ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Viz: The Soft Floppy One

Viz: The Computer Game

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2001-01-01

Stats

6,340

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1991
Viz: The Soft Floppy One
AKA Viz: The Computer Game
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1992
Viz: The Soft Floppy One
AKA Viz: The Computer Game
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game based on the long-running, irreverent British comic magazine VIZ, which first appeared in 1979 as a print run of 150 copies on the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK).

[2] VIZ (demo) is available for download on Zero (Issue 15, Jan 91) coverdisk [Source: Amiga Magazine Rack (AMR)].

Conversion Notes

Based on 1991 Probe/Virgin C64/128 release.
PC versions: VGA

Screen info

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Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Original Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

Original Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

Budget Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Budget Release

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 21, 4/1991, Pages 226 & 227)

ECS no. 2

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 27, 10/1991, Page 124)

Manual info

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ECS no. 1

Manual (English)

ECS / OCS

On the player select screen, type “WHAT A LARGE SET OF BOLLOCKS” and press ‘RETURN’. The background should now turn white. Now on that same screen, press a number ‘1’ through ‘5’ (on the main keyboard) and press fire to skip to the corresponding level.

Conversion info

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
Conversion Atari ST/E

Conversion Atari ST/E

Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
45 (Jun 1991)
695/1000
David Upchurch
1
Amiga Action
21 (Jun 1991)
62%
1
Amiga Action
33 (Jun 1992)
11%
Peter Lee
Re-release
1
Amiga Format
23 (Jun 1991)
70%
Maff Evans
2
Amiga Power
1 (May 1991)
58%
Stuart Campbell
1
Amiga Power
15 (Jul 1992)
45%
Rich Pelley
Re-release
2
CU Amiga
Mar 1991
86%
Steve Merrett
2
CU Amiga
Apr 1991
Roundup
1
The One
32 (May 1991)
68%
Kati Hamza
2
The One
43 (Apr 1992)
2/5
Jools Watsham
Re-release
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
17 (Feb 1991)
Preview
0
Amiga Format
19 (Feb 1991)
Trenton Webb
Preview
1
CU Amiga
Jan 1991
Steve Merrett
Preview (in-depth)
2
The One
28 (Jan 1991)
Brian Nesbitt
Preview (in-depth)
4
Zero
15 (Jan 1991)
Paul Lakin
Preview (in-depth)
2

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 48%

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