Colossal Adventure at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1982
Original Publisher	Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 16K/48K
Language	English
Genre	Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£10.00
Themes	Teleportation
Inspirations	Advent/Colossal Cave (Software) from Crowther & Woods (USA)
Other Platforms	Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX
Martijn's WoS score	81.6% (19 votes)

Authors/Contributors

	Pete Austin (UK)		- ?
	Mike Austin (UK)		- ?
	Nick Austin (UK)		- ?
	James Horsler (UK)		- ?
	Godfrey Dowson		- Inlay/Poster Art

Annual Awards

Rank #16 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Remarks

A 16k version was advertised for £8 (this version is still MIA).

Series "Middle Earth Adventures"

1.	Colossal Adventure	(1982)	by Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
2.	Adventure Quest	(1982)	by Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
3.	Dungeon Adventure	(1983)	by Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)

Compilations

Full version in

Jewels of Darkness

(1986)

by Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
ColossalAdventure(different).tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English	- (different)
ColossalAdventure.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
ColossalAdventureV1.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English	- v1
ColossalAdventureV2.z80.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English	- v2

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
ColossalAdventure.gif	1,906	Original	Running screen
ColossalAdventure_3.jpg	16,900	Original	Inlay - Front
ColossalAdventure.jpg	1,452,011	Original	Inlay - Front
ColossalAdventure_2.jpg	1,637,967	Original	Inlay - Front
ColossalAdventure_Tape.jpg	50,184	Original	Media scan
ColossalAdventure_Tape_2.jpg	43,147	Original	Media scan
ColossalAdventure.txt	10,014	Original	Instructions	English
ColossalAdventure(EN).pdf	1,009,361	Original	Instructions	English

Magazine Reviews

Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 73	- Review - Crash Living Guide
Home Computing Weekly	issue #107-1985/Apr/9 special "week#2"	page 12	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"	page 18	- Review
ZX Collection	issue 1984 special "ZX Collection Winter"	page 112	- Review
ZX Computing	issue #21-1985/Oct	page 68	- Review

Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #2-1987/Nov	page 92	- Tips
Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 54	- Feature
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #32-1984/Jun	page 159	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #33-1984/Jul	page 137	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #36-1984/Oct	page 136	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 30	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #54-1986/Apr	page 69	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #54-1986/Apr	page 70	- Tips
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Feb	page 56	- Feature - Step Into Adventure Land
Crash	issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul	page 79	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #7-1984/Aug	page 75	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 88	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul	page 105	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep	page 96	- Hack/Poke
Home Computing Weekly	issue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"	page 15	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1"	page 31	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #2-1983/Dec	page 50	- CompoEntry
Micro Adventurer	issue #5-1984/Mar	page 50	- CompoResult
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 49	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #8-1984/Jun	page 45	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #9-1984/Jul	page 44	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #11-1984/Sep	page 21	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #14-1984/Dec	page 32	- Tips
Personal Computer Games	issue #13-1984/Dec	page 110	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #19-1983/May/12 special "week#2"	page 35	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #25-1983/Jun/23 special "week#4"	page 37	- Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #15-1984/Apr/12 special "week#2"	page 55	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1"	page 32	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"	page 17	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"	page 21	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov	page 146	- Feature - Adventure feature
Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 60	- Feature - On the level
Sinclair User	issue #47-1986/Feb supplement "Gordo's Book of Adventures"	page 23	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #64-1987/Jul	page 72	- Tips
Your Computer	issue v.4 #4-1984/Apr	page 61	- Tips
Your Computer	issue v.5 #8-1985/Aug	page 51	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #10-1986/Oct supplement "Trainspotters Guide to Games Playing"	page 10	- Hack/Poke
Your Spectrum	issue #11-1985/Feb	page 40	- Tips
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 98	- Tips
ZX Computing	issue #29-1986/Sep	page 35	- Feature - The Life and Times of Level 9

Magazine Advertisements

Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 80	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #12-1982/Oct	page 95	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #13-1982/Nov	page 67	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #27-1984/Jan supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 14	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #30-1984/Apr	page 117	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #31-1984/May	page 104	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #39-1985/Jan	page 92	- Advert
Computer Answers	issue #16-1984/May	page 108	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1983/Dec	page 28	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Jan	page 72	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Feb	page 31	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Mar	page 30	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Apr	page 10	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/May	page 71	- Advert
Computing Today	issue 1983/Jun	page 19	- Advert
Computing Today	issue 1984/Mar	page 14	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 126	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 87	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun	page 79	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 74	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 121	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug	page 33	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #26-1983/Aug/30 special "week#5"	page 35	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #27-1983/Sep/6 special "week#1"	page 24	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #52-1984/Mar/6 special "week#1"	page 26	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #53-1984/Mar/13 special "week#2"	page 39	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #55-1984/Mar/27 special "week#4"	page 4	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #1-1983/Nov	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #2-1983/Dec	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #3-1984/Jan	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #4-1984/Feb	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #5-1984/Mar	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #6-1984/Apr	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #8-1984/Jun	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #9-1984/Jul	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #10-1984/Aug	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #11-1984/Sep	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #12-1984/Oct	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #15-1985/Jan	page 2	- Advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #16-1985/Feb	page 2	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #4-1984/Mar	page 30	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #5-1984/Apr	page 28	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 68	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 107	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #11-1984/Oct	page 16	- Advert
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #4-1982/Nov	page 113	- Classified
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #5-1982/Dec	page 113	- Advert
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #7-1983/Feb	page 105	- Classified
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #8-1983/Mar	page 40	- Advert
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #8-1983/Mar	page 105	- Classified
Personal Computing Today	issue v.2 #1-1983/Aug	page 15	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #4-1984/Jan/26 special "week#4"	page 39	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #12-1984/Mar/22 special "week#4"	page 44	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #13-1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"	page 46	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #16-1984/Apr/19 special "week#3"	page 4	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #39-1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"	page 55	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #30-1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"	page 2	- Advert
Sinclair Answers	issue #1-1984/Sep	page 35	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #19-1984/May	page 6	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #25-1984/Apr	page 9	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 59	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 162	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.2 #9-1982/Sep	page 92	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.2 #10-1982/Oct	page 102	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.2 #11-1982/Nov	page 118	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan	page 125	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #2-1983/Feb	page 87	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #3-1983/Mar	page 110	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr	page 48	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #6-1983/Jun	page 152	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #7-1983/Jul	page 144	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #8-1983/Aug	page 166	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #9-1983/Sep	page 48	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct	page 176	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #11-1983/Nov	page 152	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec	page 198	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan	page 249	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #2-1984/Feb	page 196	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar	page 48	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #4-1984/Apr	page 207	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #5-1984/May	page 47	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #5-1984/May	page 162	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun	page 104	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #7-1984/Jul	page 58	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #9-1984/Sep	page 10	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #10-1984/Oct	page 22	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.5 #1-1985/Jan	page 192	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #1-1984/Jan	page 67	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #2-1984/Mar	page 90	- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #60-1986/Oct	page 83	- Review (Jewels of Darkness)
Computer Gamer	issue #18-1986/Sep	page 37	- Review (Jewels of Darkness)
Computer Gamer	issue #20-1986/Nov	page 36	- Review (Jewels of Darkness)
Crash	issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"	page 148	- Review: 94% (Jewels of Darkness)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #33-1986/Aug/14 special "week#2"	page 15	- Review (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #55-1986/Oct	page 75	- Review: 5/5 (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Computer	issue v.6 #10-1986/Oct	page 41	- Review: 5/5 (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Sinclair	issue #13-1987/Jan	page 104	- Review: 9/10 (Jewels of Darkness)
ZX Computing	issue #31-1986/Nov	page 82	- Review (Jewels of Darkness)

Related Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #7-1988/Apr	page 115	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #8-1988/May	page 107	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #59-1986/Sep	page 38	- CompoEntry (Jewels of Darkness)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #59-1986/Sep	page 57	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Computer Gamer	issue #14-1986/May	page 7	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Crash	issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul	page 110	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Crash	issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug	page 88	- CompoEntry (Jewels of Darkness)
Crash	issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct	page 82	- CompoResult (Jewels of Darkness)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"	page 5	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #36-1986/Sep/4 special "week#1"	page 29	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #37-1986/Sep/11 special "week#2"	page 53	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #42-1986/Oct/16 special "week#3"	page 13	- Letters (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #52-1986/Jul	page 10	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #53-1986/Aug	page 37	- CompoEntry (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #54-1986/Sep	page 92	- Preview (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #56-1986/Nov	page 48	- CompoResult (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #57-1986/Dec	page 99	- Tips (Jewels of Darkness)
Sinclair User	issue #60-1987/Mar	page 89	- Tips (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Computer	issue v.6 #8-1986/Aug	page 19	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Computer	issue v.6 #9-1986/Sep	page 59	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Sinclair	issue #9-1986/Sep	page 55	- CompoEntry (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Sinclair	issue #9-1986/Sep	page 79	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
Your Sinclair	issue #16-1987/Apr	page 98	- CompoResult (Jewels of Darkness)
ZX Computing	issue #25-1986/May	page 6	- News/Note (Jewels of Darkness)
ZX Computing	issue #29-1986/Sep	page 37	- CompoEntry (Jewels of Darkness)
ZX Computing	issue #33-1987/Jan	page 5	- CompoResult (Jewels of Darkness)

Links

	CASA	(Information - in English)
	Centre for Computing History	(Information - in English)
	MobyGames	(Information - in English)
	Speccy Screenshot Maps	(Information - in English)
	The Tipshop	(Information - in English)
	UVL	(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)