Jack the Ripper
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  CRL Group PLC (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Authored with  Professional Adventure Writer
Original Price  £8.95
Themes  Detective/Crime Investigation, Horror/Halloween
Inspirations  Jack the Ripper (People)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  77.50% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  75% (18 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Francisco-Xavier Morell Gonzalez (Spain)(1987)
     #2 - G.I. Games (UK)(1991)
     #3 - Zenobi Software (UK)(1992)

Authors/Contributors
     Jared Derrett [Jayenne Montana] (UK)at St. Bride's School - ?
     Mark A. Bromley - Inlay/Poster Art

Known Errors
     The original release is impossible to complete since it crashes at part 3, either going east from the crossroads, or entering the picturesque garden.

The re-release is okay and doesn't have this problem.

Remarks
     JackTheRipper(different).tzx.zip only works on 48k.

Compilations
     Full version inStill One More Big Diskby Zenobi Software (UK)
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
JackTheRipper(different).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
JackTheRipper(different)_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
 JackTheRipper.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 JackTheRipperPart1.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - part 1
 JackTheRipperPart2.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - part 2
 JackTheRipperPart3.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - part 3
 JackTheRipper(FranciscoXavierMorellGonzalez).z80.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)Spanish
JackTheRipper(G.I.Games).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
JackTheRipper(ZenobiSoftware).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 JackTheRipper(ZenobiSoftware).mgt.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 JackTheRipper(ZenobiSoftware).dsk.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     JackTheRipper.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     JackTheRipper.gif1,453OriginalRunning screen
     JacktheRipper_Front.jpg697,456OriginalInlay - Front
     JacktheRipper_SideA.jpg104,778OriginalMedia scan
     JacktheRipper_SideB.jpg98,981OriginalMedia scan
     JackTheRipper.txt4,546OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     JackTheRipper(EN).pdf81,650OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     JackTheRipper.jpg205,221OriginalGame map
     jacktheripper.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Malcolm and Daren
     JackTheRipper(ZenobiSoftware).scr6,912#3Loading screen
     JackTheRipper.jpg153,832#3Scanned instructionsEnglish

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #75-1988/Janpage 106- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"page 55- Review: 72%
     Crashissue v.1 #97-1992/Marpage 42- Review: 80%
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 77- Review: 8/10
     The Games Machineissue #3-1988/Febpage 75- Review: 78%

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 9- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 87- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 10- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #5-1988/Febpage 27- Feature - Are These Games Illegal?
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #68-1987/Junpage 12- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #69-1987/Julpage 69- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 12- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #85-1988/Novpage 96- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #87-1989/Janpage 101- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #92-1989/Junpage 86- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #92-1989/Junpage 88- Tips
     Computer Gamerissue #26-1987/Maypage 4- News/Note
     MicroHobbyissue #188-1989/Maypage 57- Solution - Archivero
     MicroHobbyissue #205-1990/Decpage 46- Solution - Archivero
     New Computer Expressissue #25-1989/Apr/29page 2- News/Note - Ripping yarns
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #17-1987/May/1 special "week#1"page 7- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 20- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #69-1987/Decpage 20- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #75-1988/Junpage 94- Map
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 19- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.7 #6-1987/Junpage 6- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 4- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #29-1988/Maypage 86- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #30-1988/Junpage 80- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #32-1988/Augpage 72- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #33-1988/Seppage 103- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #34-1988/Octpage 107- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #41-1989/Maypage 61- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #43-1989/Julpage 64- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #45-1989/Seppage 55- Tips

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