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Splat (1983)

The reviews from 1991 and 1992 should be moved to the Sam Coupe version.

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10167 - Not Nav, but MAV.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Andrey Mikheev
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10179 - Not Negus, but Megus.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Roman Petrov
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=28296

Original Publisher: Your Sinclair (UK)
Author: L. Jespersen (NOT L. Jesperson)
Country should be DK (and not UK)

As seen on https://archive.org/stream/YourSinclair ... 5/mode/1up

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Artura (1989)

All reviews are from November or December 1988, so the year of release should be 1988.

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The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1984)


was released in 1983, on December 8th.

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moroz1999 wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:58 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=10179 - Not Negus, but Megus.
Group: Brainwave, Star Group
Real name: Roman Petrov
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
djnzx48 wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:43 am From a comment here: https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... per-duel4/

Nav and Negus are mispellings of MAV and Megus.
I'm assuming that Megus here and here are different people. Could anyone please confirm?

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From what this article seems to say, this should be the page for Megus. Roman Petrov is not Megus, but someone who shares the same name as him. Also, they are apparently both from Russia (rather than Ukraine).

Edit: if this is the case, the credit for Chopper Duel should be changed to refer to Megus. Additionally, Roman Petrov (from Saint Petersburg, according to the wiki) who wrote Arcade Voleyball may be a different person from the other two.

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This Home Computer Weekly 24/1/84 review on the Pitfall 2 page isn't for Pitfall 2, but a uMIA text adventure called Pitfall by Infinite Software.
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Run Baby Run

Original publisher should be Micro Gold as mentioned here, and the price was £2.75.

The Firebird release was in October 1984 and was £2.50.

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Ast A. Moore wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:16 pm Oh, and I forget how we define machine type—as the very minimum requirement or as a subset of features—but Yankee now uses the AY chip for sound effects. So, perhaps, it should say “ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K” now and/or “Features: AY Sound”?
As [mention]Ast A. Moore[/mention] says, the latest update of Yankee in Iraq (ID 30373) makes a few changes to classification that I didn't consider:

Minimum model should be 48K/128K
Also a member of the AY Sound group (group 1025), and redefinable keys (group 9005)

(I'll sort the screenshot Ast)

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R-Tape wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:32 pm (I'll sort the screenshot Ast)
No rush, Dave.

Also noticed that 180 is listed as Features: AY Sound. Seriously doubt that a game from 1984 would feature that.
Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.

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Regarding groups, can I just add that there are a lot of details I never knew about (and some I tried not to think about!) when making new entries. It's best not to start reporting recent releases here for things like AY Sound and redefineable keys (let's do Yankee while it's fresh though). When I understand ZXDB structure better I'll go back over these (with help), but there are too many to do as normal bugfixes.
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djnzx48 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:26 am From what this article seems to say, this should be the page for Megus. Roman Petrov is not Megus, but someone who shares the same name as him. Also, they are apparently both from Russia (rather than Ukraine).

Edit: if this is the case, the credit for Chopper Duel should be changed to refer to Megus. Additionally, Roman Petrov (from Saint Petersburg, according to the wiki) who wrote Arcade Voleyball may be a different person from the other two.
There is only one Megus, he is from Russia, Yoshkar-Ola. But there are three Roman Petrov people.

One is Roman Petrov, Megus (Russia, Yoshkar-Ola):
Chopper Duel
Scorched Earth

Second is Roman Petrov (also Russia, Yoshkar-Ola):
RIP (Real Infrormation Packer)

The third Roman Petrov is from Saint Petersburg:
Arcade Voleyball

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FWIW, Scorpion had nothing to do with this utility https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=23696
Well, definitely not "our" Scorpion. ;)

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Patrik Rak wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:41 pm FWIW, Scorpion had nothing to do with this utility https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=23696
Well, definitely not "our" Scorpion. ;)
That seems to be Scorpion from Taganrog, Russia.
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This one looks more like a ZX Spectrum title - and NOT ZX81
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... id=0035205

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=7902
Karlo Computer Software, Ukraine, Yenakiieve

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Hi! Looking at the info [mention]Rorthron[/mention] uncovered about Players on the Covert Artists thread, I've found that usually Sonic Graffiti is credited for the music on the ZXDB, but they are mentioned on the instructions as "original music", and then usually Andy Severn ported the music to the Spectrum. Sonic Graffiti was usually Gerrard Gourley, that worked on many platforms, so, we are not sure about the source.

Some examples:

The Race:
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY SONIC GRAFFITI
MUSIC CONVERSION BY ANDY SEVERN

Saigon Combat Unit:
ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE: SONIC GRAFFITI
AY MUSIC CONVERSION: ANDY SEVERN

3D Snooker:
MUSIC by SONIC GRAFFITI and converted by ANDY SEVERN

Mutant Fortress:
AY music Sonic Graffiti
AY player & conversion Andy Severn

So, right now I'm crediting both Sonic Graffiti and Andy Severn for the music, I think this is the correct way to do it. What do you think?
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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=1333
Ascendancy Creative Labs, team from Belarus, Grodno

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https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=14468 imho, The Oliver Twins is not a person, but team or company of Andrew and Philip Oliver (who are persons).
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viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1425&p=25075&hilit=Izhevsk#p25075 - please take a look at my comments. I've just noticed that Izhevsk is still in database. It's a mistake, it's not a label, it's a city in Russia.
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moroz1999 wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 5:29 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=14468 imho, The Oliver Twins is not a person, but team or company of Andrew and Philip Oliver (who are persons).
Hi, I'm not sure the Oliver Twins were a company. All their work went through Codemasters didn't it?

I agree it should be in this case 'Persons', rather than 'Person' which would be more appropriate, but the only options we have currently are as follows:

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