Kwik Snax
Release Date  1990
Original Publisher  Code Masters Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £2.99
Features  AY Sound, AY Speech
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Inspirations  Pengo (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC/DOS
Average mag. score  91.33% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  78.6% (31 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - EDOS (UK)

Authors/Contributors
     Lyndon Sharp (UK)at W.A.S.P. (We Are Spectrum Programmers) - ?
     Chris Graham (UK)at W.A.S.P. (We Are Spectrum Programmers) - ?

Annual Awards
     2nd Best Original Budget Game - 1990 Crash Readers Awards.

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #83 - 1990/Decpage 68

Known Errors
     Bugfix provided by Mr. Anonymous:
  • Game crashes as soon as you reach 80,000 points. This is due to a LDI instruction running in conjunction with a DJNZ, i.e. the LDI decrements the counter to zero then it has to cycle another 256 times resulting in the crash soon after. Every 10,000 points you get an extra life upto a maximum and the error occurs when it tries to print the life onto the screen. A simple fix is to disable printing it, so you will not see that you have received an extra life every 10,000 points although you will most certainly have still gotten it.
    Fixed using POKE 50812,201

Remarks
     ZXSR: Featured on Dizzy's Excellent Adventures compilation from Codemasters Ltd for £10.99. Other games: Dizzy Panic, Dizzy Down the Rapids, Dizzy - Prince of the Yolk Folk and Spellbound Dizzy.

Compilations
     Full version inDizzy's Excellent Adventures(1991)by Code Masters Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 KwikSnax.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     KwikSnax.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     KwikSnax.gif5,930OriginalRunning screen
     KwikSnax.jpg710,607OriginalInlay - Front
     KwikSnax_Back.jpg276,351OriginalInlay - Back
     KwikSnax.ay.zip11,185OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     KwikSnax.pdf190,032OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     KwikSnax.txt1,952OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     KwikSnax.png91,266OriginalGame map
     KwikSnax.rzx.zip215,027OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Jamie Angus (with rollback) - [denied]
     Kwik Snax (1990)(Code Masters).pok191OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #83-1990/Decpage 68- Review: 92%
     FIFOissue #15-1992/Junpage 25- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #62-1991/Febpage 52- Review: 92%
     Your Sinclairissue #73-1992/Janpage 54- Review: 90%
     ZX Magazínissue 1994/Junpage 7- Review

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #82-1990/Novpage 30- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #83-1990/Decpage 37- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 10- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #88-1991/Maypage 31- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 52- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #112-1991/Junpage 19- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #123-1992/Maypage 15- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #125-1992/Julpage 18- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #63-1991/Marpage 44- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #64-1991/Aprpage 42- Tips

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #94-1991/Decpage 58- Review: 93% (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Proxima Magazineissue v.1 #1-1995page 27- Review (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 18- Review: 90% (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #73-1992/Janpage 54- Review: 90% (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)

Related Magazine References
     BiTissue #7-1992/Aprpage 5- News/Note (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Crashissue v.1 #93-1991/Octpage 20- Preview (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #70-1991/Octpage 13- Preview (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #71-1991/Novpage 14- Preview (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     Crashissue v.1 #94-1991/Decpage 49- Full-page ad (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Crashissue v.1 #98-1992/Aprpage 9- Full-page ad (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #73-1992/Janpage 37- Full-page ad (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #74-1992/Febpage 67- Full-page ad (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)
     Your Sinclairissue #75-1992/Marpage 17- Full-page ad (Dizzy's Excellent Adventures)

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