| Licence to Kill |
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| Release Date | 1989/Jul/12 |
| Original Publisher | Domark Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | PTM |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Button Mashers, Multi-Genre |
| Graphical Views | Top-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Vertical Scrolling |
| Themes | Espionage/Secret Service |
| Tie-in Licences | Licence to Kill (Movie) from Eon Productions (UK), United Artists Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 75.64% (11 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 79.7% (43 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | as "Con Licencia para Matar" | |
| * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | as "Con Licencia para Matar" | |
| #3 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1991) | as "MOVIE COLLECTION 17: Licence to Kill" | |
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Quixel (UK) | - ? | ||
| John Kavanagh (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Raffaele Cecco (UK) | - ? | ||
| Tony West (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Andrew Blazdell (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Robin Behling | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Series "James Bond"
| 1. | A View to a Kill - The Computer Game | (1985) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | The Living Daylights - The Computer Game | (1987) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 3. | Live and Let Die | (1988) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 4. | Licence to Kill | (1989) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | |
| 5. | The Spy Who Loved Me | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Heroes | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #02 | by Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #2 | - titled "War Games" | ||
| Full version in | The James Bond 007 Collection | (1991) | by Domark Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | LicenceToKill48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| LicenceToKill.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| LicenceToKill128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| LicenceToKill.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| LicenceToKill(Fixed).dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | - Fixed: discarded data from cyl 12 head 0 sector 6 (id=8), which has no data field | |
| LicenceToKill(Fixed)_2.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | - Fixed: discarded data from cyl 12 head 0 sector 6 (id=8), which has no data field | |
| LicenceToKill(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| LicenceToKill.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| LicenceToKill.gif | 6,112 | Original | Running screen | |||
| LicenceToKill.jpg | 937,453 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| LicenceToKill_Back.jpg | 890,114 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| LicenceToKill.ay.zip | 3,330 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| LicenceToKill.mp3.zip | 4,722,574 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| LicenceToKill.txt | 7,851 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| LicenceToKill.jpg | 71,051 | Original | Game map | |||
| LicenceToKill_2.jpg | 735,082 | Original | Game map | |||
| LicenceToKill_3.png | 125,405 | Original | Game map | |||
| LicenceToKill.jpg | 335,826 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| licencetokill.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Steven Bannister | ||
| Licence to Kill (1989)(Domark).pok | 1,017 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 115,039 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 12,458 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(Musical1SA)_Front.jpg | 344,399 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(Musical1SA)_Back.jpg | 294,050 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(Musical1SA)_SideA.jpg | 60,911 | #2 | Media scan | |||
| LicenceToKill(ConLicenciaParaMatar)(Musical1SA)_SideB.jpg | 60,701 | #2 | Media scan | |||
| LicenceToKill(HitSquad).jpg | 390,110 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| LicenceToKill(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 365,489 | #3 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #22-1989/Jul | page 6 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a" | page 66 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #115-1991/Jun | page 38 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #88-1991/May | page 45 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 8 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #88-1989/Jul | page 6 | - Two-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #111-1991/May | page 23 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #20-1989/Jul | page 46 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 14 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #65-1991/May | page 44 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #51-1991/Dec | page 102 | - Review - not a Spectrum article (The James Bond 007 Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 43 | - Review: 82% (Heroes) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #118-1991/Dec | page 41 | - Review: 58% (The James Bond 007 Collection) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 50 | - Review: 78% (Heroes) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 68 | - Review: 73% (The James Bond 007 Collection) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #35-1990/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #50-1991/Nov | page 28 | - Full-page ad (The James Bond 007 Collection) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #104-1990/Jul | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #120-1991/Nov | page 111 | - Full-page ad (The James Bond 007 Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #102-1990/Aug | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #117-1991/Nov | page 31 | - Full-page ad (The James Bond 007 Collection) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #56-1990/Aug | page 33 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) |
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