| The Serf's Tale |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Players Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Text-Only |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Derived from | Adventure |
| Original Price | £1.95 |
| Inspirations | Advent/Colossal Cave (Software) from Crowther & Woods (USA) |
| Average mag. score | 90.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 64% (5 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Nigel Brooks (UK) | at Smart Egg Software | - ? | |
| Said Hassan (UK) | at Smart Egg Software | - ? | |
| ROB [Robin Chapman] | at Smart Egg Software | - ? |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67 - 1987/May | page 70 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #16 - 1987/Apr | page 86 | |
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #37 - 1987/May | page 51 |
Remarks
| Apparently intended to be published for Christmas 1986 but delayed until 1987. |
Remarks
| Authored with a modified version of The Quill. |
Remarks
| SPOT: aka. Adventure (Adventure Software) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SerfsTaleThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| SerfsTaleThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SerfsTaleThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SerfsTaleThe.gif | 3,862 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SerfsTaleThe.jpg | 451,456 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| SerfsTaleThe_Media.jpg | 170,042 | Original | Media scan | |||
| SerfsTaleThe.txt | 1,559 | Original | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 70 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 54 | - Review | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 86 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #37-1987/May | page 51 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 111 | - Tips | |
| Die Speccy CD | issue 1996/Jan | page 0 | - Solution | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 74 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #71-1988/Feb | page 86 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #72-1988/Mar | page 79 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #116-1991/Oct | page 27 | - Solution - partial solution | |
| Sinclair User | issue #117-1991/Nov | page 37 | - Solution - partial solution | |
| Sinclair User | issue #118-1991/Dec | page 37 | - Solution - partial solution | |
| Sinclair User | issue #119-1992/Jan | page 32 | - Solution - solution last part | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 83 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 84 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 78 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 68 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #31-1988/Jul | page 84 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #33-1988/Sep | page 105 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 56 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #39-1989/Mar | page 61 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #52-1990/Apr | page 58 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #54-1990/Jun | page 59 | - Tips |
Links
| CASA | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
