Fantasia Diamond
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £7.95
Features  Split-screen pics/text
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro
Average mag. score  85.00% (2 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  79% (10 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - V.T.R. (France)

Authors/Contributors
     Kim W. Topley (UK) - ?

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #5 - 1984/Junpage 74

Remarks
     Fantasia Diamond won Le prix du Meilleur Scenario for the best game scenario in the prestigious Grand Prix Internationale du Logiciel d'Adventure
Because of this, it was to be released in French as well as Dutch and German.

Compilations
     Full version inGames Compendium(1988)by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     FantasiaDiamond.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     FantasiaDiamond.gif1,650OriginalRunning screen
     FantasiaDiamond(Dutch).jpg644,700OriginalInlay - Front
     FantasiaDiamond.jpg233,909OriginalInlay - Front
     FantasiaDiamond_Dutch.pdf33,946OriginalInstructionsDutch
     FantasiaDiamond(EN).pdf114,474OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     FantasiaDiamond(EN).txt14,853OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     fantasiadiamond.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Jim Waterman (with rollback)

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #31-1984/Maypage 125- Review
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Junpage 27- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #5-1984/Junpage 74- Review: 10/10
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Jun supplement "Soft Centre 2"page 6- Review: 7/10
     TV Gamerissue 1985/Janpage 50- Review
     Your Spectrumissue #5-1984/Julpage 53- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"page 30- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #47-1985/Seppage 107- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #48-1985/Octpage 87- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"page 24- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #52-1986/Febpage 71- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 63- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #5-1984/Junpage 44- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #6-1984/Julpage 34- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 75- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #9-1984/Octpage 89- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #10-1984/Novpage 117- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #11-1984/Decpage 126- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 134- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 172- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 107- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 123- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 105- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #23-1985/Decpage 130- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #28-1986/Maypage 97- Tips
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #85-1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"page 4- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #122-1985/Jul/23 special "week#4"page 29- Tips
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1"page 31- Tips
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #7-1984/Junpage 106- Feature - Adventures in Colour
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #13-1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"page 7- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #30-1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"page 35- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 17- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #7-1986/Feb/13 special "week#2"page 28- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 67- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #14-1984/Augpage 36- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #24-1986/Aprpage 98- Tips

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