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Don't Buy This

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Full title	Don't Buy This
Also known as	Five of the Worst Games Ever
Year of release	1985
Publisher	Firebird Software Ltd (UK)
Machine type	ZX Spectrum 48K
Number of players	1
Controls	Keyboard
Type	Compilation
Message language	English
Original publication	Commercial
Original price	£2.50
Budget price	£1.99
Availability	Available
Protection scheme	None
Additional info	Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase
SPOT comments	5 of the worst Spectrum games
Score	6.10 (10 votes)

Contents

Side	Title	Publisher
Side A	1. Race Ace	Rainbird
	2. Fido	Firebird Software Ltd
	3. Weasel Willy	Firebird Software Ltd
	4. Fido 2: Puppy Power	Firebird Software Ltd
	5. Fruit Machine	Firebird Software Ltd
(5 titles in this compilation)

Download and play links

		Filename	Size	Type	Origin	Code	Barcode	D.L.
		DontBuyThis.tzx.zip	47,611	(Perfect TZX tape image)	Original release		5012439000402

Additional material

	Filename	Size	Type
	DontBuyThis.gif	11,833	(In-game screen)
	DontBuyThis.txt	4,221	(English instructions)
	DontBuyThis.jpg	56,815	(Compilation cassette inlay)

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Magazine references

Magazine	Issue		Type
Home Computing Weekly	5.85	page 115	(Review)	[full page]
Home Computing Weekly	5.85	page 206	(News/Note)	[full page]
Crash	6.85	page 46	(Review)	[full page]
Popular Computing Weekly	6.85	page 306	(Letter)	[full page]
Sinclair Programs	6.85	page 11	(News/Note)	[full page]
Sinclair User	6.85	page 7	(News/Note)	[full page]
Your Computer	6.85	page 23	(News/Note)	[full page]
Computer Gamer	7.85	page 64	(Review)	[full page]
Computer & Video Games	7.85	page 94	(Review)	[full page]
Sinclair User	7.85	page 26	(Review)	[full page]
Sinclair Programs	8.85	page 17	(Review)	[full page]
Your Spectrum	8.85	page 42	(Review)	[full page]
ZX Computing	8.85	page 74	(Review)	[full page]

Magazine adverts

Magazine	Issue		Type
Computer & Video Games	6.85	page 14	(Advert)	[full page]
Home Computing Weekly	6.85	page 304	(Advert)	[full page]
Crash	7.85	page 89	(Advert)	[full page]
Home Computing Weekly	7.85	page 204	(Advert)	[full page]
Sinclair User	7.85	page 115	(Advert)	[full page]
Your Spectrum	7.85	page 40	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer Gamer	8.85	page 4	(CompoEntry)	[full page]
Computer Gamer	8.85	page 26	(Advert)	[full page]
Crash	8.85	page 79	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer & Video Games	8.85	page 9	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer & Video Games	8.85	page 46	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer & Video Games	8.85	page 62	(CompoEntry)	[full page]
Sinclair User	8.85	page 21	(Advert)	[full page]
Your Spectrum	8.85	page 40	(Advert)	[full page]
Crash	9.85	page 123	(Advert)	[full page]
Your Spectrum	9.85	page 36	(Advert)	[full page]
Popular Computing Weekly	10.85	page 106	(Advert)	[full page]
Popular Computing Weekly	10.85	page 206	(Advert)	[full page]
Your Spectrum	10.85	page 40	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer Gamer	11.85	page 46	(Advert)	[full page]
Computer Gamer	11.85	page 57	(CompoResult)	[full page]
Computer & Video Games	11.85	page 12	(Advert)	[full page]

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