| Mindstone |
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| Aliases | Quest for the Mindstone |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | The Edge (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: RPG |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Features | Custom Screen Loader |
| Controls | Cursor, Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 83.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 77.8% (9 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| John Pitcher (UK) | - ? | ||
| David John Rowe (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Globella" | at ZX Computing | issue #30 - 1986/Oct | page 82 |
Compilations
| Full version in | All-Stars | (1988) | by The Edge (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Mindstone.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Mindstone.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Mindstone.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Mindstone.gif | 3,766 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Mindstone.jpg | 378,816 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| Mindstone_Media.jpg | 116,951 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Mindstone.txt | 11,243 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Mindstone(EN).pdf | 1,382,158 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Mindstone.jpg | 105,393 | Original | Game map | |||
| Mindstone_Map.jpg | 578,853 | Original | Game map | |||
| mindstone.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Malcolm (with rollback) | ||
| Mindstone (1986)(The Edge).pok | 590 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 50 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #19-1986/Oct | page 58 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 93 | - Review: 89% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #33-1986/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #34-1986/Aug/21 special "week#3" | page 17 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 37 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct | page 30 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 82 | - Review: Great |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 97 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 114 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 153 | - Solution | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 71 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 87 | - Map | |
| Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 87 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| ZX Computing | issue #33-1987/Jan | page 60 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #59-1986/Sep | page 13 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 29 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 21 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #25-1986/Jun/19 special "week#3" | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 3 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (All-Stars) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 66 | - Review: 8/10 (All-Stars) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (All-Stars) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #79-1988/May | page 49 | - Full-page ad (All-Stars) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (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) |
