Silent Service
Release Date  1986
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Simulation
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Features  Dynamic Loading Screen
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, Thomson MO/TO
Average mag. score  86.17% (6 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  81.8% (24 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
     #2 - Kixx (UK)(1987)
     * Release price: £3.99
     #3 - MicroProse Software Ltd (USA)(1987)
     * Release price: £9.95

Authors/Contributors
     Sid Meier (USA) - ?
     Simon Butler (UK) - ?
     David Phillips - Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #61 - 1987/Aprpage 88
     "ZX Computing Monster Hit"at ZX Computingissue #35 - 1987/Marpage 46

Remarks
     submarine warfare

Compilations
     Full version inAir-Sea Supremacy(1991)by Ubi Soft Ltd (France/UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 SilentService.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English
 SilentService.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 SilentService(LargeCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English - (Large Case)
 SilentService(Kixx).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(Alkatraz Protection System)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SilentService.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SilentService.gif4,570OriginalRunning screen
     SilentService.jpg615,142OriginalInlay - Front
     SilentService.pdf875,029OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SilentService.txt84,578OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SilentService(EN).pdf3,567,118OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SilentService.zip13,607,284OriginalScanned instructionsEnglish
     SilentService.jpg204,392OriginalAdvertisement
     SilentService_2.jpg246,052OriginalAdvertisement
     SilentService(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg72,046#1Inlay - Front
     SilentService(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg47,037#1Inlay - Front
     SilentService(Kixx).jpg563,559#2Inlay - Front
     SilentService_Front.jpg441,508#3Inlay - Front
     SilentService_Front_2.jpg492,347#3Inlay - Front
     SilentService_Back.jpg639,662#3Inlay - Back
     SilentService_Back_2.jpg480,404#3Inlay - Back
     Silent Service (1987)(MicroProse Software).pok1,158#3POK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #38-1987/Marpage 79- Review: 80%
     MicroHobbyissue #118-1987/Marpage 18- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 88- Review: 5/5
     Sinclair Userissue #127-1992/Seppage 39- Review: 89%
     Sinclair Userissue #134-1993/Aprpage 18- Review - Super Games Guide: 89%
     Your Computerissue v.6 #11-1986/Novpage 50- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #15-1987/Marpage 29- Review: 8/10
     Your Sinclairissue #81-1992/Seppage 54- Review: 79%
     ZX Computingissue #35-1987/Marpage 46- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 9- News/Note
     BiTissue #27-1993/Decpage 10- Solution
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 11- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 49- Feature - Building Rome in a Day
     FIFOissue #24-1993 special "24 & 25"page 30- Solution
     FIFOissue #26-1993page 20- Solution
     MicroHobbyissue #130-1987/Maypage 30- Feature - Justicieros
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2"page 8- News/Note - Silent Service banned in West Germany
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 88- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 15- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #132-1993/Febpage 13- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #134-1993/Aprpage 18- Feature - SUper Game Guide
     The Games Machineissue #6-1988/Maypage 10- News/Note - German ban lifted
     Your Sinclairissue #6-1986/Junpage 13- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 10- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 66- CompoEntry
     ZX Magazínissue 1994/Mar special "1994/03-1994/04"page 4- Tips

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     Your Computerissue v.6 #12-1986/Decpage 10- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 27- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #120-1991/Novpage 122- Advert (Air-Sea Supremacy)

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