Yacht Race
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Hill MacGibbon (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Simulation
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Features  Beeper Music
Sports  Boat Racing/Sailing
Other Platforms  Commodore 64
Average mag. score  80.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  73% (10 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK)(1987)as "Ocean Racer"
     * Release price: £1.99
     #2 - System 4 (Spain)(1987)as "Ocean Racer"

Authors/Contributors
     Five Ways Software Ltd (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Full version in48K issue 05(1985)by Magazine 48K - covertape from issue #5 - 1985- titled "Regata"
     Full version inLa Caja Magica(1987)by System 4 (Spain)- titled "Ocean Racer"
     Full version inSpecial Value Sports Packby Hill MacGibbon (UK)
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)- titled "Ocean Racer"

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
OceanRacer.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
YachtRace.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
YachtRace.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
OceanRacer(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
YachtRace(OceanRacer)(System4).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     YachtRace.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     YachtRace.gif3,052OriginalRunning screen
     YachtRace_Front.jpg198,799OriginalInlay - Front
     YachtRace_Back.jpg170,606OriginalInlay - Back
     OceanRacer.zip30,131OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     YachtRace.txt3,335OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     OceanRacer.scr6,912#1Loading screen
     OceanRacer.gif2,792#1Running screen
     OceanRacer(AlternativeSoftware).jpg600,373#1Inlay - Front
     OceanRacer(AlternativeSoftware)_Back.jpg308,106#1Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #15-1985/Aprpage 112- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #94-1985/Jan/8 special "week#2"page 37- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"page 22- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1986 special "Annual 1986"page 60- Review: 4/5
     Sinclair Userissue #43-1985/Octpage 26- Review: 5/5
     Your Sinclairissue #21-1987/Seppage 68- Review: 6/10

Magazine References
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4"page 19- Feature - Critic's Choice
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     ZX Magazínissue 2000/Aprpage 13- Solution

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #8-1984/Novpage 36- Advert
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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #38-1984/Decpage 196- Advert
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     Games Computingissue 1984/Decpage 69- Advert
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     Personal Computer Gamesissue #14-1985/Janpage 42- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 185- Advert
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     TV Gamerissue 1984/Novpage 67- Advert
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Decpage 67- Advert
     TV Gamerissue 1985/Janpage 4- Advert
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 11- Advert

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