| Saracen |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Saracen (Software) from Datasoft Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 12.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 37.4% (29 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Americana Software Ltd (UK) | (1987) | ||
| #2 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 395.00 Ptas | |||
| #3 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Paragon Programming Ltd (UK) | - ? | ||
| David Mann | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Saracen.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Saracen.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Saracen(AmericanaSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
| Saracen(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Saracen.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Saracen.gif | 2,618 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Saracen_Front.jpg | 1,268,550 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Saracen_Back.jpg | 416,338 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Saracen(EN).txt | 4,640 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Saracen.png | 291,513 | Original | Game map | |||
| saracen.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) | ||
| Saracen (1987)(US Gold).pok | 33 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Saracen(AmericanaSoftwareLtd).jpg | 503,260 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Saracen(AmericanaSoftwareLtd)_2.jpg | 795,372 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Saracen(AmericanaSoftwareLtd)_Back.jpg | 161,626 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Saracen(DroSoft).jpg | 111,102 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Saracen(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 39,700 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 168 | - Review: 15% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #142-1987/Sep | page 16 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 43 | - Review: 1/10 |
Magazine References
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #38-1987/Sep/25 special "week#4" | page 60 | - News/Note | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 41 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Gamer | issue #25-1987/Apr | page 65 | - 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) | |
| 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) |
