| Skate Crazy |
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| Aliases | Skate City |
| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Disk Price | £12.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Beeper Music, Multi-Genre |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Horizontal Scrolling |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 79.80% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 79.5% (23 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| #3 - Kixx (UK) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Tim Miller (UK) | - ? | ||
| Tony R. Porter (UK) | - ? | ||
| Kevin Bulmer (UK) | - ? | ||
| Jon Harrison (UK) | - ? | ||
| Ben Daglish (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #32 - 1988/Aug | page 31 |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 75: Megatape 4 | (1988/Jun) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #75 - 1988/Jun | ||
| Full version in | 10 Pack | (1991) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The House Mix | (1989/Oct) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 53 | (1988/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #53 - 1988/Oct | - titled "Skate" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SkateCrazy.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| SkateCrazy.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| SkateCrazy(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| SkateCrazy(Kixx).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SkateCrazy.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SkateCrazy.gif | 5,674 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SkateCrazy.jpg | 856,943 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkateCrazy.ay.zip | 2,168 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| SkateCrazy.txt | 12,127 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SkateCrazy(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 1,206,495 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| SkateCrazy.png | 263,412 | Original | Game map | |||
| SkateCrazy.jpg | 233,547 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| skatecrazy.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) | ||
| Skate Crazy (1988)(Gremlin Graphics Software).pok | 197 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SkateCrazy_Cartoon.jpg | 113,753 | Original | ? | - Cartoon | ||
| SkateCrazy(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 39,470 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkateCrazy(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 26,474 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| SkateCrazy(Kixx).jpg | 369,728 | #3 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #11-1988/Aug | page 46 | - Review: 600/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 39 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 16 | - Review: 83% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #177-1988/Sep | page 44 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #76-1988/Jul | page 16 | - Review: 88% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #9-1988/Aug | page 55 | - Review: 78% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 31 | - Review: 9/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #80-1988/Jun | page 60 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #81-1988/Jul | page 48 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #53-1988/Jun | page 6 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 101 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #55-1988/Aug | page 17 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 6 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #22-1988/Jun/9 special "week#2" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #76-1988/Jul | page 107 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #7-1988/Jun | page 4 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #8-1988/Jul | page 6 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 108 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #31-1988/Jul | page 91 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 92 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Sinclair User | issue #108-1991/Feb | page 60 | - Review: 82% (10 Pack) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov | page 16 | - News/Note (The House Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 7 | - News/Note (The House Mix) |
Links
| 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) | |
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