Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Blood Valley on the ZX Spectrum
YOU are a slave in the Valley of Gad, forced to run for your life or be killed by the EVIL ARCHVEULT.
No-one has ever escaped.
Snorkers has yet to play...
In 1986 the second book in the Duel Master series, "Blood Valley" was published. It cost £4.95 and came in a silver cardboard sleeve as you got TWO books... it was a TWO PLAYER gamebook! Astonishing!
It was written by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson! The cover was by Josh Kirby and the internal art by Jon Davis. Set in the World of Orb, the same world as Talisman of Death and the Way of the Tiger series.
In 1987 the ZX Spectrum game "Blood Valley" came out! (Other versions were available for the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC). I bought it!
(c) Imagitec Design Ltd
(c) Gremlin Graphics Ltd
Programmers
Lee Garnett
Liam Shields
James North-Hearn
Artists
Adrian 'radar' Ludley
Stephanie
0:00 Start
0:06 Cinematic Introduction
2:43 The Quarry
5:33 The Hunter
7:58 Gameplay and ESCAPE!
12:38 The Valley of Gad
15:26 Characters and Henchmen
23:54 Archveult's Day Out
27:41 Roleplaying Elements
33:53 Final Thoughts
34:55 Endcard
Thanks to ZombiWorkshop for logo and Snorkers Theme
Desert Wind, Snarling Animal and Moaning Voices thanks to YouTube audio library.
Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons performed by me on the ZX Spectrum 48K emulator. Other music is from Blood Valley.
All other parts/props provided by me.
I used Spectaculator emulator and Pavero's tools to create the screenshot map of the Valley of Gad.
Find me on Twitter, @JAMOGRAD!
Blood Valley on the ZX Spectrum
YOU are a slave in the Valley of Gad, forced to run for your life or be killed by the EVIL ARCHVEULT.
No-one has ever escaped.
Snorkers has yet to play...
In 1986 the second book in the Duel Master series, "Blood Valley" was published. It cost £4.95 and came in a silver cardboard sleeve as you got TWO books... it was a TWO PLAYER gamebook! Astonishing!
It was written by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson! The cover was by Josh Kirby and the internal art by Jon Davis. Set in the World of Orb, the same world as Talisman of Death and the Way of the Tiger series.
In 1987 the ZX Spectrum game "Blood Valley" came out! (Other versions were available for the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC). I bought it!
(c) Imagitec Design Ltd
(c) Gremlin Graphics Ltd
Programmers
Lee Garnett
Liam Shields
James North-Hearn
Artists
Adrian 'radar' Ludley
Stephanie
0:00 Start
0:06 Cinematic Introduction
2:43 The Quarry
5:33 The Hunter
7:58 Gameplay and ESCAPE!
12:38 The Valley of Gad
15:26 Characters and Henchmen
23:54 Archveult's Day Out
27:41 Roleplaying Elements
33:53 Final Thoughts
34:55 Endcard
Thanks to ZombiWorkshop for logo and Snorkers Theme
Desert Wind, Snarling Animal and Moaning Voices thanks to YouTube audio library.
Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons performed by me on the ZX Spectrum 48K emulator. Other music is from Blood Valley.
All other parts/props provided by me.
I used Spectaculator emulator and Pavero's tools to create the screenshot map of the Valley of Gad.
