| Pheenix |
| |
| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Megadodo Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.50 |
| Controls | Cursor, Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Phoenix (Arcade coin-op) from Centuri (USA) |
| Average mag. score | 50.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.2% (94 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 | |||
| #2 - Riko Data (Sweden) | (1983) | ||
| #3 - System 4 (Spain) | (1983) | ||
| #4 - Ventamatic (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1390.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Martin W. Ward (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Crash Guide Game of the Month" | at Crash | issue v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr | page 61 |
Compilations
| Full version in | 1º Campeonato de Jogos de Computador | (1984) | by TMX Portugal Ltda (Portugal) | - titled "Fenix" | |
| Full version in | La Caja Magica | (1987) | by System 4 (Spain) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 09 | (1984/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #9 - 1984/Oct | - titled "Aquile" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Pheenix.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| Pheenix.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| Pheenix(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| Pheenix(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| Pheenix(RikoData).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Swedish | |
| Pheenix(Ventamatic).tap.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish | |
| Pheenix(Ventamatic).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Pheenix.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Pheenix.gif | 2,671 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Pheenix.jpg | 43,731 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Pheenix_Tape.jpg | 40,682 | Original | Media scan | |||
| PHEENIX.TXT | 1,855 | Original | Instructions | - Docs & Cheat (from games database) | ||
| Pheenix.txt | 1,744 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Pheenix.jpg | 49,895 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| pheenix.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by mike_myers and Albert Valls | ||
| Pheenix (1983)(Megadodo Software).pok | 62 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Pheenix(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen | |||
| Pheenix(AlternativeSoftware).jpg | 268,843 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Pheenix(AlternativeSoftware)_2.jpg | 407,499 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Pheenix(Ventamatic).jpg | 140,093 | #4 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 61 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 63 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #32-1983/Oct/11 special "week#2" | page 37 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #26-1983/Sep/7 | page 49 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #32-1983/Aug/11 special "week#2" | page 45 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #60-1987/Mar | page 73 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 60 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #16-1984/Dec | page 107 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun | page 28 | - Letters | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 7 | - News/Note - ref. "Phoenix" | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 49 | - News/Note - ref. "Phonenix" | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct supplement "Trainspotters Guide to Games Playing" | page 10 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #21-1985/Dec | page 6 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 46 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 55 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 116 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #5-1984/Apr | page 101 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #39-1983/Sep/29 special "week#5" | page 45 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #43-1983/Oct/27 special "week#4" | page 34 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1984 special "Annual 1984" | page 120 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 132 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #7-1983/Jul | page 187 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec | page 10 | - Advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (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) | |
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