| Desert Island |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Walter Pooley (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text-Only |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Authored with | The Quill Adventure System |
| Martijn's WoS score | 58% (5 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - G.I. Games (UK) | (1991) | ||
| #2 - Zenobi Software (UK) | (1993) |
Authors/Contributors
| Walter Pooley (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Adventure 4-Pack | (1986) | by Walter Pooley (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Desert Island + The Castle | (1985) | by Walter Pooley (UK) | ||
| Full version in | H & D Adventure Compilation | (1986) | by H & D Services (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The GI Games Collection - Volume One | (1993) | by Venturesoft (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | DesertIsland.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| DesertIsland(G.I.Games).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| DesertIsland(ZenobiSoftware).mgt.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| DesertIsland.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| DesertIsland.gif | 3,533 | Original | Running screen | |||
| desertisland.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) | ||
| DesertIsland(G.I.Games).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen |
Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #101-1990/Jul | page 46 | - Solution - solution last part | |
| Sinclair User | issue #118-1991/Dec | page 38 | - Tips |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #30-1986/Jul/24 special "week#4" | page 22 | - Review (H & D Adventure Compilation) |
Related Magazine References
| The Games Machine | issue #28-1990/Mar | page 84 | - News/Note (Adventure 4-Pack) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Micro Adventurer | issue #17-1985/Mar | page 41 | - Advert (Desert Island + The Castle) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1" | page 90 | - Classified (Desert Island + The Castle) |
Links
| CASA | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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