| Olympimania |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Automata UK Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £6.00 |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Olympic Games '84, Los Angeles (Sports event) |
| Average mag. score | 57.20% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 54.4% (16 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Mel Croucher (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Christian Penfold (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Andrew Stagg (UK) | - Code, Game Design/Concept | ||
| Robin Grenville Evans (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| Includes an audio track with a theme song. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Automata 10 Pack Volume One | (1985) | by Automata UK Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Olympimania.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Olympimania.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Olympimania.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Olympimania.gif | 1,148 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Olympimania.jpg | 231,553 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| PilandInternationalAnthemThe.mp3.zip | 8,903,512 | Original | Bonus soundtrack(s) in MP3 format | |||
| Olympimania.txt | 1,454 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| olympimania.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| Olympimania_Insert.jpg | 183,389 | Original | ? | - Insert |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 115 | - Review: 66% | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #8-1984/Jul | page 45 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #14-1984/Apr/5 special "week#1" | page 60 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #27-1984/Jun | page 35 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #29-1984/Aug | page 56 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #5-1984/May | page 57 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #5-1984/Jul | page 53 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #30-1984/Apr | page 24 | - News/Note | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jul | page 60 | - Feature - A Sporting Chance | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 41 | - Feature - Sports Scene supplement | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #9-1984/Aug | page 27 | - Feature - Here Come the Talkies! | |
| Sinclair User | issue #29-1984/Aug | page 56 | - Feature - Software for the Spectrum sportsman | |
| ZX Computing | issue #13-1984/Jun | page 97 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #4-1984/Jul | page 32 | - Advert | |
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 13 | - Advert | |
| Big K | issue #8-1984/Nov | page 13 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #30-1984/Apr | page 22 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #31-1984/May | page 24 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #33-1984/Jul | page 77 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #37-1984/Nov | page 36 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 91 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #6-1984/Apr | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #5-1984/Apr | page 123 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #8-1984/Jul | page 27 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #32-1984/Aug/9 special "week#2" | page 52 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #24-1984/Oct | page 34 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #25-1984/Nov | page 46 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #8-1984/Oct | page 84 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #9-1984/Nov | page 25 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 32 | - Review (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #44-1985/Jun | page 30 | - News/Note (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 57 | - News/Note (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #41-1985/Mar | page 109 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 79 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 65 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 64 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 33 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 47 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 47 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #8-1985/Feb/21 special "week#3" | page 52 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1" | page 56 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 38 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 12 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 49 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 42 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 37 | - Advert (Automata 10 Pack Volume One) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (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) |
