| The Valley |
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| Release Date | 1982 |
| Original Publisher | ASP Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Adventure Game: RPG |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | The Orb The Valley The Valley |
| Original Price | £11.45 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 11.75 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Other Platforms | Acorn, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.7% (17 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Dominic Ferard (UK) | (1982) | ||
| #2 - Francisco Javier Cames (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| #3 - Micro Data (Italy) | (1983) | as "La Valle" | |
| #4 - ? | (1982) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dominic Ferard (UK) | - ? |
Easter Eggs
| You're asked to select your character type at the start of the game. If you press something other than the prompted number keys (1-5), you are given the character type "Dolt". |
Compilations
| Full version in | 30 Games | (1986) | by Argus Press Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ValleyThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ValleyThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ValleyThe(updated)(DominicFerard).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (updated) |
| ValleyThe(FranciscoJavierCames).tap.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | |
| ValleyThe(ValleLa)(MicroData).tap.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | Italian | |
| ValleyThe(different)(unknown).z80.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | - (different) |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ValleyThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ValleyThe.gif | 2,557 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ValleyThe.jpg | 22,000 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ValleyThe(ValleEl).txt | 9,135 | Original | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| ValleyThe.jpg | 735,385 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| ValleyThe_ComputingToday-Apr82.pdf | 400,622 | Original | ? | - Computing Today - Apr 82 |
Magazine Reviews
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Nov | page 59 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #24-1983/Aug/16 special "week#3" | page 8 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #23-1983/Jun/9 special "week#2" | page 5 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computing Today | issue 1983/May | page 36 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computing Today | issue 1983/Jun | page 82 | - Full-page ad | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Jan | page 76 | - Full-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #5-1983/Apr/5 special "week#1" | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.1 #7-1983/Feb | page 88 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.1 #8-1983/Mar | page 86 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.2 #1-1983/Aug | page 41 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.2 #4-1983/Nov | page 97 | - Full-page ad | |
| ZX Computing | issue #4-1982/Dec | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| ZX Computing | issue #5-1983/Feb | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| ZX Computing | issue #6-1983/Apr | page 7 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 32 | - Review: 3/5 (30 Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 98 | - Review (30 Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1" | page 11 | - Review (30 Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 38 | - Review: 2/5 (30 Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 27 | - Review: 7/10 (30 Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 20 | - Review (30 Games) |
Related Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #14-1986/May | page 7 | - News/Note (30 Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 13 | - News/Note (30 Games) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 12 | - Two-page ad (30 Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1" | page 6 | - Two-page ad (30 Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #8-1986/Feb/20 special "week#3" | page 8 | - Full-page ad (30 Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 88 | - Two-page ad (30 Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 48 | - Full-page ad (30 Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #25-1986/May | page 52 | - Full-page ad (30 Games) |
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