| Shadow of the Unicorn |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £14.95 |
| Features | Bookware |
| Ports | Shadow of the Unicorn (Timex Tx2068) |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.5% (28 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dale McLoughlin (UK) | - ? | ||
| Shelley McLoughlin (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #45 - 1985/Dec | page 25 |
Remarks
| SPOT: with Mikro-Plus 16k plug-in; first -and last- Mikro-Plus game |
Remarks
| This game came with the Mikro-Plus interface, containing a 16K shadow ROM and joystick port. The ROM image can be found in the 'Additional material' section below. Fraser Ross created a Shadow of the Unicorn ROM Loader for the +2A/+3, which loads this ROM into RAM, allowing playing the game without the additional hardware device. |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Came with 16k Mikro-Plus cartridge that plugged into interface slot to increase memory. This was the first and last game to use this. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.rom.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.gif | 4,106 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ShadowoftheUnicorn_Front.jpg | 367,813 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| ShadowoftheUnicorn_Back.jpg | 442,961 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_SideA.jpg | 93,596 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_SideA_2.jpg | 42,589 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_SideB.jpg | 90,266 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_SideB_2.jpg | 42,711 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.txt | 2,803 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn(EN).pdf | 4,934,175 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.jpg | 384,666 | Original | Game map | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_3.png | 3,899,885 | Original | Game map | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Map.jpg | 1,881,127 | Original | Game map | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.jpg | 164,199 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| shadowunicorn.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Shadow of the Unicorn (1985)(Mikro-Gen).pok | 107 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn.rom.zip | 12,851 | Original | ? | - Mikro-Plus interface ROM image | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Novella.txt | 299,414 | Original | ? | - Novella | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Set.jpg | 138,697 | Original | ? | - Set | ||
| ShadowOfTheUnicorn(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 16,471 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 29 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 164 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| MicroHobby | issue #52-1985/Nov | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #44-1985/Oct/31 special "week#5" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #46-1985/Nov/14 special "week#2" | page 14 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 25 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 38 | - Review: 7/10 |
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Links
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