The Way of the Exploding Fist
Title:
The Way of the Exploding Fist
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Creators:
Gregg Barnett (Australia)
Greg Holland (Australia)
Steven Taylor (Australia)
William Tang (Australia)
Contributors:
David John Rowe
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX:
Damian Watharow, William Tang
@ Beam Software <Beam Software (Australia)>
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Loading screen adaptation(s):
17.11.1989
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo
Maximum Players:
2
Annual Awards:
Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 - 2nd in category "Best Spectrum Game"
Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 - 1st in category "Best Sports Game"
Computer Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 1985 - 2nd in category "Game of the Year"
Crash Readers Awards 1985 - 2nd in category "Best Game Overall"
Crash Readers Awards 1985 - 3rd in category "Best Graphics"
Crash Readers Awards 1985 - 3rd in category "Best Sound FX"
Crash Readers Awards 1985 - 2nd in category "Best Sports Simulation"
Golden Joystick Awards 1985 - 1st in category "Game of the Year"
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (left)
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Redefineable keys
Turn Modes:
Simultaneous
Themes:
Martial Arts
Original Price:
£8.95
Other platforms:
Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score:
84.50% (6 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct page 12

"Sinclair User Classic" at Sinclair User issue #43 - 1985/Oct page 27


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User Score
Score:
8.9
Total votes:
33
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Stats:
  10:  
  30.3% (10)
  9:  
  33.3% (11)
  8:  
  30.3% (10)
  7:  
  6.1% (2)

Main File Downloads

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TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
Melbourne House (Australia)
1985
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe.tap.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Melbourne House (Australia)
1985
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe.tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
(Medium Case)
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
(Small Case)
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Dro Soft (Spain)
1988
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe(DroSoft).tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Ricochet (UK)
1988
WayOfTheExplodingFistThe(Ricochet).tzx.zip
English

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Releases

 Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
1985
£8.95

 EDOS (UK)
unknown

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1985

 Graphic Game S.A. (Argentina)
1987

 Dro Soft (Spain)
1988
395.00 Ptas

 Ricochet (UK)
1988
£1.99

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 Melbourne House (Australia)  EDOS (UK)  Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)  Graphic Game S.A. (Argentina)  Dro Soft (Spain)  Ricochet (UK) 
Authors/Contributors
David John Rowe (UK)  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
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Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: 30 Red Hot Hits
Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1989
Release Type: Full version
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Title: El Super 10
Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
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Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
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Title: Jackson Soft Oro Spectrum #7
Publisher: Magazine Jackson Soft Oro Spectrum - covertape from issue #7 - 1986/Jan
Date: 1986/Jan
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Karate Ace
Publisher: Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Los 40 Principales Vol. 6
Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: The Spectrum
Publisher: Retro Games Ltd
Date: 2024/Nov/22
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Exploding Fist" Series
Number: 1
Title: The Way of the Exploding Fist
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 2
Title: Fist II: The Legend Continues
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1986
Number: 3
Title: Exploding Fist +
Publisher: Firebird Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Additional File Downloads

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #8 - 1988/May
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 BiT
Issue: #11 - 1992/Aug
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

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Issue: #5 - 1985/Aug
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #7 - 1985/Oct
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 92%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash - Run It Again

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 72%

 Crash
Issue: v.2 - 2018 special "Annual 2018"
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #129 - 1985/Sep/10 special "week#2"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #44 - 1985/Sep
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Sinclair User
Issue: #43 - 1985/Oct
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #72 - 1988/Mar
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

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Issue: #34 - 1988/Oct
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #53 - 1990/May
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review
Score: 83%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #78 - 1992/Jun
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review

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Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #8 - 1988/May
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Double Trouble (two-player games)

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Issue: #42 - 1991/Mar
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/Jul
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

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Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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Issue: #17 - 1986/Aug
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Spectrum Collection - Update

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Issue: #27 - 1987/Jun
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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Issue: v.1 #18 - 1985/Jul
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

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Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

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Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #121 - 1985/Jul/16 special "week#3"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 K64
Issue: #26 - 1987/May
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

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Issue: #7 - 1987/Dec special "Especial"
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Informe

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Issue: v.5 #12 - 1986/Mar/20 special "week#3"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #33 - 1985/Jul
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #133 - 1993/Mar
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 YS Smash Tips
Issue: 1988/Aug
Page: 60
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #8 - 1985/Aug
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

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Issue: v.5 #8 - 1985/Aug
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - First Fist, Then ...

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Issue: #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #53 - 1990/May
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Complete Guide to Beat-em-ups

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #19 - 1985/Oct
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Fist Fight

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

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Issue: #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #47 - 1985/Sep
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Issue: #52 - 1986/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

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Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

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Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #17 - 1985/Jun
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

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Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Issue: v.1 #21 - 1985/Oct
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 193 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

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Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.4 #25 - 1985/Jun/20 special "week#3"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.4 #51 - 1985/Dec/19 special "week#3"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #42 - 1985/Sep
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #87 - 1989/Jan
Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 113 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #83 - 1988/Sep
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #60 - 1989/Jan
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #11 - 1988/Aug
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #15 - 1988/Dec
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Issue: #16 - 1989/Jan
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Issue: #82 - 1988/Aug
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters)

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Issue: #85 - 1988/Nov
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Issue: #86 - 1988/Dec
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Issue: #87 - 1989/Jan
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Issue: v.1 #58 - 1988/Nov
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Karate Ace)

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Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #9 - 1988/Aug
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #10 - 1988/Sep
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
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