| Chaos |
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| Aliases | Chaos - The Battle of Wizards |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Games Workshop (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Tactical Combat |
| Max. Players | 8 (Turn based) |
| Edited with | Chaos Editor |
| Inspiration for | Chaos FX |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Mods | 1 title(s) |
| Themes | Teleportation |
| Average mag. score | 77.20% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 83.3% (474 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Firebird Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Julian Gollop (UK) | - ? | ||
| Le Doux (UK) | - ? | ||
| Julek Heller | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ SLUG <SLUG (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Known Errors
| Julian Gollop recalls: "Unfortunately, it had a number of bugs, and some were slightly weird. The notorious one is the Turmoil spell. It randomly repositioned everything on the entire map, but I thought it wasn't very useful or good, so I left it out of the initial spell allocation system. But there was another spell called Magic Wood, which a wizard could use to randomly be given a spell, and there was a chance that'd get Turmoil." |
Remarks
| There is a patch (Additional material) to create a 256-colour edition for the ULAPlus. |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Your Sinclair cover game (56 - Sep 1990) |
Series "Chaos"
| 1. | Chaos | (1985) | by Games Workshop (UK) | |
| 2. | Lords of Chaos | (1990) | by Blade Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | The Rebelstar Collection | (1991) | by Mythos Games Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 57: Smash Tape 34 | (1990/Sep) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #57 - 1990/Sep | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 89: Beaut Box 4 | (1993/May) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #89 - 1993/May |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Chaos.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Chaos.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Chaos.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Chaos.gif | 2,224 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Chaos.jpg | 74,924 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| CHAOS.TXT | 14,525 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| Chaos.txt | 8,814 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Chaos.pdf | 3,206,713 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Chaos_CreatureStats.png | 168,378 | Original | Game map | |||
| chaos.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Martin Mangan - Beating seven computer-controlled wizards on the highest level | ||
| Chaos (1985)(Games Workshop).pok | 83 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Chaos_ULAplusPatch.zip | 11,632 | Original | ? | - ULAplus patch | ||
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen | |||
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftware).jpg | 307,218 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftware)_Tape.jpg | 80,244 | #1 | Media scan | |||
| Chaos(FirebirdSoftwareLtd)(EN).pdf | 83,888 | #1 | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| BiT | issue #5-1992/Feb | page 15 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #1-1985/Apr | page 55 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 120 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 61 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #111-1985/May/7 special "week#1" | page 13 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #109-1985/May/4 | page 34 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1" | page 51 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #32-1985/Jun | page 14 | - Review: 66% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 32 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #72-1988/Mar | page 35 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| White Dwarf | issue #68-1985/Aug | page 12 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #16-1985/Jul | page 45 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 58 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 51 | - Letters | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 55 | - Letters | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 74 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 74 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 104 | - Tips | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #51-1987/Dec/31 special "week#5" | page 24 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 10 | - CoverGame | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #89-1993/May | page 4 | - CoverGame | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #92-1993/Aug | page 22 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #93-1993/Sep | page 42 | - Feature - The Grand Chaos Play-Off |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #12-1985/Mar | page 18 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #41-1985/Mar | page 32 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #42-1985/Apr | page 18 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #36-1985/Mar | page 54 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 12 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #3-1985/Mar | page 62 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #4-1985/Apr | page 26 | - Advert |
Related Magazine References
| BiT | issue #4-1992/Jan | page 5 | - News/Note (The Rebelstar Collection) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Your Sinclair | issue #69-1991/Sep | page 19 | - Advert (The Rebelstar Collection) |
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