| Tarantula |
| |
| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Creative Sparks (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Derived from | Roller Coaster |
| Martijn's WoS score | 66.2% (13 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Sparklers (UK) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Mike Westlake (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| Author's note: Tarantula was written to see how fast a game could be coded. I can't remember now - just a few a few days using Roller Coaster base routines (a game by the same author, released under a pseudonym). |
Remarks
| Includes code and graphics from Roller Coaster. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Bogie's Pick 1 | (1988) | by Top Ten Software (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sinclair User issue 130: Great Eight 19 | (1992/Dec) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #130 - 1992/Dec |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Tarantula.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Tarantula(Sparklers).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Tarantula.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Tarantula.gif | 3,956 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Tarantula.png | 90,347 | Original | Game map | |||
| tarantula.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| Tarantula (1987)(Creative Sparks).pok | 136 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Tarantula(Sparklers).jpg | 517,930 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Tarantula(Sparklers)_Back.jpg | 367,733 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Tarantula(Sparklers)_Media.jpg | 116,586 | #1 | Media scan |
Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #130-1992/Dec | page 5 | - CoverGame | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 51 | - Hack/Poke |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Bogie's Pick 1) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (Bogie's Pick 1) |
Links
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| 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) |
