Athena |
Release Date | 1987 |
Original Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
Language | English |
Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
Max. Players | 1 |
Original Price | £7.95 |
Features | Multi-loader in 48K mode |
Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
Themes | Ancient Mythology |
Tie-in Licences | Athena (Arcade coin-op) from SNK (Japan) |
Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, NES |
Average mag. score | 75.93% (3 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 66.1% (30 votes) |
#1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) |
Andrew P. Deakin (UK) | - ? | ||
Ivan Horn (UK) | - ? | ||
Martin Galway (UK) | - ? | ||
Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
"Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #22 - 1987/Oct | page 36 |
Initial concepts (mockups and partial loading screen) by Mark R. Jones, but shortly after he was transferred onto Gryzor so his original artwork was never used. |
1. | Athena | (1987) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) | |
2. | Psycho Soldier | (1987) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
Demo version in | Crash issue 45: Sampler | (1987/Oct) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct | ||
Full version in | Dixons Premier Collection for Your +2 | (1988) | by Dixons (UK) | ||
Full version in | Dixons Premier Collection for Your +3 | (1988) | by Dixons (UK) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
Athena48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
Athena.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 4) | English | ||
Athena128.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
Athena(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 3) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
Athena.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
Athena.gif | 3,733 | Original | Running screen | |||
Athena.jpg | 908,011 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
Athena.ay.zip | 2,490 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
Athena.txt | 4,577 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
Athena(EN).pdf | 135,808 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
athenamap.jpg | 268,536 | Original | Game map | - forest 1 level | ||
Athena.jpg | 227,322 | Original | Game map | |||
Athena_2.jpg | 262,064 | Original | Game map | |||
Athena_3.jpg | 75,701 | Original | Game map | |||
Athena_4.png | 267,641 | Original | Game map | |||
ATHENA4.png | 3,732 | Original | Original artwork | |||
FOREST.png | 5,219 | Original | Original artwork | |||
GRAFIX.png | 2,589 | Original | Original artwork | |||
NEWTREE.png | 5,894 | Original | Original artwork | |||
Please Read.rtf | 23,429 | Original | Original artwork | |||
SUPoster067.jpg | 436,182 | Original | Magazine poster | - Sinclair User magazine poster | ||
Athena.jpg | 293,613 | Original | Advertisement | |||
athena.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
Athena (1987)(Imagine Software).pok | 696 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
0 | Original | ? | - Historical development graphics | |||
Athena(ErbeSoftwareSA)_Front.jpg | 343,223 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
Athena(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 18,384 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 64 | - Review: 628/1000 | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 38 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 21 | - Review: 75% | |
MicroHobby | issue #153-1987/Nov | page 25 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Sinclair User | issue #67-1987/Oct | page 46 | - Review | |
Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 36 | - Review: 9/10 |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 3 | - Advert | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 124 | - Advert | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 77 | - Full-page ad | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 89 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 114 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 95 | - Advert | |
Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #67-1987/Oct | page 116 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 26 | - Advert | |
The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 131 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 29 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 105 | - Full-page ad |
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