Starring Charlie Chaplin
Release Date  1988
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Strategy Game: Management
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £8.99
Disk Price  £12.99
Features  Dynamic Loading Screen
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Tie-in Licences  Starring Charlie Chaplin (Software) from Bubbles Inc
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  54.20% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  50.8% (26 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1988)
     * Release price: 875.00 Ptas
     #2 - IBSA (Spain)(1988)

Authors/Contributors
     Bubbles Inc - ?

Remarks
     The game was also planned to be released for the Atari ST and Commodore 64 platforms by U.S Gold, but these never happened. The unreleased Commodore 64 version was recovered in 2016.

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
StarringCharlieChaplin.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 StarringCharlieChaplin.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English
 StarringCharlieChaplin.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
 StarringCharlieChaplin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English
 StarringCharlieChaplin(different)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English - (different)
 StarringCharlieChaplin(IBSA).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     StarringCharlieChaplin.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     StarringCharlieChaplin.gif4,028OriginalRunning screen
     StarringCharlieChaplin_Front.jpg710,372OriginalInlay - Front
     StarringCharlieChaplin_Tape.jpg68,741OriginalMedia scan
     StarringCharlieChaplin.txt4,506OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     StarringCharlieChaplin(MULTI-LANG).pdf682,513OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, German
     StarringCharlieChaplin.jpg311,627OriginalAdvertisement
     StarringCharlieChaplin_2.jpg258,995OriginalAdvertisement
     StarringCharlieChaplin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg98,591#1Inlay - Front
     StarringCharlieChaplin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf40,029#1InstructionsSpanish
     StarringCharlieChaplin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt4,474#1InstructionsSpanish
     StarringCharlieChaplin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg272,489#1Advertisement

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #10-1988/Julpage 56- Review - not a Spectrum article
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #11-1988/Augpage 67- Review
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #81-1988/Julpage 22- Review: 4/10
     Crashissue v.1 #53-1988/Junpage 20- Review: 60%
     MicroHobbyissue #175-1988/Augpage 53- Review - Nuevo
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #21-1988/Jun/2 special "week#1"page 24- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #75-1988/Junpage 72- Review: 5/10
     The Games Machineissue #9-1988/Augpage 36- Review: 51%
     Your Sinclairissue #31-1988/Julpage 42- Review: 7/10

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 7- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #9-1988/Junpage 21- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #52-1988/Maypage 96- Preview
     MicroHobbyissue #172-1988/Junpage 15- Preview - Premiere
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #38-1987/Sep/25 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #67-1987/Octpage 8- News/Note
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 9- News/Note
     The Games Machineissue #7-1988/Junpage 8- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #30-1988/Junpage 39- CompoEntry
     Your Sinclairissue #31-1988/Julpage 6- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #36-1988/Decpage 99- CompoResult

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 135- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #75-1988/Janpage 70- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #79-1988/Maypage 92- Full-page ad
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 131- Full-page ad
     The Games Machineissue #6-1988/Maypage 28- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #25-1988/Janpage 76- Advert

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