| Total Recall |
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| Release Date | 1991 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Derived from | Total Recall - Early Version |
| Original Price | £10.99 |
| Disk Price | £15.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Total Recall (Movie) from Columbia TriStar Pictures (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 86.86% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 75.9% (24 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1991) | as "Desafio Total" | |
| * Release price: 1100.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1992) | as "MOVIE COLLECTION 25: Total Recall" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| James Higgins (UK) | - Code | ||
| Andrew P. Deakin (UK) | - Code | ||
| Ivan Horn (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Warren Lancashire (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Jonathan Dunn (UK) | - Music, Sound Effects | ||
| Mark R. Jones (UK) | at Active Minds | - Load Screen | |
| Simon Butler (UK) | at Active Minds | - In-game Graphics |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #86 - 1991/Mar | page 56 | |
| "Sinclair User Gold" | at Sinclair User | issue #109 - 1991/Mar | page 26 | |
| "Sinclair User Best Budget" | at Sinclair User | issue #127 - 1992/Sep | page 38 |
Remarks
| Originally given to a different programmer (Paul Houbart), progress was so bad that the deadline (Christmas 1990) would never be met. Apparantly the game itself, as far as finished, 'left a lot to be desired'. The game was thus assigned to a new team, set to produce a new Total Recall from scratch, which they finished in just 2 weeks time. A demo version of the first attempt appeared on a MicroHobby covertape. |
Compilations
| Full version in | 2 Hot 2 Handle | (1992) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| TotalRecall.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English | ||
| TotalRecall.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
| TotalRecall.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
 | TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| TotalRecall(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| TotalRecall.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| TotalRecall.gif | 5,011 | Original | Running screen | |||
| TotalRecall_Front.jpg | 137,798 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| TotalRecall_Back.jpg | 220,800 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| TotalRecall.ay.zip | 3,203 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| TotalRecall.mp3.zip | 1,777,025 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| TotalRecall.txt | 3,069 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| TotalRecall(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 293,838 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| TotalRecall.jpg | 230,120 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_2.jpg | 252,059 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_3.jpg | 75,235 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_4.png | 151,662 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_Level1.jpg | 658,751 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_Level3.jpg | 845,061 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall_Level5.jpg | 95,100 | Original | Game map | |||
| TotalRecall.jpg | 167,530 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| TotalRecall_2.jpg | 289,835 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| totalrecall.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex and Jamie Angus (with rollback) | ||
| Total Recall (1991)(Ocean Software).pok | 103 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg | 86,615 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg | 113,701 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 31,650 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| TotalRecall(DesafioTotal)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 191,895 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| TotalRecall(HitSquad).jpg | 440,349 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| TotalRecall(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 317,362 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #86-1991/Mar | page 56 | - Review: 94% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #204-1990/Nov | page 36 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #109-1991/Mar | page 26 | - Review: 91% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #127-1992/Sep | page 38 | - Review: 92% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #134-1993/Apr | page 18 | - Review - Super Games Guide: 92% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #63-1991/Mar | page 61 | - Review: 84% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #77-1992/May | page 59 | - Review: 79% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #82-1992/Oct | page 52 | - Review: 76% | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1993/Jan | page 10 | - Review |
Magazine References
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Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #77-1992/May | page 59 | - Review: 90% (2 Hot 2 Handle) |
Related Magazine References
| BiT | issue #10-1992/Jul | page 5 | - News/Note (2 Hot 2 Handle) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| BiT | issue #17-1993/Feb | page 40 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| BiT | issue #18-1993/Mar | page 40 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| BiT | issue #19-1993/Apr | page 40 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #122-1992/Jan | page 116 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #124-1992/Mar | page 42 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #96-1992/Feb | page 4 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #119-1992/Jan | page 11 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #74-1992/Feb | page 20 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #75-1992/Mar | page 68 | - Full-page ad (2 Hot 2 Handle) |
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