Bride of Frankenstein (1987)

Bride of Frankenstein is an arcade adventure game released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The title was published by 39 Steps and developed by Paul Smith, Steve Howard, and Antony M. Scott, with Richard Edington contributing the inlay and poster art.

The game offers a single-player arcade adventure experience based on the Universal Pictures film. It supports Kempston Joystick and Interface 2 controls, while also providing the option to redefine keys for custom input configurations.

In addition to the ZX Spectrum version, the game was released for Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms. The cassette edition retailed for £8.95.

The game holds an average magazine review score of 73%. It received a 59% rating from Crash, while both Sinclair User and Your Sinclair awarded it 8 out of 10.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through a full translation by the L.S.D./Ershsoft group and numerous TR-DOS adaptations by teams such as Condorsoft, Phantom Ltd, and Mayhem. POKE codes were featured in magazines like Micro and Emulate, and cracked cassette versions were also widely circulated.