General info for: Herbert's Dummy Run [#ID: 2295]
Title:
Herbert's Dummy Run
Release Date:
1985/May/24
Original Publisher:
Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Creators:
David Perry (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
In-game Mini-game(s)
Controls:
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
83.67% (3 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul page 116

"Your Spectrum Ross's Rave Of The Month" at Your Spectrum issue #17 - 1985/Aug page 47

Music References:
Includes the following music: "Baby Face" by Harry Akst and Benny Davis.

Herbert's Dummy Run image, screenshot or loading screen
Herbert's Dummy Run image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.1
Total votes:
12
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Stats:
  10:  
  8.3% (1)
  8:  
  25% (3)
  7:  
  33.3% (4)
  6:  
  25% (3)
  5:  
  8.3% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TZX
Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun(JacksonSoft).tzx.zip
English
(JacksonSoft)
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun.tap.zip
English
TZX
Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun.tzx.zip
English
TZX
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
Spanish
TZX
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
Spanish
(Small Case)
TZX
IBSA (Spain)
1985
HerbertsDummyRun(IBSA).tzx.zip
Spanish

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Releases

 Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
1985/May/24
£9.95

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985

 IBSA (Spain)
1985
Authors/Contributors
David Perry (UK)     
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: 10 Computer Hits 3
Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Bogie's Pick 1
Publisher: Top Ten Software (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Jackson Soft Oro Spectrum #5
Publisher: Magazine Jackson Soft Oro Spectrum - covertape from issue #5 - 1985/Oct
Date: 1985/Oct
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title: Herbert Dummy Pun
Title: ZX-Spectrum Vega
Publisher: Retro Computers Ltd (UK)
Date: 2015/Apr/24
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Wally Week" Series
Number: 1
Title: Automania
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 2
Title: Pyjamarama
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 3
Title: Everyone's a Wally
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 4
Title: Herbert's Dummy Run
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 5
Title: Three Weeks in Paradise
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release: 1986
Number: 6
Title: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Publisher: Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Release:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #4 - 1985/Jul
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #118 - 1985/Jun/25 special "week#4"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #119 - 1985/Jul/2 special "week#1"
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #38 - 1985/Jul
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #25 - 1985/Jun/20 special "week#3"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #34 - 1985/Aug
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 81%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #8 - 1985/Aug
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #17 - 1985/Aug
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

BiT
Issue: #6 - 1992/Mar
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov supplement "Book of Maps"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - solution first half

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - solution second half

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #40 - 1987/May
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #63 - 1989/Apr
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #91 - 1991/Aug
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #107 - 1985/Apr/9 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #119 - 1985/Jul/2 special "week#1"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #122 - 1985/Jul/23 special "week#4"
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby
Issue: #65 - 1986/Feb
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #120 - 1987/Mar
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby
Issue: #128 - 1987/May
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/Jun special "Especial"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #46 - 1986/Nov/13 special "week#2"
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Sinclair User
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jun
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Wally Guide to Mikro-Gen

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #40 - 1989/Apr
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #67 - 1991/Jul
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #85 - 1993/Jan
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #16 - 1985/Jul
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #20 - 1985/Nov
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 113 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 121 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #113 - 1985/May/21 special "week#3"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #117 - 1985/Jun/18 special "week#3"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #121 - 1985/Jul/16 special "week#3"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #122 - 1985/Jul/23 special "week#4"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #123 - 1985/Jul/30 special "week#5"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #124 - 1985/Aug/6 special "week#1"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #125 - 1985/Aug/13 special "week#2"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #126 - 1985/Aug/20 special "week#3"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #25 - 1985/Jun/20 special "week#3"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #30 - 1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jun
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #40 - 1985/Jul
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #41 - 1985/Aug
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #42 - 1985/Sep
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
Related Magazine Reviews

Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Compilation (Bogie's Pick 1)
Related Magazine References

Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (Bogie's Pick 1)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #43 - 1986/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (10 Computer Hits 3)
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