Uridium

Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up English ZX-Spectrum 48K

Entry Summary

ID	5525
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max Players	2
Available Type	A

People

Authors

Publishers

Hewson Consultants Ltd

EDOS

Erbe Software S.A.

Rack-It

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Type	Score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #4	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #6	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #7	Feature	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #7	Review	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #7	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #8	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #13	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1991 #42	Feature	-
BiT	1993 #22	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #52	News/Note	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #53	Map	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #53	Solution	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #53	CompoEntry	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #53	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #57	CompoResult	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #62	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1987 #63	Tips	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1987 #64	Map	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #16	News/Note	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #21	Review	-
Computer Gamer	1987 #23	Review	-
Crash	1986 #32	Preview	-
Crash	1986 #34	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1986 #34	Feature	-
Crash	1986 #35	Review	-
Crash	1986 #35	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1987 #36 (Christmas Special 1986/87)	Hack/Poke	-
Crash	1987 #37	Map	-
Crash	1987 #38	Feature	-
Crash	1987 #38	Map	-
Crash	1988 #56	Review	-
Crash	1988 #59	Hack/Poke	-
MicroHobby	1986 #103	Review	-
MicroHobby	1986 #105	Tips	-
MicroHobby	1987 #112	Tips	-
MicroHobby	1987 #114	Tips	-
MicroHobby	1987 #115	Tips	-
MicroHobby	1987 #121	Feature	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #3 (week#3)	News/Note	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #39 (week#4)	News/Note	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #43 (week#4)	News/Note	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #44 (week#5)	Review	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #49 (week#1)	News/Note	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1988 #28 (week#3)	News/Note	-
SSD-II	1999	Information	-
Sinclair User	1986 #54	Preview	-
Sinclair User	1986 #55	Preview	-
Sinclair User	1986 #56	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1986 #56	Review	-
Sinclair User	1987 #58	Tips	-
Sinclair User	1987 #59	Tips	-
Sinclair User	1987 #61	Map	-
Sinclair User	1987 #65	Hack/Poke	-
Sinclair User	1988 #79	Review	-
Sinclair User	1991 #112	Hack/Poke	-
Sinclair User	1992 #129	Hack/Poke	-
Sinclair User	1993 #134	Hack/Poke	-
YS Smash Tips	1988	Hack/Poke	-
Your Computer	1986 #1	Preview	-
Your Computer	1986 #12	News/Note	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #11	Preview	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #12	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #12	CompoEntry	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #12	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #13	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #14	Hack/Poke	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #15	Tips	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #16	Map	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #17	Map	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #18	Map	-
Your Sinclair	1987 #18	CompoResult	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #28	Hack/Poke	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #35	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #38	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #50	Feature	-
Your Sinclair	1992 #83	Hack/Poke	-
ZX Computing	1986 #32	Review	-

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	8.33	114

Web Links

Speccy Screenshot Maps en

Wikipedia en

Centre for Computing History en

MobyGames en

RZX Archive en

The Tipshop en

UVL en

Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube en

RZX Archive - YouTube en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

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Downloads

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium.jpg	192.8 KB	rel #0
Uridium(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	218.4 KB	rel #2

Game map

File	Size	Tags
Uridium.jpg	384.2 KB	rel #0
Uridium_2.jpg	311.6 KB	rel #0
Uridium_3.png	221.9 KB	rel #0
Uridium_Part1.jpg	64.2 KB	rel #0
Uridium_Part2.jpg	72.5 KB	rel #0
Uridium_Part3.jpg	63.7 KB	rel #0

Inlay - Back

File	Size	Tags
Uridium_Back.jpg	209.7 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
Uridium_Back_2.jpg	352.8 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
Uridium(Rack-It)_Back.jpg	358.7 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #3

Inlay - Front

File	Size	Tags
Uridium.jpg	317.1 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
Uridium_2.jpg	455.6 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
Uridium(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	157.1 KB	rel #2
Uridium(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg	36.2 KB	rel #2
Uridium(Rack-It).jpg	356.5 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #3

Instructions

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium.txt	3.5 KB	English rel #0
Uridium(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf	9.9 KB	Spanish rel #2

Loading screen

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

Media scan

File	Size	Tags
Uridium_Media.jpg	83.4 KB	Nonerel #0
Uridium_Media_2.jpg	107.2 KB	Nonerel #0
Uridium(Rack-It)_Media.jpg	82.4 KB	Nonerel #3

Opening screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium-OPEN-1.mlt	12.0 KB	Nonerel #0

POK pokes file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium (1986)(Hewson Consultants).pok	250 B	rel #0

Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium.ay.zip	5.5 KB	rel #0

Running screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium.gif	3.3 KB	rel #0

RZX playback file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
uridium.rzx	-	rel #0	Recorded by Daren (with rollback)

Tape image

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Uridium.tzx.zip	20.5 KB	NoneOriginal release (O)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1986rel #0
Uridium(different).tzx.zip	41.1 KB	NoneOriginal release (O)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1987rel #0	(different)
Uridium.tap.zip	19.9 KB	Nonerel #0
Uridium(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip	21.1 KB	Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1986rel #2	(Medium Case)
Uridium(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip	20.8 KB	Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1986rel #2	(Small Case)
Uridium(Rack-It).tzx.zip	20.5 KB	NoneRe-release (R)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1988rel #3

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads
#0	1986	23
#1	-	0
#2	1986	6
#3	1988	4

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	Uridium	Hewson Consultants Ltd	-	1986/10/28

Relations

Dir	Type	Entry
To	Inspiration for	Eagle
To	Inspiration for	Star Blade
To	Inspiration for	W.A.R.
To	Inspiration for	Zanthrax
To	Inspiration for	Antares

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Category	Links
Alternating	Turn Mode		-
Crash Readers Awards 1986	Annual Awards	Best Shoot'Em Up	Link
Crash Readers Awards 1986	Annual Awards	Best Game Overall	Link
Crash Readers Awards 1986	Annual Awards	State Of The Art Award	Link
Golden Joystick Awards 1986	Annual Awards	Arcade-Style Game of the Year	Link
Golden Joystick Awards 1986	Annual Awards	Game of the Year	Link
Horizontal Scrolling	Screen Movement		-
Multicolour (Rainbow Graphics)	Feature		The effect is sometimes also named "SuperColour", "Rainbow Generator" or "Rainbow Processor".
Top-view 2D Graphics	Graphical View		-
Uridium	Series		-

Ports

Title	Platform	Official	Link
-	Amstrad CPC	Yes	Link
-	BBC Micro	Yes	Link
-	Commodore 64	Yes	Link
-	Atari ST	Yes	Link

Notes

RemarksWhen Dominic Robinson finished Uridium there was still some memory left, so he called his design partner John Cumming to help finish another set of levels over the weekend.