[projectaon] Re: Spectrum Games
- From: Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:03:19 +0100
David Davis wrote:
Do you have a working scanner yet, David? It would be nice to get scans of all
these adverts to add to the LW_Software file.
You are insatiatable, Simon! lol
I do have a scanner these days, yes..... I have tidied all the books away now
though ;-)
I'll see what I can manage........
Heh! :-p
OK, I've managed to source the following myself from my multiple editions of the
books:
'Flight From the Dark' (Sparrow Books, 1st edition, first reprint, 1984):
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are forthcoming, available from Sept '84,
advance orders for cassette-only editions can be placed with Hutchinson
for £5.95 each.
I've got this one.
'Fire On the Water' (Sparrow Books, 1st ed. 1984)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are forthcoming, available from Sept '84,
advance orders for cassette-only editions can be placed with Hutchinson
for £5.95 each.
This is the same as above.
'The Caverns of Kalte' (Sparrow Books, 1st ed, 1984)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available, cassette-only editions available
mail order from Hutchinson for £6.95 each
This ad is also in the Lone Wolf Adventures hardback; I have this one.
'The Chasm of Doom' (Sparrow Books, 1st ed., 1985)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available, cassette-only editions available
mail order from Hutchinson for £6.95 each
I have this one.
'Shadow on the Sand' (Sparrow Books, 1st ed., 1985)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available from Hutchinson, cassette only
£6.95, or £8.95 for book+tape version. It also claims "The Ice Halls of
Terror", based on Book 3, is available for 48K Spectrum and for
Commodore 64, and can be ordered direct from Hutchinson for £9.95
(cassette only)!
I have this one.
My copy of Shadow on the Sand (1st Ed.) also has a competition to win a ZX
Spectrum 48K and both games!
'The Kingdoms of Terror' (Beaver Books, 1st ed, 1985, signed by Joe
Dever & Gary Chalk ;-)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available from Century Communications Ltd,
cassette only £6.95, or £8.95 for book+tape version. It also claims
"The Ice Halls of Terror", based on Book 3, is available for 48K
Spectrum and for Commodore 64, and can be ordered direct from Hutchinson
for £9.95 (cassette only)!
I don't have this one, but . . .
'Grey Star the Wizard' (Beaver Books, 1st ed., 1985, signed by Ian Page
& Joe Dever ;-)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available from Century Communications Ltd,
cassette only £6.95, or £8.95 for book+tape version. It also claims
"The Ice Halls of Terror", based on Book 3, is available for 48K
Spectrum and for Commodore 64, and can be ordered direct from Hutchinson
for £9.95 (cassette only)!
I have this one. If this is the same as the previous one, I don't need a scan.
'The Forbidden City' (Beaver Books, 1st ed., 1986, signed by Joe Dever ;-)
- ad states Games 1 & 2 are available from Beaver Books, cassette only
£6.95, or £8.95 for book+tape version. No mention any more of 'Ice Halls
of Terror'
I have this one. Looks like I won;t need any scans after all--you're lucky!
Note that the mail order address for all the above was always 17-21
Conway Street, London W1P 6JD
Are you sure? Some of the ones I have give the address as Beaver Books,
Brookmount House, 62-65 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4NW.
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Simon Osborne
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