General info for: Deus Ex Machina [#ID: 1373]
Title:
Deus Ex Machina
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Mel Croucher (UK)
Andrew Stagg (UK)
Contributors:
Robin Grenville Evans
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Game: Simulation
Maximum Players:
1
Competitions:
C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Features:
Multi-loader in 128K mode
Multi-loader in 48K mode
Controls:
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Original Price:
£15.00
Other platforms:
Commodore 64, MSX
Average mag. score:
73.33% (3 reviews)
Annual Awards:
Runner-up in the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Original Game.
Remarks:
The accompanying audio tape was created with the voices of Ian Dury, Jon Pertwee, Donna Bailey and Frankie Howerd.

Deus Ex Machina image, screenshot or loading screen
Deus Ex Machina image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.2
Total votes:
5
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Stats:
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  20% (1)
  8:  
  20% (1)
  7:  
  40% (2)
  5:  
  20% (1)

Main File Downloads

The copyright for this title from Automata UK Ltd (UK) belongs to Subvert Ltd. Games may only be downloaded for ‘personal’ usage and these downloads are not to be offered to any third-parties – freely or not. Nor are they to be included on any commercial enterprise without prior agreement from Subvert Ltd.

TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1984
DeusExMachina.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1984
DeusExMachina.tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1984
£15.00

 Investronica S.A. (Spain)
1985
Authors/Contributors
Mel Croucher (UK)     
no team 
Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
Andrew Stagg (UK)  
no team 
Code
Robin Grenville Evans (UK)     
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: ZX Files Megatape 3
Publisher: Magazine ZXFiles - covertape from issue #6 - 1998
Date: 1998
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

Big K
Issue: #9 - 1984/Dec
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #85 - 1984/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #40 - 1985/Aug
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/10

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #2 - 1985/Jan
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #33 - 1984/Dec
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #11 - 1984/Nov
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Computing
Issue: #18 - 1985/Apr
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #8 - 1988/May
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Aliens Alive! (self-evolution in games)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #101 - 1985/Feb/26 special "week#4"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Non-starter wins race

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #105 - 1985/Mar/26 special "week#4"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Critic's Choice

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #36 - 1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #40 - 1984/Oct/4 special "week#1"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters - Bounds of decency

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #48 - 1984/Nov/29 special "week#5"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #48 - 1984/Nov/29 special "week#5"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Xmas soft hits

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

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #26 - 1984/Dec
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #35 - 1985/Feb
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Software distribution report

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Ballad of the Piman

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Software distribution report

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Nov
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #10 - 1984/Oct
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Deus Ex Machina

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Magazine Advertisements

Big K
Issue: #7 - 1984/Oct
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #8 - 1984/Nov
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Big K
Issue: #9 - 1984/Dec
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Big K
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 190 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #25 - 1986/Feb
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #36 - 1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #36 - 1984/Sep/6 special "week#1"
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #38 - 1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #38 - 1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #39 - 1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #39 - 1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #42 - 1984/Oct/18 special "week#3"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #45 - 1984/Nov/8 special "week#2"
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #48 - 1984/Nov/29 special "week#5"
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #51 - 1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #14 - 1985/Apr/4 special "week#1"
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #24 - 1984/Oct
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #26 - 1984/Dec
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #27 - 1985/Jan
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #34 - 1985/Jan
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #4 - 1986/Apr
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #8 - 1984/Oct
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #9 - 1984/Nov
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #11 - 1985/Feb
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
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