General info for: Pimania [#ID: 3714]
Title:
Pimania
Release Date:
1982
Original Publisher:
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Mel Croucher (UK)
Christian Penfold (UK)
Chris Edwards (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Prize Game
Original Price:
£10.00
Other versions:
Pimania (ZX81 16K)
Other platforms:
BBC Micro
Average mag. score:
70.00% (1 reviews)
Annual Awards:
Rank #18 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Remarks:
There was a competition for the first person to complete the game, that revealed a certain place at a certain date where a Golden Sundial would be awarded. It took more than 2 years to be found.

Pimania image, screenshot or loading screen
Pimania image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
6.2
Total votes:
5
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Stats:
  8:  
  20% (1)
  7:  
  20% (1)
  6:  
  20% (1)
  5:  
  40% (2)

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.

TZX     JSSpeccy
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
Pimania(different).tzx.zip
English
(different)
TZX     JSSpeccy
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
Pimania(different)_2.tzx.zip
English
(different)
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
Pimania.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
Pimania.tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
£10.00
Authors/Contributors
Mel Croucher (UK)     
no team 
Christian Penfold (UK)  
no team 
Chris Edwards (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: ZX-Spectrum Vega
Publisher: Retro Computers Ltd (UK)
Date: 2015/Apr/24
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads
Remote link
Automata UK Ltd (UK)
1982
http://worldofspectrum.org
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C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #13 - 1982/Nov
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #14 - 1982/Dec
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #15 - 1983/Jan
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

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Issue: #23 - 1983/Sep
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #25 - 1983/Nov
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #26 - 1983/Dec
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/Jan supplement "Book of Adventure"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #33 - 1984/Jul
Page: 137 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar supplement "Book of Adventure"
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Computer Gamer
Issue: #7 - 1985/Oct
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #15 - 1983/Jun/14 special "week#2"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #124 - 1985/Aug/6 special "week#1"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Pi-maniacs find gift horse

 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #14 - 1984/Dec
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.1 #32 - 1982/Nov/25 special "week#4"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #11 - 1983/Mar/17 special "week#3"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Football addict - various games reviews - not just football

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #25 - 1983/Jun/23 special "week#4"
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #39 - 1983/Sep/29 special "week#5"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #3 - 1984/Jan/19 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #5 - 1984/Feb/2 special "week#1"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters - Pimania solved [?]

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #28 - 1984/Jul/12 special "week#2"
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #33 - 1984/Aug/16 special "week#3"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #19 - 1984/May
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Soft Theme: Adventure Games

 Sinclair User
Issue: #14 - 1983/May
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #21 - 1983/Dec
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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

 Sinclair User
Issue: #42 - 1985/Sep
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #1 - 1983/Jan
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Survey: Spectrum Software

 Your Computer
Issue: v.3 #9 - 1983/Sep
Page: 215 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #2 - 1984/Mar
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #7 - 1984/Oct
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Big K
Issue: #8 - 1984/Nov
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #14 - 1982/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #15 - 1983/Jan
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #16 - 1983/Feb
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/Apr
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #31 - 1984/May
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Computer Choice
Issue: 1983/Dec
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Jan
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Crash
Issue: v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #1 - 1983/Nov
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Micro Adventurer
Issue: #6 - 1984/Apr
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #5 - 1984/Apr
Page: 123 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #27 - 1982/Oct/21 special "week#3"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #28 - 1982/Oct/28 special "week#4"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #33 - 1982/Dec/2 special "week#1"
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Issue: v.1 #34 - 1982/Dec/9 special "week#2"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #35 - 1982/Dec/16 special "week#3"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #1 - 1983/Jan/6 special "week#1"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #3 - 1983/Jan/20 special "week#3"
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #4 - 1983/Jan/27 special "week#4"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #6 - 1983/Feb/10 special "week#2"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #11 - 1983/Mar/17 special "week#3"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #12 - 1983/Mar/24 special "week#4"
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #13 - 1983/Mar/31 special "week#5"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #14 - 1983/Apr/7 special "week#1"
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #15 - 1983/Apr/14 special "week#2"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.2 #18 - 1983/May/5 special "week#1"
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
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Issue: #1 - 1982/Dec
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Issue: #21 - 1983/Dec
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Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
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