The Island
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.95
Average mag. score  70.00% (1 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  40% (6 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Martyn Charles Davis (UK) - ?

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

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
IslandThe_2.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
IslandThe_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     IslandThe(Virgin).scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     IslandThe(Virgin).gif4,049OriginalRunning screen
     IslandThe.jpg462,958OriginalInlay - Front
     IslandThe_Back.jpg443,959OriginalInlay - Back
     IslandThe(Virgin).txt1,758OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     island.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Jim Waterman (with rollback)

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #2-1984/Marpage 67- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 75- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2"page 49- Review
     Sinclair Programsissue #17-1984/Marpage 9- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #24-1984/Mar supplement "Soft Centre 1"page 9- Review: 7/10

Magazine References
     Computer Choiceissue 1983/Decpage 9- News/Note
     Sinclair Programsissue #17-1984/Marpage 9- News/Note
     Sinclair Programsissue #19-1984/Maypage 44- Feature - Soft Theme: Adventure Games

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #27-1984/Janpage 21- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3"page 9- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #3-1984/Febpage 45- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #47-1983/Nov/24 special "week#4"page 41- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #1-1984/Janpage 56- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #2-1984/Marpage 89- Advert

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #15-1988/Decpage 146- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #58-1988/Novpage 96- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 99- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 87- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #67-1989/Augpage 34- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #68-1989/Seppage 19- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #69-1989/Octpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #70-1989/Novpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #71-1989/Decpage 52- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 24- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Sinclair Userissue #90-1989/Seppage 91- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     The Games Machineissue #13-1988/Decpage 152- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 76- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)

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