General info for: Black Crystal [#ID: 547]
Title:
Black Crystal
Release Date:
1982
Original Publisher:
Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Roy Carnell (UK)
Stuart A. Galloway (UK)
Contributors:
Emmanuel
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: RPG
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Multi-loader in 48K mode
Controls:
Kempston Joystick
Native Programming Languages:
Sinclair BASIC
Original Price:
£7.50
Other versions:
Black Crystal (ZX81 16K)
Other platforms:
Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
70.00% (2 reviews)
Annual Awards:
Rank #20 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics

Black Crystal image, screenshot or loading screen
Black Crystal image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
4
Total votes:
5
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Stats:
  5:  
  40% (2)
  4:  
  40% (2)
  2:  
  20% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
1982
BlackCrystal.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
1982
BlackCrystal.tzx.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Mastervision (UK)
1984
BlackCrystal(Mastervision).tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
1982
£7.50

 Mastervision (UK)
1984
£3.99
Authors/Contributors
Roy Carnell (UK)  
no team 
Emmanuel (UK)  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Titles in "Third Continent" Series
Number: 1
Title: Black Crystal
Publisher: Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1982
Number: 2
Title: Volcanic Dungeon
Publisher: Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1983
Number: 3
Title: The Wrath of Magra
Publisher: Carnell Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 4
Title: The Legacy of Light
Publisher: Mastervision (UK)
Release: 1985
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Magazine Reviews

Crash
Issue: v.1 #1 - 1984/Feb
Page: 62 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #4 - 1984/May
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide

 Sinclair User
Issue: #13 - 1983/Apr
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 ZX Computing
Issue: #10 - 1983/Dec
Page: 164 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #16 - 1983/Feb
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #4 - 1984/May
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #12 - 1983/May/24 special "week#4"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters - Our software's not so costly

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #91 - 1984/Dec/4 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #13 - 1984/Nov
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #17 - 1985/Mar
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #48 - 1984/Nov/29 special "week#5"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Adventures on a budget

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #19 - 1984/May
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Soft Theme: Adventure Games

 Sinclair User
Issue: #18 - 1983/Sep
Page: 129 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/Feb
Page: 135 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Mind Games ...

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Feb
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Mar
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #1 - 1984/Feb
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/Jan
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/Feb
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/Mar
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/Apr
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #8 - 1983/Apr/26 special "week#4"
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #33 - 1983/Oct/18 special "week#3"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #36 - 1983/Nov/8 special "week#2"
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #40 - 1983/Dec/6 special "week#1"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #45 - 1984/Jan/17 special "week#3"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #50 - 1984/Feb/21 special "week#3" supplement "ZX81 & Spectrum Add'Ons"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #1 - 1983/Nov
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #2 - 1983/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #3 - 1984/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #4 - 1984/Feb
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #1 - 1983/Sep special "Summer"
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #2 - 1983/Dec
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #4 - 1984/Mar
Page: 172 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computing Today
Issue: v.1 #7 - 1983/Feb
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computing Today
Issue: v.1 #8 - 1983/Mar
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computing Today
Issue: v.2 #1 - 1983/Aug
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computing Today
Issue: v.2 #4 - 1983/Nov
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #12 - 1983/Mar/24 special "week#4"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #37 - 1983/Sep/15 special "week#3"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #5 - 1983/Jan
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #6 - 1983/Mar
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #7 - 1983/May
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #12 - 1983/Oct
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #13 - 1983/Nov
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #14 - 1983/Dec
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #15 - 1984/Jan
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #16 - 1984/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #17 - 1984/Mar
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1983 special "Annual 1983"
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1984 special "Annual 1984"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #9 - 1982/Dec
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #10 - 1983/Jan
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #11 - 1983/Feb
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #12 - 1983/Mar
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #13 - 1983/Apr
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #14 - 1983/May
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #15 - 1983/Jun
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #16 - 1983/Jul
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #17 - 1983/Aug
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #18 - 1983/Sep
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #19 - 1983/Oct
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #20 - 1983/Nov
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #21 - 1983/Dec
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #22 - 1984/Jan
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/Feb
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #25 - 1984/Apr
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.2 #11 - 1982/Nov
Page: 130 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.2 #12 - 1982/Dec
Page: 157 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #3 - 1983/Mar
Page: 130 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #4 - 1983/Apr
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #5 - 1983/May
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #6 - 1983/Jun
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #7 - 1983/Jul
Page: 151 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #8 - 1983/Aug
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #9 - 1983/Sep
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #10 - 1983/Oct
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #11 - 1983/Nov
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #12 - 1983/Dec
Page: 288 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #1 - 1984/Jan
Page: 260 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #2 - 1984/Feb
Page: 148 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #4 - 1984/Apr
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #6 - 1984/Jun
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #7 - 1984/Jul
Page: 176 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #1 - 1984/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #8 - 1983/Aug
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #9 - 1983/Oct
Page: 128 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #10 - 1983/Dec
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #11 - 1984/Feb
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #12 - 1984/Apr
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
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