Mugsy
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Strategy Game: Management
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £6.95
Features  Multi-Genre
Themes  Detective/Crime Investigation
Average mag. score  66.58% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  78.4% (57 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Iveson Software S.A. (Spain)(1984)
     * Release price: 1900.00 Ptas

Authors/Contributors
     Collins Computing - Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
     Philip Mitchell (Australia)at Beam Software - Code, Game Design/Concept
     Clive Barrett (Australia)at Beam Software - Code
     Russell Comte (Australia)at Beam Software - In-game Graphics, Load Screen
     Greg Cullat Beam Software - Music

Annual Awards
     1st Best Strategy/Simulation - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
     Rank #41 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Review Awards
     "PCG Hit"at Personal Computer Gamesissue #8 - 1984/Julpage 46
     "Your Spectrum Hit of the Month"at Your Spectrumissue #8 - 1984/Octpage 59

Known Errors
     Bugfixes provided by jpnz:
  • The final congratulations message is corrupted:

    Fixed using POKE 53356,20:


Music References
     Includes the following music: James P. Johnson, "The Charleston"

Remarks
     Graphics developed by Russel Comte using Melbourne House's own utility Melbourne Draw.

Series "Mugsy"
     1. Mugsy(1984)by Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
     2. Mugsy's Revenge(1986)by Melbourne House (Australia/UK)

Compilations
     Full version inMugsy's Revenge(1986/Feb/13)by Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
     Full version inOff the Hook(1986)by Electric Dreams Software (UK)

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Mugsy.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Mugsy.gif2,410OriginalRunning screen
     Mugsy.jpg512,106OriginalInlay - Front
     Mugsy_2.jpg517,209OriginalInlay - Front
     Mugsy_Back.jpg242,084OriginalInlay - Back
     Mugsy.txt3,500OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Mugsy_Spanish.txt3,266OriginalInstructionsSpanish
     Mugsy.jpg560,964OriginalAdvertisement
     mugsy.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by GreenCard
     Mugsy (1984)(Melbourne House).pok214OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #8-1984/Novpage 22- Review: 1/3
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 47- Review
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Julpage 19- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #6-1984/Julpage 50- Review: 73%
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #67-1984/Jun/19 special "week#3" supplement "ZX User 02"page 12- Review
     Micro Adventurerissue #9-1984/Julpage 22- Review
     MicroHobbyissue #11-1985/Janpage 14- Review - Nuevo
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #8-1984/Julpage 46- Review: 8/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #19-1984/May/10 special "week#2"page 57- Review
     Sinclair Answersissue #1-1984/Seppage 42- Review
     Sinclair Answersissue #2-1985/Janpage 28- Review
     Sinclair Programsissue #22-1984/Augpage 36- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1985 special "Annual 1985"page 50- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #29-1984/Augpage 38- Review: 8/10
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"page 43- Review
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Augpage 51- Review
     Your Spectrumissue #8-1984/Octpage 59- Review

Magazine References
     Big Kissue #4-1984/Julpage 3- News/Note
     Big Kissue #9-1984/Decpage 125- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #32-1984/Junpage 20- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #39-1985/Janpage 157- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #6-1984/Julpage 35- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #7-1984/Augpage 20- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 100- Feature - Crash Readers Awards
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 15- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 65- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #55-1988/Augpage 43- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #92-1991/Seppage 41- Tips
     Die Speccy CDissue 1996/Janpage 0- Tips
     Games Computingissue 1985/Janpage 68- Tips
     Micro Adventurerissue #6-1984/Aprpage 7- News/Note
     Micro Adventurerissue #9-1984/Julpage 7- News/Note
     MicroHobbyissue #60-1986/Janpage 31- Tips - Micromania
     MicroHobby Especialissue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial"page 19- Tips - Tokes
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #7-1984/Junpage 107- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #10-1984/Seppage 107- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #9-1984/Mar/1 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #13-1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"page 47- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #6-1985/Feb/7 special "week#1"page 38- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue 1985 special "Annual 1985"page 46- Feature - Spectrum software retrospective
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 102- Feature - Russel Compe interview
     Sinclair Userissue #43-1985/Octpage 15- Tips
     Your Computerissue v.4 #4-1984/Aprpage 49- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.4 #7-1984/Julpage 56- Feature - Spectrum Software
     Your Spectrumissue #3-1984/Maypage 65- Preview
     Your Spectrumissue #5-1984/Julpage 7- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #17-1985/Augpage 6- Tips
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 16- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #34-1984/Augpage 82- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #35-1984/Seppage 90- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #35-1984/Seppage 91- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #5-1984/Junpage 88- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 177- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #65-1984/Jun/5 special "week#1"page 49- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #67-1984/Jun/19 special "week#3"page 17- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #69-1984/Jul/3 special "week#1"page 17- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #77-1984/Aug/28 special "week#4"page 17- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #82-1984/Oct/2 special "week#1"page 34- Advert
     Micro Adventurerissue #11-1984/Seppage 10- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #15-1984/Apr/12 special "week#2"page 48- Two-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #30-1984/Jul/26 special "week#4"page 14- Two-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #36-1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"page 29- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #24-1984/Marpage 93- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #26-1984/Maypage 43- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Junpage 60- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #29-1984/Augpage 34- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 101- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 153- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #6-1984/Junpage 162- Two-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #7-1984/Julpage 20- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #9-1984/Seppage 175- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #10-1984/Octpage 50- Full-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #7-1984/Seppage 16- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #55-1986/Maypage 29- Review (Mugsy's Revenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #57-1986/Julpage 32- Review: 3/5 (Off the Hook)
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 92- Review (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Computer Gamerissue #15-1986/Junpage 59- Review (Off the Hook)
     Crashissue v.1 #29-1986/Junpage 118- Review: 67% (Mugsy's Revenge)
     MicroHobbyissue #76-1986/Aprpage 14- Review - Nuevo (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Sinclair Userissue #50-1986/Maypage 28- Review: 4/5 (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Sinclair Userissue #51-1986/Junpage 39- Review: 4/5 (Off the Hook)
     Your Sinclairissue #5-1986/Maypage 30- Review: 7/10 (Mugsy's Revenge)
     ZX Computingissue #25-1986/Maypage 12- Review: Good (Mugsy's Revenge)

Related Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Decpage 11- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #53-1986/Marpage 8- News/Note (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Computer Gamerissue #8-1985/Novpage 32- News/Note (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Computer Gamerissue #12-1986/Marpage 6- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 6- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 15- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 96- CompoEntry (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Crashissue v.1 #30-1986/Julpage 70- CompoResult (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #2-1986/Jan/9 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #10-1986/Mar/6 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 8- News/Note (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 8- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 8- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 7- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #55-1986/Octpage 8- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #2-1986/Febpage 13- News/Note (Off the Hook)
     Your Sinclairissue #5-1986/Maypage 13- News/Note (Off the Hook)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Decpage 91- Full-page ad (Mugsy's Revenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #55-1986/Maypage 57- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 96- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Computer Gamerissue #14-1986/Maypage 97- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Computer Gamerissue #15-1986/Junpage 97- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Crashissue v.1 #23-1985/Decpage 4- Full-page ad (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 8- Full-page ad (Mugsy's Revenge)
     Crashissue v.1 #28-1986/Maypage 81- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #51-1986/Junpage 3- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 77- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #5-1986/Maypage 12- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #6-1986/Junpage 10- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #7-1986/Julpage 10- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #8-1986/Augpage 6- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #12-1986/Decpage 89- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.7 #2-1987/Febpage 44- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)
     Your Computerissue v.7 #3-1987/Marpage 32- Full-page ad (Off the Hook)

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