| The Ring of Darkness |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Wintersoft [2] (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: RPG |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Dragon 32 |
| Average mag. score | 60.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 71% (10 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| John F. Humphreys (UK) | - ? | ||
| David A. Briskham (UK) | - ? |
Remarks
| Ported from the Dragon 32 original game. |
Publication
| A sequel got released in 1984 titled "Return of the Ring", but never got a conversion to the ZX Spectrum. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RingOfDarknessThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RingOfDarknessThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RingOfDarknessThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RingOfDarknessThe.gif | 3,303 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RingOfDarknessThe.jpg | 231,779 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RingOfDarknessThe.txt | 6,191 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RingOfDarknessThe.jpg | 135,034 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| RingOfDarknessThe_2.jpg | 281,121 | Original | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #2-1985/May | page 52 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul | page 75 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #61-1984/May/8 special "week#2" | page 38 | - Review | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #6-1984/Apr | page 25 | - Review |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #41-1991/Feb | page 63 | - Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #27-1983/Jul/7 special "week#1" | page 41 | - Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #37-1983/Sep/15 special "week#3" | page 47 | - Tips | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #2-1984/Jan/12 special "week#2" | page 47 | - Tips | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #32-1984/Aug/9 special "week#2" | page 38 | - Tips | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #24-1986/Jun/12 special "week#2" | page 21 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jan | page 95 | - Advert | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Feb | page 71 | - Advert | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Mar | page 87 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #1-1983/Nov | page 32 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 8 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #3-1984/Jan | page 15 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #4-1984/Feb | page 15 | - Advert | |
| Micro Adventurer | issue #6-1984/Apr | page 20 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 34 | - Advert |
Links
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| The Tipshop | (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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