Winter Games
Title:
Winter Games
Release Date:
1986
Original Publisher:
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Geoff Brown (UK)
F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK)
Mark Alexander (UK)
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX:
@ Sentient Software <Sentient Software Ltd (UK)>
Jon Woods & Geoff Brown
@ Ocean Software <Ocean Software Ltd (UK)>
John Mullins <John Mullins (UK)>
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Sport Game: Action
Maximum Players:
4
Competitions:
Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985
Features:
AY Sound
Button Mashers
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Redefineable keys
Turn Modes:
Turn based
Sports:
Athletics
Multi-sport Event
Original Price:
£7.95
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX:
7.95
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Macintosh, NES, PC/DOS, Sega Master System
Average mag. score:
80.89% (9 reviews)
Annual Awards:
2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Sports Game.

3rd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Game of the Year.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar page 132

"Sinclair User Classic" at Sinclair User issue #57 - 1986/Dec page 69

Remarks:
SPOT: 128k version available (U.S. Gold)
Remarks:
ZXSR: Featured on Solid Gold compilation from US Gold for £9.99 (£14.99 +3 Disk). Other games were: Gauntlet, Ace of Aces, Leaderboard and Infiltrator.

Part of The Crash Collection Vol. 1. Other games were 720', Bionic Commando, Impossible Mission 2 and Spy Hunter.

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User Score
Score:
7.4
Total votes:
16
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Stats:
  8:  
  56.3% (9)
  7:  
  25% (4)
  6:  
  18.8% (3)

Main File Downloads

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TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1986
WinterGamesDay1.tap.zip
English
day 1
TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1986
WinterGamesDay2.tap.zip
English
day 2
TZX TZX
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1986
WinterGames.tzx.zip
English
TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1986
WinterGames128.tap.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Compulogical S.A. (Spain)
1986
WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1987
WinterGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX
Kixx (UK)
1990
WinterGames(Kixx).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Winter Games
Type: Software
Owner(s): Epyx Inc (USA)
Releases

 U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1986
£7.95

 Compulogical S.A. (Spain)
1986

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1987
2300.00 Ptas

 Kixx (UK)
1990
£2.99

 Bumfun Software (Spain)
2019
£14.00

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 U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)  Compulogical S.A. (Spain)  Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)  Kixx (UK)  Bumfun Software (Spain) 
Authors/Contributors
Mark Alexander (UK)     
no team 
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Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
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Alternate Title:
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Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #09
Publisher: Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #9
Date:
Release Type: Full version
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Date: 1992
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Solid Gold
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Sport 88
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Date: 1988
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Alternate Title:
Title: The Crash Collection Vol 1
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Date: 1989
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "SummerGames" Series
Number: 1
Title: Summer Games
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) - within compilation "Gold, Silver, Bronze"
Release:
Number: 2
Title: Summer Games II
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) - within compilation "Gold, Silver, Bronze"
Release:
Number: 3
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Release: 1986
Number: 4
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Release: 1987
Number: 5
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Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Number: 6
Title: The Games - Winter Edition
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Number: 7
Title: The Games - Summer Edition
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release: 1989
Additional File Downloads

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #8 - 1985/Nov
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #12 - 1986/Mar
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 93%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #75 - 1990/Apr
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 78%

 Crash
Issue: v.2 - 2018 special "Annual 2018"
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #78 - 1986/May
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Personal Computer World (PCW)
Issue: 1985/Dec
Page: 193 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #5 - 1986/Jan/30 special "week#5"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #57 - 1986/Dec
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #12 - 1986/Dec
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #45 - 1989/Sep
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 59%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #81 - 1992/Sep
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 68%

 ZX Magazín
Issue: 1998/Feb
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Sports Sims

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #7 - 1985/Oct
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #8 - 1985/Nov
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #17 - 1986/Aug
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #67 - 1989/Aug
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #92 - 1991/Sep
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #7 - 1987/Dec special "Especial"
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Informe

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 133 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #52 - 1986/Feb
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad - coming soon ...

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 195 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #25 - 1986/Feb
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

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

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Solid Gold)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #14 - 1988/Nov
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 683/1000

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #87 - 1989/Jan
Page: 111 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 63%

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

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #57 - 1988/Oct
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 91%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #67 - 1989/Aug
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Crash Collection Vol 1)

 MicroHobby
Issue: #181 - 1988/Nov
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Solid Gold)
Score: 8/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #79 - 1988/Oct
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 43%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #126 - 1992/Aug
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Mega Sports)
Score: 84%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 72%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 75%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #12 - 1988/Nov
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 87%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #21 - 1989/Aug
Page: 113 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Crash Collection Vol 1)
Score: 92%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Score: 8/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #45 - 1989/Sep
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Crash Collection Vol 1)
Score: 85%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #81 - 1992/Sep
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Mega Sports)
Score: 62%

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #2 - 1987/Nov
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Solid Gold)

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

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #14 - 1988/Nov
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

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

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

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #66 - 1989/Jul
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Crash Collection Vol 1)

 MicroHobby
Issue: #180 - 1988/Nov
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Premiere (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.7 #25 - 1988/Jun/30 special "week#5"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Solid Gold)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #125 - 1992/Jul
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Mega Sports)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #126 - 1992/Aug
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (Mega Sports)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #3 - 1987/Dec
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #74 - 1987/Dec
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Solid Gold)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 153 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #83 - 1988/Sep
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #84 - 1988/Oct
Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #47 - 1987/Dec
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #57 - 1988/Oct
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #66 - 1989/Jul
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #67 - 1989/Aug
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #68 - 1989/Sep
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad (The Crash Collection Vol 1)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #69 - 1987/Dec
Page: 123 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #78 - 1988/Sep
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #79 - 1988/Oct
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #126 - 1992/Aug
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Mega Sports)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #128 - 1992/Oct
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Mega Sports)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #130 - 1992/Dec
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Mega Sports)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #2 - 1987/Dec
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #10 - 1988/Sep
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #24 - 1987/Dec
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Solid Gold)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #25 - 1988/Jan
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Solid Gold)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #33 - 1988/Sep
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #34 - 1988/Oct
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
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