General info for: Starquake [#ID: 4873]
Title:
Starquake
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
Bubble Bus Software (UK)
Creators:
Stephen J. Crow (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Maze
Maximum Players:
1
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Redefineable keys
Themes:
Teleportation
Original Price:
£7.95
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS
Average mag. score:
91.75% (4 reviews)
Annual Awards:
1st Best Sound FX - 1985 Crash Readers Awards.

2nd Best Arcade Adventure - 1985 Crash Readers Awards.

3rd Best Game Overall - 1985 Crash Readers Awards.
Review Awards:
"C+VG Game of the Month" at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) issue #49 - 1985/Nov page 14

"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov page 10

"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep page 86


Starquake image, screenshot or loading screen
Starquake image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
8.3
Total votes:
20
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Stats:
  10:  
  25% (5)
  9:  
  30% (6)
  8:  
  10% (2)
  7:  
  20% (4)
  6:  
  15% (3)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Bubble Bus Software (UK)
1985
Starquake.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Bubble Bus Software (UK)
1985
Starquake.tzx.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Bubble Bus Software (UK)
1985
Starquake.tzx.zip
English
different
TZX     JSSpeccy
Ricochet (UK)
1985
Starquake(Ricochet).tzx.zip
English
TZX
Z Cobra (Spain)
1987
Starquake(ZCobra).tzx.zip
English

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RZX Archive

Speccy Screenshot Maps

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


Releases

 Bubble Bus Software (UK)
1985
£7.95

 Dro Soft (Spain)
unknown

 Ricochet (UK)
1985
£1.99

 Zafi Chip (Spain)
unknown

 Z Cobra (Spain)
1987
875.00 Ptas
Authors/Contributors
Stephen J. Crow (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: 10 Computer Hits 4
Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: 4 Crash Smashes II
Publisher: Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Sinclair Game Compilation
Publisher: Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 96%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 91%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #61 - 1986/Jan
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #40 - 1985/Oct/3 special "week#1"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #41 - 1985/Oct/10 special "week#2"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #74 - 1988/May
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

BiT
Issue: #6 - 1992/Mar
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 BiT
Issue: #6 - 1992/Mar
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 135 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #27 - 1987/Jun
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 106 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Crash Readers Awards

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #28 - 1986/May
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #130 - 1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 MicroHobby
Issue: #68 - 1986/Mar
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #77 - 1986/May
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/Jun special "Especial"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #48 - 1985/Nov/28 special "week#4"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #2 - 1986/Jan/9 special "week#2"
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

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

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 YS Smash Tips
Issue: 1988/Aug
Page: 49
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #4 - 1986/Apr
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec
Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #55 - 1986/May
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #56 - 1986/Jun
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #61 - 1986/Nov
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #69 - 1987/Jul
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #14 - 1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #16 - 1986/Apr/17 special "week#3"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #20 - 1986/May/15 special "week#3"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #43 - 1986/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #44 - 1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #5 - 1986/May
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert
Related Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (10 Computer Hits 4)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Computer Hits 4)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (10 Computer Hits 4)
Score: 10/10
Related Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Christmas Crackers (10 Computer Hits 4)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Christmas Compilations (10 Computer Hits 4)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (10 Computer Hits 4)
Related Magazine Advertisements

Computer Gamer
Issue: #20 - 1986/Nov
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #21 - 1986/Dec
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #22 - 1987/Jan
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #34 - 1986/Nov
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #35 - 1986/Dec
Page: 134 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (4 Crash Smashes II)
Related Links

 ZX Spectrum Reviews (English)

 Centre for Computing History (English)

 MobyGames (English)

 RZX Archive (English)

 The Tipshop (English)

 UVL (English)

 Wikipedia (English)

Other Sites

 User Reviews (formerly Spectrum 20)

 The TZX Vault (Software Preservation)

 ZX-Art (Spectrum Graphics)

 ZXInfo (ZXDB Front End)

 Every Game Going (Multi-Platform Archive)

 The Tipshop (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes)

 New World Of Spectrum (Spectrum Archive)

 Original World Of Spectrum (Spectrum Archive)

 World Of Spectrum Classic (Spectrum Archive)