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Non C64 game reviews

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:38 pm
by Fab
The Zzap! Bible on the site only covers C64 reviews, doesn't it?

If so, it would be nice to make a Zzap! Bible for Amiga reviews (I hope I can find a little spare time for that).

Also, were any other platforms covered by Zzap! ? The only one I remember is a feature called Zzap!C16 in issue 28, with short reviews of C16/+4 games. Anything else?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:56 am
by Iain
Hi Fab, nice to see you still around.

The Zzapbible on the site does only contain C64 reviews, Zzap had the pull out of C16 reviews you mentioned and of course Amiga reviews, but nothing else... unless you count that Oric 1 "review" in the Zzap from a reader once!

I am currently redoing the Zzapbible at the moment (on issue 24 at the mo) and adding more information like reviewers, linking multiple reviews for the same game together (e.g. full price, budget, compilation, round ups etc.) but no Amiga reviews.

I can give you the format I would want the data in and if you are happy enough to compile it, I can create a separate Amiga ZzapBible page to display the info and link to the review scans.

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:06 pm
by andy vaisey
Iain wrote:...unless you count that Oric 1 "review" in the Zzap from a reader once.
Would that be the 'Falcon' review in the letters pages? If so, which issue was that?

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:28 pm
by Professor Brian Strain
There were also arcade/pinball machine reviews although not always with a separate score.

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:43 pm
by Lloyd Mangram
I want a Zzapstick Bible. ;)

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:41 am
by Iain
Mr.Zzapback wrote:I want a Zzapstick Bible. ;)
Well, when my super duper new scan pages are done, you should be able to search for a feature type with a tag of joystick-review or something :)

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:42 am
by Iain
andy vaisey wrote: Would that be the 'Falcon' review in the letters pages? If so, which issue was that?
Yeap that was the one. Very funny letter. Can't remember what issue it was in, but would have been post issue 40 since I read it the first time around of me getting Zzap. Probably in the Gordo etc. era... will look for it later if the boss goes away! :)

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:41 pm
by andy vaisey
Found it! Issue 55, page 29. Enjoy!

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:29 am
by Iain
Opps, guess I should have read the new message here before going searching for it myself!

But here's the link anyway

Oric Falkon Review

Only game to get 100% in Zzap as well! ;-)

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:14 am
by Iain
As an update there was also a couple of C128 reviews:

Bureaucracy (128) Activision / Infocom 90% i27 p46
Kik Start II (128) Mastertronic 96% i16 p98
Stratton (128K) CRL 38% i36 p24

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:37 pm
by Fab
Iain wrote:I can give you the format I would want the data in and if you are happy enough to compile it, I can create a separate Amiga ZzapBible page to display the info and link to the review scans.
OK, give me the format and I'll do the Zzap! Bible for Oric^H^H^H^HAmiga

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:55 am
by Ant
Iain wrote: Oric Falkon Review
One of my most favourite reader letters, ever.

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:04 pm
by Iain
As a bit of an update. There was also the odd review of Play by Mail games.

e.g. The Weapon

How strange they seem now... although they were probably quite strange back in the day as well ;-)