| Transmuter |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Code Masters Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £1.99 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Inspirations | Nemesis/Gradius (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit |
| Average mag. score | 69.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 67.9% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #2 - Serma Software (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 550.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Ian Richards (UK) | - ? | ||
| James Wilson (UK) | - ? | ||
| David Whittaker (UK) | - Music |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Globella" | at ZX Computing | issue #38 - 1987/Jun | page 35 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Album de Platino | (1987) | by Serma Software (Spain) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 41 | (1987/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #41 - 1987/Sep | - titled "Il camaleonte" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Transmuter.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Transmuter.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Transmuter.gif | 3,550 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Transmuter.jpg | 418,111 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Transmuter_Back.jpg | 200,126 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Transmuter.ay.zip | 1,357 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Transmuter.txt | 2,680 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Transmuter.jpg | 89,820 | Original | Game map | |||
| Transmuter_2.png | 32,050 | Original | Game map | |||
| Transmuter.rzx.zip | 118,022 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Malcolm (with rollback) - [denied] | ||
| Transmuter (1987)(Code Masters).pok | 80 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Transmuter(SermaSoftware).jpg | 203,912 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Transmuter(SermaSoftware).pdf | 14,020 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #26-1987/May | page 18 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 36 | - Review: 68% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #144-1987/Sep | page 17 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 54 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 72 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #38-1987/Jun | page 35 | - Review: Great |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 86 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #10-1987/Mar/6 special "week#1" | page 53 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #60-1987/Mar | page 104 | - Preview | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 58 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 46 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 29 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 108 | - Advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #2-1987/Dec | page 135 | - Advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Spectrum Show - Youtube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (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) |
