| Bugaboo the Flea |
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| Release Date | 1983/Oct |
| Original Publisher | Quicksilva Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Documented by | Bugaboo, un Hito en la Historia del Software Espanol |
| Original Price | £6.95 |
| Features | Border Effects, Short Game (<3min) |
| Ports | Bugaboo (Timex TC2048/Tx2068) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 80.80% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 83.5% (90 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain) | (1983/Dec) | as "La Pulga" | |
| * Release price: 2050.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Paco Suarez Garcia [Francisco Suarez Garcia] (Spain) | at Indescomp S.A. | - ? | |
| Paco Portalo Calero [Francisco Portalo Calero] (Spain) | at Indescomp S.A. | - ? | |
| David John Rowe (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #1 - 1984/Feb | page 15 |
Remarks
| When Paco Portalo presented "La Pulga" to Indescomp, the software market for the ZX Spectrum was still non-existent in Spain. Thus Indescomp made a deal with Quicksilva and released this game in UK first (around October 1983) renamed as "Bugaboo the Flea". The game was later released in Spain, around December 1983, as "La Pulga". |
Series "BugabooTheFlea"
| 1. | Bugaboo the Flea | (1983) | by Quicksilva Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Poogaboo | (1991) | by Opera Soft S.A. (Spain) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Mega Hits | (1985) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 57 | (1989/Feb) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #57 - 1989/Feb | - titled "Rana" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | BugabooTheFlea.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| BugabooTheFlea.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | |
| BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| BugabooTheFlea.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| BugabooTheFlea.gif | 2,347 | Original | Running screen | |||
| BugabooTheFlea.jpg | 323,696 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BugabooTheFlea_Back.jpg | 262,634 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| BugabooTheFlea.txt | 1,441 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BugabooTheFlea.zip | 629,849 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| BugabooTheFlea.gif | 23,152 | Original | Game map | |||
| bugaboo.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Chris Marriott and Pablo Gomez - Released in Spain as 'La Pulga'. | ||
| Bugaboo the Flea (1983)(Quicksilva).pok | 114 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 42,221 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaSA)_Media.jpg | 99,124 | #1 | Media scan | |||
| BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).txt | 817 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #30-1984/Apr | page 28 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #30-1984/Apr | page 28 | - Review - ref. "Boog-a-Boo" | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jan | page 14 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 15 | - Review: 92% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 91% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 70 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 91% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #7-1984/Aug | page 98 | - Review - Crash - Crashback | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Jan | page 66 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3" | page 10 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #3-1984/Feb | page 54 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #22-1984/Aug | page 37 | - Review | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec | page 89 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #1-1984/Jan | page 48 | - Review | |
| ZX | issue #3 | page 12 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 22 | - Feature - The Spectrum Collection - 15 classics | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Nov | page 47 | - Feature - Chart Toppers '84 | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #31-1983/Oct/4 special "week#1" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #7-1984/Jun | page 22 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #13-1984/Dec | page 128 | - Tips | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| ZX Computing | issue #10-1983/Dec | page 73 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #42-1985/Apr | page 116 | - Offer (10 Mega Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 99 | - Offer (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 58 | - News/Note (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4" | page 4 | - News/Note (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 113 | - Offer (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 117 | - Offer (10 Mega Hits) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #42-1985/Apr | page 115 | - Full-page ad (10 Mega Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 46 | - Full-page ad (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 128 | - Full-page ad (10 Mega Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 84 | - Full-page ad (10 Mega Hits) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| FRGCB | (Information - in English) | |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
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| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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