| The Living Daylights - The Computer Game |
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| Aliases | The Living Daylights |
| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Domark Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Supports | Magnum Light Phaser |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 9.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Themes | Espionage/Secret Service |
| Tie-in Licences | The Living Daylights (Movie) from Eon Productions (UK), United Artists Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 64.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 67% (22 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | as "Alta Tension" | |
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1987) | as "Alta Tension" | |
| #3 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | as "Alta Tension" |
Authors/Contributors
| Graham Stafford (UK) | at Walking Circles | - Code, In-game Graphics | |
| David Fish (UK) | at Walking Circles | - Code, In-game Graphics | |
| David Whittaker (UK) | at Walking Circles | - Music | |
| Richard Naylor (UK) | at Walking Circles | - Game Design/Concept | |
| Brian Bysouth | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Walking Circles <Walking Circles (UK)> @ Design Design <Design Design Software (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Annual Awards
| 1st Most Overhyped Game - 1987 Crash Readers Awards. (with Game Over) |
Series "James Bond"
| 1. | A View to a Kill - The Computer Game | (1985) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | The Living Daylights - The Computer Game | (1987) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 3. | Live and Let Die | (1988) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 4. | Licence to Kill | (1989) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 5. | The Spy Who Loved Me | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 6-Pak Vol 3 | (1988) | by Elite Systems Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | James Bond 007 Action Pack | (1990) | by Amstrad (UK) | - titled "Mission Zero" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | LivingDaylights-TheComputerGameThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| LivingDaylights-TheComputerGameThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| LivingDaylights-TheComputerGameThe(AltaTension)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| LivingDaylights-TheComputerGameThe(AltaTension)(IBSA).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| LivingDaylightsThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe.gif | 5,874 | Original | Running screen | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe.jpg | 753,475 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe_Back.jpg | 483,044 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe.mp3.zip | 1,211,647 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| LivingDaylights.txt | 5,289 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| LivingDaylightsThe.png | 47,644 | Original | Game map | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe.jpg | 226,168 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| livingdaylights.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Living Daylights - The Computer Game, The (1987)(Domark).pok | 66 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe(AltaTension)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 78,083 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe(AltaTension)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 10,951 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| LivingDaylightsThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 300,771 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| LivingDaylightsThe(AltaTension)(IBSA).jpg | 49,831 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 14 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 94 | - Review: 63% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #149-1987/Oct | page 10 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 68 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 25 | - Review: 6/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 87 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 20 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 51 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 61 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #64-1987/Jul | page 3 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 3 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 67 | - Review: 8/10 (6-Pak Vol 3) |
Related Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 63 | - CompoEntry (6-Pak Vol 3) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #78-1988/Sep | page 76 | - CompoResult (6-Pak Vol 3) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #79-1988/May | page 2 | - Two-page ad (6-Pak Vol 3) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 2 | - Two-page ad (6-Pak Vol 3) |
Links
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