General info for: Knight Orc [#ID: 6540]
Title:
Knight Orc
Release Date:
1987
Original Publisher:
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Pete Austin (UK)
Mike Austin (UK)
Nick Austin (UK)
John Jones-Steele (UK)
Andrew Deeley
Contributors:
Godfrey Dowson, Paul Human, Steve Weston
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text-Only
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Bookware
Padlock Protection
Original Price:
£14.95
Disk Price:
£19.95
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 (unofficial), MSX, Macintosh
Average mag. score:
96.00% (2 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb page 45

Remarks:
SPOT: 1. Loosed Orc; 2. A Kind of Magic; 3. Hordes of the Mountain King
Remarks:
The Spectrum +3 disk version has some enhancements like black & white graphics and save/load from disk.
Remarks:
The novella is required in order to play parts 2 and 3.

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User Score
Score:
7.7
Total votes:
3
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Stats:
  9:  
  33.3% (1)
  8:  
  33.3% (1)
  6:  
  33.3% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TZX     JSSpeccy
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
KnightOrc.tzx.zip
English
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
KnightOrcPart1-LoosedOrc.z80.zip
English
part 1: Loosed Orc
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
KnightOrcPart2-AKindOfMagic.z80.zip
English
part 2: A Kind of Magic
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
KnightOrcPart3-HordesOfTheMountainKing.z80.zip
English
part 3: Hordes of the Mountain King
DSK
Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
KnightOrc.dsk.zip
English

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Releases

 Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
1987
£14.95
£19.95
Authors/Contributors
Pete Austin (UK)  
Level 9 Computing Ltd    
Game Design/Concept, Story Writing
Andrew Deeley  
Level 9 Computing Ltd    
Level Design
Godfrey Dowson  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Paul Human  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Steve Weston (UK)  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #1 - 1987/Oct
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #71 - 1987/Sep
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 92%

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #27 - 1987/Jul/10 special "week#2"
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 Sinclair User
Issue: #71 - 1988/Feb
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 10/10

 Your Computer
Issue: v.7 #10 - 1987/Oct
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - 100 Top Games

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #65 - 1987/Mar
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #66 - 1987/Apr
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #79 - 1988/May
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #80 - 1988/Jun
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #93 - 1989/Aug special "93b"
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #17 - 1986/Aug
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #25 - 1987/Apr
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #44 - 1987/Sep
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #51 - 1988/Apr
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #55 - 1988/Aug
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #30 - 1987/Jul/31 special "week#5"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #59 - 1987/Feb
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #72 - 1988/Mar
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #74 - 1988/May
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Sinclair User
Issue: #80 - 1988/Nov
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #88 - 1989/Jul
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #101 - 1990/Jul
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #102 - 1990/Aug
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #108 - 1991/Feb
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #118 - 1991/Dec
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Computer
Issue: v.7 #3 - 1987/Mar
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #18 - 1987/Jun
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #26 - 1988/Feb
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #31 - 1988/Jul
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #35 - 1987/Mar
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Rainbird
Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #1 - 1987/Oct
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #72 - 1987/Oct
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #39 - 1987/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 The Games Machine
Issue: #1 - 1987/Oct
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Scrapped File Downloads
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