| Roller Coaster |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Elite Systems Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Origin of | Tarantula |
| Original Price | £6.95 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.2% (87 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Zafi Chip (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - Encore (UK) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| S. Brockelhurst [Mike Westlake] (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 32 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #66 - 1989/Jul | page 43 | |
| "Your Sinclair Hot Shot" | at Your Sinclair | issue #4 - 1986/Apr | page 21 |
Known Errors
| In the Encore re-release, the hero starts "bouncing" for no reason on certain screens and gets stuck completely on the room to the right of the Astro Slide. The original release is OK and doesn't have this problem. |
Remarks
| SU password "WINDOW" |
Compilations
| Full version in | Sinclair User issue 123: Great Eight 12 | (1992/May) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #123 - 1992/May |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| RollerCoaster.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| RollerCoaster(Encore).tap.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| RollerCoaster(Encore).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RollerCoaster.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RollerCoaster.gif | 11,775 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RollerCoaster_Front.jpg | 202,010 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RollerCoaster.ay.zip | 1,561 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| RollerCoaster.txt | 2,232 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RollerCoaster(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 469,102 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| RollerCoaster.jpg | 317,336 | Original | Game map | |||
| RollerCoaster_2.png | 110,463 | Original | Game map | |||
| RollerCoaster.jpg | 175,905 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| rollercoaster.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) [denied] | ||
| Roller Coaster (1986)(Elite Systems).pok | 201 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RollerCoaster(ZafiChip).jpg | 84,466 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RollerCoaster(Encore).jpg | 411,898 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 30 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 32 | - Review: 94% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 43 | - Review: 90% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #66-1986/Feb | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 70 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 21 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #45-1989/Sep | page 46 | - Review: 46% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #20-1989/May | page 66 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #54-1986/Apr | page 88 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 116 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 67 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 41 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 20 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #123-1992/May | page 6 | - CoverGame | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 35 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 55 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct supplement "Trainspotters Guide to Games Playing" | page 7 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #64-1991/Apr | page 42 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 21 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 3 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 9 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 19 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 116 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (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) | |
| 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) |
