| Tantalus |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Quicksilva Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Average mag. score | 69.20% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 77.3% (15 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - Mind Games Espana S.A. (Spain) | |||
| #3 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Paul Hargreaves (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #7 - 1986/Jul | page 36 | |
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #28 - 1986/Aug | page 21 |
Series "Tantalus"
| 1. | Tantalus | (1986) | by Quicksilva Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Terminus | (1986) | by Mastertronic Added Dimension (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Tantalus.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Tantalus.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Power-Load) | English | ||
| Tantalus(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Power-Load) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Tantalus.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Tantalus.gif | 7,095 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Tantalus.jpg | 378,319 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| Tantalus_Back.jpg | 529,640 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Double jewel case | ||
| Tantalus_SideA.jpg | 58,605 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Tantalus_SideB.jpg | 59,737 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Tantalus.txt | 4,784 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Tantalus.png | 1,902,006 | Original | Game map | |||
| Tantalus_2.jpg | 1,733,118 | Original | Game map | |||
| Tantalus.jpg | 214,520 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Tantalus_2.jpg | 171,628 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| tantalus.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex and Jamie Angus (with rollback) | ||
| Tantalus (1986)(Quicksilva).pok | 66 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Tantalus(Bug-ByteSoftware).jpg | 355,154 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Tantalus(Bug-ByteSoftware)_Back.jpg | 174,498 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Tantalus(MindGamesEspanaSA).jpg | 478,919 | #2 | Inlay - Front | - Clamshell case (small) | ||
| Tantalus_Inlay(ZafiroSoftware).jpg | 346,556 | #3 | Inlay - Front | Spanish | - Single jewel case | |
| Tantalus_Label(ZafiroSoftware).jpg | 136,407 | #3 | Media scan | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 39 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #17-1986/Aug | page 61 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 127 | - Review: 76% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #95-1986/Sep | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #25-1986/Jun/19 special "week#3" | page 45 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 41 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #67-1987/Oct | page 29 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #8-1986/Aug | page 43 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 36 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #28-1986/Aug | page 21 | - Review: Good |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #56-1986/Jun | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 57 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 66 | - Map | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 70 | - Map | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 62 | - Map | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 53 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 81 | - CompoResult | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #26-1986/Jun/26 special "week#4" | page 19 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 92 | - Preview | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 51 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 29 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #29-1988/May | page 31 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 35 | - Hack/Poke | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 63 | - CompoEntry | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 97 | - Preview | |
| ZX Computing | issue #29-1986/Sep | page 7 | - CompoResult |
Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 72 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 101 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #7-1986/Jul | page 3 | - Full-page ad | |
| ZX Computing | issue #27-1986/Jul | page 98 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
