| The Running Man |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Grandslam Entertainments Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Disk Price | £12.95 |
| Features | AY Sound, Beeper Speech, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | The Running Man (Movie) from TAFT Entertainment Pictures (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 76.60% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 47% (22 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #2 - Unique (UK) | (1991) |
Authors/Contributors
| Fran Heeran (Ireland) | at Emerald Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Bobby Healy (Ireland) | at Emerald Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Jonathan Broggy (Ireland) | at Emerald Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Mark Cushen (Ireland) | at Emerald Software Ltd | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Emerald Software <Emerald Software Ltd (Ireland)> J Broggy, M Cushen, F Heeran, Damian Scattergood <Damian Scattergood (Ireland)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #42 - 1989/Jun | page 62 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Heroes | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RunningManThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| RunningManThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| RunningManThe.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| RunningManThe(DoubleCase)(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | - (Double Case) |
| RunningManThe(SmallCase)(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | - (Small Case) |
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| RunningManThe(Unique2).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RunningManThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RunningManThe.gif | 4,685 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RunningManThe.jpg | 592,454 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunningManThe.txt | 4,670 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RunningManThe(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 664,480 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| RunningManThe.jpg | 453,497 | Original | Game map | |||
| RunningManThe.png | 41,408 | Original | Game map | |||
| RunningManThe.jpg | 240,580 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| runningman.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) - Only plays back in Spectaculator version 7 | ||
| Running Man, The (1989)(Grandslam Entertainments).pok | 309 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 77,512 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 220,524 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 14,972 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.).txt | 5,993 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| RunningManThe(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 238,225 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| RunningManThe(Unique2).jpg | 215,721 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 28 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 42 | - Review: 80% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #191-1989/Sep | page 39 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 8 | - Review: 74% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #19-1989/Jun | page 40 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #20-1989/Jul | page 43 | - Review: 60% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #42-1989/Jun | page 62 | - Review: 90% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 50 | - Review: 79% |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #90-1989/Apr | page 13 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 11 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #86-1989/May | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #40-1989/Apr | page 37 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 43 | - Review: 82% (Heroes) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 50 | - Review: 78% (Heroes) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #35-1990/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #104-1990/Jul | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #102-1990/Aug | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #56-1990/Aug | page 33 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) |
Links
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