Shadow of the Unicorn at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

General info for: Shadow of the Unicorn [#ID: 4424]

Title:

Shadow of the Unicorn

Release Date:

1985

Original Publisher:

Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)

Creators:

Dale McLoughlin (UK)
Shelley McLoughlin (UK)

Availability:

Available

Message Language:

English

Machine Type:

ZX-Spectrum 48K

Genre:

Adventure Game: Graphic

Maximum Players:

Features:

Bookware

Original Price:

£14.95

Other versions:

Shadow of the Unicorn (Timex Tx2068)

Average mag. score:

80.00% (3 reviews)

Review Awards:

"Sinclair User Classic" at Sinclair User issue #45 - 1985/Dec page 25

Remarks:

SPOT: with Mikro-Plus 16k plug-in; first -and last- Mikro-Plus game

Remarks:

This game came with the Mikro-Plus interface, containing a 16K shadow ROM and joystick port.
The ROM image can be found in the 'Additional material' section below.
Fraser Ross created a Shadow of the Unicorn ROM Loader for the +2A/+3, which loads this ROM into RAM, allowing playing the game without the additional hardware device.

Remarks:

ZXSR: Came with 16k Mikro-Plus cartridge that plugged into interface slot to increase memory. This was the first and last game to use this.

Shadow of the Unicorn image, screenshot or loading screen

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User Score

Score:

6.5

Total votes:

Stats:

50% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TZX

Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)

1985

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.tzx.zip

English

Z80

JSSpeccy QAOP

Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)

1985

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.z80.zip

English

ROM

Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)

1985

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.rom.zip

English

Icons provided by Flaticon

RZX Archive

Speccy Screenshot Maps

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

Releases

Release

Publisher

Date

Release Price

Budget Price

Microdrive Price

Disk/ Cartridge

Alternate Title

Original Release

Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)

1985

£14.95

Re-release #1

Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)

1985

Authors/Contributors

Author/Contributor

Team

Role

Dale McLoughlin (UK)

no team

Shelley McLoughlin (UK)

no team

Additional File Downloads

Loading screen

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.scr

Running screen

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.gif

Inlay - Front

Cardbox case (big)

ShadowoftheUnicorn_Front.jpg

Inlay - Back

Cardbox case (big)

ShadowoftheUnicorn_Back.jpg

Instructions

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.txt

Instructions

ShadowOfTheUnicorn(EN).pdf

Game map

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.jpg

Game map

ShadowOfTheUnicorn_3.png

Game map

ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Map.jpg

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.jpg

RZX playback file

Recorded by Rafal (with rollback)

shadowunicorn.zip

POK pokes file

Shadow of the Unicorn (1985)(Mikro-Gen).pok

ROM

Mikro-Plus interface ROM image

ShadowOfTheUnicorn.rom.zip

Novella

ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Novella.txt

Set

ShadowOfTheUnicorn_Set.jpg

Instructions (#1)

ShadowOfTheUnicorn(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf

Icons provided by Flaticon

Magazine Reviews

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

Score

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec

Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"

Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Crash

Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"

Page: 164 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 7/10

MicroHobby

Issue: #52 - 1985/Nov

Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review - Nuevo

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #44 - 1985/Oct/31 special "week#5"

Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #46 - 1985/Nov/14 special "week#2"

Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Sinclair User

Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec

Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 5/5

Your Sinclair

Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan

Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 7/10

Magazine References

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #3 - 1987/Dec

Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Feature - Great Micro Disasters

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep

Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Crash

Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug

Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Feature - With the 64k Spectrum

Crash

Issue: v.1 #20 - 1985/Sep

Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Feature - Of Shadowed Roms And Unicorns

Crash

Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec

Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Tips

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #123 - 1985/Jul/30 special "week#5"

Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #130 - 1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"

Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

MicroHobby

Issue: #52 - 1985/Nov

Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Map - Mapa

MicroHobby

Issue: #71 - 1986/Mar

Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Solution - Solucion - part 1

MicroHobby

Issue: #72 - 1986/Apr

Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Solution - Solucion - part 2

MicroHobby

Issue: #73 - 1986/Apr

Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Solution - Solucion - part 3

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #34 - 1985/Aug/22 special "week#4"

Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #46 - 1985/Nov/14 special "week#2"

Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

SSD-II

Issue: 1999/Sep

Page: 0

Article Type: Information

Sinclair User

Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct

Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Preview

Sinclair User

Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan

Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Sinclair User

Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan

Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Feature - Joysticks: Sticking to the best

Your Computer

Issue: v.5 #8 - 1985/Aug

Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Your Computer

Issue: v.5 #11 - 1985/Nov

Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Your Spectrum

Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct

Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Magazine Advertisements

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct

Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov

Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Crash

Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct

Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Crash

Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov

Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Crash

Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec

Page: 128 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #126 - 1985/Aug/20 special "week#3"

Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Advert - MIKRO-Plus

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #127 - 1985/Aug/27 special "week#4"

Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Advert - MIKRO-Plus

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #127 - 1985/Aug/27 special "week#4"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"

Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad - MIKRO-Plus

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"

Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #129 - 1985/Sep/10 special "week#2"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #130 - 1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #131 - 1985/Sep/24 special "week#4"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #132 - 1985/Oct/1 special "week#1"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Home Computing Weekly

Issue: #133 - 1985/Oct/8 special "week#2"

Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #42 - 1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"

Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: v.4 #44 - 1985/Oct/31 special "week#5"

Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Sinclair User

Issue: 1986 special "Annual 1986"

Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Sinclair User

Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct

Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Sinclair User

Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov

Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

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