The Colour of Magic
Release Date  1986
Original Publisher  Piranha (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Authored with  The Quill Adventure System
Original Price  £9.95
Tie-in Licences  The Colour of Magic (Book) from Terry Pratchett (UK)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  87.00% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  82.1% (21 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK)(1987)

Authors/Contributors
     Fergus McNeill (UK)at Delta 4 Software - ?
     Judith Child (UK)at Delta 4 Software - ?

Review Awards
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #57 - 1986/Decpage 108
     "ZX Computing Globella"at ZX Computingissue #34 - 1987/Febpage 57

Compilations
     Full version inZX Files Megatape 2(1997)by Magazine ZXFiles - covertape from issue #5 - 1997

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     ColourOfMagicThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     ColourOfMagicThe.gif5,245OriginalRunning screen
     ColourOfMagicThe.jpg682,183OriginalInlay - Front
     ColourOfMagicThe_Back.jpg313,517OriginalInlay - Back
     ColourOfMagicThe(EN).txt4,248OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     ColourOfMagicThe.jpg247,151OriginalGame map
     colourmagic.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Hippy Smith - Doesn't play back in Spectaculator
     ColourOfMagicThe(AlternativeSoftware).jpg518,095#1Inlay - Front
     ColourOfMagicThe(AlternativeSoftware)_Back.jpg256,393#1Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     Computer Gamerissue #22-1987/Janpage 30- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #37-1987/Febpage 52- Review: 88%
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #47-1986/Nov/20 special "week#3"page 53- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #51-1986/Dec/18 special "week#3"page 18- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #57-1986/Decpage 108- Review: 5/5
     Your Computerissue v.6 #11-1986/Novpage 41- Review: 4/5
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 72- Review: 8/10
     ZX Computingissue #34-1987/Febpage 57- Review: Great

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #27-1989/Decpage 147- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 88- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 89- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #67-1987/Maypage 63- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #69-1987/Julpage 71- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #70-1987/Augpage 75- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 114- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 156- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #32-1986/Seppage 96- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #38-1987/Marpage 95- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #39-1987/Aprpage 55- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 64- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 94- Tips
     Die Speccy CDissue 1996/Janpage 0- Solution
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #37-1986/Sep/11 special "week#2"page 18- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"page 10- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 7- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 97- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Mar supplement "Good Map Guide 1987"page 22- Map
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 79- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #69-1987/Decpage 127- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 88- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 64- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 72- Solution
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 72- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 99- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 6- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #32-1986/Decpage 19- CompoEntry
     ZX Computingissue #34-1987/Febpage 56- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #36-1987/Aprpage 4- CompoResult
     ZX Computingissue #37-1987/Maypage 52- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #61-1986/Novpage 87- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 90- Advert
     Computer Gamerissue #22-1987/Janpage 45- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #34-1986/Novpage 146- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 123- Advert

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