Chuckie Egg - Spectrum Computing

Release Date	1983
Original Publisher	A'n'F Software (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Platform
Max. Players	4 (Alternating)
Edited with	Chuckie Designer Chuckie Egg Editor Chuckie Egg Screen Designer
Loading screen adaptation(s)	Zlý sen pařana Františka Pařby
Supports	Fuller Orator
Original Price	£6.90
Controls	Redefineable keys
Other Platforms	Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, MSX
Average mag. score	76.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	82.6% (408 votes)

Standalone re-releases

#1 - Pick & Choose (UK)

(1984)

Authors/Contributors

Nigel Alderton (UK)

- ?

Annual Awards

Rank #19 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Review Awards

"PCG Hit"

at Personal Computer Games

issue #4 - 1984/Mar

page 62

Series "ChuckieEgg"

	1.	Chuckie Egg	(1983)	by A'n'F Software (UK)
	2.	Chuckie Egg 2	(1985)	by A'n'F Software (UK)

Compilations

Full version in	10 Computer Hits 1	(1985)	by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Full version in	1º Campeonato de Jogos de Computador	(1984)	by TMX Portugal Ltda (Portugal)	- titled "Ovos"
Full version in	Stars Spectrum issue 02 - Juegos	(1985)	by Magazine Stars Spectrum - covertape from issue #2 - 1985	- titled "Corral, El"
Unauthorized version in	Load 'n' Run issue 07	(1984/Jul)	by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #7 - 1984/Jul	- titled "Il pollaio"

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
ChuckieEgg.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
ChuckieEgg.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
ChuckieEgg(PickChoose).tzx.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
chuckie	0	Original	Remote link	English	- Source code repository - Disassembled
ChuckieEgg.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
ChuckieEgg.gif	2,892	Original	Running screen
ChuckieEgg.jpg	277,660	Original	Inlay - Front		- Single jewel case
ChuckieEgg_2.jpg	295,458	Original	Inlay - Front		- Single jewel case
ChuckieEgg_3.jpg	401,416	Original	Inlay - Front		- Single jewel case
ChuckieEgg_Tape.jpg	122,610	Original	Media scan
ChuckieEgg_Tape_2.jpg	84,472	Original	Media scan
ChuckieEgg_Tape_3.jpg	82,512	Original	Media scan
ChuckieEgg_Tape_4.jpg	128,642	Original	Media scan
ChuckieEgg.ay.zip	534	Original	Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format
ChuckieEgg.txt	536	Original	Instructions	English
ChuckieEgg.png	119,176	Original	Game map
ChuckieEgg.jpg	135,025	Original	Advertisement
chuckie.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by xmikex and Jamie Angus (with rollback) [denied]
Chuckie Egg (1984)(A'n'F Software).pok	623	Original	POK pokes file
ChuckieEgg(PickChoose)_Front.jpg	679,526	#1	Inlay - Front		- Single jewel case
ChuckieEgg(PickChoose)_Front_2.jpg	635,335	#1	Inlay - Front		- Single jewel case
ChuckieEgg(PickChoose)_Tape.jpg	37,583	#1	Media scan

Magazine Reviews

Big K	issue #5-1984/Aug	page 22	- Review: 3/5
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 14	- Review: 80%
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 70	- Review - Crash Living Guide: 80%
Crash	issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018"	page 58	- Review
Home Computing Weekly	issue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3"	page 10	- Review
Personal Computer Games	issue #4-1984/Mar	page 62	- Review: 8/10
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #42-1983/Oct/20 special "week#3"	page 15	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #22-1984/Jan	page 42	- Review: 8/10
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"	page 21	- Review
ZX Computing	issue #16-1984/Dec	page 107	- Review

Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #47-1985/Sep	page 43	- Hack/Poke
Computer Gamer	issue #20-1986/Nov	page 48	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 13	- Letters
Crash	issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun	page 52	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct	page 86	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar	page 59	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #40-1987/May	page 70	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct	page 54	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec	page 44	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul	page 26	- Hack/Poke
Home Computing Weekly	issue #116-1985/Jun/11 special "week#2"	page 46	- Letters
Home Computing Weekly	issue #123-1985/Jul/30 special "week#5"	page 46	- Letters
Home Computing Weekly	issue #133-1985/Oct/8 special "week#2"	page 38	- Letters
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 36	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Personal Computer Games	issue #8-1984/Jul	page 94	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 21	- Tips
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 92	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Personal Computer Games	issue #10-1984/Sep	page 100	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Personal Computer Games	issue #11-1984/Oct	page 94	- Tips
Personal Computer Games	issue #12-1984/Nov	page 121	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Personal Computer Games	issue #14-1985/Jan	page 121	- Feature - Challenge Chamber
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #29-1984/Jul/19 special "week#3"	page 36	- News/Note
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair User	issue #24-1984/Mar	page 27	- Letters
Sinclair User	issue #30-1984/Sep	page 16	- Letters
YS Smash Tips	issue 1988/Aug	page 9	- Hack/Poke
Your Spectrum	issue #8-1984/Oct	page 5	- Hack/Poke
Your Spectrum	issue #10-1984/Dec	page 4	- Hack/Poke
Your Spectrum	issue #12-1985/Mar	page 19	- Hack/Poke
Your Spectrum	issue #12-1985/Mar	page 19	- Letters

Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #26-1983/Dec	page 30	- Full-page ad
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #27-1984/Jan	page 91	- Full-page ad
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #28-1984/Feb	page 8	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #29-1984/Mar	page 30	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #30-1984/Apr	page 88	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #31-1984/May	page 100	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #32-1984/Jun	page 40	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #33-1984/Jul	page 87	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #34-1984/Aug	page 35	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #35-1984/Sep	page 88	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #45-1985/Jul	page 95	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Feb	page 35	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Mar	page 54	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Apr	page 64	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/May	page 75	- Advert
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Jun	page 4	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 35	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 87	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 79	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Feb	page 57	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Mar	page 41	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Apr	page 15	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Jul	page 38	- Advert
Games Computing	issue 1984/Sep	page 9	- Full-page ad
Home Computing Weekly	issue #46-1984/Jan/24 special "week#4"	page 4	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #50-1984/Feb/21 special "week#3"	page 14	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #53-1984/Mar/13 special "week#2"	page 14	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #56-1984/Apr/3 special "week#1"	page 4	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #59-1984/Apr/24 special "week#4"	page 38	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #62-1984/May/15 special "week#3"	page 4	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #65-1984/Jun/5 special "week#1"	page 14	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #67-1984/Jun/19 special "week#3" supplement "ZX User 02"	page 16	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #69-1984/Jul/3 special "week#1"	page 4	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #71-1984/Jul/17 special "week#3"	page 11	- Advert
New Computer Express	issue #1-1988/Nov/12	page 45	- Advert - not a Spectrum advert
New Computer Express	issue #4-1988/Dec/3	page 10	- Advert - not a Spectrum advert
New Computer Express	issue #7-1988/Dec/24 special "Issues 7 & 8"	page 28	- Advert - not a Spectrum advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #8-1984/Jul	page 113	- Full-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #9-1984/Aug	page 87	- Full-page ad
Personal Computer Games	issue #10-1984/Sep	page 87	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #24-1984/Jun/14 special "week#2"	page 45	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #28-1984/Jul/12 special "week#2"	page 30	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #30-1984/Jul/26 special "week#4"	page 27	- Full-page ad
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #32-1984/Aug/9 special "week#2"	page 16	- Advert
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #34-1984/Aug/23 special "week#4"	page 30	- Full-page ad
Your Computer	issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec	page 245	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan	page 103	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #2-1984/Feb	page 220	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar	page 134	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #4-1984/Apr	page 30	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #5-1984/May	page 88	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun	page 32	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #9-1983/Oct	page 74	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #13-1984/Jun	page 140	- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews

Crash

issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun

page 98

- Review (10 Computer Hits 1)

Related Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

issue #49-1985/Nov

page 35

- Advert (10 Computer Hits 1)

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