The Birds and the Bees

Arcade Game: ActionEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID536
TitleThe Birds and the Bees
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Action
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
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Downloads
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Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.tzx.zip10,284-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.tap.zip11,685-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/b/scr/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.scr6,912-
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Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.txt2,126-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/b/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.png279,276-
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Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.jpg290,675-
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POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/b/Birds and the Bees, The (1983)(Bug-Byte Software).pok135f7a9097b1aae6c20d75ad67acdc86ee4
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Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/BirdsAndTheBeesThe.jpg316,9703dac23ab7e20fa0ce5df8d6730673098
NoneSingle jewel case
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Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/BirdsAndTheBeesThe_Back.jpg188,481f46238dc6535b7a79a0af8e1a438b267
NoneSingle jewel case
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Running screen/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/0000536-run-1.scr6,912a7c39f3535c8b8eeaaa7e2d13c60ecfc
None
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Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/BirdsAndTheBeesThe_Media.jpg94,624f0107b701be1317ad3b1cac4cc063821
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Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/BirdsAndTheBeesThe_Media_2.jpg100,6351ae2b03ea6b96c1996bf76b7b18bbd75
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Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000536/BirdsAndTheBeesThe_Media_3.jpg110,641eb848169f035e08fa88147783483acea
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Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198313
#119830
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneBirds and the Bees, TheBug-Byte Software Ltd-1983/11
Relations
DirectionTypeEntry
FromSupportsCurrah MicroSpeech
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
Border EffectsFeature-
Any program implementing multicolor effects on the border area (from small effects to intensify the gameplay, to complex effects like letters scrolling or paper-border sync to extend the screen area).
CursorControl Option-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Kempston JoystickControl Option-
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TheBirdsAndTheBeesSeries1
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Ports
No ports recorded
Remakes
TitlePlatformsYearsFileNotes
Birds and the BeesPC/Windows2004Fileavilable
Birds and the Bees, ThePC/Windows1991Fileavailable
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum7.5225
Notes
TypeText
Music ReferencesIncludes the following music: N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the Bumblebee, from The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, III, 2
AwardsRank #30 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Aliases
No aliases
Licenses
No licenses linked
Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=BirdsandtheBees1
The Cutting Room Floorenhttps://tcrf.net/The_Birds_and_The_Bees
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3771/The%20Birds%20And%20The%20Bees/
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/birds-and-the-bees
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Birds%20and%20the%20Bees%2c%20The
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-15234-The+Birds+and+the+Bees
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/q3oRo_WD-zE
Files
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