| Genre: | Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated |
| Publisher: | Automata |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | BBC Model B, Sinclair ZX81, Spectrum 48K & ZX Vega |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 11th March 1983 |
| Original Release Price: | £10.00 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Mel Croucher, Chris Edwards & Christian Penfold |
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Personal Computer Games
1st December 1983
The cassette case should carry a government health warning: this game can damage your brain. Read Review
Personal Computer News
11th March 1983
Pimania is an original and amusing game, and worth the outlay, especially taking into account the possibility that you might be the one to find the Golden Sundial. Read Review
Sinclair User
22nd December 1982
Some people may not buy the game because they think that when the competition is over the game will no longer be fun. That is not true, as it has many twists and turns before the final answer is found. Read Review
ZX Computing
1st February 1983
Automata are (in)famous for their ZX81 'cans of worms' programs, and despite the attempt to go up-market with Pi-Mania, some of the program is distinctly seedy. Read Review
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The Game
The Golden Sundial of Pi has been hidden in Time and Space. Will you be the first seeker to locate this fabulous treasure, and be awarded with the exquisitely crafted original, made from gold, diamond, lapis lazuli, obsidian and niobium.
Enter the bizarre continuum of PIMANIA, where saxophones turn into hangliders, where music meets madness and where the Pi-man rules supreme. He'll befriend you, he'll betray you, he'll even sing and dance for you! It may take you a week to play; it may take you a lifetime. PIMANIA "...the best evidence that computer gaming has come of age...an adventure enthusiast's dream." (Computer & Video Games)
FREE on the flip-side of this cassette: "PIMANIA" - the hit single Vocals: Clair Sinclive and the Mystery Man Percussion and Bass: ZX Spectrum, casio VC-1 Guitars and Saxes: The Pi men Coming soon: PIMANIA - The T-Shirt, PIMANIA - The Movie, PIMANIA - The Law Suit.
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Game Credits
GOLDEN SUNDIAL by Barbara Tipple, winner of the De Beers Diamond International Award.
PROGRAM by Christian Penfold, Automata U.K. Ltd. CONCEPT and DESIGN by Mel Croucher, Automata U.K. Ltd.
Sundial on permanent exhibition at The Jewellery Gallery, 100 Marmion Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England.
"PIMANIA" all copyrights property of Automata Cartography Ltd. All rights reserved in U.K., U.S.A., and all other countries. (C) Automata 1982 Produced and made entirely in the U.K.
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Pimania suitable for ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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