River Rescue |
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) |
#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 |
Phil Snell (UK) | - ? |
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) |
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 |
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 | - Single jewel case | ||
RiverRescue_Back.jpg | 263,461 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
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 | - Single jewel case | ||
RiverRescue(AlternativeSoftware)_Back.jpg | 223,132 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
RiverRescue(AlternativeSoftware)_Media.jpg | 0 | #1 | Media scan | |||
RiverRescue(CreativeSparks).scr | 6,912 | #3 | Loading screen | |||
RiverRescue(CreativeSparks)_Front.jpg | 462,112 | #3 | Inlay - Front | - Clamshell case (small) | ||
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 | - Single jewel case | ||
RiverRescue(Sparklers)_Back.jpg | 634,292 | #4 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
RiverRescue(System4).jpg | 55,307 | #5 | Inlay - Front | |||
RiverRescue(System4).pdf | 12,444 | #5 | Instructions | Spanish |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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