| The Miser |
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| Release Date | 1990 |
| Original Publisher | River Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text-Only |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Authored with | Professional Adventure Writer |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 2.50 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Themes | Christmas Theme |
| Inspirations | A Christmas Carol (Book) from Charles Dickens |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 68.3% (6 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Zenobi Software (UK) |
Authors/Contributors
| Jack A. Lockerby (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Another Big Disk | (1991) | by Zenobi Software (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | MiserThe(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (different) |
| MiserThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| MiserThe(ZenobiSoftware).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| MiserThe(ZenobiSoftware).z80.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| MiserThe(ZenobiSoftware).mgt.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| MiserThe(ZenobiSoftware).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| MiserThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MiserThe.gif | 2,082 | Original | Running screen | |||
| MiserThe.txt | 2,224 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| MiserThe(alternate).jpg | 153,873 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| MiserThe.jpg | 154,064 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| miser.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) - Completed almost to the end, due to a bug. See text file. |
Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 56 | - Review: 8/10 |
Related Magazine References
| Your Sinclair | issue #64-1991/Apr | page 52 | - Offer (Another Big Disk) |
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