White Lightning
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Oasis Software (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Utility: Game Creator
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £14.95
Microdrive Price  £19.95
Groups  Lightning Tools
Average mag. score  90.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  87.1% (7 votes)

Annual Awards
     2nd Best Utility Program - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.

Summary
     A game development package containing Sprite Generator, Spectra Forth, and IDEAL (Interrupt Driven Extendable Animation Language).

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
WhiteLightning(MicrodriveVersion).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (Microdrive Version)
WhiteLightning.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
WhiteLightning.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
WhiteLightningDemo.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     WhiteLightning.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     WhiteLightningDemo.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     WhiteLightning.gif1,394OriginalRunning screen
     WhiteLightning_Front.jpg1,890,435OriginalInlay - FrontEnglish - Clamshell case (big)
     WhiteLightning_SideA.jpg100,875OriginalMedia scan
     WhiteLightning_SideB.jpg103,379OriginalMedia scan
     WhiteLightning(EN)(Cheat).pdf2,543,346OriginalInstructionsEnglish - Cheat Sheet & Microdrive Manual
     WhiteLightning(EN).pdf8,394,289OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     WhiteLightning_CheatSheetAndMicrodriveManual.pdf.pdf445,505OriginalInstructionsEnglish - Cheat Sheet & Microdrive Manual (OCR'd)
     WhiteLightning_Manual%28FIXED%29.pdf0OriginalInstructionsEnglish - Manual (OCR'd)
     WhiteLightning.jpg152,763OriginalAdvertisement

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 38- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #80-1984/Sep/18 special "week#3"page 10- Review
     Personal Computer Newsissue #74-1984/Aug/18page 36- Review: 5/5
     Personal Computer Newsissue #81-1984/Oct/6page 18- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #28-1984/Jul/12 special "week#2"page 49- Review
     Sinclair Answersissue #2-1985/Janpage 30- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1986 special "Annual 1986"page 72- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Novpage 32- Review: 9/10
     Sinclair Userissue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"page 39- Review
     Your Computerissue v.4 #10-1984/Octpage 47- Review: 4/5
     ZX Computingissue #22-1985/Decpage 42- Review - Zapping Your Graphics

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue 1985 special "Yearbook"page 84- Feature - Great Games - By Design
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #35-1984/Seppage 22- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #40-1985/Febpage 72- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #11-1984/Decpage 40- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #101-1985/Feb/26 special "week#4"page 4- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4"page 19- Feature - Critic's Choice
     Personal Computer Newsissue #69-1984/Jul/14page 36- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #79-1984/Sep/22page 2- News/Note
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Userissue #35-1985/Febpage 19- Letters
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 60- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #33-1984/Julpage 150- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 65- Full-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #9-1984/Augpage 25- Full-page ad
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #11-1984/Octpage 114- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #24-1984/Jun/14 special "week#2"page 47- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #28-1984/Jul/12 special "week#2"page 2- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #42-1984/Oct/18 special "week#3"page 20- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Answersissue #1-1984/Seppage 67- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Programsissue #23-1984/Seppage 39- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #29-1984/Augpage 65- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #35-1985/Febpage 37- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #37-1985/Aprpage 81- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #6-1984/Junpage 196- Two-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #9-1984/Seppage 113- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #10-1984/Octpage 204- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #11-1984/Novpage 142- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #12-1984/Decpage 175- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #1-1985/Janpage 129- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #3-1985/Marpage 78- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.5 #5-1985/Maypage 137- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #13-1985/Aprpage 35- Full-page ad
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 63- Full-page ad

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