Run for Gold |
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) |
#1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
#2 - EDOS (UK) | |||
#3 - System 4 (Spain) | (1987) |
Tim Miller (UK) | at Five Ways Software Ltd | - ? |
ZXSR: A nice sports game (with huge sprites) that instead of button bashing required a bit of strategy to come first. |
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" |
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 |
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 | - Cardbox case (small) | ||
RunForGold_Back.jpg | 188,102 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Cardbox case (small) | ||
RunForGold.txt | 17,109 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
RunForGold(EN).pdf | 0 | 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).jpg | 400,438 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware)_Back-1.jpg | 221,543 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware)_Back_2.jpg | 461,078 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware)_Media.jpg | 0 | #1 | Media scan | |||
RunForGold(AlternativeSoftware)_Media_2.jpg | 0 | #1 | Media scan | |||
RunForGold(System4).jpg | 58,258 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
RunForGold(System4).pdf | 21,286 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
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 |
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 |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 83 | - Advert | |
Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov | page 104 | - Advert |
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) |
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) |
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