Little bugs in the database 4

[Stu]

The Great Escape: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... eat_Escape

Has a PC/DOS version: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/534/G ... C+The.html

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[Stu]

Pole Position: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... e_Position

Has a PC/DOS version: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/4668/ ... ition.html

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[Stu]

World Class Rugby: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... lass_Rugby

Has a PC/DOS version: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/935/W ... Rugby.html

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[Stu]

Top Gun: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... um/Top_Gun

Has a PC/DOS version: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/924/Top+Gun.html

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[Stu]

Tau Ceti: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... m/Tau_Ceti

Has an Atari ST version: https://www.atarilegend.com/games/2894
And a PC/DOS version: http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=1131 (not on Abandonia)

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[Stu]

Academy: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... um/Academy

Has a PC/DOS version: https://www.uvlist.net/game-190592-Academy+Tau+Ceti+II (not on Abandonia)

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[StooB]

The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Movie

- the 1988 Crash review is for The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Book and can be deleted as it is already listed on that page

- the Unique release is a re-release of The Hunt for Red October - Based on the Book, not this one

- the artwork is the same as the film poster which is by Tony Seiniger (according to Wikipedia), not Steinar Lund, who did the cover of the book version

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[StooB]

Tony Seiniger should also be listed as the cover artist for Jaws.
(source)

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[PeterJ]

Dragon Maze is listed as a 48K game, but the advertisements say it runs on a 16K Spectrum.

Evidence:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.ph ... 95&page=47

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[kolbeck]

TFO for ZX81

Was also published by danish ZX Data, SQL goes here:

-- TFO ()(unknown) [ID:29378] [ZX81 16K] --> 'ZX Data'
INSERT INTO releases (entry_id, release_seq, release_year, release_month, release_day, release_price) VALUES (29378, 1, 1982, NULL, NULL, NULL);
INSERT INTO publishers (entry_id, release_seq, label_id, publisher_seq) VALUES (29378, 1, (select id from labels where name='ZX Data'), 1);

Danish instructions has been found and will be uploaded as well

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[+3code]

This title

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

is from 1984:

http://zx81.ordi5.free.fr/k7/k7.htm

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[PeterJ]

Following are the next batch of 10 change requests that I received via email from Radek. The text is copied verbatim as per his email.

Cross, 1987, Compulogical S.A. (Spain)
"Message Language: Spanish" should be changed to English (also TZX in downloads)

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[PeterJ]

Mach 3, 1989, Loriciels (France)
There are two TAPs, first is signed like Loriciels (France) and English, second is signed like Proein Soft Line and Spanish. But both TAPs are absolute bit copy and in Spanish. Loriciels (France) in English is missing, should be repaired.

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[PeterJ]

Defenda

Loading screen shows release year as 1986, but it was reviewed in Crash in 1984. We also hold the release year as 1984.

Is there something odd about this one?

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[PeterJ]

Lover

Should be changed from Message Language English to German, French and Spanish. There is a menu at the start offering a choice.

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[PeterJ]

Skateball and Skate Wars are the same game.

Can notes be added.

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[PeterJ]

Super Brat and Wimbledon are the same game. Can notes be added.

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[PeterJ]

Demon's Dream should have message language changed to English (also the downloads)

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[PeterJ]

Masters of the Universe - The Arcade Game

There is "Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format" in "Additional file downloads", but It's a mistake. This game contains no music. The music is from game Masters of the Universe - The Movie (1987, Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)), so should be moved there. Also author Benn Daglish should be moved there.

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[PeterJ]

TIM

Can a note be added that this is a compilation of 3 games?

Thanks

That's it for now.

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[4thRock]

These titles should be added to the "Border Effects" category:

EXPLODING BORDER
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=23869

BORDER PRINT
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=24099

BORDERLINE EDITOR
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=22135

BORDER EFEKTI
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=7986

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[StooB]

Defenda

Loading screen shows release year as 1986, but it was reviewed in Crash in 1984. We also hold the release year as 1984.

Is there something odd about this one?

All the downloads are from the Currys re-release in late 1986. The tosec version - Defenda (1984)(Interstella Software).tzx - is the original release and has 1984 on the loading screen.

Super Brat and Wimbledon are the same game. Can notes be added.

Already listed on the "derived from" and "origin of" fields.

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[Einar Saukas]

Super Brat and Wimbledon are the same game. Can notes be added.

Already listed on the "derived from" and "origin of" fields.

Good point. But I think it's worth it to add a note that it was renamed for copyright reasons, and that the new title is a humorous reference to John McEnroe.

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[PeterJ]

But I think it's worth it to add a note that it was renamed for copyright reasons, and that the new title is a humorous reference to John McEnroe.

Thanks Einar.

[PeterJ]

All the downloads are from the Currys re-release in late 1986.

If that is the case the case then the release year for the Curry's re-release is wrong as it shows 1984. This is what would have caused the confusion for Radek.

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