The Planets |
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Release Date | 1986 |
Original Publisher | Martech Games Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
Language | English |
Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
Max. Players | 1 |
Original Price | £9.95 |
Features | AY Sound |
Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
Tie-in Licences | The Planets (TV show) from Channel 4 Television (UK) |
Average mag. score | 78.75% (4 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 80.8% (12 votes) |
Ian McArdle (UK) | - ? | ||
John K. Wilson (UK) | - ? | ||
Jason Austin (UK) | - ? | ||
Malcolm J. Smith (UK) | - ? | ||
Mark Alexander (UK) | - ? |
"C+VG Game of the Month" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57 - 1986/Jul | page 21 | |
"Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #7 - 1986/Jul | page 62 | |
"ZX Computing Globella" | at ZX Computing | issue #27 - 1986/Jul | page 44 |
An enhanced 128K version was also published. |
Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
![]() | PlanetsThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
PlanetsThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 2) | English | ||
PlanetsThe128.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 2) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
PlanetsThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
PlanetsThe.gif | 5,674 | Original | Running screen | |||
PlanetsThe.jpg | 486,475 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
PlanetsThe_2.jpg | 413,477 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
PlanetsThe_SideA.jpg | 117,678 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe_SideA_2.jpg | 116,875 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe_SideA_3.jpg | 84,934 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe_SideB.jpg | 111,404 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe_SideB_2.jpg | 110,864 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe_SideB_3.jpg | 84,873 | Original | Media scan | |||
PlanetsThe.txt | 12,633 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
PlanetsThe(EN).pdf | 303,139 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
PlanetsThe.jpg | 153,764 | Original | Advertisement | |||
planets.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Andrew Drozd (with rollback) | ||
Planets, The (1986)(Martech Games).pok | 607 | Original | POK pokes file |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 21 | - Review | |
Computer Gamer | issue #16-1986/Jul | page 66 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 30 | - Review: 85% | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #21-1986/May/22 special "week#4" | page 45 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #52-1986/Jul | page 37 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #7-1986/Jul | page 44 | - Review: 2/5 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 62 | - Review: 9/10 | |
ZX Computing | issue #27-1986/Jul | page 44 | - Review: Great |
Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #12-1986/Mar/20 special "week#3" | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #18-1986/May/1 special "week#1" | page 47 | - Full-page ad | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #21-1986/May/22 special "week#4" supplement "Sinclair Micros" | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 2 | - Full-page ad |
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