Wizball

Arcade Game: Action English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K

Entry Summary

ID	5713
Title	Wizball
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Action
Max Players	1
Available Type	A
Without Load Screen	No
Without Inlay	No

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Type	Link	Size	MD5	Flags	Details	Comments
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball.tzx.zip	31,384	`-`	SpeedLock 4Original release (O)	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1987rel #0
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball.tap.zip	34,568	`-`	Undetermined	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1987rel #0
Loading screen	/pub/sinclair/screens/load/w/scr/Wizball.scr	6,912	`-`		rel #0
Running screen	/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/w/Wizball.gif	2,500	`-`		rel #0
Instructions	/pub/sinclair/games-info/w/Wizball.txt	3,139	`-`		English rel #0
Game map	/pub/sinclair/games-maps/w/Wizball.jpg	194,609	`-`		rel #0
Game map	/pub/sinclair/games-maps/w/Wizball_2.jpg	629,244	`-`		rel #0
Game map	/pub/sinclair/games-maps/w/Wizball_3.jpg	90,396	`-`		rel #0
Game map	/pub/sinclair/games-maps/w/Wizball_4.png	115,836	`-`		rel #0
Advertisement	/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/w/Wizball.jpg	262,754	`-`		rel #0
Advertisement	/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/w/Wizball_2.jpg	425,796	`-`		rel #0
?	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/	-	`-`		rel #0	Historical development graphics
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Lair1.jpg	59,133	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-End.jpg	29,177	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page01.jpg	38,636	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page02.jpg	44,902	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page03.jpg	29,790	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page04.jpg	58,999	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page05.jpg	30,623	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page06.jpg	61,139	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page07.jpg	51,143	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page08.jpg	30,588	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page09.jpg	36,227	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page10.jpg	50,850	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page11.jpg	18,896	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page12.jpg	53,610	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page13.jpg	29,681	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page14.jpg	62,284	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page15.jpg	52,104	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page16.jpg	60,910	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Map-Page17.jpg	25,432	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-MapCover.jpg	85,753	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Misc1.jpg	91,715	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Misc2.jpg	69,346	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Misc3.jpg	80,891	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Misc4.jpg	70,642	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_Graphics-Misc5.jpg	44,282	`-`		rel #0
?	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_LetterFromSensibleSoftware.jpg	144,050	`-`		rel #0	Letter from Sensible Software
?	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_LetterFromSensibleSoftwareToGaryBracey.jpg	149,998	`-`		rel #0	Letter from Sensible Software
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_OriginalArtwork.jpg	70,911	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_SpriteList1.jpg	297,760	`-`		rel #0
Game additional material	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Wizball_SpriteList2.jpg	253,309	`-`		rel #0
Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format	/pub/sinclair/music/ay/games/w/Wizball.ay.zip	5,178	`-`		rel #0
Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format	/pub/sinclair/music/mp3/Wizball.mp3.zip	249,872	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/finalback.png	9,871	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/scene2.png	4,509	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lairbits2.png	3,552	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/back.png	2,459	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/maindemo2.png	4,036	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spritescr.png	3,197	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/bitsbackup.png	2,716	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/wiz2.png	8,844	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lastspr.png	1,194	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lairscr.png	5,137	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/yinback.png	3,473	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/yinscr.png	3,448	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/scwee.png	1,141	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/stoneup.png	3,845	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/newwizscr.png	1,715	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/bits.png	1,688	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/sprites.png	2,814	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spr2.png	4,841	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/title.png	1,257	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/wiz4.png	9,555	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/mess.png	2,891	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/grid.png	1,036	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/well2.png	3,869	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lairchrs.png	1,125	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/final.png	9,864	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/demo2.png	3,156	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/main.png	2,265	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/iconsdone.png	1,963	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/demo.png	1,906	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/tower.png	850	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/wizscr.png	7,428	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/maindemo.png	4,036	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/pipe2.png	3,254	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/scene.png	4,724	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/balloon.png	876	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/title2.png	3,306	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/boing.png	897	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/bits2.png	3,213	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spr0.png	4,826	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/mask.png	1,098	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/wizpic.png	1,745	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lair.png	4,274	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/ohgod.png	1,305	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/chrset.png	2,983	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spr3.png	4,841	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/rushmore.png	1,588	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/demo4.png	5,942	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/scene3.png	4,281	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/well.png	3,992	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/wiz1.png	8,632	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/lairbits.png	3,555	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/demoscr.png	3,746	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/seen.png	2,318	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/Please Read.rtf	23,429	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/demo3.png	4,162	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spr.png	4,824	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/Please Read.rtf	23,429	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/ice.png	1,486	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/scene1.png	4,684	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/sprscr.png	3,197	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/back2.png	831	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/small.png	1,012	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/early.png	2,323	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/spr1.png	4,841	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/title3.png	2,317	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/mess2.png	4,779	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/tower2.png	2,280	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/stone.png	4,026	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/rush.png	2,846	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/rush2.png	1,775	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball_LoadingScreen/wiz3.png	9,227	`-`		rel #0
Original artwork	/pub/sinclair/games-extras/MarkRJones/Wizball/pipe.png	3,328	`-`		rel #0
POK pokes file	/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/w/Wizball (1987)(Ocean Software).pok	305	`f959c28e4973f38091226bbcb312034e`		rel #0
Inlay - Front	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball.jpg	769,501	`80ef66324e24619b260ac8644fa558ef`	NoneDouble jewel case	rel #0
Inlay - Back	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball_Back.jpg	552,272	`4c62b3831035faf730625a0ecc3c7fec`	NoneDouble jewel case	rel #0
RZX playback file	https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/wizball.rzx	-	`-`		rel #0	Recorded by Daren (with rollback)
Media scan	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball_Media.jpg	107,455	`45999f81a53379b98d03f6eb18ab077c`	None	rel #0
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball(EDOS).tzx.zip	31,469	`-`	NoneRe-release (R)	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1989rel #1
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip	31,175	`-`	SpeedLock 4Re-release (R)	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1987rel #2
Instructions	/pub/sinclair/games-info/w/Wizball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf	14,088	`-`		Spanish rel #2
Inlay - Front	/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/w/Wizball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	113,162	`-`		rel #2
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball(IBSA).tzx.zip	32,146	`-`	SpeedLock 4Re-release (R)	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1987rel #3
Inlay - Front	/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/w/Wizball(IBSA).jpg	137,806	`-`		rel #3
Tape image	/pub/sinclair/games/w/Wizball(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip	31,553	`-`	SpeedLock 4Re-release (R)	English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1989rel #4
Inlay - Front	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball(HitSquad).jpg	376,917	`0cb346b03d13f753961a1e64d47f8164`	NoneSingle jewel case	rel #4
Inlay - Back	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball(HitSquad)_Back.jpg	332,694	`cd0f9a5f103a803c5202f7a3a64746c7`	NoneSingle jewel case	rel #4
Media scan	/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005713/Wizball(HitSquad)_Media.jpg	112,056	`46dcf17cf07a3af0f41ca61fd76acd37`	None	rel #4

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads
#0	1987	121
#1	1989	1
#2	1987	3
#3	1987	2
#4	1989	4

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	Wizball	Ocean Software Ltd	-	1987

Relations

No relations recorded

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Category	Member Seq	Links
AY Sound	Feature		-	-
Crash Readers Awards 1987	Annual Awards	Best Shoot'Em Up	3	LinkOther awards: 1st in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd 2nd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd 3rd in category "Best Software House" - US Gold Ltd 1st in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - It's a Crime 2nd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Shattered World 3rd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Megalomania
Crash Readers Awards 1987	Annual Awards	Most Challenging Game	3	LinkOther awards: 1st in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd 2nd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd 3rd in category "Best Software House" - US Gold Ltd 1st in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - It's a Crime 2nd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Shattered World 3rd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Megalomania
Golden Joystick Awards 1987	Annual Awards	Best Original Game of the Year	2	Link
Interface 2 (left)	Control Option		-	-
Interface 2 (right)	Control Option		-	-
Kempston Joystick	Control Option		-	-
Redefineable keys	Control Option		-	-
Wizball	Series		1	-

Ports

Title	Platform	Official	Link
-	Amstrad CPC	Yes	Link
-	Commodore 64	Yes	Link
-	Amiga	Yes	Link
-	Atari ST	Yes	Link
-	Thomson MO/TO	Yes	Link

Remakes

Title	Platforms	Years	File	Notes
Wizball	PC/Windows	2007	File	available

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	8.11	52

Notes

Type	Text
Remarks	Steve Watson was originally set to write this game, but apparantly left without a trace before the game was finished. Mark: "He just didn't turn up one morning. Paul Owens had to go through his code and finish it off."

Aliases

Release #	Language	Title
#0	en	Wizzball
#4	en	ARCADE COLLECTION 04: Wizball

Licenses

No licenses linked

Web links

Website	Language	URL
Speccy Screenshot Maps	en	http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Wizball
Wikipedia	en	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizball
StrategyWiki	en	https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Wizball
Centre for Computing History	en	https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/51127/Wizball%20(Hit%20Squad)/
Centre for Computing History	en	https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/59853/Wizball%20/
MobyGames	en	https://www.mobygames.com/game/wizball
RZX Archive	en	https://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/w.php#wizball
The Tipshop	en	https://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Wizball
UVL	en	https://www.uvlist.net/game-190994-Wizball
Modern ZX-Retro Gaming	en	https://youtu.be/De8R_Z4ARFo
Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube	en	https://youtu.be/hYW5kVEI5eQ
RZX Archive - YouTube	en	https://youtu.be/yMjhhzJ23yA

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