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Tranz-Am Sinclair tape reissue. Did it ever exist or not?

Neil ParsonsNeil Parsons
edited July 2014 in Games
According to WOS Infoseek

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009443

it is said that the Sinclair reissue of this game sometime existed. Recently a mock-up inlay was uploaded to an Ultimate fan group at Facebook and they questioned the tape.

Anybody has reached to see it somewhere, or better than that, have it? If so, a tape inlay scan is really needed, not a mock-up...
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  • MuigMuig
    edited July 2014
    Isn't the Sinclair reissue a reference to the ROM cartridge?

    G29R_BoxFront.gif
    http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_G29R.htm
  • daveysludgedaveysludge
    edited July 2014
    Muig wrote: »
    Isn't the Sinclair reissue a reference to the ROM cartridge?

    G29R_BoxFront.gif
    http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_G29R.htm

    Sinclair released the 4 early titles on tape, they came with a silver inlay.

    I've seen the Jetpac release but not the other 3.
  • PegazPegaz
    edited July 2014
    Yes, I have Sinclair silver Cookie, Pssst an Jetpac, but not Trans Am.
    I think I've never even seen this tape version.
    Is this authentic inlay?
    On this Facebook page, people claim to have such a tape.
    http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/tomcat/yu/index.php
    http://zx-pk.ru/
  • Neil ParsonsNeil Parsons
    edited July 2014
    I have JetPac, Cookie and Pssst tapes under Sinclair silver label, but nothing more and nothing less. It must to be a list with all Sinclair Research releases somewhere, besides their software and peripherals catalogues (in fact, in 1984's one these forementioned games and Tranz-Am are listed under ROM Cartridge category with no reference to tape issues), just for a definite confirmation.
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited July 2014
    The Sinclair silver Tranz Am cassette is like the Yeti of Spectrum games.

    Lots of people will say it exists, but nobody's ever seems to able to produce a copy for inspection, and all sightings seem a bit dubious. I've had an eBay alert set for the past five years for it, even, but there's yet to be one put up for sale.

    I think you're about as likely to turn up a finished copy of Mire Mare than find it.
  • DeusXDeusX
    edited July 2014
    Making up fake silver Tranz Am tapes has become kind of an old sport, one would say.

    One of the latest examples: last March.
    And a different one: August 2007.
  • Neil ParsonsNeil Parsons
    edited July 2014
    DeusX wrote: »
    Making up fake silver Tranz Am tapes has become kind of an old sport, one would say.

    One of the latest examples: last March.
    And a different one: August 2007.

    Thanks DeusX and everybody. I was aware about those mock-ups but I wanted to make sure myself. :)
  • fogfog
    edited July 2014
    DeusX wrote: »
    Making up fake silver Tranz Am tapes has become kind of an old sport, one would say.
    .

    older than ultimate games on microdrives , that seem to turn up on certain auction sites.
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