| 3D Combat Zone |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Features | Vector Graphics |
| Graphical Views | Perspective 3D Graphics |
| Inspirations | Battlezone (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 77.6% (17 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Aackosoft (Netherlands) | |||
| #2 - Dixons (UK) | (1983) | ||
| #3 - Microbyte [ES] (Spain) | (1983) | as "Combat 3D" | |
| #4 - Bumfun Software (Spain) | (2020) | ||
| * Release price: £12.00 |
Authors/Contributors
| Jon Ritman (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | 3D Combat Zone + Spectrum Chess II | by Dixons (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Arcade Classics | (1988) | by Silverbird Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 04 | (1984/Apr) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #4 - 1984/Apr | - titled "Tank Zone" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | CombatZone3D.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| CombatZone3D.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| CombatZone3D(Aackosoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| CombatZone3D(Dixons).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| CombatZone3D(Combat3D)(Microbyte1).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| CombatZone3D.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| CombatZone3D.gif | 2,647 | Original | Running screen | |||
| CombatZone3D.jpg | 65,278 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| CombatZone3D_2.jpg | 19,013 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| CombatZone3D_3.jpg | 377,864 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| 3DCOMBZN.TXT | 4,520 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| CombatZone3D.txt | 4,357 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| combatzone.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Malcolm (with rollback) - Over 10000 score. | ||
| 3D Combat Zone (1983)(Artic Computing).pok | 31 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| CombatZone3D(Aackosoft).jpg | 308,467 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| CombatZone3D(BumfunSoftware).jpg | 314,127 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| CombatZone3D(BumfunSoftware)_Tape.jpg | 58,028 | #4 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 57 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 60 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 66 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #19-1983/Jul/12 special "week#2" | page 33 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #23-1983/Jun/9 special "week#2" | page 46 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #18-1983/Sep | page 34 | - Review | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #7-1983/Jul | page 62 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #9-1983/Oct | page 19 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #13-1983/May/31 special "week#5" | page 3 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #15-1983/Jun/14 special "week#2" | page 13 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1984 special "Annual 1984" | page 35 | - Feature - Extra dimension adds excitement to games | |
| Sinclair User | issue #18-1983/Sep | page 49 | - Feature - Extra dimension adds excitement to games |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #44-1991/May | page 35 | - Multipage ad | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Jan | page 30 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #23-1983/Aug/17 | page 46 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #30-1983/Oct/5 | page 62 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #11-1983/Sep | page 18 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #12-1983/Oct | page 18 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #17-1983/Aug | page 20 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #20-1983/Nov | page 123 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 114 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #7-1983/Jul | page 22 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #8-1983/Aug | page 32 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec | page 263 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #1-1984/Jan | page 95 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #3-1984/May | page 106 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #8-1983/Aug | page 36 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 54 | - Review: 7/10 (Arcade Classics) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
