| The NeverEnding Story |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Tie-in Licences | The Neverending Story (Movie) from Warner Brothers Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.2% (38 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Ian Weatherburn (UK) | - ? | ||
| Simon Butler (UK) | - ? | ||
| Fred Gray (UK) | - ? | ||
| Renato Casaro | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #1 - 1986/Jan | page 88 |
Music References
| Includes the following music: Giorgio Moroder, Keith Farsey, Limahl, "The Neverending Story" |
Remarks
| 128k version available |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Came free with the original Spectrum 128k along with Daley Thomspons Super Test. |
Series "NeverendingStory"
| 1. | The NeverEnding Story | (1985) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | The Neverending Story II | (1990) | by Linel (Switzerland/UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Stars on the 128K | (1986) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | NeverEndingStoryThe48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| NeverEndingStoryThe48.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| NeverEndingStoryThe128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| NeverEndingStoryThe128.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| NeverEndingStoryThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.gif | 4,250 | Original | Running screen | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.jpg | 829,860 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe_2.jpg | 401,236 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe_Back.jpg | 410,484 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe_Back_2.jpg | 383,728 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.ay.zip | 1,359 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.txt | 9,673 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.zip | 831,790 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| NeverEndingStoryThe.jpg | 152,102 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| neverendingstory.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Malcolm - 128K version |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 106 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 94 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 34 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #58-1985/Dec | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 74 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 55 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 88 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 73 | - Review - 128 games | |
| ZX Computing | issue #23-1986/Feb | page 36 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 9 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 94 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 129 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #39-1985/Sep/26 special "week#4" | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 132 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 131 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #10-1985/Oct | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #12-1985/Dec | page 85 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #2-1986/Feb | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 26 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #37-1987/Feb | page 57 | - Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #38-1987/Mar | page 41 | - Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #59-1987/Feb | page 52 | - Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #60-1987/Mar | page 48 | - Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #61-1987/Apr | page 115 | - Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 91 | - Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #15-1987/Mar | page 85 | - Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 103 | - Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K) |
Links
| CASA | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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