| ID | 5153 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tau Ceti |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| 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/t/TauCeti.tzx.zip | 26,724 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/t/TauCeti.tap.zip | 26,873 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/t/scr/TauCeti.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/t/TauCeti.gif | 4,381 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/t/TauCeti.txt | 10,246 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/t/TauCeti.zip | 12,279 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/t/TauCeti.jpg | 142,229 | - | |||
| POK pokes file | /zxdb/sinclair/pokes/t/Tau Ceti (1985)(CRL Group).pok | 140 | 833df1ba24d94a9484a760aef3838cf3 | |||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti_Back.jpg | 189,257 | 0f7f468f1b844777c72b2948e48fce50 | NoneCardbox case (small) | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti_Back_2.jpg | 767,916 | 18f9bff1e99a36c8590e20cd4ca0c252 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti_Front.jpg | 150,796 | 1878f285b82238f897aeb80b9b7c3d37 | NoneCardbox case (small) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti_Front_2.jpg | 990,187 | 2ec08ea81085a544a7b5412426bb9101 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti_Media.jpg | 75,664 | bb168ec495fe0aa796e744f3d9846da0 | None | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/t/TauCeti(Ricochet).tzx.zip | 26,090 | - | NoneRe-release (R) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti(Ricochet).jpg | 562,956 | 888abe1b13f96e9f101e181ee6260a0d | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti(Ricochet)_Back.jpg | 188,849 | 118497de058f9daf44d1a7b0ce237686 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005153/TauCeti(Ricochet)_Media.jpg | 83,271 | 14d07bd8b3acde0098f3f6425c53a11f | None |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Tau Ceti | CRL Group PLC | - | 1985 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 | Annual Awards | Best Arcade Game | 3 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - US Gold
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Melbourne House
3rd in category "Best Software House" - Ultimate
(note that the listed games may have been for a different platform in the competition) |
| Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 | Annual Awards | Best Spectrum Game | 3 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - US Gold
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Melbourne House
3rd in category "Best Software House" - Ultimate
(note that the listed games may have been for a different platform in the competition) |
| Flippy Flippy | Unsorted Set | - | Games released with ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 versions recorded on opposite sides of the same cassette tape. | |
| Hyperspace/Warp | Theme | - | A game that allows the player to hyperspace or warp speed from one location to another in outer space. | |
| Kempston Joystick | Control Option | - | - | |
| Multi-machine Medium | Feature | - | This means tapes or disks containing both the ZX Spectrum version and e.g. an Amstrad CPC or Commodore 64 version. | |
| Perspective 3D Graphics | Graphical View | - | ||
| Small Gameplay Area (<50%) | Feature | - | Actual gameplay happens in less than half of computer screen. The surrounding screen area is mostly decorative: it may display some additional information such as score or energy, but losing it wouldn't make a lot of difference. | |
| TauCeti | Series | 1 | - | |
| Teleportation | Theme | - | A game that allows the player to teleport somewhere, using either technology or magic. | |
| Vector Graphics | Feature | - | Any title featuring some kind of real-time vector or polygon based graphics (from FX details to fully polygonal simulators). |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.26 | 141 |
| Release # | Language | Title |
|---|---|---|
| #0 | en | Tau-Ceti |