| Run for Gold |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Hill MacGibbon (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sport Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Microdrive Save/Backup Support |
| Controls | Cursor, Kempston Joystick |
| Sports | Athletics |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 62.75% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.8% (28 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
| #2 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #3 - System 4 (Spain) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Tim Miller (UK) | at Five Ways Software Ltd | - ? |
Remarks
| ZXSR: A nice sports game (with huge sprites) that instead of button bashing required a bit of strategy to come first. |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Most Sport | (1991) | by Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Ginormous Collection | (1992) | by Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | La Caja Magica | (1987) | by System 4 (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Special Value Sports Pack | by Hill MacGibbon (UK) | |||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 21 | (1985/Nov) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #21 - 1985/Nov | - titled "Oro olimpico" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RunForGold.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RunForGold.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RunForGold(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| RunForGold(System4).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RunForGold.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RunForGold.gif | 4,331 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RunForGold_Front.jpg | 171,499 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunForGold_Back.jpg | 188,102 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| RunForGold.txt | 17,109 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RunForGold.zip | 2,571,214 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Run for Gold (1985)(Hill MacGibbon).pok | 76 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware)_Back-1.jpg | 221,543 | #1 | Running screen | |||
| RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware).jpg | 400,438 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunForGold(System4).jpg | 58,258 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunForGold(System4).pdf | 21,286 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #13-1985/Feb | page 10 | - Review: 71% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #95-1985/Jan/15 special "week#3" | page 40 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #47-1984/Nov/22 special "week#4" | page 68 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 60 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 32 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #1-1985/Jan | page 55 | - Review: 3/5 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 40 | - Feature - Sports Scene supplement | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4" | page 19 | - Feature - Critic's Choice | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 40 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 83 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov | page 104 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 31 | - Review: 52% (4 Most Sport) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #63-1991/Mar | page 80 | - Review: 83% (4 Most Sport) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #87-1991/Apr | page 41 | - Advert (4 Most Sport) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 27 | - Advert (4 Most Sport) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #95-1992/Jan | page 27 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #96-1992/Feb | page 2 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #121-1992/Mar | page 7 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #63-1991/Mar | page 37 | - Advert (4 Most Sport) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #76-1992/Apr | page 7 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (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) |
