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Spectrum Chess
Release Date
1982
Original Publisher
Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language
English
Genre
Game: Board
Max. Players
1
Original Price
£9.45
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX
9.95
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Inspirations
Chess
(Board)
Martijn's WoS score
48% (5 votes)
Re-releases
#1 -
Aackosoft (Netherlands)
as "Spec Chess"
#2 -
Paxman Promotions (UK)
(1982)
* Release price:
£8.45
#3 -
Profisoft [1] (Germany)
(1982)
Authors/Contributors
Chris A. Thornton (UK)
- ?
Stuart Hughes
- Inlay/Poster Art
Remarks
non-speaking variant of Spectrum Voice Chess; also, cf. Spectrum Chess 2
Series "
SpectrumChess
"
1.
Spectrum Chess
(1982)
by
Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
2.
Spectrum Chess II
(1982)
by
Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
Compilations
Full version in
Games Pack
(1985)
by
Paxman Promotions (UK)
Full version in
ZX-Spectrum Vega
(2015/Apr/24)
by
Retro Computers Ltd (UK)
Main File Downloads
Filename
Release
Machine
Scheme
Language
Comments
SpectrumChess(different).tzx.zip
Original
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(None)
English
- (different)
SpectrumChess.tzx.zip
Original
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(None)
English
SpectrumChess_2.tap.zip
Original
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(???)
English
SpectrumChess(SpecChess)(Aackosoft).tzx.zip
#1
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(None)
English
SpectrumChess(PaxmanPromotions).tzx.zip
#2
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(None)
English
Chess(Profisoft).tzx.zip
#3
ZX-Spectrum 48K
(None)
Additional File Downloads
Filename
Size
Release
Type
Language
Comments
SpectrumChess.scr
6,912
Original
Loading screen
SpectrumChess.gif
2,603
Original
Running screen
SpectrumChess.jpg
29,587
Original
Inlay - Front
SpectrumChess_Front.png
485,239
Original
Inlay - Front
SpectrumChess(ProfisoftGmbH)_SideA.jpg
79,994
Original
Media scan
spectrumchess.rzx
0
Original
RZX playback file
- Recorded by Richard Bos
SpectrumChess(SpecChess)(Aackosoft).jpg
128,385
#1
Inlay - Front
SpectrumChess(PaxmanPromotions).jpg
46,902
#2
Inlay - Front
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