Quartet
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  Activision Inc (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  4 (Turn based)
Original Price  £9.99
Controls  Kempston Joystick
Tie-in Licences  Quartet (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Sega Master System
Average mag. score  52.00% (7 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  58.1% (16 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Proein Soft Line (Spain)(1987)
     #2 - IBSA (Spain)(1989)
     #3 - The Hit Squad (UK)(1990)as "ARCADE COLLECTION 09: Quartet"
     * Release price: £2.99

Authors/Contributors
     Antony R. Lill [Antony R. Hartley] (UK)at Probe Software Ltd - ?
     Nick Bruty (UK)at Probe Software Ltd - ?

Compilations
     Full version inThe Story So Far Vol 4(1989)by Elite Systems Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 Quartet.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Quartet.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Quartet.gif5,189OriginalRunning screen
     Quartet.jpg655,632OriginalInlay - Front
     Quartet_Back.jpg403,935OriginalInlay - Back
     Quartet.txt3,600OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Quartet.jpg222,901OriginalGame map
     Quartet_2.png149,486OriginalGame map
     Quartet.jpg318,833OriginalAdvertisement
     Quartet (1987)(Activision Inc).pok152OriginalPOK pokes file
     Quartet(ProeinSoftLine).jpg135,191#1Inlay - Front
     Quartet(ProeinSoftLine).zip922,852#1Scanned instructionsSpanish
     Quartet(IBSA).jpg102,549#2Inlay - Front
     Quartet(IBSA).pdf55,524#2InstructionsSpanish
     Quartet(IBSA).txt9,390#2InstructionsSpanish
     Quartet(HitSquad).jpg428,054#3Inlay - Front
     Quartet(HitSquad)_Back.jpg335,233#3Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #70-1987/Augpage 24- Review
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #103-1990/Junpage 67- Review: 39%
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 22- Review: 36%
     MicroHobbyissue #148-1987/Octpage 22- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #64-1987/Julpage 69- Review: 9/10
     Sinclair Userissue #100-1990/Junpage 62- Review: 30%
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 30- Review: 8/10
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 105- Review: 50%
     Your Sinclairissue #55-1990/Julpage 77- Review: 39%

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 8- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #65-1987/Marpage 8- News/Note
     Computer Gamerissue #26-1987/Maypage 8- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #46-1987/Novpage 45- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 104- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #65-1987/Augpage 18- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 11- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 8- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #24-1987/Decpage 22- Map
     Your Sinclairissue #26-1988/Febpage 38- Map

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 11- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #69-1987/Julpage 18- Two-page ad
     Computer Gamerissue #25-1987/Aprpage 19- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #39-1987/Aprpage 5- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 4- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #76-1990/Maypage 49- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Crashissue v.1 #77-1990/Junpage 49- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #24-1987/Jun/19 special "week#3"page 8- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 77- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #100-1990/Junpage 59- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 33- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 16- Two-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #53-1990/Maypage 65- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Your Sinclairissue #54-1990/Junpage 62- Advert - The Hit Squad advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #97-1989/Decpage 92- Review: 60% (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     Sinclair Userissue #95-1990/Febpage 75- Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 62% (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 105- Review: 57% (The Story So Far Vol 4)

Related Magazine References
     New Computer Expressissue #44-1989/Sep/9page 5- News/Note - Pack to the future (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     The Games Machineissue #21-1989/Augpage 9- News/Note (The Story So Far Vol 4)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #23-1989/Augpage 7- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #24-1989/Seppage 7- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     The Games Machineissue #20-1989/Julpage 41- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)
     The Games Machineissue #22-1989/Seppage 3- Advert (The Story So Far Vol 4)

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