General info for: Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge [#ID: 1238]
Title:
Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge
Release Date:
1988
Original Publisher:
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Andy Green [Andrew Green] (UK)
Martin Wheeler (UK)
Simon Butler (UK)
Irwan Owen (UK)
Origin of:
Dan Dare II: SU Edition
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Adventure
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Multi-machine Medium
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Groups:
Flippy Flippy
Original Price:
£7.95
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX:
9.95
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Disk Price:
£14.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
78.28% (5 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Your Sinclair Megagame" at Your Sinclair issue #27 - 1988/Mar page 71


Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge image, screenshot or loading screen
Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
7.4
Total votes:
5
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Stats:
  9:  
  20% (1)
  8:  
  40% (2)
  6:  
  40% (2)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1988
DanDareII-MekonsRevenge.tap.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1988
DanDareII-MekonsRevenge.tzx.zip
English
DSK
Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1988
DanDareII-MekonsRevenge.dsk.zip
English
TZX     JSSpeccy
Ricochet (UK)
1988
DanDareII-MekonsRevenge(Ricochet).tzx.zip
English

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Speccy Screenshot Maps

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Dan Dare
Type: Comic
Owner(s): Eagle Magazine (UK)

Releases

 Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
1988
£7.95
£14.95

 Dro Soft (Spain)
1988

 EDOS (UK)
unknown

 Ricochet (UK)
1988
Authors/Contributors
Irwan Owen (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Dan Dare Collection
Publisher: Dro Soft (Spain)
Date:
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "Dan Dare" Series
Number: 1
Title: Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Publisher: Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Release: 1986
Number: 2
Title: Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge
Publisher: Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Number: 3
Title: Dan Dare II: SU Edition
Publisher: Magazine Sinclair User - within covertape "Sinclair User issue 74: Megatape 3"
Release:
Number: 4
Title: Dan Dare III: The Escape
Publisher: Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
Release: 1990
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #5 - 1988/Feb
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 814/1000

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #77 - 1988/Mar
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 74%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #72 - 1988/Mar
Page: 62 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 The Games Machine
Issue: #3 - 1988/Feb
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 76%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #27 - 1988/Mar
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #11 - 1988/Aug
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - 100 Top Games

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #17 - 1989/Feb
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #48 - 1991/Sep
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Dan Dare TV tie-in re-releases

 Bajtek
Issue: special "9 Gier Komputerowych"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 BiT
Issue: #29 - 1994/Feb
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #53 - 1988/Jun
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #54 - 1988/Jul
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Solution

 MicroHobby
Issue: #166 - 1988/Mar
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Premiere

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.7 #4 - 1988/Jan/28 special "week#4"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #69 - 1987/Dec
Page: 135 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 The Games Machine
Issue: #5 - 1988/Apr
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 YS Smash Tips
Issue: 1988/Aug
Page: 12
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #26 - 1988/Feb
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #31 - 1988/Jul
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #32 - 1988/Aug
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #33 - 1988/Sep
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #36 - 1988/Dec
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #41 - 1989/May
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #45 - 1989/Sep
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #56 - 1990/Aug
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #62 - 1991/Feb
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Magazín
Issue: 1991/Jun special "1991/06-1991/08"
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map
Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #6 - 1988/Mar
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #22 - 1989/Jul
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - Mastertronic advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #76 - 1988/Feb
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #93 - 1989/Jul special "93a"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - Mastertronic advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.7 #4 - 1988/Jan/28 special "week#4"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #71 - 1988/Feb
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #27 - 1988/Mar
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Related Magazine References

MicroHobby
Issue: #112 - 1987/Jan
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes (Dan Dare Collection)

 MicroHobby
Issue: #120 - 1987/Mar
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes (Dan Dare Collection)
Related Links

 ZX Spectrum Reviews (English)

 Centre for Computing History (English)

 MobyGames (English)

 RZX Archive (English)

 The Tipshop (English)

 UVL (English)

Other Sites

 User Reviews (formerly Spectrum 20)

 The TZX Vault (Software Preservation)

 ZX-Art (Spectrum Graphics)

 ZXInfo (ZXDB Front End)

 Every Game Going (Multi-Platform Archive)

 The Tipshop (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes)

 New World Of Spectrum (Spectrum Archive)

 Original World Of Spectrum (Spectrum Archive)

 World Of Spectrum Classic (Spectrum Archive)