| Knight Orc |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Rainbird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text-Only |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £14.95 |
| Disk Price | £19.95 |
| Features | Bookware, Padlock Protection |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial), MSX, Macintosh |
| Average mag. score | 96.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.3% (37 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Pete Austin (UK) | at Level 9 Computing Ltd | - Game Design/Concept, Story Writing | |
| Mike Austin (UK) | at Level 9 Computing Ltd | - Code | |
| Nick Austin (UK) | at Level 9 Computing Ltd | - ? | |
| John Jones-Steele (UK) | at Level 9 Computing Ltd | - ? | |
| Andrew Deeley | at Level 9 Computing Ltd | - Level Design | |
| Godfrey Dowson | - Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| Paul Human | - Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| Steve Weston (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb | page 45 |
Remarks
| SPOT: 1. Loosed Orc; 2. A Kind of Magic; 3. Hordes of the Mountain King |
Remarks
| The Spectrum +3 disk version has some enhancements like black & white graphics and save/load from disk. |
Remarks
| The novella is required in order to play parts 2 and 3. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | KnightOrc.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| KnightOrcPart1-LoosedOrc.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - part 1: Loosed Orc | |
| KnightOrcPart2-AKindOfMagic.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - part 2: A Kind of Magic | |
| KnightOrcPart3-HordesOfTheMountainKing.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - part 3: Hordes of the Mountain King | |
| KnightOrc.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| KnightOrc.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| KnightOrc.gif | 3,151 | Original | Running screen | |||
| KnightOrc.jpg | 108,366 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| KnightOrc.txt | 18,463 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| KnightOrc_TheSignOfTheOrc-Novella.html | 97,060 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| KnightOrc(EN).pdf | 4,712,733 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| KnightOrc.jpg | 200,168 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| KnightOrc_Novella+Playguide-Cover.jpg | 126,239 | Original | ? | - Novella + playguide | ||
| KnightOrc_RainbirdHintRequest.jpg | 73,027 | Original | ? | - Rainbird hint request |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 79 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 94 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #49-1988/Feb | page 45 | - Review: 92% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #27-1987/Jul/10 special "week#2" | page 41 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Sinclair User | issue #71-1988/Feb | page 80 | - Review: 10/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #10-1987/Oct | page 44 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 85 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 20 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 90 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #39-1987/Oct/2 special "week#1" | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 40 | - Full-page ad |
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