| Mr. Wimpy |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Supports | Currah MicroSpeech |
| Original Price | £5.90 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Wimpy (Brand) |
| Inspirations | Burger Time (Arcade coin-op) from Bally Midway (USA), Data East USA Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | BBC Micro, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 73.42% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 66.7% (29 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Paul Owens (UK) | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| Jon Woods <John Woods> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Compilations
| Full version in | Select 1 | (1985) | by Computer Records (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Load'n'Run v2 issue 02 | by Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.2 #2 - 1986/Mar | - titled "Gargantua" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Mr.Wimpy.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Mr.Wimpy.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Mr.Wimpy.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Mr.Wimpy.gif | 2,345 | Original | Running screen | |||
| MrWimpy.jpg | 362,510 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| MrWimpy_2.jpg | 504,558 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| MrWimpy_Back.jpg | 141,257 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| MRWIMPY.TXT | 3,475 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| Mr.Wimpy.pdf | 32,408 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Mr.Wimpy.txt | 2,393 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Mr.Wimpy.png | 130,098 | Original | Game map | |||
| Mr.Wimpy_OriginalArtwork.jpg | 829,026 | Original | Original artwork | |||
| mrwimpy.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| Mr. Wimpy (1984)(Ocean Software).pok | 246 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #1-1984/Apr | page 48 | - Review: 2/3 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #28-1984/Feb | page 29 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 76 | - Review: 77% | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Sep | page 14 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #46-1984/Jan/24 special "week#4" | page 24 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #3-1984/Feb | page 57 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #51-1983/Dec/22 special "week#4" | page 65 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #17-1983/Aug | page 53 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #23-1984/Feb | page 53 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Mar | page 15 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #2-1984/Mar | page 57 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 12 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 70 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| MicroHobby | issue #67-1986/Feb | page 29 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #12-1984/Nov | page 104 | - Tips | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #40-1983/Dec/14 | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #6-1984/Feb/9 special "week#2" | page 16 | - Feature - Food for thought (various reviews) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #25-1984/Jun/21 special "week#3" | page 41 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 18 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #12-1985/Mar | page 5 | - Hack/Poke |
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Related Magazine Reviews
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #90-1984/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 38 | - Review (Select 1) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #34-1985/Jan | page 52 | - Review: 7/10 (Select 1) |
Related Magazine References
| Big K | issue #10-1985/Jan | page 5 | - News/Note (Select 1) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec | page 69 | - News/Note (Select 1) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #87-1984/Nov/6 special "week#1" | page 9 | - News/Note (Select 1) | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #13-1984/Dec | page 23 | - News/Note (Select 1) | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Dec | page 7 | - News/Note (Select 1) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Cutting Room Floor | (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) | |
| 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) |
