| By Fair Means...or Foul |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Superior Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 2.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Disk Price | £12.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Sports | Boxing |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 47.04% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 55.3% (17 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Code Masters Ltd (UK) | (1990) | as "Pro Boxing Simulator" | |
| #2 - EDOS (UK) |
Authors/Contributors
| Charles Goodwin (UK) | - Code | ||
| Chris Graham (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Rod Walker | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| M Simpson & T Simpson *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Credits
| Cover artwork for the Codemasters re-release as Pro Boxing Simulator: Rod Walker. |
Remarks
| Much noise was made when it turned out that Code Masters' "NEW release" Pro Boxing Simulator was in fact By Fair Means...or Foul with only a changed opening screen and different packaging. Their explanation for this fiasco was that it really was a new release: for them to be exact. Code Masters ultimately decided to reissue their version with an appropriate notice on the inlay and to give the money back to everyone who bought the game expecting to get something new. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| ByFairMeans...orFoul.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 5) | English | ||
| ByFairMeans...orFoul.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| ByFairMeans...orFoul.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #17-1989/Feb | page 48 | - Review: 332/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #86-1988/Dec | page 44 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 34 | - Review: 34% | |
| FIFO | issue #5-1990 | page 21 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #81-1988/Dec | page 48 | - Review: 68% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 43 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 75 | - Review: 40% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 162 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 41 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #79-1990/Aug | page 36 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #82-1990/Nov | page 19 | - Letters | |
| Sinclair User | issue #81-1988/Dec | page 31 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 10 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #59-1990/Nov | page 40 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #61-1991/Jan | page 34 | - Letters | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 37 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 127 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #86-1988/Dec | page 136 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 52 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 172 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #81-1988/Dec | page 123 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #12-1988/Nov | page 58 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| 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) |
