General info for: Alchemist [#ID: 139]
Title:
Alchemist
Release Date:
1983
Original Publisher:
Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Ian Weatherburn (UK)
Paul Lindale (UK)
Fred Gray (UK)
Contributors:
Gary McNamara
Inspiration for:
Alchemist II - The Dungeons
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Original Price:
£5.50
Average mag. score:
81.00% (5 reviews)
Annual Awards:
Rank #29 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Review Awards:
"PCG Hit" at Personal Computer Games issue #5 - 1984/Apr page 78

Remarks:
The unused memory area at the end of the game contains code fragments from Stonkers, presumably a left-over from the tape duplication process.

Alchemist image, screenshot or loading screen
Alchemist image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
6.1
Total votes:
9
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Stats:
  8:  
  22.2% (2)
  7:  
  33.3% (3)
  5:  
  22.2% (2)
  4:  
  22.2% (2)

Main File Downloads

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TZX     JSSpeccy
Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
1983
Alchemist(GoldenCase).tzx.zip
English
(Golden Case)
TZX     JSSpeccy
Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
1983
Alchemist(WhiteInlay).tzx.zip
English
(White Inlay)
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
1983
Alchemist.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
1983
Alchemist.tzx.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Currys (UK)
1983
Alchemist(Currys).tzx.zip
English

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RZX Archive

Speccy Screenshot Maps

  http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Alchemist


Releases

 Imagine Software Ltd (UK)
1983
£5.50

 ABC Soft (Spain)
1983
1495.00 Ptas

 Currys (UK)
1983

 PRISM Micro-informatique S.A. (France)
unknown

 Bumfun Software (Spain)
2020
£12.00
Authors/Contributors
Ian Weatherburn (UK)     
no team 
Code, Game Design/Concept, In-game Graphics
Paul Lindale (UK)  
no team 
In-game Graphics
Fred Gray (UK)  
no team 
Music
Gary McNamara (UK)  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #02
Publisher: Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #2
Date:
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title: Merlín
Title: Value Pack 48K
Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1984
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

Big K
Issue: #1 - 1984/Apr
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 3/3

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Apr
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 85%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #8 - 1984/Sep
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Crashback

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #49 - 1984/Feb/14 special "week#2"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #6 - 1984/Dec
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #5 - 1984/Apr
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #4 - 1984/Jan/26 special "week#4"
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/Mar supplement "Soft Centre 1"
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics"
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Apr
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #3 - 1984/May
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Computing
Issue: #13 - 1984/Jun
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jan
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/Jun
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #8 - 1984/Sep
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #54 - 1988/Jul
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #48 - 1984/Feb/7 special "week#1"
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #69 - 1984/Jul/3 special "week#1"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby
Issue: #103 - 1986/Nov
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby
Issue: #113 - 1987/Jan
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby
Issue: #116 - 1987/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby
Issue: #141 - 1987/Aug
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #8 - 1984/Jul
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/Jun
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1985 special "Annual 1985"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum software retrospective

 Sinclair User
Issue: #29 - 1984/Aug
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Jun
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - ZX Spectrum Software

 ZX Computing
Issue: #12 - 1984/Apr
Page: 118 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jan
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #28 - 1984/Feb
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #29 - 1984/Mar
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #29 - 1984/Mar
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #49 - 1984/Feb/14 special "week#2"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #5 - 1984/Apr
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #8 - 1984/Jul
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #9 - 1984/Aug
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #65 - 1984/Jun/16
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #22 - 1984/Jan
Page: 152 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/Feb
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/Mar
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/Mar
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #25 - 1984/Apr
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #1 - 1984/Jan
Page: 214 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #2 - 1984/Feb
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 150 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #3 - 1984/Mar
Page: 222 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #4 - 1984/Apr
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
Related Magazine References

Big K
Issue: #7 - 1984/Oct
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Value Pack 48K)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #36 - 1984/Oct
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Value Pack 48K)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #24 - 1984/Jun/14 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Imagine's games sold [to Beau-Jolly] (Value Pack 48K)
Related Magazine Advertisements

Big K
Issue: #7 - 1984/Oct
Page: 111 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K)

 Big K
Issue: #10 - 1985/Jan
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K)

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #11 - 1984/Oct
Page: 121 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K)

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 118 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Value Pack 48K)
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