| Pi-Balled |
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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 |
| Supports | Currah MicroSpeech |
| Original Price | £6.00 |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Q*bert (Arcade coin-op) from Gottlieb (USA) |
| Average mag. score | 74.67% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 60.8% (12 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - ZX Data (Denmark) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 125.00 kr. (Denmark) |
Authors/Contributors
| Jason Austin (UK) | - Code | ||
| Colin Tuck (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Robin Grenville Evans (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Compilations
| Full version in | Automata 10 Pack Volume One | (1985) | by Automata UK Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Load'n'Run v1 issue 06 | by Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.1 #6 - 1985/Jul | - titled "Pyramide" | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 08 | (1984/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #8 - 1984/Sep | - titled "Roberto" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Pi-Balled.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Pi-Balled.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Pi-Balled(ZXData).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - ZX Data re-release. File is the same as English version. but should go online :-) |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Pi-Balled.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Pi-Balled.gif | 3,939 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Pi-Balled.jpg | 156,836 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Pi-Balled_Tape.jpg | 37,338 | Original | Media scan | |||
| PiBalled.txt | 2,090 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| piballed.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) - Twenty screens played | ||
| Pi-Balled (1984)(Automata UK).pok | 127 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Pi-Balled(ZXData)_SideA.jpg | 80,858 | #1 | Media scan | |||
| Pi-Balled(ZXData)_SideB.jpg | 74,137 | #1 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #3-1984/Jun | page 24 | - Review: 2/3 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #31-1984/May | page 29 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 20 | - Review: 82% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #52-1984/Mar/6 special "week#1" | page 8 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #5-1984/Apr | page 86 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #6-1984/Feb/9 special "week#2" | page 56 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #18-1984/Apr | page 9 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #19-1984/May | page 7 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #26-1984/May | page 33 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #30-1984/Apr | page 24 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 147 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 51 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4" | page 34 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 20 | - Hack/Poke | |
| The Spectrum Show | issue #1-2014/Apr | page 31 | - Feature | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #11-1985/Feb | page 6 | - Hack/Poke | |
| 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 #5-1984/Feb/2 special "week#1" | page 60 | - 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
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (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) |
