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| Full title | Knight Lore |
| Year of release | 1984 |
| Publisher | Ultimate Play The Game (UK) |
| Re-released by | ABC Soft (Spain) Dro Soft (Spain) Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) Ricochet (UK) |
| Author(s) | Tim Stamper, Chris Stamper |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Adventure |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £9.95 1950 ptas. |
| Budget price | £1.99 |
| Availability | Distribution denied |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 1, side A of the compilation Gold Collection II, The (US Gold Ltd)
Appeared on tape 2, side B of the compilation They Sold a Million II (The Hit Squad) Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Ultimate Play The Game: The Collected Works (Ultimate Play The Game) Appeared on side B of covertape MicroHobby issue 200: Tape 23 (MicroHobby) Participant in the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards Participant in the Game of the Year Awards 1985 Features Isometric 3D Graphics Features Medieval Legends Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | Winner of the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards - Game of the Year 1984. Winner of the Game of the Year Awards 1985 - Best Arcade Adventure. There also were a Knight Lore Designer and Knight Lore Designer. |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Sabre Wulf 2. Underwurlde 3. Knight Lore 4. Pentagram 5. Mire Mare |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, MSX and NES |
| Score |
8.40 (597 votes) |
| Origin | Model | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | |
| Original release | 48K | 481009 | 1984 | SpeedLock 1 | |||
| Original release | 48K | 1984 | None | ||||
| Re-release | ABC Soft | 48K | 1984 | None | |||
| Re-release | ABC Soft | 48K | SP157 | M-13948-1985 | 1985 | None | |
| Re-release | Dro Soft | 48K | 2MT145 | M-35544-1988 | 1988 | None | |
| Re-release | Erbe Software S.A. | 48K | 1984 | None | |||
| Re-release | Ricochet | 48K | RS010 | 5012967400309 | 1984 | None |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
| KnightLore.gif | 5,797 | (Loading screen) | |
| KnightLore.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) | |
| KnightLore.gif | 3,876 | (In-game screen) | |
| KnightLore.jpg | 1,495,571 | (Scanned English instructions) | |
| KnightLore.txt | 7,010 | (English instructions) | |
| KnightLore(DroSoft).rtf | 4,298 | (Spanish instructions) | |
| KnightLore.jpg | 344,898 | (Game map) | |
| KnightLore_2.jpg | 518,488 | (Game map) | |
| KnightLore_3.png | 352,366 | (Game map) | |
| KnightLore_4.jpg | 1,179,417 | (Game map) | |
| KnightLore.jpg | 435,434 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| KnightLore_2.jpg | 66,073 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| KnightLore(ABCSoft).jpg | 109,850 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| KnightLore(DroSoft).jpg | 76,976 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| KnightLore(Ricochet).jpg | 131,628 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| KnightLore.jpg | 235,741 | (Advertisement) | |
| KnightLore_2.jpg | 148,048 | (Advertisement) | |
| KnightLore_Poster.jpg | 1,456,855 | (Official company shipped poster) | |
| KnightLore(ABCSoft)_Poster.jpg | 414,059 | (Poster) | |
| KnightLore.ay.zip | 785 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
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