| Scuba Dive |
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| Release Date | 1983/Dec |
| Original Publisher | Durell Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | Arpon |
| Original Price | £5.50 |
| Controls | Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 84.00% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.9% (216 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - 2.99 Classics (UK) | (1986/Sep/08) | ||
| #2 - Grupo de Trabajo Software S.A. (Spain) | (1983) | ||
| #3 - Intelligent Program (Spain) | |||
| #4 - PRISM Micro-informatique S.A. (France) | |||
| #5 - ? | (1984) |
Authors/Contributors
| Ron Jeffs (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Mike A. Richardson (UK) | - Code, In-game Graphics | ||
| Tim Hayward | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Game Of The Month" | at Crash | issue v.1 #2 - 1984/Mar | page 88 | |
| "PCG Game of the Month" | at Personal Computer Games | issue #4 - 1984/Mar | page 86 |
Remarks
| The game is actually a conversion of an Oric original, created by Ron Jeffs who worked at Durell. |
Compilations
| Full version in | 6 Computer Hits | (1985) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Crash issue 76: Presents 12 | (1990/May) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #76 - 1990/May | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum 4 | (1987) | by Durell Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Tus Juegos 3 | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Treasure" | |
| Full version in | Tus Juegos Single 3A | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Tesoro Submarino" | |
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 08 | (1984/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #8 - 1984/Sep | - titled "Immersione" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ScubaDive.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ScubaDive.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ScubaDive(2.99Classics).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ScubaDive(GrupodeTrabajoSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ScubaDive(IntelligentProgram).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ScubaDive(unknown).tzx.zip | #5 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ScubaDive.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ScubaDive.gif | 4,008 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ScubaDive(Spanish).jpg | 55,545 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ScubaDive.jpg | 414,721 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SCUBDIVE.TXT | 2,405 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| ScubaDive.txt | 2,303 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ScubaDive(EN)_Scan.jpg | 293,284 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| ScubaDive(EN)_Scan_2.jpg | 319,112 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| ScubaDive.png | 252,281 | Original | Game map | |||
| PCG04Poster.jpg | 1,435,813 | Original | Magazine poster | - Personal Computer Games magazine poster | ||
| ScubaDive.jpg | 270,487 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| ScubaDive_2.jpg | 302,612 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| scuba.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) - One lot of each treasure collected | ||
| Scuba Dive (1983)(Durell Software).pok | 197 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ScubaDive(299Classics).jpg | 772,114 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ScubaDive(299Classics)_Back.jpg | 326,518 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| ScubaDive(GrupoDeTrabajoSoftware).jpg | 81,340 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ScubaDive(IntelligentProgram).jpg | 144,425 | #3 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 88 | - Review: 92% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 78 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 92% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep | page 67 | - Review - Crash - Crashback | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Dec | page 56 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #51-1984/Feb/28 special "week#4" | page 27 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 86 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar supplement "Soft Centre 1" | page 13 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar | page 57 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct | page 84 | - Review: 6/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 35 | - Advert (6 Computer Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 157 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 114 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 68 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (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) |
