General info for: Snowball [#ID: 6993]
Title:
Snowball
Release Date:
1983
Original Publisher:
Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Pete Austin (UK)
Mike Austin (UK)
Ian Buxton (UK)
Contributors:
Tim Noyce, Pete Sherwood
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text-Only
Maximum Players:
1
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial), MSX
Average mag. score:
90.00% (2 reviews)
Annual Awards:
1st Best Text-Only Adventure - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #6 - 1984/Jul page 73

Credits:
Tim Noyce and Pete Sherwood are the artists for the original publication.
Remarks:
The game is advertised as having more than 7.000 locations. In reality there are about 200 unique locations and the rest is part of a maze with exact locations, changing only the color.

Snowball image, screenshot or loading screen
Snowball image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.5
Total votes:
2
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Stats:
  9:  
  50% (1)
  6:  
  50% (1)

Main File Downloads

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Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
1983
Snowball.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
1983
Snowball.tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
1983
£9.95

 Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
1984
Authors/Contributors
Pete Austin (UK)  
no team 
Code, Game Design/Concept
Mike Austin (UK)  
no team 
Code
Ian Buxton (UK)  
no team 
Code
Tim Noyce  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Pete Sherwood  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Silicon Dreams
Publisher: Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Silicon Dreams Trilogy" Series
Number: 1
Title: Snowball
Publisher: Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
Release: 1983
Number: 2
Title: Return to Eden
Publisher: Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 3
Title: The Worm in Paradise
Publisher: Level 9 Computing Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #6 - 1984/Jul
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #12 - 1984/Oct
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #2 - 1984/Jan/12 special "week#2"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #2 - 1987/Nov
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 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: #32 - 1984/Jun
Page: 159 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #36 - 1984/Oct
Page: 136 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 133 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #66 - 1987/Apr
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Feb
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Step Into Adventure Land

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #8 - 1984/Sep
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Crash Readers Awards

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #1 - 1983/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #11 - 1984/Sep
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #13 - 1984/Nov
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #14 - 1984/Dec
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby
Issue: #211 - 1991/Jun
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero

 MicroHobby
Issue: #215 - 1991/Nov
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #10 - 1984/Sep
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #106 - 1985/Apr/6
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #23 - 1984/Jun/7 special "week#1"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #30 - 1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #37 - 1985/Sep/12 special "week#2"
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #42 - 1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #8 - 1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 146 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Adventure feature

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - On the level

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #61 - 1987/Apr
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #65 - 1987/Aug
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #68 - 1987/Nov
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1985/Apr
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #21 - 1987/Sep
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #13 - 1985/Apr
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #16 - 1985/Jul
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #29 - 1986/Sep
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Life and Times of Level 9
Magazine Advertisements

Big K
Issue: #7 - 1984/Oct
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jan supplement "Book of Adventure"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #31 - 1984/May
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Answers
Issue: #16 - 1984/May
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1983/Dec
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Jan
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Feb
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Apr
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/May
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computing Today
Issue: 1984/Mar
Page: 14 (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: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #5 - 1984/Jun
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 121 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #52 - 1984/Mar/6 special "week#1"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #53 - 1984/Mar/13 special "week#2"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #55 - 1984/Mar/27 special "week#4"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #1 - 1983/Nov
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #2 - 1983/Dec
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #3 - 1984/Jan
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #4 - 1984/Feb
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #5 - 1984/Mar
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #6 - 1984/Apr
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #7 - 1984/May
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #8 - 1984/Jun
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #9 - 1984/Jul
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #10 - 1984/Aug
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #11 - 1984/Sep
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #12 - 1984/Oct
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #15 - 1985/Jan
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #16 - 1985/Feb
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #17 - 1985/Mar
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #4 - 1984/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #5 - 1984/Apr
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #6 - 1984/May
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #9 - 1984/Aug
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #11 - 1984/Oct
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #4 - 1984/Jan/26 special "week#4"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #12 - 1984/Mar/22 special "week#4"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #13 - 1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #16 - 1984/Apr/19 special "week#3"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #39 - 1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #9 - 1985/Feb/28 special "week#4"
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #30 - 1985/Jul/25 special "week#4"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #1 - 1984/Sep
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #19 - 1984/May
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #25 - 1984/Apr
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #31 - 1984/Oct
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 162 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #10 - 1983/Oct
Page: 176 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #11 - 1983/Nov
Page: 152 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #12 - 1983/Dec
Page: 198 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #1 - 1984/Jan
Page: 249 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #2 - 1984/Feb
Page: 196 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #4 - 1984/Apr
Page: 207 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #5 - 1984/May
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #5 - 1984/May
Page: 162 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #6 - 1984/Jun
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #7 - 1984/Jul
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #9 - 1984/Sep
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #10 - 1984/Oct
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Jan
Page: 192 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #1 - 1984/Jan
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
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