General info for: Strangeloop [#ID: 4926]
Title:
Strangeloop
Also known as:
Strange Loop
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Charles Goodwin (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Controls:
Redefineable keys
Original Price:
£5.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX
Average mag. score:
87.67% (6 reviews)
Review Awards:
"PCG Hit" at Personal Computer Games issue #12 - 1984/Nov page 46


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User Score
Score:
6
Total votes:
4
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Stats:
  8:  
  25% (1)
  6:  
  25% (1)
  5:  
  50% (2)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1984
Strangeloop.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1984
Strangeloop.tzx.zip
English
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1984
StrangeloopDemo.z80.zip
English
TZX
Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
1984
Strangeloop(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip
English

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Speccy Screenshot Maps

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Releases

 Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1984
£5.95

 Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
1984
£2.99

 Virgin Espana S.A. (Spain)
unknown
Authors/Contributors
Charles Goodwin (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Personal Computer Games issue 13
Publisher: Magazine Personal Computer Games - covertape from issue #13 - 1984/Dec
Date: 1984/Dec
Release Type: Demo version
Alternate Title:
Title: Now Games
Publisher: Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Date: 1985
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 86%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Crashback

 Games Computing
Issue: 1985/Feb
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #81 - 1984/Sep/25 special "week#4"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #82 - 1984/Oct/13
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #36 - 1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1986 special "Annual 1986"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Dec
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #64 - 1987/Feb
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #2 - 1985/May
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #7 - 1985/Oct
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #23 - 1987/Feb
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/Dec
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #119 - 1985/Jul/2 special "week#1"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CoverGame

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 130 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #79 - 1984/Sep/22
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum software retrospective

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #10 - 1984/Oct
Page: 62 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum Software

 ZX Computing
Issue: #16 - 1984/Dec
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #36 - 1984/Oct
Page: 148 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 194 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 163 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 129 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #11 - 1984/Oct
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 151 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Dec/26 special "week#4"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #33 - 1984/Dec
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #10 - 1984/Oct
Page: 191 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #11 - 1984/Nov
Page: 231 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
Related Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Now Games)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #36 - 1985/Sep/5 special "week#1"
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #37 - 1985/Sep/12 special "week#2"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Now Games)
Related Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #7 - 1985/Oct
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #125 - 1985/Aug/13 special "week#2"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Virgin six-pack in TV ad (Now Games)

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #129 - 1985/Sep/10 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Whoops! (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #32 - 1985/Aug/8 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #9 - 1985/Sep
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Now Games)
Related Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #61 - 1986/Nov
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #34 - 1986/Nov
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #35 - 1985/Aug/29 special "week#5"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #40 - 1985/Oct/3 special "week#1"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Now Games)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #7 - 1986/Feb/13 special "week#2"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #4 - 1986/Apr
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #31 - 1986/Nov
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #32 - 1986/Dec
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Now Games)
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