| ID | 4913 |
|---|---|
| Title | Stonkers |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Strategy Game: War |
| Max Players | 1 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/Stonkers.tzx.zip | 21,484 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/Stonkers.tap.zip | 29,592 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/s/scr/Stonkers.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/Stonkers.gif | 3,899 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Stonkers.txt | 9,360 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/s/Stonkers.png | 93,865 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Stonkers.jpg | 197,853 | - | |||
| POK pokes file | /zxdb/sinclair/pokes/s/Stonkers (1983)(Imagine Software).pok | 425 | 7f836e22a795685c7b505785a3b14a0f | |||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004913/Stonkers.jpg | 399,403 | 49ba4339ccfd7af0d59dbd1b2d3fa4ae | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004913/Stonkers_Back.jpg | 286,120 | 2d4387041f2f8392e92a3aa6714d9905 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/stonkers.rzx | - | - | Recorded by Keith Rundle | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004913/Stonkers_Media.jpg | 174,234 | 84c23aae79b318fa86962ac57687cede | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004913/Stonkers_Media_2.jpg | 134,798 | 48a4b40329ed69cf6add2a38a8487dbe | None | ||
| Scanned instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Stonkers(ABCSoft).zip | 1,972,079 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/s/Stonkers(ABCSoft).jpg | 143,549 | - | |||
| ? | /pub/sinclair/games-extras/Stonkers(ABCSoft)_WarrantyCard.jpg | 714,684 | - | Warranty card |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Stonkers | Imagine Software Ltd | - | 1983 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Readers Awards 1984 | Annual Awards | Best Wargame | 1 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Programmer" - Stephen Crow
2nd in category "Best Programmer" - Keith Burkhill
3rd in category "Best Programmer" - Jonathan Smith
4th in category "Best Programmer" - David Jones
5th in category "Best Programmer" - Steve Turner
1st in category "Best Software House" - Elite Systems Ltd
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd
3rd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd
4th in category "Best Software House" - Imagine Software Ltd
5th in category "Best Software House" - Gargoyle Games |
| Cursor | Control Option | - | - | |
| Interface 2 (left) | Control Option | - | - | |
| Interface 2 (right) | Control Option | - | - | |
| Kempston Joystick | Control Option | - | - |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 7.91 | 43 |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Awards | Rank #44 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
| Known Errors | The game can crash if the player tries to cross the only bridge. "I wasn't given any time to Q&A test", laments John Gibson. "No sooner had I written the last line of code and transferred the game to tape, it was whisked off for duplication. It was actually amazing that the game only had the one major bug. Maybe it's a testament to my programming techniques..." The bug itself caused much friendly banter in the Imagine offices. "My late dear friend Steve Cain used to play Stonkers a lot and he'd worked out how to approach the bridge in such a way as to avoid the crash." Yet many gamers didn't, and the bug created the catchphrase "don't go near the bridge" with which John is still occasionally reminded of today. |