Denis through the Drinking Glass
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  Applications Software Specialities (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players  1
Authored with  The Quill Adventure System
Original Price  £5.50
Themes  Parody
Inspirations  Alice through the Looking-Glass (Book) from Lewis Carroll (UK)
Other Platforms  Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score  72.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  70% (9 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Roger Taylor (UK) - ?

Annual Awards
     2nd Best Text-Only Adventure - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.

Remarks
     This was a polical satire on Denis Thatcher.

Series "DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass"
     1. Denis through the Drinking Glass(1983)by Applications Software Specialities (UK)
     2. The Tebbit(1984)by Applications Software Specialities (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inSelect 1(1985)by Computer Records (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass(different).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass(different)_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass(alternate3).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.gif3,783OriginalRunning screen
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.jpg183,439OriginalInlay - Front
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass_2.jpg80,923OriginalInlay - Front
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass.jpg70,060OriginalAdvertisement
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass_2.jpg74,308OriginalAdvertisement
     DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass_3.jpg77,638OriginalAdvertisement
     denis.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Daren (with rollback)

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #30-1984/Aprpage 114- Review
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Junpage 27- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #3-1984/Aprpage 21- Review: 83%
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 73- Review - Crash Living Guide: 83%
     Micro Adventurerissue #9-1984/Julpage 21- Review
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #5-1984/Aprpage 85- Review: 5/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #3-1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"page 65- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue 1985 special "Yearbook"page 120- Feature - Top Ten Adventures of 1984
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 17- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #30-1984/Aprpage 24- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #56-1986/Junpage 87- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 78- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 134- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 65- Letters
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #33-1983/Oct/18 special "week#3"page 3- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2"page 36- News/Note
     Micro Adventurerissue #4-1984/Febpage 9- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #41-1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #3-1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"page 55- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #8-1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"page 16- Feature - Anyone for Denis? (various reviews)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #35-1984/Aug/30 special "week#5"page 43- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #95-1990/Febpage 66- Solution - partial solution
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 64- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 43- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #31-1986/Novpage 74- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #35-1987/Marpage 77- Tips

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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 216- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #32-1984/Junpage 19- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Junpage 86- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #3-1984/Aprpage 126- Advert
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     Micro Adventurerissue #3-1984/Janpage 47- Advert
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Related Magazine Reviews
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #90-1984/Nov/27 special "week#4"page 38- Review (Select 1)
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 52- Review: 7/10 (Select 1)

Related Magazine References
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 5- News/Note (Select 1)
     Crashissue v.1 #11-1984/Decpage 69- News/Note (Select 1)
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #87-1984/Nov/6 special "week#1"page 9- News/Note (Select 1)
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #13-1984/Decpage 23- News/Note (Select 1)
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Decpage 7- News/Note (Select 1)

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