Valhalla at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1983/Oct/02
Original Publisher	Legend [UK] (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre	Adventure Game: RPG
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£14.95
Themes	Ancient Mythology
Other Platforms	Commodore 64
Average mag. score	81.10% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	79.3% (54 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - ?	(1984)
#2 - 2.99 Classics (UK)	(1986/Aug/18)
		* Release price: £2.99

Authors/Contributors

	Richard Edwards (UK)		- Code
	Graham Asher (UK)		- Code
	Charles Goodwin (UK)		- ?
	Andrew Owen (UK)		- ?
	James Learmont (UK)		- ?
	Jan Ostler (UK)		- Game Design/Concept, Story Writing

Annual Awards

Rank #04 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Review Awards

"PCG Hit"

at Personal Computer Games

issue #3 - 1984/Feb

page 42

Credits

Richard Edwards formerly worked at IBM and handled most of the machine code programming. Graham Asher worked out the logic of the characters' behaviour; Jan Ostler worked on the balance of the game and gave the characters their personality.

Known Errors

The game can handle up-to 6 objects on each location, but the player can drop containers with more objects inside, surpassing this limitation and crashing the game.

Remarks

The game engine is called Movisoft.

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
Valhalla.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
Valhalla.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
Valhalla_2.z80.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	Spanish
Valhalla(unknown).z80.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	Spanish
Valhalla(2.99Classics).tzx.zip	#2	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
Valhalla.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
Valhalla.gif	2,994	Original	Running screen
Valhalla_Front.jpg	330,686	Original	Inlay - Front
Valhalla_Back.jpg	170,461	Original	Inlay - Back
VALHALLA.TXT	29,979	Original	Instructions		- Docs (from games database)
valhalla.txt	4,678	Original	Instructions
Valhalla.txt	30,932	Original	Instructions	English
Valhalla(EN).pdf	3,688,185	Original	Instructions	English
Valhalla.cdr.zip	29,323	Original	Game map
Valhalla.zip	152,586	Original	Game map
Valhalla_2.jpg	329,116	Original	Game map
Valhalla_3.png	173,049	Original	Game map
Valhalla.jpg	314,714	Original	Advertisement
Valhalla_2.jpg	383,280	Original	Advertisement
Valhalla_3.jpg	283,926	Original	Advertisement
valhalla.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Daren (with rollback)
Valhalla(299Classics).jpg	722,202	#2	Inlay - Front
Valhalla(299Classics)_Back.jpg	665,641	#2	Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #28-1984/Feb	page 56	- Review
Crash	issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb	page 41	- Review: 81.5%
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 65	- Review - Crash Living Guide: 82%
Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 72	- Review - Crash Living Guide: 82%
Home Computing Weekly	issue #47-1984/Jan/31 special "week#5"	page 18	- Review
Micro Adventurer	issue #2-1983/Dec	page 21	- Review
Micro Adventurer	issue #10-1984/Aug	page 24	- Review - not a Spectrum article
Personal Computer Games	issue #3-1984/Feb	page 42	- Review: 8/10
Personal Computer News	issue #35-1983/Nov/9	page 48	- Review: 4/5
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #41-1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"	page 54	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #17-1983/Aug	page 135	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #23-1984/Feb	page 135	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"	page 6	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #53-1986/Aug	page 53	- Review
ZX Collection	issue 1984 special "ZX Collection Winter"	page 108	- 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)
Big K	issue #1-1984/Apr	page 3	- News/Note
Big K	issue #7-1984/Oct	page 82	- Feature - Lame Games
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #29-1984/Mar	page 141	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #30-1984/Apr	page 115	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #31-1984/May	page 165	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #34-1984/Aug	page 137	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #34-1984/Aug	page 138	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #35-1984/Sep	page 120	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 29	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #41-1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"	page 30	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #42-1985/Apr	page 97	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"	page 24	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #60-1986/Oct	page 77	- News/Note
Computer Gamer	issue #5-1985/Aug	page 40	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul	page 39	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul	page 79	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep	page 75	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 89	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 124	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"	page 130	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug	page 104	- Offer - 2.99 Classics advert
Crash	issue v.1 #32-1986/Sep	page 70	- Offer - 2.99 Classics advert
Die Speccy CD	issue 1996/Jan	page 0	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #61-1984/May/8 special "week#2"	page 20	- Letters
Home Computing Weekly	issue #93-1984/Dec/18 special "week#3"	page 35	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #114-1985/May/28 special "week#4"	page 25	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #118-1985/Jun/25 special "week#4"	page 22	- Tips
Home Computing Weekly	issue #119-1985/Jul/2 special "week#1"	page 21	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #1-1983/Nov	page 7	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #3-1984/Jan	page 48	- Feature
Micro Adventurer	issue #5-1984/Mar	page 7	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #6-1984/Apr	page 49	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 5	- Letters
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 13	- Feature - Unravelling Valhalla
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 14	- Map
Micro Adventurer	issue #8-1984/Jun	page 8	- News/Note
Micro Adventurer	issue #8-1984/Jun	page 46	- CompoEntry
Micro Adventurer	issue #10-1984/Aug	page 4	- Letters
Micro Adventurer	issue #10-1984/Aug	page 46	- CompoResult
Micro Adventurer	issue #14-1984/Dec	page 33	- Tips
Micro Adventurer	issue #15-1985/Jan	page 4	- Letters
Micro Adventurer	issue #17-1985/Mar	page 32	- Tips
Personal Computer Games	issue #5-1984/Apr	page 27	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 101	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #7-1984/Jun	page 21	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #7-1984/Jun	page 22	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 84	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 84	- Tips
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 85	- CompoEntry
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 86	- News/Note
Personal Computer Games	issue #12-1984/Nov	page 116	- CompoResult
Personal Computer News	issue #93-1985/Jan/5	page 34	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #21-1983/May/26 special "week#4"	page 54	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #40-1983/Oct/6 special "week#1"	page 5	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #46-1983/Nov/17 special "week#3"	page 59	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"	page 7	- Letters
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #50-1983/Dec/15 special "week#3"	page 16	- Feature - The Legend Continues
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #4-1984/Jan/26 special "week#4"	page 51	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #10-1984/Mar/8 special "week#2"	page 43	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #20-1984/May/17 special "week#3"	page 45	- Feature - Valhalla revisited
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #20-1984/May/17 special "week#3"	page 45	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #22-1984/May/31 special "week#5"	page 5	- News/Note - Valhalla goes US
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #27-1984/Jul/5 special "week#1"	page 43	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #49-1984/Dec/6 special "week#1"	page 88	- Tips
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair Programs	issue #26-1984/Dec	page 58	- Tips - Questline
Sinclair Programs	issue #26-1984/Dec	page 59	- Map - Questline
Sinclair User	issue #23-1984/Feb	page 135	- Feature - Mind Games ...
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov	page 146	- Feature - Adventure feature
Sinclair User	issue #33-1984/Dec	page 161	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 123	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #41-1985/Aug	page 96	- Feature - Legend of the haunted house
Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 58	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #60-1987/Mar	page 89	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #11-1986/Nov	page 69	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #12-1986/Dec	page 77	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #14-1987/Feb	page 64	- Tips
Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 24	- Feature - Misfires of the Year
Your Spectrum	issue #5-1984/Jul	page 88	- Feature - Unveiling Valhalla
Your Spectrum	issue #12-1985/Mar	page 41	- Tips

Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #59-1986/Sep	page 11	- Advert - 2.99 Classics advert
Computer Answers	issue #15-1984/Apr	page 94	- Two-page ad
Computer Choice	issue 1983/Dec	page 45	- Full-page ad
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Jan	page 33	- Full-page ad
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Computer Choice	issue 1984/Jul	page 6	- Two-page ad
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Sep	page 48	- Two-page ad
Crash	issue v.1 #32-1986/Sep	page 99	- Advert - 2.99 Classics advert
Crash	issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct	page 106	- Advert - 2.99 Classics advert
Micro Adventurer	issue #1-1983/Nov	page 38	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #2-1983/Dec	page 38	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #3-1984/Jan	page 36	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #4-1984/Feb	page 6	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #4-1984/Feb	page 17	- Full-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #5-1984/Mar	page 10	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #6-1984/Apr	page 8	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #7-1984/May	page 8	- Two-page ad
Micro Adventurer	issue #9-1984/Jul	page 14	- Two-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #4-1984/Mar	page 158	- Two-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #7-1984/Jun	page 126	- Two-page ad
Personal Computer News	issue #12-1983/Jun/2	page 52	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #33-1983/Aug/18 special "week#3"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #33-1983/Aug/18 special "week#3"	page 8	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #34-1983/Aug/25 special "week#4"	page 1	- Classified
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #38-1983/Sep/22 special "week#4"	page 24	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #39-1983/Sep/29 special "week#5"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #39-1983/Sep/29 special "week#5"	page 26	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #40-1983/Oct/6 special "week#1"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #40-1983/Oct/6 special "week#1"	page 14	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #41-1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #41-1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"	page 18	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #42-1983/Oct/20 special "week#3"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #42-1983/Oct/20 special "week#3"	page 22	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #43-1983/Oct/27 special "week#4"	page 1	- Classified
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #45-1983/Nov/10 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"	page 30	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #49-1983/Dec/8 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #49-1983/Dec/8 special "week#2"	page 13	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #50-1983/Dec/15 special "week#3"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #50-1983/Dec/15 special "week#3"	page 21	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #51-1983/Dec/22 special "week#4"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #51-1983/Dec/22 special "week#4"	page 8	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #1-1984/Jan/5 special "week#1"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #1-1984/Jan/5 special "week#1"	page 8	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #2-1984/Jan/12 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #2-1984/Jan/12 special "week#2"	page 16	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #3-1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #3-1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"	page 38	- Two-page ad
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #5-1984/Feb/2 special "week#1"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #5-1984/Feb/2 special "week#1"	page 16	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #6-1984/Feb/9 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #6-1984/Feb/9 special "week#2"	page 8	- Two-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #8-1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"	page 1	- Classified
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #8-1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"	page 9	- Full-page ad
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Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #10-1984/Mar/8 special "week#2"	page 1	- Classified
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Sinclair User	issue #20-1983/Nov	page 146	- Two-page ad
Your Sinclair	issue #9-1986/Sep	page 0	- Advert - 2.99 Classics advert
Your Spectrum	issue #1-1984/Jan	page 68	- Two-page ad
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Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 72	- Two-page ad
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