Pimania
Release Date  1982
Original Publisher  Automata UK Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £10.00
Features  Prize Game
Ports  Pimania (ZX81 16K)
Other Platforms  BBC Micro
Average mag. score  70.00% (1 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  61.7% (12 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Mel Croucher (UK) - ?
     Christian Penfold (UK) - ?
     Chris Edwards (UK) - ?

Annual Awards
     Rank #18 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Remarks
     There was a competition for the first person to complete the game, that revealed a certain place at a certain date where a Golden Sundial would be awarded. It took more than 2 years to be found.

Compilations
     Full version inThe Spectrum(2024/Nov/22)by Retro Games Ltd
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Pimania(different).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
Pimania(different)_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
Pimania.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Pimania.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     pi.html0OriginalRemote link - More on PiMan
     Pimania.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Pimania.gif3,303OriginalRunning screen
     Pimania.jpg57,417OriginalInlay - Front
     Pimania_2.jpg220,961OriginalInlay - Front
     Pimania_SideA.jpg43,265OriginalMedia scan
     Pimania_SideB.jpg41,072OriginalMedia scan
     Pimania.pdf40,152OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Pimania.txt2,613OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Pimania.jpg57,799OriginalAdvertisement
     Pimania_2.jpg217,922OriginalAdvertisement

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #13-1982/Novpage 85- Review
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #17-1983/Mar supplement "Book of Reviews"page 5- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #1-1984/Febpage 64- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #2-1984/Marpage 67- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 76- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #1-1983/Sep special "Summer"page 104- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #10-1983/Janpage 21- Review: 7/10
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"page 20- Review
     Your Computerissue v.3 #1-1983/Janpage 50- Review
     ZX Computingissue #5-1983/Febpage 32- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #13-1982/Novpage 85- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #14-1982/Decpage 21- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #15-1983/Janpage 7- Letters
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #23-1983/Seppage 115- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #25-1983/Novpage 26- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 83- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #27-1984/Jan supplement "Book of Adventure"page 4- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 137- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #36-1984/Octpage 22- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #39-1985/Janpage 104- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"page 30- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 77- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #47-1985/Seppage 5- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #48-1985/Octpage 79- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #49-1985/Novpage 102- News/Note
     Computer Gamerissue #7-1985/Octpage 32- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 19- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #15-1983/Jun/14 special "week#2"page 12- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #124-1985/Aug/6 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note - Pi-maniacs find gift horse
     Micro Adventurerissue #14-1984/Decpage 33- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.1 #32-1982/Nov/25 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #11-1983/Mar/17 special "week#3"page 12- Feature - Football addict - various games reviews - not just football
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #25-1983/Jun/23 special "week#4"page 37- Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #39-1983/Sep/29 special "week#5"page 47- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #3-1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"page 9- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #5-1984/Feb/2 special "week#1"page 7- Letters - Pimania solved [?]
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #28-1984/Jul/12 special "week#2"page 38- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #33-1984/Aug/16 special "week#3"page 39- Tips
     Sinclair Programsissue #19-1984/Maypage 44- Feature - Soft Theme: Adventure Games
     Sinclair Userissue #14-1983/Maypage 14- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 17- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #37-1985/Aprpage 82- Feature - Ballad of the Piman
     Sinclair Userissue #42-1985/Seppage 8- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.3 #1-1983/Janpage 50- Feature - Survey: Spectrum Software
     Your Computerissue v.3 #9-1983/Seppage 215- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #2-1984/Marpage 11- News/Note

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