| Slaine |
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| Aliases | Slaine, the Celtic Barbarian Slaine, the King |
| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Martech Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.99 |
| Features | Icon/Menu Driven Control |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Slaine (Comic) from 2000AD (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 69.30% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.4% (9 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Neil Dodwell (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Jason Austin (UK) | at Creative Reality | - Code, Game Design/Concept | |
| Dave Dew [David Dew] (UK) | at Creative Reality | - Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics | |
| Glenn Fabry | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75 - 1988/Jan | page 30 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #25 - 1988/Jan | page 56 |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Crash issue 45: Sampler | (1987/Oct) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct | ||
| Full version in | 4 Top Games | (1987) | by Martech Games Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Slaine.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Slaine.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 4) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Slaine.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Slaine.gif | 6,394 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Slaine.jpg | 484,250 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Slaine(EN).pdf | 245,551 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Slaine(EN).txt | 7,500 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Slaine.jpg | 525,253 | Original | Game map | |||
| Slaine_2.png | 427,671 | Original | Game map | |||
| Slaine.jpg | 248,266 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| slaine.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Viktor Drozd | ||
| Slaine (1987)(Martech Games).pok | 468 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 54 | - Review: 615/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 30 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 161 | - Review: 70% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 31 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| The Games Machine | issue #3-1988/Feb | page 35 | - Review: 45% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 56 | - Review: 9/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 66 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 70 | - Map | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 101 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 117 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 44 | - CoverGame | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 20 | - Offer | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 20 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 36 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 54 | - Poster | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 62 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 52 | - CompoResult |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 18 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 20 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 86 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 32 | - News/Note (4 Top Games) |
Links
| CASA | (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) | |
| ZXAAA | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
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