Tau Ceti
Aliases  Tau-Ceti
Release Date  1985
Original Publisher  CRL Group PLC (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Competitions  Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985
Features  Multi-machine Medium, Small Gameplay Area (<50%), Vector Graphics
Graphical Views  Perspective 3D Graphics
Controls  Kempston Joystick
Themes  Hyperspace/Warp, Teleportation
Groups  Flippy Flippy
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC/DOS
Average mag. score  92.80% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  82.6% (141 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Ricochet (UK)(1985)

Authors/Contributors
     Pete Cooke (UK) - ?
     Ian Ellery (UK) - ?

Annual Awards
     3rd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Arcade Game.
     3rd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Spectrum Game.

Review Awards
     "C+VG Game of the Month"at C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50 - 1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"page 14
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #23 - 1985/Decpage 86
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #46 - 1986/Janpage 26
     "Your Sinclair Hot Shot"at Your Sinclairissue #1 - 1986/Janpage 32
     "ZX Computing Globella"at ZX Computingissue #36 - 1987/Aprpage 90

Series "TauCeti"
     1. Tau Ceti(1985)by CRL Group PLC (UK)
     2. Tau Ceti - The Special Edition(1987)by CRL Group PLC (UK)
     3. Academy(1987)by CRL Group PLC (UK)

Compilations
     Full version in20 Chart Busters(1988)by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
     Full version in30 Red Hot Hits(1989)by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
     Full version inFive Star Games 3(1987)by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
     Full version inYour Sinclair issue 58: Four Pack 1(1990/Oct)by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #58 - 1990/Oct

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
TauCeti.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
TauCeti.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
TauCeti(Ricochet).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     TauCeti.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     TauCeti.gif4,381OriginalRunning screen
     TauCeti_Front.jpg150,796OriginalInlay - Front
     TauCeti_Front_2.jpg990,187OriginalInlay - Front
     TauCeti_Back.jpg189,257OriginalInlay - Back
     TauCeti_Back_2.jpg767,916OriginalInlay - Back
     TauCeti_Media.jpg75,664OriginalMedia scan
     TAUCETI.TXT10,348OriginalInstructions - Docs (from games database)
     TauCeti.txt10,246OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     TauCeti.zip12,279OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     TauCeti.jpg142,229OriginalAdvertisement
     Tau Ceti (1985)(CRL Group).pok140OriginalPOK pokes file
     TauCeti(Ricochet).jpg562,956#1Inlay - Front
     TauCeti(Ricochet)_Back.jpg188,849#1Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Decpage 14- Review
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"page 14- Review
     Computer Gamerissue #9-1985/Decpage 18- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #23-1985/Decpage 86- Review: 94%
     MicroHobbyissue #62-1986/Janpage 14- Review - Nuevo
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #46-1985/Nov/14 special "week#2"page 17- Review
     Proxima Magazineissue v.2 #4-1996page 28- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #46-1986/Janpage 26- Review: 5/5
     Your Computerissue v.6 #1-1986/Janpage 38- Review: 4/5
     Your Sinclairissue #1-1986/Janpage 32- Review: 9/10
     ZX Computingissue #23-1986/Febpage 40- Review: 6/6
     ZX Computingissue #36-1987/Aprpage 90- Review: Great
     ZX Magazínissue 1992/Maypage 29- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 143- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #6-1988/Marpage 108- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #7-1988/Aprpage 115- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #8-1988/Maypage 107- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #49-1985/Novpage 8- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #51-1986/Janpage 74- Poster
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #52-1986/Febpage 53- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #55-1986/Maypage 45- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #57-1986/Jul supplement "IDEAS Central Handbook No. 1"page 20- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #59-1986/Seppage 84- CompoResult
     Computer Gamerissue #12-1986/Marpage 18- CompoEntry
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 18- Feature
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 18- Tips
     Computer Gamerissue #17-1986/Augpage 14- Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 44- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #23-1985/Decpage 78- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #25-1986/Febpage 55- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 61- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"page 11- Hack/Poke
     Die Speccy CDissue 1996/Janpage 0- Tips
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Userissue #47-1986/Febpage 26- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 103- Feature
     Sinclair Userissue #127-1992/Seppage 18- Hack/Poke
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 52- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #5-1986/Maypage 26- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #6-1986/Junpage 35- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #7-1986/Julpage 23- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 6- CoverGame
     Your Sinclairissue #61-1991/Janpage 48- Hack/Poke

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 67- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #53-1986/Marpage 76- Full-page ad
     Computer Gamerissue #12-1986/Marpage 28- Full-page ad
     Computer Gamerissue #16-1986/Julpage 89- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"page 113- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #45-1985/Nov/7 special "week#1"page 16- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #21-1986/May/22 special "week#4"page 16- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"page 34- Review - Crash - Compilation (Five Star Games 3)
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 91- Review: 9/10 (Five Star Games 3)

Related Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"page 34- Feature - Christmas Compilations (Five Star Games 3)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #11-1988/Augpage 15- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #82-1988/Augpage 42- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 49- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)
     The Games Machineissue #9-1988/Augpage 28- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)
     The Games Machineissue #10-1988/Seppage 40- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)
     Your Sinclairissue #32-1988/Augpage 12- Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)

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