Slippery Sid
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  Silversoft Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 16K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.95
Inspirations  Snake (Software) from Gremlin Industries (USA)
Average mag. score  80.00% (1 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  70.7% (14 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Forward Software (UK)(1983)
     #2 - Paxman Promotions (UK)(1986)
     #3 - ZX Data (Denmark)

Authors/Contributors
     Steven Godwin (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Full version inSupermutt Pack(1986)by Paxman Promotions (UK)
     Unauthorized version inLoad 'n' Run issue 04(1984/Apr)by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #4 - 1984/Apr- titled "Rettilineo"

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
SlipperySid.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(???)English
SlipperySid.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English
SlipperySid(ForwardSoftware).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English
SlipperySid(PaxmanPromotions).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SlipperySid.gif1,557OriginalRunning screen
     SlipperySid.jpg57,906OriginalInlay - Front
     SLIPPERY.TXT3,223OriginalInstructions - Docs & Tips (from games database)
     SlipperySid.txt3,103OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Slippery Sid (1983)(Silversoft).pok63OriginalPOK pokes file
     SlipperySid(ForwardSoftware).scr6,912#1Loading screen
     SlipperySid(PaxmanPromotions).jpg92,045#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #1-1984/Febpage 53- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #2-1984/Marpage 55- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #3-1984/Aprpage 72- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #9-1983/May/3 special "week#1"page 29- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #15-1983/Junpage 28- Review: 8/10
     ZX Computingissue #12-1984/Aprpage 48- Review

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 85- Offer
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #1-1983/Mar/8 special "week#2"page 8- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #16-1983/Jun/21 special "week#3"page 6- News/Note - Software firms in compiler clash
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #21-1983/May/26 special "week#4"page 1- News/Note
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #19-1983/Maypage 46- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #20-1983/Junpage 94- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #22-1983/Augpage 96- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #23-1983/Seppage 104- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #24-1983/Octpage 111- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1983/Decpage 23- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #14-1983/Maypage 20- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #15-1983/Junpage 32- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #17-1983/Augpage 30- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #18-1983/Seppage 10- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 46- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #5-1983/Maypage 124- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #6-1983/Junpage 24- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #8-1983/Augpage 185- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #9-1983/Seppage 211- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #10-1983/Octpage 60- Advert
     ZX Computingissue #8-1983/Augpage 35- Advert
     ZX Computingissue #9-1983/Octpage 156- Advert

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