Tower of Despair
Aliases  Argent Warrior
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Games Workshop (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players  1
Authored with  The Quill Adventure System
Original Price  £7.95
Other Platforms  Commodore 64
Average mag. score  70.00% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  74.3% (7 votes)

Standalone re-releases
     #1 - Aackosoft (Netherlands)

Authors/Contributors
     Steve Williams (UK) - ?
     Jamie Thomson (UK) - ?
     Russell Clarke (UK) - ?
     Mike McKeown (UK) - ?
     Robin Hidden - Inlay/Poster Art
     Peter Martin (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     A Clark, J Thompson, S Williams,
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!

Series "TowerOfDespair"
     1. Tower of Despair(1984)by Games Workshop (UK)
     2. The Key of Hope(1985)by Games Workshop (UK)

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

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     TowerOfDespair.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     TowerOfDespair.gif1,916OriginalRunning screen
     TowerOfDespair_Front.jpg1,274,756OriginalInlay - Front - Clamshell case (big)
     TowerOfDespair_SideA.jpg102,512OriginalMedia scan
     TowerOfDespair_SideB.jpg101,104OriginalMedia scan
     TowerOfDespair(EN).pdf4,191,373OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     towerofdespair.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback)

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"page 16- Review: 8/10
     Crashissue v.1 #11-1984/Decpage 114- Review: 8/10
     Games Computingissue 1985/Marpage 56- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #103-1985/Mar/12 special "week#2"page 17- Review
     Micro Adventurerissue #15-1985/Janpage 31- Review
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #14-1985/Janpage 114- Review: 7/10
     Personal Computer Newsissue #106-1985/Apr/6page 28- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #47-1984/Nov/22 special "week#4"page 69- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #51-1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"page 23- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 42- Review: 5/10
     White Dwarfissue #60-1984/Decpage 30- Review
     Your Computerissue v.5 #2-1985/Febpage 43- Review

Magazine References
     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 #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"page 24- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #57-1986/Julpage 79- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #73-1987/Novpage 114- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #13-1985/Febpage 109- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #15-1985/Aprpage 107- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 98- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 115- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"page 169- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 96- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #34-1986/Novpage 101- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 154- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 69- Tips
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #97-1985/Jan/29 special "week#5"page 5- News/Note - Hard nut to crack
     Micro Adventurerissue #11-1984/Seppage 6- News/Note - ref. "Argent Warrior"
     MicroHobbyissue #185-1989/Febpage 57- Solution - Archivero
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #12-1984/Novpage 115- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2"page 38- Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #8-1985/Feb/21 special "week#3"page 40- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"page 19- Tips
     Sinclair Programsissue #32-1985/Junpage 11- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #38-1985/Maypage 109- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 67- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #50-1986/Maypage 70- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 81- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 80- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #7-1986/Julpage 72- Tips

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #8-1984/Novpage 72- Advert
     Big Kissue #9-1984/Decpage 88- Advert
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 58- Advert
     Big Kissue #11-1985/Febpage 63- Advert
     Big Kissue #12-1985/Marpage 19- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #37-1984/Novpage 173- Advert
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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #39-1985/Janpage 105- Advert
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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Marpage 33- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #42-1985/Aprpage 19- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #10-1984/Novpage 137- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #11-1984/Decpage 93- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 123- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 11- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #15-1985/Aprpage 11- Advert
     Games Computingissue 1985/Febpage 17- Advert
     Micro Adventurerissue #15-1985/Janpage 11- Full-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 92- Advert
     Personal Computer Newsissue #92-1984/Dec/22page 36- Advert
     Personal Computer Newsissue #93-1985/Jan/5page 51- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Novpage 40- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 179- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #35-1985/Febpage 97- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #36-1985/Marpage 55- Advert
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     White Dwarfissue #59-1984/Novpage 55- Advert
     White Dwarfissue #60-1984/Decpage 55- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #3-1985/Marpage 63- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #4-1985/Aprpage 27- Advert

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