General info for: Tower of Despair [#ID: 7126]
Title:
Tower of Despair
Also known as:
Argent Warrior
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Games Workshop (UK)
Creators:
Steve Williams (UK)
Jamie Thomson (UK)
Russell Clarke (UK)
Mike McKeown (UK)
Contributors:
Robin Hidden, Peter Martin
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX:
A Clark, J Thompson, S Williams,
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Authored with:
The Quill Adventure System
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text-Only
Maximum Players:
1
Original Price:
£7.95
Other platforms:
Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
70.00% (4 reviews)

Tower of Despair image, screenshot or loading screen
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User Score
Score:
7.3
Total votes:
3
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Stats:
  8:  
  66.7% (2)
  6:  
  33.3% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TZX     JSSpeccy
Games Workshop (UK)
1984
TowerOfDespair(different).tzx.zip
English
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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Games Workshop (UK)
1984
TowerOfDespair.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Games Workshop (UK)
1984
TowerOfDespair.tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Games Workshop (UK)
1984
£7.95
Authors/Contributors
Steve Williams (UK)  
no team 
Jamie Thomson (UK)     
no team 
Russell Clarke (UK)  
no team 
Mike McKeown (UK)  
no team 
Robin Hidden  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Peter Martin (UK)     
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Titles in "TowerOfDespair" Series
Number: 1
Title: Tower of Despair
Publisher: Games Workshop (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 2
Title: The Key of Hope
Publisher: Games Workshop (UK)
Release: 1985
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Games Computing
Issue: 1985/Mar
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #103 - 1985/Mar/12 special "week#2"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #15 - 1985/Jan
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

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

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #47 - 1984/Nov/22 special "week#4"
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #51 - 1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/10

 White Dwarf
Issue: #60 - 1984/Dec
Page: 30
Article Type: Review

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #2 - 1985/Feb
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 95 (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: #50 - 1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #73 - 1987/Nov
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 169 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #34 - 1986/Nov
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"
Page: 154 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #41 - 1987/Jun
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #97 - 1985/Jan/29 special "week#5"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Hard nut to crack

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #11 - 1984/Sep
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - ref. "Argent Warrior"

 MicroHobby
Issue: #185 - 1989/Feb
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #2 - 1985/Jan/10 special "week#2"
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #8 - 1985/Feb/21 special "week#3"
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #42 - 1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/Jun
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #38 - 1985/May
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #50 - 1986/May
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #61 - 1987/Apr
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #63 - 1987/Jun
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #7 - 1986/Jul
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

Big K
Issue: #8 - 1984/Nov
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #9 - 1984/Dec
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #10 - 1985/Jan
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #12 - 1985/Mar
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 173 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 201 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #42 - 1985/Apr
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 137 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 123 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Games Computing
Issue: 1985/Feb
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #15 - 1985/Jan
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/Feb
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #92 - 1984/Dec/22
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #93 - 1985/Jan/5
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #33 - 1984/Dec
Page: 179 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #35 - 1985/Feb
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #36 - 1985/Mar
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 White Dwarf
Issue: #59 - 1984/Nov
Page: 55
Article Type: Advert

 White Dwarf
Issue: #60 - 1984/Dec
Page: 55
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #3 - 1985/Mar
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1985/Apr
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
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