General info for: Denis through the Drinking Glass [#ID: 6164]
Title:
Denis through the Drinking Glass
Release Date:
1983
Original Publisher:
Applications Software Specialities (UK)
Creators:
Roger Taylor (UK)
Authored with:
The Quill Adventure System
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text-Only
Maximum Players:
1
Themes:
Parody
Original Price:
£5.50
Other platforms:
Acorn, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score:
72.00% (3 reviews)
Annual Awards:
2nd Best Text-Only Adventure - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
Remarks:
This was a polical satire on Denis Thatcher.

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Score:
6
Total votes:
1
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1983
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Applications Software Specialities (UK)
1983
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1983
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1983
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Applications Software Specialities (UK)
1983
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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Inspiration
Name: Alice through the Looking-Glass
Type: Book
Owner(s): Lewis Carroll (UK)
Releases

 Applications Software Specialities (UK)
1983
£5.50
Authors/Contributors
Roger Taylor (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Select 1
Publisher: Computer Records (UK)
Date: 1985
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "DenisThroughTheDrinkingGlass" Series
Number: 1
Title: Denis through the Drinking Glass
Publisher: Applications Software Specialities (UK)
Release: 1983
Number: 2
Title: The Tebbit
Publisher: Applications Software Specialities (UK)
Release: 1984
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Jun
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 83%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #4 - 1984/May
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide
Score: 83%

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #9 - 1984/Jul
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #5 - 1984/Apr
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #3 - 1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: 1985 special "Yearbook"
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Top Ten Adventures of 1984

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #26 - 1983/Dec
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #56 - 1986/Jun
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #60 - 1986/Oct
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 134 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #42 - 1987/Jul
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

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

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #41 - 1983/Dec/13 special "week#2"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #4 - 1984/Feb
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #41 - 1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #3 - 1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #8 - 1984/Feb/23 special "week#4"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Anyone for Denis? (various reviews)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #35 - 1984/Aug/30 special "week#5"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #95 - 1990/Feb
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - partial solution

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #14 - 1987/Feb
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #29 - 1986/Sep
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #31 - 1986/Nov
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #35 - 1987/Mar
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #26 - 1983/Dec
Page: 216 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #32 - 1984/Jun
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Jun
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr
Page: 126 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #4 - 1984/May
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #5 - 1984/Jun
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #36 - 1983/Nov/8 special "week#2"
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #50 - 1984/Feb/21 special "week#3" supplement "ZX81 & Spectrum Add'Ons"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #54 - 1984/Mar/20 special "week#3"
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #59 - 1984/Apr/24 special "week#4"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #3 - 1984/Jan
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #5 - 1984/Mar
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #7 - 1984/May
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #8 - 1984/Jun
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #9 - 1984/Jul
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #7 - 1984/Jun
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #49 - 1983/Dec/8 special "week#2"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #1 - 1984/Jan/5 special "week#1"
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #9 - 1984/Mar/1 special "week#1"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #15 - 1984/Apr/12 special "week#2"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #17 - 1984/Apr/26 special "week#4"
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #2 - 1984/Feb
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #5 - 1984/May
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #4 - 1984/Jun
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #11 - 1984/Feb
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #12 - 1984/Apr
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ZX Computing
Issue: #13 - 1984/Jun
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
Related Magazine Reviews

Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #90 - 1984/Nov/27 special "week#4"
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Select 1)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Select 1)
Score: 7/10
Related Magazine References

Big K
Issue: #10 - 1985/Jan
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Select 1)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Select 1)

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #87 - 1984/Nov/6 special "week#1"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Select 1)

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Select 1)

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Dec
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
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