Spore
Release Date  1988
Original Publisher  Bulldog Software [1] (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £1.99
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Other Platforms  Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score  39.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  45% (14 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Mike Webb (UK) - ?
     David Whittaker (UK) - Music
     John Smyth (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Known Errors
     Bugfixes provided by Pgyuri:
  • You must complete 40 sectors to win, but the game only contains 10 sectors. The memory area for remaining sectors (starting at address $99C9) is empty. The C64 version also has the same problem. This change will finish the game properly:
    $CE53,  $11


  • The SPACE key was supposed to activate pills, but this part of the code was left unfinished. These changes will make it work:
    $CDF9,  $27
    $CDFD,  $00 $00 $00 $00 $00 $00 $00
    $CE1D,  $00
    $D103,  $90 $8C
    $8C90,  $DD $CB $2A $7E $C2 $EE $E0
            $DD $CB $20 $76 $CA $EE $E0
            $DD $BE $2F $CA $EE $E0
            $DD $CB $2A $FE $C3 $EE $E0

Compilations
     Full version inSinclair Game Compilation(1988)by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Spore.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Spore.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Spore.gif4,995OriginalRunning screen
     Spore.jpg491,992OriginalInlay - Front - Single jewel case
     Spore_Back.jpg225,684OriginalInlay - Back - Single jewel case
     Spore_Media.jpg85,643OriginalMedia scan
     Spore.txt4,029OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Spore (1988)(Bulldog Software).pok677OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 73- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Crashissue v.1 #51-1988/Aprpage 110- Review: 67%
     MicroHobbyissue #169-1988/Maypage 32- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #73-1988/Aprpage 51- Review: 2/10
     Your Sinclairissue #30-1988/Junpage 66- Review: 3/10

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #6-1988/Marpage 107- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #7-1988/Aprpage 67- Feature - Shoot-Em-Ups
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #7-1988/Aprpage 109- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #8-1988/Maypage 101- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #13-1988/Octpage 62- Feature - 100 Top Games
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #13-1988/Octpage 62- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 11- Preview

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