Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Title:
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Also known as:
Frankie - The Computer Game
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
John Gibson (UK)
Karen Davies (UK)
Roy Gibson (UK)
Contributors:
Bob Wakelin
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Competitions:
Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985
Features:
In-game Mini-game(s)
Multi-Genre
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (left)
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
98.00% (3 reviews)
Annual Awards:
2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Arcade Adventure.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug page 34

"Sinclair User Classic" at Sinclair User issue #40 - 1985/Jul page 19


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User Score
Score:
7.5
Total votes:
12
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Stats:
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  33.3% (4)
  8:  
  33.3% (4)
  6:  
  16.7% (2)
  5:  
  16.7% (2)

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Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
FrankieGoesToHollywood.tap.zip
English
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Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
FrankieGoesToHollywood.tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Type: Music
Owner(s):
Releases

 Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
£9.95

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985

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 Ocean Software Ltd (UK)  Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) 
Authors/Contributors
Bob Wakelin     
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Compilations featuring this title
Title: Ocean's Greatest Hits
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Screen Heroes
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: The Magnificent Seven
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 94%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #43 - 1985/Sep
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Sinclair User
Issue: #40 - 1985/Jul
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Computing
Issue: #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 6/6

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #43 - 1985/May
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 119 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #3 - 1985/Jun
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #118 - 1985/Jun/25 special "week#4"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 MicroHobby
Issue: #56 - 1985/Dec
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #169 - 1988/May
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby
Issue: #199 - 1990/May
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/Jun special "Especial"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/Feb
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/Feb
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #28 - 1985/Feb
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #35 - 1985/Feb
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #50 - 1986/May
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #9 - 1984/Sep
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Jan
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #6 - 1985/Jun
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spin-Offs

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #5 - 1986/May
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #12 - 1985/Mar
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #17 - 1985/Aug
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #18 - 1985/Sep
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Big Bang!

 ZX Computing
Issue: #18 - 1985/Apr
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #43 - 1985/May
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 124 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 131 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #23 - 1985/Jun/6 special "week#1"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jun
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #40 - 1985/Jul
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 136 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #5 - 1985/May
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #6 - 1985/Jun
Page: 140 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #7 - 1985/Jul
Page: 124 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #10 - 1985/Oct
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #12 - 1985/Dec
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Compilation (The Magnificent Seven)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Christmas Crackers (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Christmas Compilations (The Magnificent Seven)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #5 - 1988/Feb
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #74 - 1987/Dec
Page: 186 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 138 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #76 - 1988/Feb
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #78 - 1988/Apr
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #80 - 1988/Jun
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #82 - 1988/Aug
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #83 - 1988/Sep
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #47 - 1987/Dec
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 195 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #50 - 1988/Mar
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #73 - 1988/Apr
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #76 - 1988/Jul
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #2 - 1987/Dec
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #3 - 1988/Feb
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #5 - 1988/Apr
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #7 - 1988/Jun
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #9 - 1988/Aug
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #25 - 1988/Jan
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Magnificent Seven)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Magnificent Seven)
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