General info for: Colossus Chess 4 [#ID: 1018]
Title:
Colossus Chess 4
Also known as:
Colossus 4 Chess
Release Date:
1986
Original Publisher:
CDS Microsystems (UK)
Creators:
Martin Bryant (UK)
Carl Cropley (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Game: Board
Maximum Players:
1
Original Price:
£9.95
Disk Price:
£14.99
Other platforms:
Acorn, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
Average mag. score:
75.00% (2 reviews)
Review Awards:
"ZX Computing Monster Hit" at ZX Computing issue #30 - 1986/Oct page 43


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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
CDS Microsystems (UK)
1986
ColossusChess4.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
CDS Microsystems (UK)
1986
ColossusChess4V4.0.tzx.zip
English
v4.0
TZX     JSSpeccy
CDS Microsystems (UK)
1986
ColossusChess4V4.2.tzx.zip
English
v4.2
DSK
CDS Microsystems (UK)
1986
ColossusChess4.dsk.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Zafi Chip (Spain)
1986
ColossusChess4(ZafiChip).tzx.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Z Cobra (Spain)
1987
ColossusChess4(ZCobra).tzx.zip
English
DSK
Proein S.A.
1986
ColossusChess4(ProeinSA).dsk.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Inspiration
Name: Chess
Type: Board
Owner(s):
Releases

 CDS Microsystems (UK)
1986
£9.95
£14.99

 EDOS (UK)
unknown

 Proein Soft Line (Spain)
unknown

 Zafi Chip (Spain)
1986

 Serma Software (Spain)
1988

 Z Cobra (Spain)
unknown
1200.00 Ptas

 Proein S.A.
unknown
Authors/Contributors
Martin Bryant (UK)  
no team 
Carl Cropley (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: The Classic Collection
Publisher: Hot-Shot Entertainments Ltd (UK)
Date: 1992
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: The Complete Home Entertainment Centre
Publisher: CDS Microsystems (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: The Complete Home Entertainment Centre - 10 Great Games
Publisher: CDS Microsystems (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: ZX-Spectrum Vega
Publisher: Retro Computers Ltd (UK)
Date: 2015/Apr/24
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #6 - 1988/Mar
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #18 - 1986/Sep
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #35 - 1986/Aug/28 special "week#4"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #73 - 1988/Apr
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #10 - 1986/Oct
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 ZX Computing
Issue: #30 - 1986/Oct
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Magazín
Issue: 2001/Mar
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 138 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #6 - 1988/Mar
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Brain Games

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #6 - 1988/Mar
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #7 - 1988/Apr
Page: 111 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #8 - 1988/May
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #17 - 1986/Apr/24 special "week#4"
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #34 - 1986/Aug/21 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #34 - 1986/Aug/21 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #36 - 1986/Sep/4 special "week#1"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #38 - 1986/Sep/18 special "week#3"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #38 - 1986/Sep/18 special "week#3"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #39 - 1986/Sep/25 special "week#4"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #40 - 1986/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #40 - 1986/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #42 - 1986/Oct/16 special "week#3"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #42 - 1986/Oct/16 special "week#3"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #44 - 1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #44 - 1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #46 - 1986/Nov/13 special "week#2"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #46 - 1986/Nov/13 special "week#2"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #47 - 1986/Nov/20 special "week#3"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #48 - 1986/Nov/27 special "week#4"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #48 - 1986/Nov/27 special "week#4"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #50 - 1986/Dec/11 special "week#2"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #50 - 1986/Dec/11 special "week#2"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #5 - 1987/Jan/29 special "week#5"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #6 - 1987/Feb/5 special "week#1"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #6 - 1987/Feb/5 special "week#1"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #7 - 1987/Feb/12 special "week#2"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #8 - 1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #10 - 1987/Mar/6 special "week#1"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #17 - 1987/May/1 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #17 - 1987/May/1 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #18 - 1987/May/8 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #22 - 1987/Jun/5 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #24 - 1987/Jun/19 special "week#3"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #25 - 1987/Jun/26 special "week#4"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #27 - 1987/Jul/10 special "week#2"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #30 - 1987/Jul/31 special "week#5"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #31 - 1987/Aug/7 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #31 - 1987/Aug/7 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #32 - 1987/Aug/14 special "week#2"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Popular vs Colossus Chess Tournament

 Sinclair User
Issue: #56 - 1986/Nov
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #59 - 1987/Feb
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Chess Mates

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Computer
Issue: v.7 #3 - 1987/Mar
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 ZX Computing
Issue: #28 - 1986/Aug
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ZX Computing
Issue: #30 - 1986/Oct
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Grandmasters

 ZX Computing
Issue: #30 - 1986/Oct
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 ZX Computing
Issue: #34 - 1987/Feb
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult
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 RZX Archive (English)

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 ZXInfo (ZXDB Front End)

 Every Game Going (Multi-Platform Archive)

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