Worse Things Happen at Sea

Arcade Game: ActionEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID5758
TitleWorse Things Happen at Sea
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Action
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.tzx.zip16,550-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.tap.zip16,583-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/w/scr/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.gif8,606-
rel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.txt2,438-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.png17,736-
rel #0
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.jpg37,709-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/w/WorseThingsHappenAtSea.jpg175,534-
rel #0
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/w/Worse Things Happen at Sea (1984)(Silversoft).pok1781f675320133408559d9549e9aceefd18
rel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/worsethings.zip--
rel #0
Recorded by WhatHoSnorkers - Four crossings completed
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198410
#119840
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneWorse Things Happen at SeaSilversoft Ltd-1984
Relations
DirectionTypeEntry
ToOriginal platform forPerigos no Mar
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
CursorControl Option-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Ports
No ports recorded
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum8.150
Notes
TypeText
RemarksGame adverts recommended "FOR ADDED REALISM PLAY THIS STANDING IN THE BATH" but advising kids to use a computer (connected to power supply) while standing on water was a terrible idea!
Music ReferencesIncludes the following music: "The Sailors Hornpipe"
Aliases
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Licenses
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Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=WorseThingsHappenatSea
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/worse-things-happen-at-sea
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/w.php#worsethings
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Worse%20Things%20Happen%20At%20Sea
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-15596-Worse+Things+Happen+at+Sea
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/Q3ahsji5uk0
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/Q8pO6sN35X4
Files
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