Robin of the Wood |
Release Date | 1985 |
Original Publisher | Odin Computer Graphics Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
Language | English |
Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
Max. Players | 1 |
Original Price | £9.95 |
Features | AY Sound, Beeper Speech |
Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
Themes | Medieval Legends |
Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
Average mag. score | 88.00% (3 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 83.4% (438 votes) |
#1 - Serma Software (Spain) | (1985) | ||
* Release price: 2500.00 Ptas |
Paul Salmon (UK) | - Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics, Level Design | ||
Steve Wetherill (UK) | - Code | ||
Andy Walker (UK) | - Music | ||
Gerry Fisher | - Inlay/Poster Art |
2nd Best Graphics - 1985 Crash Readers Awards. |
"Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 10 | |
"Your Sinclair Hot Shot" | at Your Sinclair | issue #2 - 1986/Feb | page 32 |
128k version available |
During development the working title was "Robin o' the Wood". |
Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 30 | (1986/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #30 - 1986/Sep | - titled "Robin Hood" | |
Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 62 | (1989/Jul) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #62 - 1989/Jul | - titled "Arrow" |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
RobinOfTheWood(48K).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
RobinOfTheWood(128K).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
RobinOfTheWood.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
RobinOfTheWood.gif | 6,558 | Original | Running screen | |||
RobinOfTheWood.jpg | 531,486 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
RobinOfTheWood_2.jpg | 527,363 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
RobinOfTheWood_Back.jpg | 491,000 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
RobinOfTheWood_Back_2.jpg | 465,231 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
RobinOfTheWood.ay.zip | 33,284 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
RobinOfTheWood.mp3.zip | 1,639,597 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
RobinOfTheWood.txt | 4,902 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
RobinOfTheWood.jpg | 273,230 | Original | Game map | |||
RobinOfTheWood_2.jpg | 758,215 | Original | Game map | |||
RobinOfTheWood_3.png | 557,311 | Original | Game map | |||
RobinOfTheWood_4.jpg | 1,190,156 | Original | Game map | |||
RobinOfTheWood.jpg | 158,316 | Original | Advertisement | |||
RobinOfTheWood.rzx.zip | 713,462 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex and Jamie Angus (with rollback) - 128K version [denied] | ||
Robin of the Wood (1985)(Odin Computer Graphics).pok | 237 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
RobinOfTheWood(SermaSoftware).jpg | 250,769 | #1 | Advertisement |
Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 78 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 10 | - Review: 94% | |
Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 34 | - Review | |
MicroHobby | issue #62-1986/Jan | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #48-1985/Nov/28 special "week#4" | page 52 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 57 | - Review: 4/5 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #2-1986/Feb | page 32 | - Review: 9/10 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 73 | - Review - 128 games | |
Your Spectrum/CZ | issue #8-1999/Jun special "08 & 09" | page 8 | - Review | |
ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 10 | - Review |
BiT | issue #17-1993/Feb | page 13 | - Solution | |
BiT | issue #17-1993/Feb | page 22 | - Map | |
Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 42 | - Feature - Developments Down In The Dockland | |
Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 56 | - Tips | |
Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 34 | - Feature - All the little extra bits (128 software) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 94 | - Hack/Poke | |
MicroHobby | issue #104-1986/Nov | page 33 | - Tips - Tokes | |
MicroHobby | issue #108-1986/Dec | page 45 | - Tips - Tokes | |
MicroHobby | issue #180-1988/Nov | page 47 | - Tips - Tokes | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #15-1986/Apr/10 special "week#2" | page 20 | - Hack/Poke | |
SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 40 | - Hack/Poke | |
Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 44 | - Map | |
Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 38 | - Tips | |
Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 55 | - Hack/Poke |
Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 61 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 133 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 67 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 132 | - Full-page ad |
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