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| Full title | Eric & the Floaters |
| Also known as | Eric and the Floaters |
| Year of release | 1984 |
| Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
| Author(s) | Hudson Soft (Y. Tanaka, T. Sasagawa) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (left) and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Maze |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £5.95 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | None |
| Remarks | Almost equal to Bomberman. |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the MSX |
| Score |
8.06 (46 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | ||
|  | EricTheFloaters.tzx.zip | 8,585 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | G34/S | ||
|  | EricTheFloaters.tap.zip | 9,776 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | EricTheFloaters.gif | 875 | (Loading screen) |
| EricTheFloaters.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| EricTheFloaters.gif | 2,865 | (In-game screen) | |
 | EricTheFloaters.txt | 1,772 | (English instructions) |
| EricTheFloaters.jpg | 46,973 | (Cassette inlay) |
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| 6 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Popular Computing Weekly | 3.84 | page 501 | (News/Note - Express software from Japan) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.84 | page 54 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 7.84 | page 140 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 7.84 | page 217 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.84 | page 40 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 7.84 | page 57 | (Feature - Spectrum Software) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.84 | page 33 | (Review - ref. "The Floaters") | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 8.84 | page 37 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 8.84 | page 38 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Answers | 9.84 | page 38 | (Review) | [full page] |
| TV Gamer | 9.84 | page 46 | (Review) | |
| Your Sinclair | 9.93 | page 9 | (Feature - The Games that Time Forgot) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Crash | 6.84 | page 15 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.84 | page 93 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 6.84 | page 41 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 6.84 | page 527 | (Advert) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 6.84 | page 131 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 6.84 | page 315 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.84 | page 17 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.84 | page 35 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 7.84 | page 23 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.84 | page 7 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.84 | page 149 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 7.84 | page 5 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.84 | page 21 | (Advert) | [full page] |
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