| Cosmic Shock Absorber |
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| Release Date | 1987/May |
| Original Publisher | Martech Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Features | AY Sound, Vector Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 52.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 34.7% (17 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - IBSA (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Chris Fayers (UK) | at Beechnut | - ? |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | CosmicShockAbsorber.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| CosmicShockAbsorber.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 2) | English | ||
| CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| CosmicShockAbsorber.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber.gif | 5,059 | Original | Running screen | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber.jpg | 468,177 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| CosmicShockAbsorber_Back.jpg | 180,057 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Double jewel case | ||
| CosmicShockAbsorber_Tape.jpg | 90,988 | Original | Media scan | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber.ay.zip | 1,636 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber.txt | 4,473 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| CosmicShockAbsorber.jpg | 199,607 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Cosmic Shock Absorber (1986)(Martech Games).pok | 322 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 75,693 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 22,338 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 24 | - Review: 36% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #140-1987/Aug | page 20 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 38 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 66 | - Review: 6/10 |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 118 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 65 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #65-1987/Mar | page 105 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 20 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 87 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 35 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 6 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 48 | - Advert |
Links
| 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) |
