The Saga of Erik the Viking
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Mosaic Publishing Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Competitions  C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Features  Bookware
Themes  Medieval Legends
Tie-in Licences  Erik the Viking (Book) from Terry Jones (UK)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial)
Average mag. score  83.75% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  78.8% (17 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Pete Austin (UK)at Level 9 Computing Ltd - ?
     Michael Foreman - Inlay/Poster Art

Annual Awards
     Runner-up in the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Adventure Game.

Remarks
     20 page booklet included.

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe.gif6,814OriginalRunning screen
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe_Front.jpg1,276,237OriginalInlay - Front - Clamshell case (big)
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe_Media.jpg119,202OriginalMedia scan
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe.txt6,370OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SagaOfErikTheVikingThe(EN).pdf623,487OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     sagaerikviking.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Hippy Smith - Doesn't play back in Spectaculator

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 17- Review: 3/3
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 102- Review: 8/10
     Micro Adventurerissue #15-1985/Janpage 16- Review
     Personal Computer Newsissue #96-1985/Jan/26page 18- Review
     Sinclair Programsissue #26-1984/Decpage 17- Review: 75%
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 38- Review: 8/10
     Your Spectrumissue #9-1984/Novpage 3- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue 1985 special "Yearbook"page 86- Feature - Terry Jones
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #36-1984/Octpage 124- Feature
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #36-1984/Octpage 125- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #36-1984/Octpage 135- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #37-1984/Novpage 136- Feature
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #42-1985/Aprpage 97- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #44-1985/Junpage 95- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #45-1985/Julpage 79- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 107- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"page 24- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #53-1986/Marpage 71- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 63- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #16-1985/Maypage 121- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 121- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #23-1985/Decpage 130- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 67- Tips
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #86-1984/Oct/30 special "week#5"page 4- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #88-1984/Nov/13 special "week#2"page 6- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #132-1985/Oct/1 special "week#1"page 31- Tips
     Micro Adventurerissue #14-1984/Decpage 6- News/Note
     Micro Adventurerissue #15-1985/Janpage 16- Feature
     Micro Adventurerissue #16-1985/Febpage 35- Tips
     Micro Adventurerissue #17-1985/Marpage 32- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #48-1984/Nov/29 special "week#5"page 54- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #23-1985/Jun/6 special "week#1"page 35- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 18- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"page 21- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 72- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #38-1985/Maypage 60- Feature - On the level
     Sinclair Userissue #45-1985/Decpage 121- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #105-1990/Novpage 38- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 54- Solution - partial solution
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 48- Solution - partial solution
     Sinclair Userissue #108-1991/Febpage 47- Solution - partial solution
     Sinclair Userissue #109-1991/Marpage 39- Solution - solution last part
     Your Sinclairissue #1-1986/Janpage 91- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #30-1988/Junpage 87- Tips
     Your Spectrumissue #9-1984/Novpage 3- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #19-1985/Octpage 38- Tips
     Your Spectrumissue #21-1985/Decpage 58- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 98- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #38-1984/Decpage 116- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 33- Advert
     Micro Adventurerissue #14-1984/Decpage 15- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #30-1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"page 2- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #12-1984/Decpage 81- Advert

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