In this Atlantis competition in Crash November 1984, it says Atlantis Software didn't exist until January 1984 and that Sinbad is one of four games released since "last month". So the release year for this is 1984, and also presumably for the Z Cobra re-release too.
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Sinbad (1983) by Atlantis Software
In this Atlantis competition in Crash November 1984, it says Atlantis Software didn't exist until January 1984 and that Sinbad is one of four games released since "last month". So the release year for this is 1984, and also presumably for the Z Cobra re-release too.
In this Atlantis competition in Crash November 1984, it says Atlantis Software didn't exist until January 1984 and that Sinbad is one of four games released since "last month". So the release year for this is 1984, and also presumably for the Z Cobra re-release too.
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The Tomb of Syrinx, by Black Night Software. Re-release by The Power House.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5319
The available inlay is the re-release edition but in the DB It says 'cassette inlay #1' what it's not correct.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5319
The available inlay is the re-release edition but in the DB It says 'cassette inlay #1' what it's not correct.
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That is correct: Inlay #1 is for re-release #1. The missing inlay for the original release would show as just "Cassette inlay"Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:29 pm The Tomb of Syrinx, by Black Night Software. Re-release by The Power House.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5319
The available inlay is the re-release edition but in the DB It says 'cassette inlay #1' what it's not correct.
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Ok then.StooB wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:47 pmThat is correct: Inlay #1 is for re-release #1. The missing inlay for the original release would show as just "Cassette inlay"Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:29 pm The Tomb of Syrinx, by Black Night Software. Re-release by The Power House.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5319
The available inlay is the re-release edition but in the DB It says 'cassette inlay #1' what it's not correct.
As it's the only available inlay, it seems confusing.
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What do you mean?
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It was established a long time ago that Steinar Lund did the cover art for Thunderbirds:
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=86&p=17825&hilit=t ... rds#p17825
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=86&p=17970&hilit=t ... rds#p17970
Yet no cover art credit is showing:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5255
I have since worked out that the cover art credit was incorrectly applied to the wrong game:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5253
So delete the Steinar Lund credit from 5253 and add it to 5255.
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Good spot [mention]Rorthron[/mention],
Could people please include the infoseek number or a link to the specific title when reporting bugs. This will help reduce issues like this with two games with the same title. Cheers.
Could people please include the infoseek number or a link to the specific title when reporting bugs. This will help reduce issues like this with two games with the same title. Cheers.
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Poltergeist "by Firebird Software"
Still listed as being from Firebird.
It was not published by Firebird Software. Firebird listed all their available titles on their inlays and it is not listed on any of them. There are no reviews for it, which would make it the only Firebird title to have never been reviewed. The Bird Sanctuary, which is currently closed, has no record of it and there is no inlay either.
This was not published by Firebird.
Still listed as being from Firebird.
It was not published by Firebird Software. Firebird listed all their available titles on their inlays and it is not listed on any of them. There are no reviews for it, which would make it the only Firebird title to have never been reviewed. The Bird Sanctuary, which is currently closed, has no record of it and there is no inlay either.
This was not published by Firebird.
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Or maybe, this was not published by the British Telecom Firebird, but by another software company called Firebird that needs its own separate entry.StooB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:03 am Poltergeist "by Firebird Software"
This was not published by Firebird.
It's equally possible that it's just a homemade game that was branded as being published by Firebird because they were fans of the Firebird software label.
Dan Brochner Nielsen and Peter Lumbye did several GACed text adventures... I'll do a little more research into them. Perhaps they submitted Poltergeist to Firebird but had it rejected?
One of their entries in the ZXDB, The Castle, is actually an incomplete game. From comments on CASA, that file is part two of an adventure. https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry.php?id=6064 They've been incorrectly tagged onto the Bug Byte game, The Castle, on ZX Art... although not on ZXDB/Spectrum Computing.
Would definitely agree with the removal of the Firebird tag, replacing it with a note above the reference on the loading screen. Publisher would be best changed to Dan Brochner Nielsen as with the other games credited to him.
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Still listed as having a re-release from Activision in the same year. Electric Dreams is one of Activision's labels, there is only one release.
Still listed as having a re-release from Activision in the same year. Electric Dreams is one of Activision's labels, there is only one release.
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Your original log of this issue isn't marked as being reviewed. There is a large backlog of these sorts of corrections.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1425&p=20438&hilit=karnov#p20438
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Spitfire 40 + Strike Force Harrier
Still listed as an Alternative release, it should be Again Again as shown on the cover.
and
"Again Again" is still listed as a Grandslam label when it's an Alternative one.
Still listed as an Alternative release, it should be Again Again as shown on the cover.
and
"Again Again" is still listed as a Grandslam label when it's an Alternative one.
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I know. That's why I'm posting it again!8BitAG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:47 amYour original log of this issue isn't marked as being reviewed. There is a large backlog of these sorts of corrections.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1425&p=20438&hilit=karnov#p20438
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Astronomy by MacMillan
There is no Astronomy by MacMillan. This bug has been caused by this review which is of Astronomy by SciSoft and Space Scan by MacMillan.
There is no Astronomy by MacMillan. This bug has been caused by this review which is of Astronomy by SciSoft and Space Scan by MacMillan.
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I'm not sure us double posting all our corrections will help reduce the backlog of entries that has built up while other areas, such as adding cover art credits, has been concentrated on.
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A minor thing, really, but could we add “Interface 2 (left)” to the control options field? Right now it only lists “Interface 2 (right),” whereas the game supports both.
A minor thing, really, but could we add “Interface 2 (left)” to the control options field? Right now it only lists “Interface 2 (right),” whereas the game supports both.
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King Arthur by East Midlands Software
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry.php?id=9879
It's listed down as "Medieval Legends" but the classified ads say it's a witty Union Simulator with various levels of industrial action, so I'd hazard a guess that it's something to do with Arthur Scargill instead.
It's listed down as "Medieval Legends" but the classified ads say it's a witty Union Simulator with various levels of industrial action, so I'd hazard a guess that it's something to do with Arthur Scargill instead.
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Post moved to bugfixes. I'd agree with the above. It's always possible that he is depicted in a medieval setting, but there is no evidence of that.WhatHoSnorkers wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:46 am https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry.php?id=9879
It's listed down as "Medieval Legends" but the classified ads say it's a witty Union Simulator with various levels of industrial action, so I'd hazard a guess that it's something to do with Arthur Scargill instead.
Einar/Dru, in case you don't know, Arthur Scargill is a well-known trade unionist, instrumental in the 1980's miner's strikes.
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World Cup Soccer (1986)
Screenplay (1987)
Both were published in 1985 at the same time as the other title in the series Magic.
All three are shown here: Home Computing Weekly 1/10/1985.
They're all book/software packs so should really be Bookware, but don't fit the current definition: "Bookware means the game was based on a novel(la), which is included in the distribution."
Screenplay (1987)
Both were published in 1985 at the same time as the other title in the series Magic.
All three are shown here: Home Computing Weekly 1/10/1985.
They're all book/software packs so should really be Bookware, but don't fit the current definition: "Bookware means the game was based on a novel(la), which is included in the distribution."
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Gunfright (1986)
was released in 1985. Released "this week" according to Popular Computing Weekly 26th December 1985. Retro Gamer also have a date of 1985, and it's also got a release date on 1985 in Rare Replay: (youtube video).
was released in 1985. Released "this week" according to Popular Computing Weekly 26th December 1985. Retro Gamer also have a date of 1985, and it's also got a release date on 1985 in Rare Replay: (youtube video).
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This definition is similar. So I'm not sure if this definition must be changed... Any suggestions?
EDIT: Perhaps this:
"Bookware means the program was based on a book, which is included in the distribution."
EDIT: On second thought, this new definition suggests that an attached tape containing type-ins from a book would be a bookware. It's certainly not...
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As per 8BitAG's chats with the author Jack Gibbons, can the following corrections be appled pleez:
Personal Banking System (ID 8542)
Was never released for the Spectrum 16K. The system should be Spectrum 48K.
And therefore could the comment be changed to:
Personal Bank Account Management System (ID 31752)
Was *not* written by Jack P. Gibbons, so can we please remove his name from that entry.
And could the ZX81 version (ID 31751)
Be given the AKA Gestion de Compte Bancaire
Personal Banking System (ID 8542)
Was never released for the Spectrum 16K. The system should be Spectrum 48K.
And therefore could the comment be changed to:
And could it be given the AKA: Sistema Bancario PersonalHilton to become the first UK home computer software company to distribute a program as Freeware.
Later versions, with the Bank Reconciliation module built in, were sold by Hilton Computer Services Ltd (£9.95) and re-released by Micromega.
Personal Bank Account Management System (ID 31752)
Was *not* written by Jack P. Gibbons, so can we please remove his name from that entry.
And could the ZX81 version (ID 31751)
Be given the AKA Gestion de Compte Bancaire
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Any definition would need to cover:Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:50 pmThis definition is similar. So I'm not sure if this definition must be changed... Any suggestions?
EDIT: Perhaps this:
"Bookware means the program was based on a book, which is included in the distribution."
EDIT: On second thought, this new definition suggests that an attached tape containing type-ins from a book would be a bookware. It's certainly not...
Spectrum Bookware which is the book The ZX Spectrum and How to Get the Most from It and a completely unrelated game
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole from Mosaic Bookware which didn't come with the book the game was based on but with a diary
The Saga of Eric the Viking, again from Mosaic Bookware, but doesn't actually come with the book, just excerpts from it
So, if it doesn't have to be a novel, or complete book, or even have the software based on the book, I don't think you can be anymore specific than:
"Bookware means software that was published with a book or novella."
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Please now start using 'Little bugs in the database 4' for new bug reports.
Thanks
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What about this:StooB wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:33 pm Any definition would need to cover:
Spectrum Bookware which is the book The ZX Spectrum and How to Get the Most from It and a completely unrelated game
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole from Mosaic Bookware which didn't come with the book the game was based on but with a diary
The Saga of Eric the Viking, again from Mosaic Bookware, but doesn't actually come with the book, just excerpts from it
So, if it doesn't have to be a novel, or complete book, or even have the software based on the book, I don't think you can be anymore specific than:
"Bookware means software that was published with a book or novella."
"Bookware means the program was based on a story from a book, which is included in the distribution."
This away, it doesn't have to be a novella, not even a fictional story. It can be a book describing events from the World Cup soccer, and a quiz game about it. Or a fictional diary as a way to tell a story, and a game based on the same story.
However I don't agree that Spectrum Bookware is a bookware! Just tying together a book and a game completely unrelated to each other (the game is actually based on a story from a different book) doesn't magically turn them into a bookware.