| Sam Spade |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Silversoft Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Space Panic (Arcade coin-op) from Universal (USA) |
| Average mag. score | 57.07% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 72.1% (40 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Paxman Promotions (UK) | (1983) | ||
| #2 - Prism Leisure Corporation PLC (UK) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dave B. Chapman (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Spectrum Pack | (1986) | by Paxman Promotions (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SamSpade.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| SamSpade.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | ||
| SamSpade(PaxmanPromotions).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SamSpade.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SamSpade.gif | 2,221 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SamSpade.txt | 2,162 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Sam Spade (1983)(Silversoft).pok | 87 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SamSpade(PrismLeisureCorporationPLC).jpg | 42,891 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #2-1984/May | page 78 | - Review: 1/3 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 30 | - Review: 57% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun | page 106 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again: 85% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #47-1984/Jan/31 special "week#5" | page 24 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 98 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #27-1984/Jun | page 33 | - Review: 5/10 | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Mar | page 15 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun | page 104 | - Feature - Run It Again: Panic Games | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2" | page 37 | - News/Note | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 7 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #1-1984/Apr | page 46 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 112 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 4 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 7 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #5-1984/Apr | page 175 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #23-1984/Feb | page 21 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 125 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #2-1984/Feb | page 23 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar | page 163 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar | page 226 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #2-1984/Mar | page 0 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #3-1984/May | page 7 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #4-1984/Jun | page 0 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #11-1984/Feb | page 148 | - Advert |
Links
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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