SOS
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Visions Software Factory Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.95
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Average mag. score  49.44% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  74% (10 votes)

Standalone re-releases
     #1 - S de Soft (Spain)(1985)

Authors/Contributors
     Simon Ffinch [Simon F. Finch] (UK)at Viper Software - ?

Remarks
     Simon recalls: "95% of this was hand assembled on paper first and then entered into memory byte by byte, including all of the graphics. At the time I was writing this there were virtually no tools for the Spectrum let alone an assembler.
Just before it was about to go for duplication and was being tested I was asked to move the initial setup of ships as people found it was too hard at one point. Due to the way this then affected levels further in the game this actually ended up making the game very much harder further in which I found annoying. So the version that was released on the flip side of Pipeline actually had the original configuration and was overall a better experience. - The Directors cut if you will."

Compilations
     Full version in20 Game Packby Comet (UK)
     Full version inGames Compendium(1988)by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
     Full version inPipeline + SOS(1985)by Consolidated Software Marketing Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
SOS.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
SOS.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
SOS(SdeSoft).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SOS.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SOS.gif1,846OriginalRunning screen
     SOS(Viper).jpg14,403OriginalInlay - Front
     SOS.jpg370,675OriginalInlay - Front - Single jewel case
     SOS_Back.jpg182,940OriginalInlay - Back - Single jewel case
     SOS_Media.jpg92,570OriginalMedia scan
     SOS(Viper).txt889OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     sos.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback)
     SOS (1984)(Visions Software Factory).pok31OriginalPOK pokes file
     SOS(SdeSoft).jpg115,451#1Inlay - Front
     SOS(SdeSoft).pdf42,106#1InstructionsSpanish
     SOS(SdeSoft).txt3,810#1InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 39- Review: 1/3
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 99- Review: 65%
     Games Computingissue 1985/Janpage 42- Review
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #11-1984/Octpage 54- Review: 5/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #38-1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"page 19- Review

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #9-1984/Octpage 44- CompoEntry

Magazine Advertisements
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #8-1984/Julpage 18- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #9-1984/Augpage 26- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #45-1984/Nov/8 special "week#2"page 12- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #47-1985/Seppage 33- Review (Pipeline + SOS)
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 39- Review: 76% (Pipeline + SOS)
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #117-1985/Jun/18 special "week#3"page 15- Review (Pipeline + SOS)
     Your Computerissue v.5 #8-1985/Augpage 27- Review: 2/5 (Pipeline + SOS)
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 39- Review (Pipeline + SOS)

Related Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 48- Hack/Poke (Pipeline + SOS)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #15-1988/Decpage 146- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #58-1988/Novpage 96- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 99- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 87- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #67-1989/Augpage 34- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #68-1989/Seppage 19- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #69-1989/Octpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #70-1989/Novpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #71-1989/Decpage 52- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 24- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Sinclair Userissue #90-1989/Seppage 91- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     The Games Machineissue #13-1988/Decpage 152- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 76- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)

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