Four Minutes to Midnight
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  8th Day Software (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Authored with  The Quill Adventure System
Original Price  £2.99
Groups  GRAFIX!
Inspirations  The Stand (Book) from Stephen King (USA)
Average mag. score  81.50% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  70% (7 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - G.I. Games (UK)(1991)
     #2 - Zenobi Software (UK)(1993)

Authors/Contributors
     Mike White (UK) - ?
     Martin Rennie (UK) - ?

Review Awards
     "ZX Computing Glob Minor"at ZX Computingissue #37 - 1987/Maypage 51

Remarks
     SPOT: re-issued in 1987 + pictures

Remarks
     There also was a version with Earthshock as bonus game on the B-side.

Series "Games Without Frontiers"
     1. Four Minutes to Midnight(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)
     2. Cuddles(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)
     3. Quann Tulla(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)
     4. Ice Station Zero(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)
     5. In Search of Angels(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)
     6. Faerie(1984)by 8th Day Software (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
FourMinutesToMidnight(different).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
FourMinutesToMidnight(different)_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
FourMinutesToMidnight(different)_3.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
FourMinutesToMidnight.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
FourMinutesToMidnight.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
FourMinutesToMidnight(G.I.Games).tap.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
FourMinutesToMidnight(G.I.Games).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 FourMinutesToMidnight(ZenobiSoftware).mgt.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     FourMinutesToMidnight(different).scr6,912OriginalLoading screen - different
     FourMinutesToMidnight.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     FourMinutesToMidnight.gif5,080OriginalRunning screen
     FourMinutesToMidnight.jpg39,832OriginalInlay - Front
     FourMinutesToMidnight(G.I.Games).scr6,912#1Loading screen
     FourMinutesToMidnight(G.I.Games).jpg40,331#1Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #11-1985/Febpage 30- Review: 3/3
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 80- Review: 7/10
     Crashissue v.1 #39-1987/Aprpage 52- Review: 76%
     Micro Adventurerissue #16-1985/Febpage 29- Review
     Personal Computer Newsissue #92-1984/Dec/22page 37- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 79- Review: 8/10
     ZX Computingissue #37-1987/Maypage 51- Review: Grim

Magazine References
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #94-1985/Jan/8 special "week#2"page 14- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #45-1984/Nov/8 special "week#2"page 61- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 17- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 19- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 9- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #33-1988/Seppage 103- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #56-1990/Augpage 62- Offer
     Your Sinclairissue #74-1992/Febpage 31- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #19-1985/Junpage 14- News/Note

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