SOS

Arcade Game: Action English ZX-Spectrum 48K

Entry Summary

ID	4651
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Action
Max Players	1
Available Type	A

People

Authors

Simon Ffinch

Publishers

Visions Software Factory Ltd

S de Soft

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Type	Score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #15	Advert	-
Big K	1985 #10	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1985 #47	Review	-
Crash	1984 #8	Review	-
Crash	1984 #9	CompoEntry	-
Crash	1985 #19	Review	-
Crash	1988 #58	Advert	-
Crash	1988 #59	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1989 #61	Hack/Poke	-
Crash	1989 #61	Advert	-
Crash	1989 #67	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1989 #68	Advert	-
Crash	1989 #69	Advert	-
Crash	1989 #70	Advert	-
Crash	1989 #71	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1990 #72	Full-page ad	-
Games Computing	1985	Review	-
Home Computing Weekly	1985 #117 (week#3)	Review	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #8	Advert	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #9	Advert	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #11	Review	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1984 #38 (week#3)	Review	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1984 #45 (week#2)	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1989 #90	Full-page ad	-
The Games Machine	1988 #13	Full-page ad	-
Your Computer	1985 #8	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #46	Full-page ad	-
Your Spectrum	1985 #17	Review	-

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	7.4	10

Web Links

RZX Archive en

The Tipshop en

UVL en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

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Downloads

Inlay - Back

File	Size	Tags	Comments
SOS_Back.jpg	178.7 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0

Inlay - Front

File	Size	Tags
SOS(Viper).jpg	14.1 KB	rel #0
SOS.jpg	362.0 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
SOS(SdeSoft).jpg	112.7 KB	rel #1

Instructions

File	Size	Tags
SOS(Viper).txt	889 B	English rel #0
SOS(SdeSoft).pdf	41.1 KB	Spanish rel #1
SOS(SdeSoft).txt	3.7 KB	Spanish rel #1

Loading screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
SOS.scr	6.8 KB	rel #0

Media scan

File	Size	Tags	Comments
SOS_Media.jpg	90.4 KB	Nonerel #0

POK pokes file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
SOS (1984)(Visions Software Factory).pok	31 B	rel #0

Running screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
SOS.gif	1.8 KB	rel #0

RZX playback file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
sos.zip	-	rel #0	Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback)

Tape image

File	Size	Tags
SOS.tzx.zip	18.7 KB	NoneOriginal release (O)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
SOS.tap.zip	21.7 KB	UndeterminedEnglish ZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
SOS(SdeSoft).tzx.zip	18.8 KB	NoneRe-release (R)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #1

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads	Comments
#0	1984	11
#1	1985	4

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	SOS	Visions Software Factory Ltd	-	1984

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Category	Links
Interface 2 (right)	Control Option		-
Kempston Joystick	Control Option		-

Notes

RemarksSimon recalls: "95% of this was hand assembled on paper first and then entered into memory byte by byte, including all of the graphics. At the time I was writing this there were virtually no tools for the Spectrum let alone an assembler. Just before it was about to go for duplication and was being tested I was asked to move the initial setup of ships as people found it was too hard at one point. Due to the way this then affected levels further in the game this actually ended up making the game very much harder further in which I found annoying. So the version that was released on the flip side of Pipeline actually had the original configuration and was overall a better experience. - The Directors cut if you will."