| River Rescue |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Thorn EMI Video Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 6.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right) |
| Other Platforms | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 60.40% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 73.5% (22 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 | |||
| #2 - Compulogical S.A. (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1550.00 Ptas | |||
| #3 - Creative Sparks (UK) | (1984) | ||
| #4 - Sparklers (UK) | (1984) | ||
| #5 - System 4 (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1550.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Phil Snell (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Most Warzone | (1991) | by Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sparklers Special | (1985) | by Creative Sparks (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RiverRescue.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RiverRescue.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RiverRescue(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RiverRescue(CompulogicalS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks).tap.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RiverRescue(Sparklers).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RiverRescue.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RiverRescue.gif | 1,667 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RiverRescue_Front.jpg | 307,758 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RiverRescue_Back.jpg | 263,461 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| RiverRescue.txt | 6,092 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RiverRescue.jpg | 272,022 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| riverrescue.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| River Rescue (1984)(Thorn EMI Video).pok | 231 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RiverRescue(AlternativeSoftware).jpg | 483,890 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RiverRescue(AlternativeSoftware)_Back.jpg | 223,132 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks).scr | 6,912 | #3 | Loading screen | |||
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks)_Front.jpg | 462,112 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks)_SideA.jpg | 65,662 | #3 | Media scan | |||
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks)_SideB.jpg | 63,415 | #3 | Media scan | |||
| RiverRescue(CreativeSparks)(EN).pdf | 940,053 | #3 | Instructions | English | ||
| RiverRescue(Sparklers).jpg | 679,769 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RiverRescue(Sparklers)_Back.jpg | 634,292 | #4 | Inlay - Back | |||
| RiverRescue(System4).jpg | 55,307 | #5 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RiverRescue(System4).pdf | 12,444 | #5 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 30 | - Review: 74% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 60 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 74% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 78 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 74% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2" | page 10 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #9-1985/Jan | page 26 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 94 | - Review: 5/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #45-1983/Nov/10 special "week#2" | page 68 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #30-1984/Sep supplement "Soft Centre 3" | page 9 | - Review: 3/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #12-1984/Apr | page 77 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #21-1986/Dec | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 102 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 65 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #39-1983/Nov/29 special "week#5" | page 3 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #67-1984/Jun/30 | page 36 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1985 special "Annual 1985" | page 55 | - Feature - Top Ten Turkeys | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #14-1985/May | page 11 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #17-1985/Aug | page 6 | - Hack/Poke | |
| ZX Computing | issue #15-1984/Oct | page 14 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #4-1984/Jul | page 95 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #27-1984/Jan | page 93 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 100 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 33 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 106 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #3-1984/Feb | page 9 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #9-1984/Aug | page 80 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #39-1983/Dec/7 | page 29 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #22-1984/Jan | page 63 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 39 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan | page 19 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #7-1984/Jul | page 135 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #11-1986/Nov | page 24 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 92 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 117 | - Review (Sparklers Special) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement" | page 117 | - Review (Sparklers Special) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #133-1985/Oct/8 special "week#2" | page 17 | - Review (Sparklers Special) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3" | page 52 | - Review (Sparklers Special) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #70-1991/Oct | page 60 | - Review: 40% (4 Most Warzone) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #22-1985/Dec | page 65 | - Review: 3/5 (Sparklers Special) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 17 | - Preview (Sparklers Special) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1" | page 6 | - News/Note (Sparklers Special) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #47-1985/Sep | page 9 | - Advert (Sparklers Special) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 25 | - Advert (Sparklers Special) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #9-1985/Sep | page 33 | - Advert (Sparklers Special) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| The Spectrum Show - Youtube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
