Little bugs in the database 5

[Einar Saukas]

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=1305
Art-Top is not a company, it's a person.
Artem Topchiy from Gatchina, Russia.

edit: I've published SQL for label type changing, but there seems to be no way to add Artem Topchiy as owner.

ZXDB doesn't accept a person owned by someone, because slavery is illegal.

Art-Top should be a nickname owned by Artem Topchiy.

[PeterJ]

Hex Aid from Jim Grimwood:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... um/Hex_Aid

Currently has no Genre listed. It should be Programming.

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[PeterJ]

The Author 'Mr Davis', should be 'H Davis'

Please see this index from ZX Computing under the entry for Learner Driver:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.ph ... 343&page=5

And this page from the same issue for Ski Run:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.ph ... 343&page=4

Thanks to [mention]TMD2003[/mention] for this one.

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[Juan F. Ramirez]

Sharkeys Moll, by Zepprllin Games:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... rkeys_Moll

The file marked as advertisement is from another game of the same company.

Anyway, it clearly be seen that is in fact part of the inlay, so that file is redundant (and also wrong!).

[PeterJ]

There is no evidence that 'The Amazing Rotating Cogwheel' was published in Your Computer. I have been through all of my issues and looked at Type Fantastic and there is no mention. I believe this reference needs removing until evidence is provided.

As we know it was included in an Outlet tape that should be recorded as the original publisher.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... g_Cogwheel

[pavero]

Because there are still many users who don't know about existence new preservation forms or they haven't tried to use them yet, some additional promotion is needed:

viewtopic.php?p=55597#p55597

These online forms should by always use, if you want to add some missing informations, new files or change something what is incorrect and there is no any doubt about it. The main purpose is clear - to reduce number of posts in 'Little bugs in the database' and 'Cover Artists' threads, where is very time-consuming to process those changes manually. But if you use these forms, all changes can be processed fully automatically.

[8BitAG]

I appreciate that it takes more work but there is definitely a place for "peer review" (as these threads provide) when making changes to information in the database. There's been many times when a change has been proposed which has prompted discussions and counter-changes in response.

[StooB]

Hotshot
Football Manager 2
Football Manager World Cup Edition
Soccer Mania
Football Manager 3

All these have an erroneous re-release from Prism Leisure that can be deleted. (Prism owned Addictive at the time these were first released)

Football Manager 2
Football Manager 2 Expansion Kit
Football Manager World Cup Edition

All these should have a budget £2.99 release from Addictive Games in 1991. The price comes from the inlays which advertise the other releases: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/si ... dition.jpg
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/si ... ionKit.jpg
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/si ... nager2.jpg

[StooB]

The PAGES link of the Sinclair User supplement 50 Tips For Better Sinclair Computing links to Another Leap Forward - a different supplement from the same issue. The PDF and VIEW links are correct.

[8BitAG]

Warriors Revenge
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... rs_Revenge

A few issues here.

Firstly some akas...

Warrior's Revenge
Land of No Return
The Land of No Return
See advert...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.ph ... 40&page=96

The database shows three games. It *was* a planned trilogy, according to the advert, but the second game is not titled Land of No Return... that's the "sub title" of the first game in the series (as advert shows).

So this entry should be deleted...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... _No_Return

Second game, according to one of the reviews, was to be what is currently listed as the third game...
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... e_of_Death

[StooB]

Action Pack
Addicta Pack

The publisher for these should be Paxman Promotions like it is for Power Pack and The Hit Pack.

[Stefan]

Just in on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/StooMonster/status/ ... et%3DTweet

Stuart Fotheringham did all the graphics for I.C.U.P.S. - Colin Grunes was not involved.

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[8BitAG]

R. Tomlin is Robert Tomlin
(full name is given in the game)
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=11846
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... nture_2001

[druellan]

Some roles for Stephen Cargill games:

Slingshot
Stephen Cargill (UK) - game design - code
Craig Houston (UK) - in-game graphics

Garfield:
Stephen Cargill (UK) - code
Neil Strudwick (UK) - in-game graphics
Produced under the Softek label

[Ivanzx]

Missing credit in Super Wonder Boy:

As per the Spanish "Musical 1" re-release, Sound/Fx for Amstrad/Spectrum by David Whittaker.

[Ivanzx]

Wizard of Wor wrong number of players:

The excellent conversión from Hungarian WSS allows 2 players simultaneously to play, not turn based.


Stock Car Championship 3D wrong number of players:

This game accepts up to 4 simultaneous players, not in turns like the entry says now.

[Ivanzx]

Starlike, wrong number of players, it should be just 1.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... m/Starlike


Softheque Issue 1 includes the games:

As per an eBay auction (no longer available), the games included in this compilation were:
UFO (16k)
Wargame (48k)
Anatomie (48k)
Gestion Magasin (48k)


Senku wrong country from the author:
The autor from the game Senku, published in Microhobby is not from Spain, but from Uruguay, as stated in the Magazine itself:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... trum/Senku

[Ivanzx]

Sub Track missing inspiration:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... /Sub_Track
Inspired by SEGA´s Deep Scan


Same for Nautilus:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... m/Nautilus


Turbulence wrong genre:
It is listed as Puzzle, but it is more an Arcade:action type of game.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... Turbulence

[Ivanzx]

Comando Tracer in its +3 enhanced version (commercial) shows Rainbow effects:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9 ... ndo_Tracer


Test Program K3, something must be wrong in this entry, as the original publishers are german and stopped in 1987, but this one is listed with russian as language from 1992:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/8 ... rogram_K-3

[Ivanzx]

Ultratumba, a MOD of El Mago:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... Ultratumba

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... um/El_Mago


Domino by Sound-on-Sound missing credit:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... rum/Domino
Should have Iris as authors, the same as for Ataque a la flota, which already has Iris:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... a_la_Flota


Ninja Spirit Authors:
As per the Spanish instructions:
Code: Spidersoft
Graphics: Focus
Music: Paul Hiley
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... nja_Spirit

[Ivanzx]

El Paquetazo, compilation, included these games:
As per a picture in a second hand sale website from Spain (not available anymore), it was seen that the compilation included these games:
Yogi Bear
Gunboat
Through the Trapdoor
Fifth Quadrant
Phantom of the Opera
Implosion


Astronomia I should be also called: Planetario El Cielo and should have a series with "Astronomia II Planetario la Tierra".
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... tronomia_I
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ronomia_II


Bombscare and Bombfusion, series?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... /Bombscare
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6 ... Bombfusion

[Ivanzx]

Missing credits in Michel Futbol Master:
From the instructions of the game, there are some other people who participated in the graphics:
"Georgina Daviu, Ruben Rubio y Deborah"
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... bol_Master


Drakkar missing credit, music by Gominolas:
As Gominolas himself mentioned in an interview recently, he composed the game for Drakkar, although he is not listed on it.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... um/Drakkar


Wrongly spelt author from the spanish game Taxi Driver
Instead of M. Villate, it should be, as per the main menu of the game, M. Ullate.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... axi_Driver

[Ivanzx]

Missing credits in Fairlight:
As per the instructions of the game:
"the phenomel 'multichannel' music of Fairlight was composed by
Alphinwood, and the Spectrum version was created through Ricksoft. With many
thanks to Martin, Robert, Alan and friends."
Therefore, Ricksoft, Martin, Robert and Alan should also be included.
I wonder if the 3 later names could be the famous Pennsoft, author of Prohibition, among others??


Senso correction:
The language in the game is mainly German. Besides the game is inspired by the famous game, "Simon".
I also doubt that the CP Software announced in the main screen in the game is the UK one. Could be easily a German and different one but that is still to prove.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... trum/Senso


Wrong information in the Khazzad-Dum entry
It states that "Originally planned to be published by Idealogic (in 1987). A few tapes were even manufactured - and since preserved - but they never reached the shops. The first officially sold release was done in 1989, by SPE.", but according to one of its authors, Inigo Ayo, in a recent podcast, he found a copy of the game in a shop, so it was commercially distributed with Idealogic, although, apparently, in little amounts of it.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... hazzad-Dum

[Ivanzx]

Super Dragon Slayer missing credits:
As per the inlay:
Music: Barry Leitch
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9 ... gon_Slayer


Simeon missing inspiration:
Two games called Simeon should be inspired by Simon (Milton Bradley International INC).
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... rum/Simeon
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... rum/Simeon

[Ivanzx]

Parejas, number of players should be 2 turn based:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... um/Parejas


Chistes, wrong genre:
It is not a Music program, but a series of Jokes showing on screen, maybe we should create a new genre? Comedy?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... um/Chistes


El Cid missing feature:
Should have the label Medieval Legends
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9 ... rum/El_Cid