General info for: The NeverEnding Story [#ID: 6740]
Title:
The NeverEnding Story
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Ian Weatherburn (UK)
Simon Butler (UK)
Fred Gray (UK)
Contributors:
Renato Casaro
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
AY Sound
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
80.00% (4 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Your Sinclair Megagame" at Your Sinclair issue #1 - 1986/Jan page 88

Music References:
Includes the following music: Giorgio Moroder, Keith Farsey, Limahl, "The Neverending Story"
Remarks:
128k version available
Remarks:
ZXSR: Came free with the original Spectrum 128k along with Daley Thomspons Super Test.

The NeverEnding Story image, screenshot or loading screen
The NeverEnding Story image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.3
Total votes:
7
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Stats:
  9:  
  14.3% (1)
  8:  
  28.6% (2)
  7:  
  28.6% (2)
  6:  
  28.6% (2)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
NeverEndingStoryThe48.tap.zip
English
TZX
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
NeverEndingStoryThe48.tzx.zip
English
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
NeverEndingStoryThe128.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
NeverEndingStoryThe128.tzx.zip
English

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Speccy Screenshot Maps

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: The Neverending Story
Type: Movie
Owner(s): Warner Brothers Inc (USA)

Releases

 Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1985
£9.95
Authors/Contributors
Ian Weatherburn (UK)     
no team 
Simon Butler (UK)  
no team 
Fred Gray (UK)  
no team 
Renato Casaro  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Stars on the 128K
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "NeverendingStory" Series
Number: 1
Title: The NeverEnding Story
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 2
Title: The Neverending Story II
Publisher: Linel (Switzerland/UK)
Release: 1990
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 106 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #58 - 1985/Dec
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #49 - 1986/Apr
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - 128 games

 ZX Computing
Issue: #23 - 1986/Feb
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ZX Computing
Issue: #24 - 1986/Apr
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #36 - 1990/Sep
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 BiT
Issue: #16 - 1993/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #55 - 1986/May
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #56 - 1986/Jun
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #2 - 1985/May
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #5 - 1985/Aug
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #27 - 1986/Apr
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - All the little extra bits (128 software)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #28 - 1986/May
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #38 - 1987/Mar
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #39 - 1987/Apr
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #41 - 1987/Jun
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #42 - 1987/Jul
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #44 - 1987/Sep
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #127 - 1985/Aug/27 special "week#4"
Page: 7 (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: #188 - 1989/May
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #6 - 1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #8 - 1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 127 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #57 - 1986/Dec
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #58 - 1987/Jan
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #78 - 1988/Sep
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #82 - 1989/Jan
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #117 - 1991/Nov
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/Mar
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #7 - 1986/Jul
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #8 - 1986/Aug
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #8 - 1986/Aug
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #15 - 1987/Mar
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #15 - 1987/Mar
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #16 - 1987/Apr
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #17 - 1987/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #21 - 1987/Sep
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #23 - 1987/Nov
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #24 - 1987/Dec
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #26 - 1988/Feb
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #33 - 1988/Sep
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #41 - 1989/May
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #64 - 1991/Apr
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #28 - 1986/Aug
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #31 - 1986/Nov
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #35 - 1987/Mar
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Magazín
Issue: 2002/Jan special "2002/01-2003/04"
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #11 - 1986/Feb
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 129 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #39 - 1985/Sep/26 special "week#4"
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 131 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #10 - 1985/Oct
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #12 - 1985/Dec
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Related Magazine Advertisements

Crash
Issue: v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #38 - 1987/Mar
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #59 - 1987/Feb
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #60 - 1987/Mar
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #61 - 1987/Apr
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #14 - 1987/Feb
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - ref. "ZX Spectrum+2 Software Pack" (Stars on the 128K)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #15 - 1987/Mar
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #16 - 1987/Apr
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Stars on the 128K)
Related Links

 ZX Spectrum Reviews (English)

 CASA (English)

 Centre for Computing History (English)

 Centre for Computing History (English)

 MobyGames (English)

 RZX Archive (English)

 The Tipshop (English)

 UVL (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)