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| Full title | Monty on the Run |
| Year of release | 1985 |
| Publisher | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Kixx (UK) Serma Software (Spain) |
| Author(s) | Peter M. Harrap |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Interface 2 and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Platform |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.95 2200 ptas. |
| Budget price | £2.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation 10 Great Games (Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd)
Appeared on side B of the compilation 4 Crash Smashes II (Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd) Appeared on side A of the compilation Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth + Monty on the Run (Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd) Appeared on the compilation Kidsplay (Activision Inc) Appeared on side A of the compilation Multimixx 5 (Kixx) Participant in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | 2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Platform Game. |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Wanted: Monty Mole 2. Monty is Innocent 3. Monty on the Run 4. Auf Wiedersehen Monty -- Moley Christmas 5. Impossamole |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and Commodore Plus/4 |
| Score |
7.88 (41 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Encoding scheme | ||
 | MontyOnTheRun.tzx.zip | 58,800 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013658190011 | Unspecified custom loader | |||
|  | MontyOnTheRun.tap.zip | 29,688 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | |||||
| MontyOnTheRun(Kixx).tzx.zip | 29,268 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 5013442544532 | Unspecified custom loader |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | MontyOnTheRun.gif | 4,927 | (Loading screen) |
| MontyOnTheRun.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| MontyOnTheRun_1.gif | 4,952 | (Loading screen) |
| MontyOnTheRun_1.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| MontyOnTheRun.gif | 3,850 | (In-game screen) | |
 | MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 554,012 | (Scanned Multi-language instructions - please help typing this up!) |
| MontyOnTheRun.txt | 3,821 | (English instructions) |
| MontyOnTheRun_German.txt | 7,808 | (German instructions) |
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 1,072,210 | (Game map) |
| MontyOnTheRun_2.gif | 174,462 | (Game map) |
| MontyOnTheRun_3.png | 186,907 | (Game map) |
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 205,305 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| MontyOnTheRun(Kixx).jpg | 91,727 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| MontyOnTheRun.jpg | 441,280 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_2.jpg | 132,023 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_3.jpg | 167,451 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_4.jpg | 132,101 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_5.jpg | 163,776 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun(SermaSoftware).jpg | 365,839 | (Advertisement) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_GremlinGangOffer-Back.jpg | 138,030 | (Gremlin Gang offer) | |
| MontyOnTheRun_GremlinGangOffer-Front.jpg | 188,846 | (Gremlin Gang offer) | |
 | MontyOnTheRun.ay.zip | 756 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| Title | Author | Year | Platform | Status |
| Monty on the Run PC | Dan Richardson | 2001 | PC/Windows | available |
| Monty on the Run | Scottigsoft and Smila | 2004 | PC/Windows | available |
| Monty on the Run | Space-Time Productions Ltd (Steve Watson) | 2005 | PC/Windows | available |
| 1 player review [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Crash | 6.85 | page 9 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.85 | page 12 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 208 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 414 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.85 | page 30 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 11 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 15 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 11.85 | page 54 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 12.85 | page 63 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.86 | page 103 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.86 | page 426 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.86 | page 55 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.86 | page 116 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash Tips Special | 4.86 | page 14 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.86 | page 30 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.86 | page 56 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.86 | page 26 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.86 | page 36 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.86 | page 85 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.87 | page 58 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.87 | page 56 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.87 | page 61 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.88 | page 56 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.88 | page 56 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.88 | page 56 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 1.89 | page 30 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| ACE | 11.89 | page 115 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.89 | page 49 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.89 | page 30 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.91 | page 28 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 12.85 | page 18 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 7.87 | page 29 | (Tokes) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 8.87 | page 29 | (Tokes) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Crash | 6.85 | page 27 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.85 | page 117 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.85 | page 67 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.85 | page 43 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.85 | page 9 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.85 | page 28 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.85 | page 34 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 129 | (Advert - ON YOUR MARKS - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad & Spectrum On October 8th) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 226 | (Advert - GET SET - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad And Spectrum On October 8th.) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 313 | (Advert - GO - Go Straight Round To Your Software Dealer) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 421 | (Advert - FALSE START - Launch Delayed - But Not For Long) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 105 | (Advert - ON YOUR MARKS - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad & Spectrum On October 8th) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 226 | (Advert - GO - Go Straight Round To Your Software Dealer) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 334 | (Advert - GET SET - The Race Begins On Commodore 64, Amstrad And Spectrum On October 8th.) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 423 | (Advert - FALSE START - Launch Delayed - But Not For Long) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 10.85 | page 26 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.85 | page 34 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.85 | page 120 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.85 | page 129 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.85 | page 226 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.85 | page 123 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.85 | page 66 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 11.85 | page 18 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.85 | page 66 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 48 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.85 | page 24 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User Annual | 0.86 | page 52 | (Two-page ad) |
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