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| Full title | Winter Games |
| Year of release | 1986 |
| Publisher | US Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Compulogical S.A. (Spain) Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) Kixx (UK) |
| Author(s) | Sentient Software Ltd (Geoff Brown, F. David Thorpe), Mark Alexander |
| Tie-in licence | Epyx Inc (USA) (original game: Winter Games) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 4 - turn based |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Sport: Action |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.95 2300 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 B of the compilation Crash Collection Vol 1, The (US Gold Ltd)
Appeared on tape 1, side B of the compilation Epyx 21 (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on tape 3 of the compilation Gold, Silver, Bronze (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on the compilation Lingote, El (Erbe Software S.A.) Appeared on the compilation Mega Sports (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Solid Gold (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on the compilation Sport 88 (Proein Soft Line) Participant in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | 3rd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Game of the Year. 2nd place in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Sports Game. |
| SPOT comments | 128k version available (US Gold) |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Summer Games 2. Summer Games II 3. Winter Games 4. World Games 5. California Games 6. Games - Winter Edition, The 7. Games - Summer Edition, The |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, NES and Sega Master System |
| Score |
8.33 (49 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
 | WinterGames.tzx.zip | 113,966 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013442530481 | 1986 | SpeedLock 1 | |||
|  | WinterGames128.tap.zip | 54,793 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1986 | |||||
| | WinterGamesDay1.tap.zip | 31,358 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1986 | |||||
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| | WinterGamesDay2.tap.zip | 31,388 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1986 | |||||
| | WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).tzx.zip | 55,123 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | EPTX1002 | M-42957-1985 | 1986 | None | |
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| | WinterGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 55,433 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-28235-1987 | 1987 | None | ||
| WinterGames(Kixx).tzx.zip | 68,945 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 5013442546789 | 1990 | SpeedLock 4 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | WinterGames128.gif | 6,418 | (Loading screen) |
| WinterGames128.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| WinterGamesDay1.gif | 6,416 | (Loading screen) |
| WinterGamesDay1.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| WinterGamesDay2.gif | 6,414 | (Loading screen) |
| WinterGamesDay2.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| WinterGames.gif | 7,281 | (In-game screen) | |
 | WinterGames.txt | 23,495 | (English instructions) |
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).pdf | 296,771 | (Spanish instructions) |
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).txt | 21,243 | (Spanish instructions) |
| WinterGamesDay1.png | 27,039 | (Game map) |
| WinterGamesDay2.png | 36,806 | (Game map) |
| WinterGames128.jpg | 92,997 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| WinterGames48.jpg | 84,662 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 168,069 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| WinterGames(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 49,686 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| WinterGames(Kixx).jpg | 293,963 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| WinterGames.jpg | 215,337 | (Advertisement) | |
| WinterGames_2.jpg | 555,088 | (Advertisement) | |
| WinterGames(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 290,498 | (Advertisement) | |
 | WinterGames.ay.zip | 17,735 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| 3 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer Gamer | 10.85 | page 8 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 11.85 | page 10 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 11.85 | page 10 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.86 | page 517 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 3.86 | page 69 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.86 | page 132 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.86 | page 21 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.86 | page 40 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 3.86 | page 43 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.86 | page 30 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.86 | page 73 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.86 | page 92 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 8.86 | page 14 | (Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.86 | page 69 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.86 | page 70 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ACE | 7.88 | page 77 | (Feature - Sports Sims) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.89 | page 35 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.90 | page 48 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.91 | page 43 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 5.86 | page 14 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby Especial | 12.87 | page 28 | (Informe) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer Gamer | 12.85 | page 10 | (Two-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 12.85 | page 12 | (Two-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.86 | page 195 | (Full-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.86 | page 133 | (Full-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.86 | page 116 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.86 | page 67 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 1.86 | page 48 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.86 | page 77 | (Full-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 2.86 | page 17 | (Full-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.86 | page 34 | (Full-page ad - coming soon ...) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.86 | page 52 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.86 | page 78 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.86 | page 56 | (Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.86 | page 24 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.86 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
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