| Rock Star Ate My Hamster |
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| Aliases | Rock Star Ate My Hamster! |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Code Masters Gold (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Strategy Game: Management |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Origin of | Rock Star Goes Bizarre |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 9.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Disk Price | £12.99 |
| Mods | 1 title(s) |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 65.50% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.7% (56 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Code Masters Ltd (UK) | (1990) | ||
| #2 - EDOS (UK) |
Authors/Contributors
| Colin Jones (UK) | - ? | ||
| Chris Graham (UK) | - ? | ||
| Paul Hiley (UK) | at TAG Computer Games | - ? | |
| Alastair Graham | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| To promote the launch, Code Masters & The Sun staged a competition. The 10 runners up prizes were a special edition of the game called Rock Star Goes Bizarre. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| RockStarAteMyHamster.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster(CodeMastersLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RockStarAteMyHamster.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster.gif | 4,730 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Front.jpg | 472,029 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Back.jpg | 648,023 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster.ay.zip | 5,982 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| RSAMH.TXT | 4,243 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster.txt | 11,498 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster(EN).pdf | 734,854 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster.jpg | 47,439 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_2.jpg | 192,665 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Rock Star Ate My Hamster (1989)(Code Masters Gold).pok | 31 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Sticker-Meathead.jpg | 24,315 | Original | ? | - Sticker | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Sticker-MichaelGorge.jpg | 22,313 | Original | ? | - Sticker | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Sticker-StiffPilchard.jpg | 22,592 | Original | ? | - Sticker | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster_Sticker-TinaTurnoff.jpg | 23,117 | Original | ? | - Sticker | ||
| RockStarAteMyHamster.jpg | 729,950 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RockStarAteMyHamster(CodeMasters)_Back_2.jpg | 501,110 | #1 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 47 | - Review: 71% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr | page 80 | - Review: 70% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 10 | - Review: 79% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 26 | - Review: 74% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #42-1989/Jun | page 39 | - Review: 35% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 76 | - Review: 64% |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 36 | - Tips | |
| New Computer Express | issue #26-1989/May/6 | page 12 | - Letters - Rock On | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #114-1991/Aug | page 17 | - Tips | |
| The Games Machine | issue #18-1989/May | page 7 | - News/Note - Animals in computing | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #41-1989/May | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 42 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #61-1991/Jan | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #89-1993/May | page 23 | - Tips |
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