Castle Blackstar
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  SCR Adventures (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £8.95
Inspirations  Adven-80 (Software) from Peter D. Scargill (UK)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  76.25% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  73.8% (8 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - CDS Microsystems (UK)(1984)

Authors/Contributors
     Mark Sheppard (UK) - ?
     Andrew Cummins (UK) - ?
     Geoff Richardson (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Full version inThe Complete Games Centre(1990)by CDS Microsystems (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
CastleBlackstar.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
CastleBlackstar(CDSMicrosystems).tap.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
CastleBlackstar(CDSMicrosystems).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     CastleBlackstar.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     CastleBlackstar.gif1,738OriginalRunning screen
     CastleBlackstar.jpg94,347OriginalAdvertisement
     CastleBlackstar(CDSMicrosystems).scr6,912#1Loading screen
     CastleBlackstar(CDSMicrosystems).jpg30,730#1Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 131- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #2-1984/Marpage 103- Review: 75%
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 73- Review - Crash Living Guide: 75%
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 95- Review: 8.5/10
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #52-1984/Mar/6 special "week#1"page 31- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #98-1985/Feb/5 special "week#1"page 34- Review
     Micro Adventurerissue #8-1984/Junpage 21- Review
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #6-1984/Maypage 98- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #8-1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"page 56- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #47-1984/Nov/22 special "week#4"page 67- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Jun supplement "Soft Centre 2"page 4- Review: 7/10
     Your Computerissue v.4 #9-1984/Seppage 47- Review
     Your Spectrumissue #6-1984/Augpage 45- Review
     ZX Computingissue #14-1984/Augpage 74- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 63- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #64-1987/Febpage 105- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 63- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #75-1988/Janpage 111- Tips
     Computer Gamerissue #12-1986/Marpage 47- Offer
     Crashissue v.1 #9-1984/Octpage 60- CompoEntry
     Die Speccy CDissue 1996/Janpage 0- Solution
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #89-1984/Nov/20 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #10-1984/Seppage 69- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #14-1985/Janpage 115- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 17- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 18- Tips
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Userissue #66-1987/Seppage 75- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #89-1989/Augpage 68- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #91-1989/Octpage 60- Tips
     Your Computerissue v.5 #7-1985/Julpage 36- Feature - Beating the Yanks at Their Own Game
     Your Computerissue v.6 #7-1986/Julpage 77- Tips
     Your Computerissue v.7 #2-1987/Febpage 21- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #10-1986/Octpage 69- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #23-1987/Novpage 78- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #27-1988/Marpage 84- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 69- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #33-1988/Seppage 102- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 99- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #47-1989/Novpage 54- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     Micro Adventurerissue #3-1984/Janpage 42- Advert
     Micro Adventurerissue #4-1984/Febpage 38- Advert
     Micro Adventurerissue #5-1984/Marpage 40- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #1-1984/Janpage 37- Advert

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