 70 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 36 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 4 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #32-1986/Sep | page 4 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 132 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 45 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 64 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #8-1986/Aug | page 8 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 96 | - Advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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