Spectipede
Aliases  Specticede
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  R&R Software Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 16K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.50
Controls  Cursor, Kempston Joystick
Inspirations  Centipede (Software) from Atari Games Ltd (USA)
Other Platforms  BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score  61.00% (2 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  75.6% (16 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Mastertronic Ltd (UK)(1984)
     * Release price: £1.99

Authors/Contributors
     Kevin Allison (UK) - ?
     Mark Brady - Inlay/Poster Art
     Jon Nixon (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Credits
     Jon Nixon is the covert artist for the R&R release and the first Mastertronic release of the game.

Compilations
     Full version inGnasher + Spectipede(1985)by Mastertronic Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Spectipede.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(???)English
Spectipede.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English
Spectipede(MastertronicLtd).tap.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 16K(???)English
Spectipede(MastertronicLtd).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Spectipede.gif1,315OriginalRunning screen
     Spectipede.jpg250,720OriginalInlay - Front
     SPECTIPE.TXT1,318OriginalInstructions - Docs (from games database)
     Spectipede.txt1,212OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Spectipede (1983)(R&R Software).pok146OriginalPOK pokes file
     Spectipede(MastertronicLtd).scr6,912#1Loading screen
     Spectipede(Mastertronic).jpg300,778#1Inlay - Front
     Spectipede(Mastertronic)_2.jpg279,146#1Inlay - Front
     Spectipede(Mastertronic)_Back_2.jpg309,688#1Inlay - Back

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
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 46- Review: 72%
     Games Computingissue 1984/Julpage 86- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #53-1984/Mar/13 special "week#2"page 38- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #29-1984/Augpage 38- Review: 5/10
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Julpage 48- Review

Magazine References
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #1-1984/Aprpage 35- Advert
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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #22-1983/Augpage 115- Advert
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