Cosmic Shock Absorber
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)

Re-releases
     #1 - IBSA (Spain)(1986)
     #2 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1987)

Authors/Contributors
     Chris Fayers (UK)at Beechnut - ?

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
CosmicShockAbsorber.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
 CosmicShockAbsorber.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(SpeedLock 2)English
CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     CosmicShockAbsorber.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     CosmicShockAbsorber.gif5,059OriginalRunning screen
     CosmicShockAbsorber.jpg468,177OriginalInlay - Front
     CosmicShockAbsorber_Back.jpg180,057OriginalInlay - Back
     CosmicShockAbsorber_Tape.jpg63,953OriginalMedia scan
     CosmicShockAbsorber.ay.zip1,636OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     CosmicShockAbsorber.txt4,473OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     CosmicShockAbsorber.jpg199,607OriginalAdvertisement
     Cosmic Shock Absorber (1986)(Martech Games).pok322OriginalPOK pokes file
     CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg75,693#2Inlay - Front
     CosmicShockAbsorber(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf22,338#2InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 24- Review: 36%
     MicroHobbyissue #140-1987/Augpage 20- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 38- Review: 3/5
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 66- Review: 6/10

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #64-1987/Febpage 120- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #65-1987/Marpage 40- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #68-1987/Junpage 99- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #32-1986/Seppage 92- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #35-1986/Decpage 97- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 191- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #37-1987/Febpage 78- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 10- News/Note
     MicroHobbyissue #166-1988/Marpage 68- Tips - Tokes
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #10-1987/Mar/6 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #17-1987/May/1 special "week#1"page 61- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 92- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #59-1987/Febpage 108- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 105- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #13-1987/Janpage 12- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 11- Preview
     ZX Computingissue #33-1987/Janpage 5- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #35-1987/Marpage 37- CompoEntry
     ZX Computingissue #38-1987/Junpage 4- CompoResult

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 118- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #63-1987/Janpage 65- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #65-1987/Marpage 105- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #67-1987/Maypage 20- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #35-1986/Decpage 87- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 38- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 35- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #57-1986/Decpage 6- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 48- Advert

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