| ID | 6327 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Fourth Protocol |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max Players | 1 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/f/FourthProtocolThe.tzx.zip | 69,697 | - | Unspecified custom loaderOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/f/FourthProtocolThePart1.tap.zip | 39,753 | - | Undetermined | part 1 | |
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/f/FourthProtocolThePart2.tap.zip | 30,347 | - | Undetermined | part 2 | |
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/f/FourthProtocolThePart3.tap.zip | 17,033 | - | Undetermined | part 3 | |
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/f/scr/FourthProtocolThe.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/f/FourthProtocolThe.gif | 3,202 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/f/FourthProtocolThe.txt | 34,290 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /pub/sinclair/games-inlays/f/FourthProtocolThe_2.jpg | 38,064 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/f/FourthProtocolThe_2.jpg | 208,475 | - | |||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/fourthprotocol.zip | - | - | Recorded by Jamie Angus (with rollback) | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe_Back.jpg | 635,055 | 13ec8eb3452dd686bb4113026f70c728 | NoneCardbox case (big) | ||
| Instructions | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe(EN).pdf | 2,040,058 | 8c3ae430caed7648683369c9fcad3097 | None | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe_Front.jpg | 551,482 | 9275f684e8f0dce92e128b91ae379d96 | NoneCardbox case (big) | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe_SideA.jpg | 88,746 | 49e5e830e79b4553809244b4cc2e182e | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe_SideB.jpg | 92,208 | 5caee084e3d69172c0fad3e562e34a71 | None | ||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/f/FourthProtocolThe.jpg | 163,865 | - | |||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe(CompleteFourthProtocolThe)(Boots)_Back.jpg | 231,823 | fffdfb0d25b421986372267f21b3c121 | NoneCardbox case (small) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006327/FourthProtocolThe(CompleteFourthProtocolThe)(Boots)_Front.jpg | 101,645 | d4cc547b361909d5dbba728ef72761c8 | NoneCardbox case (small) |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Fourth Protocol, The | Hutchinson Computer Publishing | - | 1985/06/20 |
| Direction | Type | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| To | Documented by | The Fourth Protocol: Playing the Game |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookware | Feature | - | Bookware means software that was published with a related book or novella included in the same package. | |
| Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 | Annual Awards | Best Adventure | 2 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - US Gold
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Melbourne House
3rd in category "Best Software House" - Ultimate
(note that the listed games may have been for a different platform in the competition) |
| Espionage/Secret Service | Theme | - | ||
| Icon/Menu Driven Control | Feature | - | - | |
| Padlock Protection | Feature | - | Any protection system similar to Padlock System's coded cards.
The protection system was produced in conjunction with Software Projects, consisting of a card with numbers and letters that corresponded with a row of four colours. The player upon loading the game would be presented with a number, and using the card, had to match that number to four colours on screen, for instance A1 would need the player to input Blue, Purple, Green, Blue, getting the code correct would start the game. If the incorrect colours were input, the process would just continue to loop. |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.12 | 28 |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Remarks | This game has parts where you need to use a decoding pad included with the game, to decipher messages. According to a feature in the Big K magazine: "This will be engineered so that it is virtually impossible to photocopy [...] making life harder for pirates". |
| Publication | The game was intended to be released on May 23rd 1985, but it was delayed until June 20th due to a programming hitch. |
| Name | Type | Official | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fourth Protocol | Book | Yes | - |