The Pyramid at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1983
Original Publisher	Fantasy Software [1] (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players	1
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX	5.50 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Controls	Cursor, Kempston Joystick
Other Platforms	Commodore 64
Average mag. score	86.50% (2 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	76.7% (43 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - Paxman Promotions (UK)

(1983)

Authors/Contributors

	Bob Hamilton (UK)		- ?
	Darren Hamilton (UK)		- ?
	Ian Hamilton (UK)		- ?

Annual Awards

Rank #23 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Review Awards

"PCG Hit"

at Personal Computer Games

issue #3 - 1984/Feb

page 54

Series "ThePyramid"

1.	The Pyramid	(1983)	by Fantasy Software [1] (UK)
2.	Doomsday Castle	(1983)	by Fantasy Software [1] (UK)
3.	Backpackers Guide to the Universe	(1984)	by Fantasy Software [1] (UK)

Compilations

Full version in	48K issue 11	(1985)	by Magazine 48K - covertape from issue #11 - 1985	- titled "Cámara Secreta"
Full version in	A View To A Kill Pack	(1986)	by Paxman Promotions (UK)
Full version in	Soft Aid	(1985)	by Quicksilva Ltd (UK)
Full version in	Stars Spectrum issue 05 - Juegos	(1985)	by Magazine Stars Spectrum - covertape from issue #5 - 1985	- titled "Keops"
Unauthorized version in	Load 'n' Run issue 09	(1984/Oct)	by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #9 - 1984/Oct	- titled "La piramide"

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
PyramidThe.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
PyramidThe.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
PyramidThe(PaxmanPromotions).tzx.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
PyramidThe.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
PyramidThe.gif	1,317	Original	Running screen
PyramidThe_2.jpg	447,268	Original	Inlay - Front
PyramidThe.txt	15,675	Original	Instructions	English
PyramidThe.png	94,090	Original	Game map
PyramidThe.jpg	319,963	Original	Advertisement
pyramid.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Philip Kendall
Pyramid, The (1983)(Fantasy Software).pok	33	Original	POK pokes file
PyramidThe.jpg	188,735	#1	Inlay - Front
PyramidThe_Back.jpg	170,666	#1	Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews

Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 25	- Review: 83%
Games Computing	issue 1984/Feb	page 38	- Review
Home Computing Weekly	issue #40-1983/Dec/6 special "week#1"	page 21	- Review
Personal Computer Games	issue #3-1984/Feb	page 54	- Review: 9/10
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #44-1983/Nov/3 special "week#1"	page 57	- Review
Sinclair Programs	issue #21-1984/Jul	page 32	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #21-1983/Dec	page 54	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"	page 25	- Review
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Dec	page 54	- Review

Magazine References

Big K	issue #9-1984/Dec	page 12	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #24-1983/Oct	page 25	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 147	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"	page 104	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #40-1987/May	page 65	- Hack/Poke
Home Computing Weekly	issue #57-1984/Apr/10 special "week#2"	page 6	- News/Note
Home Computing Weekly	issue #99-1985/Feb/12 special "week#2"	page 44	- Hack/Poke
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 36	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #35-1985/Aug/29 special "week#5"	page 26	- Hack/Poke
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Your Computer	issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan	page 91	- Hack/Poke
ZX Computing	issue #10-1983/Dec	page 72	- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements

Big K	issue #1-1984/Apr	page 64	- Full-page ad
Big K	issue #5-1984/Aug	page 64	- Full-page ad
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #24-1983/Oct	page 136	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #25-1983/Nov	page 113	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #26-1983/Dec	page 219	- Full-page ad
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #27-1984/Jan	page 132	- Full-page ad
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Apr	page 40	- Full-page ad
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 29	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 127	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 112	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #10-1984/Nov	page 120	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 78	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 81	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 161	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 166	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Jan	page 69	- Full-page ad
Games Computing	issue 1984/Feb	page 36	- Full-page ad
Games Computing	issue 1984/Mar	page 12	- Full-page ad
Games Computing	issue 1984/Dec	page 78	- Full-page ad
Home Computing Weekly	issue #25-1983/Aug/23 special "week#4"	page 47	- Advert - coming soon ...
Home Computing Weekly	issue #36-1983/Nov/8 special "week#2"	page 10	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #2-1983/Dec	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #3-1984/Feb	page 0	- Full-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #5-1984/Apr	page 50	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #5-1984/Apr	page 166	- Full-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #11-1984/Oct	page 104	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #44-1983/Nov/3 special "week#1"	page 32	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #46-1983/Nov/17 special "week#3"	page 33	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"	page 34	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #51-1983/Dec/22 special "week#4"	page 36	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #11-1983/Sep	page 17	- Advert - coming soon ...
Sinclair Programs	issue #14-1983/Dec	page 67	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #17-1984/Mar	page 68	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue 1984 special "Annual 1984"	page 139	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #18-1983/Sep	page 79	- Advert - coming soon ...
Sinclair User	issue #19-1983/Oct	page 26	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #20-1983/Nov	page 53	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #21-1983/Dec	page 131	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #22-1984/Jan	page 34	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #25-1984/Apr	page 24	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #27-1984/Jun	page 121	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec	page 66	- Full-page ad
Your Computer	issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan	page 245	- Full-page ad
Your Spectrum	issue #2-1984/Mar	page 16	- Full-page ad
Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 114	- Full-page ad
Your Spectrum	issue #5-1984/Jul	page 74	- Full-page ad
ZX Computing	issue #9-1983/Oct	page 2	- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #43-1985/May	page 105	- Review (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"	page 34	- Review - Crash - Compilation (A View To A Kill Pack)
MicroHobby	issue #33-1985/Jun	page 22	- Review - Nuevo (Soft Aid)
Sinclair Programs	issue #31-1985/May	page 15	- Review (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"	page 4	- Review (Soft Aid)

Related Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 11	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar	page 56	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 8	- Preview (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 58	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #16-1985/May	page 87	- Letters (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul	page 60	- Letters (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr	page 15	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Crash	issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"	page 34	- Feature - Christmas Compilations (A View To A Kill Pack)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #98-1985/Feb/5 special "week#1"	page 1	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #101-1985/Feb/26 special "week#4"	page 5	- News/Note - Soft Aid finalised (Soft Aid)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #104-1985/Mar/19 special "week#3"	page 5	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #119-1985/Jul/2 special "week#1"	page 7	- News/Note - SoftAid going strong (Soft Aid)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #122-1985/Jul/23 special "week#4"	page 4	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"	page 1	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Personal Computer News	issue #102-1985/Mar/9	page 3	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #46-1985/Nov/14 special "week#2"	page 1	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #47-1985/Nov/21 special "week#3"	page 4	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair Programs	issue #30-1985/Apr	page 10	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair Programs	issue #32-1985/Jun	page 11	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair Programs	issue #33-1985/Jul	page 10	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair Programs	issue #35-1985/Sep	page 10	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #37-1985/Apr	page 8	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 6	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #44-1985/Nov	page 9	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #4-1985/Apr	page 29	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #6-1985/Jun	page 23	- News/Note (Soft Aid)
ZX Computing	issue #19-1985/Jun	page 14	- News/Note (Soft Aid)

Related Magazine Advertisements

Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 66	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4"	page 38	- Advert (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue 1986 special "Annual 1986"	page 44	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #37-1985/Apr	page 135	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 110	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #39-1985/Jun	page 104	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #41-1985/Aug	page 95	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #42-1985/Sep	page 103	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Sinclair User	issue #43-1985/Oct	page 104	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #5-1985/May	page 131	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #6-1985/Jun	page 126	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Your Spectrum	issue #14-1985/May	page 71	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)
Your Spectrum	issue #15-1985/Jun	page 63	- Full-page ad (Soft Aid)

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