| Roland's Rat Race |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £6.90 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Roland Rat (TV show) from BBC Enterprises Ltd (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 73.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.7% (17 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Denton Designs (UK) | - ? | ||
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Your Spectrum Ross's Rave Of The Month" | at Your Spectrum | issue #19 - 1985/Oct | page 41 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RolandsRatRace.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RolandsRatRace.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RolandsRatRace.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RolandsRatRace.gif | 4,429 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RolandsRatRace.jpg | 422,149 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RolandsRatRace.pdf | 632,364 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RolandsRatRace.txt | 4,588 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RolandsRatRace(EN).pdf | 1,657,676 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RolandsRatRace.png | 42,699 | Original | Game map | |||
| RolandsRatRace.jpg | 191,517 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| roland.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Roland's Rat Race (1985)(Ocean Software).pok | 108 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 37 | - Review: 66% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #53-1985/Nov | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 15 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #19-1985/Oct | page 41 | - Review |
Magazine References
| BiT | issue #14-1992/Nov | page 13 | - Solution | |
| BiT | issue #14-1992/Nov | page 22 | - Map | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #83-1984/Oct/9 special "week#2" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #112-1985/May/14 special "week#2" | page 5 | - CompoResult |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #38-1984/Dec | page 51 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #38-1984/Dec | page 212 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 37 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #44-1985/Jun | page 107 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec | page 87 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 31 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 148 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 113 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug | page 75 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 79 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 20 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 36 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #12-1984/Dec | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #1-1985/Jan | page 83 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #5-1985/May | page 148 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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