Shadowfire
Release Date  1985
Original Publisher  Beyond Software (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Tactical Combat
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Competitions  Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985
Features  Icon/Menu Driven Control, Multi-machine Medium
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Themes  Superhero, Teleportation
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  93.33% (6 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  81.8% (114 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1985)
     * Release price: 2000.00 Ptas

Authors/Contributors
     John Heap (UK)at Denton Designs - ?
     Simon Butler (UK)at Denton Designs - ?
     Steve Cain (UK)at Denton Designs - ?

Annual Awards
     3rd State Of The Art Award - 1985 Crash Readers Awards.
     Winner of the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Adventure.

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #17 - 1985/Junpage 16
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #39 - 1985/Junpage 23

Remarks
     ZXSR: Part of The Best of Beyond compilation from Beyond for £9.95. Other games were Sorderons Shadow, Enigma Force and Doomdark's Revenge.

Remarks
     ZXSR: Speccy and Commodore 64 versions on the same cassette.

Series "Shadowfire"
     1. Shadowfire(1985)by Beyond Software (UK)
     2. Enigma Force(1985)by Beyond Software (UK)

Compilations
     Full version in4 Adventure Games(1986)by Aackosoft (Netherlands)
     Full version inHotshots(1986/Mar/24)by The Force (UK)
     Full version inThe Best of Beyond(1986)by Beyond Software (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 Shadowfire.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Power-Load)English
 Shadowfire.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Shadowfire.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Shadowfire.gif5,264OriginalRunning screen
     Shadowfire.jpg409,064OriginalInlay - Front
     Shadowfire_Front.jpg557,387OriginalInlay - Front
     Shadowfire_Back.jpg631,391OriginalInlay - Back
     SHADFIRE.TXT7,774OriginalInstructions - Docs & Solution (from games database)
     shadowfi.txt9,081OriginalInstructions
     Shadowfire.txt18,949OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Shadowfire(EN).pdf0OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Shadowfire.jpg264,246OriginalGame map
     Shadowfire_2.jpg476,780OriginalGame map
     Shadowfire.jpg80,015OriginalAdvertisement
     Shadowfire_2.jpg226,152OriginalAdvertisement
     shadowfire.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Matt Barber
     Shadowfire (1985)(Beyond Software).pok1,416OriginalPOK pokes file
     Shadowfire(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg256,158#1Advertisement

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 89- Review: 890/1000
     Computer Gamerissue #1-1985/Aprpage 59- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 16- Review: 96%
     MicroHobbyissue #29-1985/Maypage 12- Review - Nuevo
     Personal Computer Newsissue #108-1985/Apr/27page 31- Review
     Sinclair Programsissue #33-1985/Julpage 14- Review: 95%
     Sinclair Userissue #39-1985/Junpage 23- Review: 5/5
     Sinclair Userissue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"page 13- Review
     Your Computerissue v.5 #5-1985/Maypage 45- Review: 4/5
     Your Spectrumissue #16-1985/Julpage 32- Review
     ZX Computingissue #20-1985/Augpage 78- Review: 5/5

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 85- Feature - Of Strategic Importance
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 141- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 56- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 58- Poster
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #48-1985/Octpage 77- CompoResult
     Computer Gamerissue #2-1985/Maypage 30- Feature
     Crashissue v.1 #15-1985/Aprpage 9- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 9- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 75- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 77- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 86- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 50- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 62- Map
     Crashissue v.1 #20-1985/Seppage 116- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"page 4- Solution
     Micro Adventurerissue #16-1985/Febpage 7- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #39-1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note - ref. "Shadow Squad"
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #6-1985/Feb/7 special "week#1"page 4- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #32-1985/Aug/8 special "week#2"page 28- Tips
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Programsissue #26-1984/Decpage 10- News/Note - ref. "Shadow Squad"
     Sinclair Programsissue #29-1985/Marpage 11- News/Note
     Sinclair Programsissue #34-1985/Augpage 46- Map
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Novpage 9- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #40-1985/Julpage 58- Feature - Spirit of Imagine
     Sinclair Userissue #45-1985/Decpage 121- Tips
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 44- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #8-1986/Augpage 13- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #16-1985/Julpage 32- Feature - Firefighters!
     Your Spectrumissue #16-1985/Julpage 35- Hack/Poke
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 64- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #43-1985/Maypage 122- Full-page ad - coming soon ...
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44-1985/Junpage 49- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 28- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 9- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 67- Full-page ad - coming soon ...
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 15- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 25- Full-page ad
     Personal Computer Newsissue #106-1985/Apr/6page 43- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1"page 19- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #38-1985/Maypage 114- Full-page ad - coming soon ...
     Sinclair Userissue #39-1985/Junpage 42- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #40-1985/Julpage 66- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Computer Gamerissue #20-1986/Novpage 80- Review (The Best of Beyond)
     Sinclair Userissue #51-1986/Junpage 38- Review: 5/5 (Hotshots)
     Sinclair Userissue #57-1986/Decpage 59- Review: 5/5 (The Best of Beyond)
     ZX Computingissue #26-1986/Junpage 38- Review (Hotshots)
     ZX Computingissue #31-1986/Novpage 62- Review (The Best of Beyond)

Related Magazine References
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 5- News/Note (Hotshots)
     Computer Gamerissue #17-1986/Augpage 5- News/Note (The Best of Beyond)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 110- News/Note (Hotshots)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #37-1986/Sep/11 special "week#2"page 53- News/Note (The Best of Beyond)
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 116- Preview (The Best of Beyond)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #5-1986/Maypage 20- News/Note (Hotshots)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #54-1986/Aprpage 20- Full-page ad (Hotshots)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 8- Full-page ad (Hotshots)
     Crashissue v.1 #31-1986/Augpage 114- Full-page ad (The Best of Beyond)
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 42- Full-page ad (The Best of Beyond)

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