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Spindizzy question

ghbearmanghbearman
edited March 2008 in Infoseek database
Hi
I have in front of me a tape by Advanced Computer Entertainment, July 1988, which contains Spindizzy (CBM, Speccy, Amstrad versions) and since this is not mentioned on infoseek does that mean it's been overlooked - in which case can it be added - or is it one of those shhhhh we don't mention that here sort of things?

cheers from Guy
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  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited March 2008
    Hi Guy,

    I also have an ACE tape, can't remember if I made a C64 TAP and other formats ? Or if it's the same one as you mention.
  • ghbearmanghbearman
    edited March 2008
    The question is, should it be listed on infoseek?
  • mheidemheide
    edited March 2008
    It probably should! What's the name of the tape, though? Or if it goes with a specific issue, which issue?
    I only know year and publisher, from your initial post...
  • BloodBazBloodBaz
    edited March 2008
    Better still, can you include a scan of the inlay?
  • ghbearmanghbearman
    edited March 2008
    No inlay, sorry. I just have the tape. (Martijn, I don't know the issue # or the name of the tape as a result)
  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited March 2008
    IIR, most if not all ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) tapes came without an inlay.

    There's a few that had Spectrum/C64/Amstrad demos on them, I think I have one with R-Type. I might have even TZXed the speccy side.

    I'll check them out if I can remember where they are. It might even be possible
    to make a V1.13 TZX of all them into one file. Unless we only serve the Spectrum parts.

    Anyone remember the Publisher for ACE ? Perhaps we can find that someone has already scanned the mags (Mort ?).

    [Edit] Ah, It's Future Publishing as infoseek already mentions:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=ACE+%2d+Advanced+Computer+Entertainment
    [Edit]

    Cheers

    Andy
  • ghbearmanghbearman
    edited March 2008
    Andy

    I think
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Future+Publishing$

    is a better link :)
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited March 2008
    Wasn't it Issue 1 of ACE which had Spindizzy on?

    Correction - no it wasn't - ACE 1 had a tape with goodies for the Speccy and C64.

    I noticed that ACE rarely had CPC stuff on any tapes they gave away.
  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited March 2008
    Okay, here's some more stuff:
    http://www.old-computer-mags.com/Magazine/ACE.htm

    Spindizzy came with issue 10:
    http://www.old-computer-mags.com/Magazine/ACE%20N.10/ACE%2010%20-%20p1.jpg

    Aliens came with issue 17:
    http://www.old-computer-mags.com/Magazine/ACE%20N.17/ACE%2017%20-%20p1.jpg
  • StuBruiseStuBruise
    edited March 2008
    According to http://amr.abime.net/issues_24:

    Ace #1 had Gift from the Gods and "Demo of new Ocean games" for the Spectrum and Blue Max for the C64.

    Ace #2 had a 5-level demo of Bubble Bobble.

    Ace #9 had Impossible Mission for the Spectrum, Amstrad, C64 and BBC.

    Ace #10, as previously mentioned, had Spindizzy for the Spectrum, Amstrad and C64.

    Ace #16 had a demo of Dragon Ninja for the Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, Amiga and ST.

    Ace #17, as previously mentioned, had Aliens on the covertape; no idea which version (Aliens or Aliens US) or which formats though.

    There were a couple of issues in 1989 with audio-only covertapes and the last two issues came with dual-format Amiga/PC disks but that's all the free software they gave away.
  • Andrew BarkerAndrew Barker
    edited March 2008
    Nice one StuBruise,

    I think R-Type came one a C&VG Games covertape. I need to check again,
    but they were loose (no inlay) AFAIK.

    Cheers

    Andy
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited March 2008
    R-Type was featured on a CVG tape - it had a completly different C64 version of R-Type..
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