| Winter Games |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sport Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 4 (Turn based) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Competitions | Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 |
| Features | AY Sound, Button Mashers |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Sports | Athletics, Multi-sport Event |
| Tie-in Licences | Winter Games (Software) from Epyx Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC/DOS, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 80.89% (9 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.2% (54 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Compulogical S.A. (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 2300.00 Ptas | |||
| #3 - Kixx (UK) | (1990) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 | |||
| #4 - Bumfun Software (Spain) | (2019) | ||
| * Release price: £14.00 |
Authors/Contributors
| Geoff Brown (UK) | at Sentient Software Ltd | - ? | |
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | at Sentient Software Ltd | - Load Screen | |
| Mark Alexander (UK) | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Sentient Software <Sentient Software Ltd (UK)> Jon Woods & Geoff Brown @ Ocean Software <Ocean Software Ltd (UK)> John Mullins <John Mullins (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Annual Awards
| 2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Sports Game. | |
| 3rd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Game of the Year. |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar | page 132 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #57 - 1986/Dec | page 69 |
Remarks
| SPOT: 128k version available (U.S. Gold) |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Featured on Solid Gold compilation from US Gold for £9.99 (£14.99 +3 Disk). Other games were: Gauntlet, Ace of Aces, Leaderboard and Infiltrator. Part of The Crash Collection Vol. 1. Other games were 720', Bionic Commando, Impossible Mission 2 and Spy Hunter. |
Series "SummerGames"
| 1. | Summer Games | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) - within compilation "Gold, Silver, Bronze" | ||
| 2. | Summer Games II | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) - within compilation "Gold, Silver, Bronze" | ||
| 3. | Winter Games | (1986) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | |
| 4. | World Games | (1987) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | |
| 5. | California Games | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | |
| 6. | The Games - Winter Edition | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | |
| 7. | The Games - Summer Edition | (1989) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | El Lingote | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Epyx 21 | (1990) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Gold, Silver, Bronze | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #09 | by Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #9 | - titled "Deportes de Invierno" | ||
| Full version in | Mega Sports | (1992) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Solid Gold | (1987) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Sport 88 | (1988) | by Proein Soft Line (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | The Crash Collection Vol 1 | (1989) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | WinterGamesDay1.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - day 1 |
| WinterGamesDay2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - day 2 |
| WinterGames.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| WinterGames128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| WinterGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| WinterGames(Kixx).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 4) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| WinterGames128.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| WinterGamesDay1.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| WinterGamesDay2.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| WinterGames.gif | 7,281 | Original | Running screen | |||
| WinterGames128K_Front.jpg | 898,479 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames48K_Front.jpg | 495,402 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames.ay.zip | 17,735 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| WinterGames.txt | 23,495 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| WinterGames(EN).pdf | 881,420 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| WinterGamesDay1.png | 27,039 | Original | Game map | |||
| WinterGamesDay2.png | 36,806 | Original | Game map | |||
| WinterGames.jpg | 215,337 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| WinterGames_2.jpg | 555,088 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| winter.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 168,069 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).pdf | 296,771 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).txt | 21,243 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 290,498 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| WinterGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 49,686 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames(Kixx).jpg | 335,302 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames(BumfunSoftware).jpg | 155,879 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WinterGames(BumfunSoftware)_Tape.jpg | 57,989 | #4 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #10-1988/Jul | page 81 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 21 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #8-1985/Nov | page 10 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 69 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 132 | - Review: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #75-1990/Apr | page 48 | - Review: 78% | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 61 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #78-1986/May | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Personal Computer World (PCW) | issue 1985/Dec | page 193 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #5-1986/Jan/30 special "week#5" | page 17 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 40 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 69 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #3-1986/Mar | page 43 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 30 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 70 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #45-1989/Sep | page 92 | - Review: 59% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #81-1992/Sep | page 54 | - Review: 68% | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1998/Feb | page 10 | - Review |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #10-1988/Jul | page 77 | - Feature - Sports Sims | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 92 | - Tips | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #8-1985/Nov | page 10 | - Tips | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #17-1986/Aug | page 14 | - Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 73 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 35 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #92-1991/Sep | page 43 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial" | page 28 | - Feature - Informe |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 133 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 17 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 56 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 10 | - Two-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 195 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 77 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 52 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 78 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 116 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 34 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 24 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #12-1985/Dec | page 12 | - Two-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 67 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 48 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 7 | - News/Note (Solid Gold) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 95 | - Feature - Christmas Crackers (Solid Gold) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #14-1988/Nov | page 57 | - News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 8 | - News/Note (Solid Gold) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Feature - Christmas Compilations (Solid Gold) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 17 | - News/Note (The Crash Collection Vol 1) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #180-1988/Nov | page 22 | - Preview - Premiere (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #25-1988/Jun/30 special "week#5" | page 15 | - News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 27 | - Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Solid Gold) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #125-1992/Jul | page 8 | - News/Note (Mega Sports) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #126-1992/Aug | page 29 | - Tips (Mega Sports) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 7 | - News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 19 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 28 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 56 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 70 | - Advert (Solid Gold) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 153 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 92 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #84-1988/Oct | page 122 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 28 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 72 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 36 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 46 | - Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 48 | - Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep | page 28 | - Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 123 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 26 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #78-1988/Sep | page 17 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #79-1988/Oct | page 57 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #126-1992/Aug | page 11 | - Advert (Mega Sports) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #128-1992/Oct | page 18 | - Advert (Mega Sports) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #130-1992/Dec | page 40 | - Advert (Mega Sports) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #2-1987/Dec | page 72 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep | page 107 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #11-1988/Oct | page 26 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #24-1987/Dec | page 78 | - Full-page ad (Solid Gold) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 76 | - Advert (Solid Gold) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #33-1988/Sep | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 18 | - Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| StrategyWiki | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (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) |
