| Punchy |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Mr. Micro Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Supports | Currah MicroSpeech |
| Original Price | £6.90 |
| Features | Beeper Speech |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Hunchback (Arcade coin-op) from Century Electronics Ltd (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 88.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 56.8% (27 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | (1983) | ||
| #2 - ABC Soft (Spain) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| Issi (UK) | - ? |
Music References
| Includes the following music: "Greensleeves". |
Remarks
| aka. Hunchy |
Compilations
| Full version in | Soft 888 | (1986) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 21 | (1985/Nov) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #21 - 1985/Nov | - titled "Romeo e Giulietta" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Punchy.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Punchy(SinclairResearchLtd).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Punchy(SinclairResearchLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Punchy(ABCSoft).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Punchy.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Punchy.gif | 4,463 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Punchy.jpg | 71,117 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Punchy.txt | 3,036 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Punchy_French.jpg | 121,842 | Original | Scanned instructions | French | ||
| Punchy.png | 28,348 | Original | Game map | |||
| punchy.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Punchy (1983)(Mr. Micro).pok | 24 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Punchy(SinclairResearch).jpg | 498,512 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Punchy(SinclairResearch)_Back.jpg | 379,464 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Punchy(SinclairResearch)_Media.jpg | 78,243 | #1 | Media scan | |||
| Punchy(SinclairResearch)_Media_2.jpg | 78,853 | #1 | Media scan | |||
| Punchy(ABCSoft).jpg | 116,423 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Punchy(ABCSoft).txt | 1,938 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 14 | - Review: 88% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 78 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 88% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #1-1984/Jan/5 special "week#1" | page 61 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 57 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #27-1983/Sep/6 special "week#1" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #15-1985/Feb | page 102 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #27-1984/Jul/5 special "week#1" | page 40 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #1-1984/Apr | page 26 | - Advert | |
| Big K | issue #6-1984/Sep | page 114 | - Full-page ad | |
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 105 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #24-1983/Oct | page 128 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #25-1983/Nov | page 29 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 36 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #32-1984/Jun | page 78 | - Full-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #28-1983/Sep/13 special "week#2" | page 23 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #8-1984/Jul | page 114 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct | page 142 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #11-1983/Nov | page 84 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #2-1984/Feb | page 208 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun | page 207 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum Computing RZX - 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) |
