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| Full title | Splat! |
| Year of release | 1983 |
| Publisher | Incentive Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Alternative Software Ltd (UK) EDOS (UK) System 4 (Spain) |
| Author(s) | Ian Andrew, Ian Morgan |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Arcade: Maze |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £5.50 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on side A of the compilation 4 Most Thrillers (Alternative Software Ltd)
Appeared on side B of the compilation Off the Hook (Electric Dreams Software) Participant in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | 4th place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Original Game. Splat! came with a £500 prize. Ian Andrew - founder of Incentive - says that Splat! was the first game to offer a prize. |
| SPOT comments | SAM Coupe version available |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and SAM Coupe |
| Score |
7.62 (55 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
|  | SplatV1.tzx.zip | 16,124 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 1983 | None | |||
| SplatV2.tzx.zip | 18,496 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | N001 | 1983 | Power-Load | |||
|  | Splat.tap.zip | 16,119 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1983 | |||||
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| | Splat(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | 15,377 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | AS111 | 5015103871117 | 1987 | None | |
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| | Splat(System4).tzx.zip | 15,386 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 1SEA360 | M-29102-1988 | 1988 | None |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | Splat.gif | 5,710 | (Loading screen) |
| Splat.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| Splat.gif | 2,792 | (In-game screen) | |
 | Splat.txt | 1,134 | (English instructions) |
| Splat(System4).pdf | 11,226 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Splat.jpg | 172,910 | (Game map) |
| Splat_2.gif | 66,206 | (Game map) |
| Splat.jpg | 66,293 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Splat_2.jpg | 33,897 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Splat(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).jpg | 104,059 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Splat(System4).jpg | 128,405 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Splat.jpg | 96,377 | (Advertisement) | |
| Splat_2.jpg | 90,184 | (Advertisement) | |
| Splat_3.jpg | 71,143 | (Advertisement) | |
| Splat_CompetitionInstructions.png | 575,659 | (Competition instructions) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| Title | Author | Year | Platform | Status |
| Splat PC | Retrospec (John Dow, Andy Noble) | 2001 | PC/Windows | available |
| Splat | Spooky | 2004 | PC/Windows | available |
| 5 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.83 | page 306 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 138 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 149 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 10.83 | page 58 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.83 | page 162 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Practical Computing | 11.83 | page 150 | (Feature - Spectrum revisited) | |
| Personal Computer Games | 12.83 | page 85 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 1.84 | page 14 | (Review) | |
| Crash | 2.84 | page 89 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.84 | page 52 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 3.84 | page 38 | (Review) | |
| Crash | 4.84 | page 69 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.84 | page 132 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.84 | page 43 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.84 | page 13 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 7.84 | page 7 | (News/Note - Splat Mats) | |
| Crash | 8.84 | page 99 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.84 | page 132 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.86 | page 68 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.86 | page 220 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| ACE | 3.91 | page 69 | (Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably)) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.91 | page 52 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.92 | page 45 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.92 | page 75 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.92 | page 26 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.92 | page 33 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.92 | page 33 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.83 | page 315 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.83 | page 443 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.83 | page 159 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 435 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 249 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 309 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.83 | page 80 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 10.83 | page 112 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 10.83 | page 23 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.83 | page 66 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 513 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 262 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 363 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 471 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 475 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 11.83 | page 33 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.83 | page 111 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 283 | (Advert) | |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 288 | (Advert) | |
| Computer Choice | 12.83 | page 95 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.83 | page 89 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 12.83 | page 122 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 161 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 261 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 373 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 431 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 457 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 12.83 | page 32 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.83 | page 36 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 12.83 | page 61 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 12.83 | page 115 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 12.83 | page 193 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 1.84 | page 24 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.84 | page 57 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 1.84 | page 67 | (Advert) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 129 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 531 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 154 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 358 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 455 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 1.84 | page 32 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.84 | page 59 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.84 | page 58 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 1.84 | page 74 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 2.84 | page 85 | (Advert) | |
| Crash | 2.84 | page 89 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 2.84 | page 37 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 2.84 | page 19 | (Advert) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 119 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Micro Adventurer | 2.84 | page 42 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 2.84 | page 97 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 423 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.84 | page 7 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 2.84 | page 77 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 2.84 | page 36 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.84 | page 89 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.84 | page 49 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 3.84 | page 89 | (Advert) | |
| Micro Adventurer | 3.84 | page 9 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 3.84 | page 125 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 3.84 | page 512 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.84 | page 17 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 3.84 | page 125 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | page 15 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 4.84 | page 99 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.84 | page 23 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.84 | page 31 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 4.84 | page 106 | (Advert) | |
| Home Computing Weekly | 4.84 | page 423 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Micro Adventurer | 4.84 | page 41 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 4.84 | page 5 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 4.84 | page 425 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.84 | page 43 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 5.84 | page 91 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 4.84 | page 123 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.84 | page 73 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.84 | page 57 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Micro Adventurer | 5.84 | page 47 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 5.84 | page 5 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 5.84 | page 135 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 5.84 | page 425 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.84 | page 57 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.84 | page 25 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 6.84 | page 94 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.84 | page 29 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 6.84 | page 35 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 6.84 | page 111 | (Advert) | |
| Sinclair User | 6.84 | page 107 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.84 | page 81 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 7.84 | page 5 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.84 | page 39 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 8.84 | page 5 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.84 | page 35 | (Advert) | [full page] |
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