World Cup Carnival

Sport Game: Action English ZX-Spectrum 48K

Entry Summary

ID	5733
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Sport Game: Action
Max Players	8
Available Type	A

People

Authors

Publishers

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Type	Score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1987 #3	Feature	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #55	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #56	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #57	News/Note	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #58	Letters	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1986 #59	Letters	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1988 #86	Review	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #14	Advert	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #15	Full-page ad	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #16	Review	-
Computer Gamer	1986 #16	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1985 #20	News/Note	-
Crash	1986 #28	Advert	-
Crash	1986 #29	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1986 #29	News/Note	-
Crash	1986 #30	News/Note	-
Crash	1986 #30	Review	-
Crash	1986 #33	Letters	-
Crash	1986 #34	Letters	-
Crash	1987 #38	Feature	-
Home Computing Weekly	1985 #125 (week#2)	News/Note	-
MicroHobby	1986 #83	Review	-
MicroHobby Especial	1987 #7 (Especial)	Feature	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #20 (week#3)	Full-page ad	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #21 (week#4)	Full-page ad	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #22 (week#5)	News/Note	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #22 (week#5)	Full-page ad	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1986 #24 (week#2)	News/Note	-
Sinclair User	1986 #51	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1986 #51	Preview	-
Sinclair User	1986 #52	Review	-
Sinclair User	1986 #54	Letters	-
Sinclair User	1986 #56	Letters	-
Your Computer	1986 #7	News/Note	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #7	News/Note	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #7	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #8	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #8	CompoEntry	-
Your Sinclair	1986 #11	CompoResult	-
Your Spectrum	1985 #19	News/Note	-
ZX Computing	1986 #27	News/Note	-

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	2.39	68

Web Links

RZX Archive - YouTube en

Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

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Downloads

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File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival_1986WorldCupLeagueTable.jpg	269.4 KB	rel #0	1986 World Cup league table
WorldCupCarnival_Competition-Back.jpg	94.7 KB	rel #0	Competition
WorldCupCarnival_Competition-Front.jpg	28.1 KB	rel #0	Competition
WorldCupCarnival_PictureSheet.gif	54.7 KB	rel #0	Picture sheet
WorldCupCarnival_WorldCupFactsPoster.jpg	370.4 KB	rel #0	World Cup facts poster
WorldCupCarnival_WorldFlags1.jpg	152.8 KB	rel #0	World flags
WorldCupCarnival_WorldFlags2.jpg	161.6 KB	rel #0	World flags
WorldCupCarnival_WorldFlags3.jpg	140.4 KB	rel #0	World flags

File	Size	Tags
WorldCupCarnival.jpg	275.3 KB	rel #0
WorldCupCarnival_2.jpg	103.2 KB	rel #0
WorldCupCarnival(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	618.0 KB	rel #1

Badge

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival_Badge.jpg	349.7 KB	rel #0

Inlay - Front

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival_Front.jpg	1.2 MB	NoneClamshell case (big)rel #0

Instructions

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival.txt	15.6 KB	English rel #0
WorldCupCarnival(EN).pdf	305.6 KB	NoneEnglish rel #0

Loading screen

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

Media scan

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival_Media.jpg	102.5 KB	Nonerel #0

Running screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival.gif	2.2 KB	rel #0

RZX playback file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
worldcupcarnival.rzx	-	rel #0	Recorded by Jamie Angus (with rollback)

Tape image

File	Size	Tags	Comments
WorldCupCarnival.tzx.zip	21.8 KB	SpeedLock 1Original release (O)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1986rel #0
WorldCupCarnival.tap.zip	20.6 KB	UndeterminedEnglish ZX-Spectrum 48K1986rel #0

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads	Comments
#0	1986	20
#1	1986	1

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	World Cup Carnival	U.S. Gold Ltd	-	1986

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Category	Links
Crash Readers Awards 1986	Annual Awards	Least Pleasing Game	Link
Interface 2 (right)	Control Option		-
Kempston Joystick	Control Option		-
Soccer	Sport		Link
Turn based	Turn Mode		-

Ports

Title	Platform	Official	Link
-	Amstrad CPC	Yes	Link
-	Commodore Plus/4	Yes	Link
World Cup Carnival: Mexico '86	Commodore 64	Yes	Link

Notes

RemarksZXSR: A notorious release. Was Artic's 1984 release of World Cup with a few posters and wallcharts. Magazines were inundated with complaints.

RemarksThis game was a fiasco, since U.S. Gold basically re-released the ancient Artic game {World Cup Football|Artic Computing Ltd|0005735} at twice the price. According to "The History of US Gold" by Chris Wilkins: 'At the time Ocean knew something about football with Jon Ritman's Match Day, so Woods and Ward said to Geoff: "Look, football games are really hard, let us do this. We'll get a World Cup game for you, and we'll use our Match Day code." Anyway, something happened there and theoretically Ocean were going to go away and develop the game. Three months before the World Cup we were so busy I hadn't given it much thought. So I asked Geoff if he'd seen anything of the game from Ocean, and he said "No, I'll call them up." He phoned to learn they'd done nothing on it. So we had this license, we had the World Cup coming - and we said "Sh*t we need a game." That's when we went out to every single developer in the UK. Artic were the only one who came forward and said they could do it in time.'

Licenses

Name	Type	Official	Links
World Cup '86, Mexico	Sports event	Yes	-