Hotshots at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1986/Mar/24
Original Publisher	The Force (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Compilation
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£9.99
Average mag. score	100.00% (1 reviews)

Contents

Inst.1-A-1	Mindshadow	(1985)	by Activision Inc (UK)	- Full version
Inst.1-B-1	Fighting Warrior	(1985)	by Melbourne House (Australia/UK)	- Full version
Inst.2-A-1	Gyron Necropolis		by Firebird Software Ltd (UK) - within compilation "Gyron"	- Full version
Inst.2-B-1	Shadowfire	(1985)	by Beyond Software (UK)	- Full version
Inst.2-B-2	Shadowfire Tuner	(1985)	by Beyond Software (UK)	- Full version

Review Awards

"ZX Computing Monster Hit"

at ZX Computing

issue #26 - 1986/Jun

page 38

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
Hotshots.gif	16,334	Original	Running screen
Hotshots.jpg	96,934	Original	Inlay - Front
Hotshots.jpg	181,088	Original	Compilation advertisement

Magazine Reviews

	Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 38	- Review: 5/5
	ZX Computing	issue #26-1986/Jun	page 38	- Review

Magazine References

Computer Gamer	issue #14-1986/May	page 5	- News/Note
Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr	page 110	- News/Note
Your Computer	issue v.6 #5-1986/May	page 20	- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements

	C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #54-1986/Apr	page 20	- Full-page ad
	Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr	page 8	- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #3-1987/Dec	page 89	- Review: 890/1000 (Shadowfire)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #49-1985/Nov	page 27	- Review (Fighting Warrior)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #53-1986/Mar	page 78	- Review (Mindshadow)
Computer Gamer	issue #1-1985/Apr	page 59	- Review (Shadowfire)
Computer Gamer	issue #8-1985/Nov	page 71	- Review (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun	page 16	- Review: 96% (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov	page 14	- Review: 73% (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb	page 79	- Review: 9/10 (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #75-1990/Apr	page 48	- Review: 45% (Fighting Warrior)
MicroHobby	issue #29-1985/May	page 12	- Review - Nuevo (Shadowfire)
MicroHobby	issue #51-1985/Nov	page 12	- Review - Nuevo (Fighting Warrior)
Personal Computer News	issue #108-1985/Apr/27	page 31	- Review (Shadowfire)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #42-1985/Oct/17 special "week#3"	page 52	- Review (Fighting Warrior)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #44-1985/Oct/31 special "week#5"	page 10	- Review (Fighting Warrior)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #44-1985/Oct/31 special "week#5"	page 13	- Review (Shadowfire Tuner)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #5-1986/Jan/30 special "week#5"	page 28	- Review (Mindshadow)
Sinclair Programs	issue #33-1985/Jul	page 14	- Review: 95% (Shadowfire)
Sinclair User	issue #39-1985/Jun	page 23	- Review: 5/5 (Shadowfire)
Sinclair User	issue #42-1985/Sep	page 19	- Review: 4/5 (Shadowfire Tuner)
Sinclair User	issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"	page 13	- Review (Shadowfire)
Sinclair User	issue #44-1985/Nov	page 28	- Review: 4/5 (Fighting Warrior)
Sinclair User	issue #48-1986/Mar	page 74	- Review: 2/5 (Mindshadow)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #5-1985/May	page 45	- Review: 4/5 (Shadowfire)
Your Computer	issue v.5 #11-1985/Nov	page 45	- Review: 3/5 (Fighting Warrior)
Your Sinclair	issue #2-1986/Feb	page 79	- Review: 7/10 (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #19-1987/Jul	page 60	- Review: 5/10 (Fighting Warrior)
Your Sinclair	issue #53-1990/May	page 43	- Review: 39% (Fighting Warrior)
Your Spectrum	issue #16-1985/Jul	page 32	- Review (Shadowfire)
Your Spectrum	issue #21-1985/Dec	page 47	- Review (Fighting Warrior)
ZX Computing	issue #20-1985/Aug	page 78	- Review: 5/5 (Shadowfire)
ZX Computing	issue #22-1985/Dec	page 62	- Review: 5/5 (Fighting Warrior)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 98	- Review (Mindshadow)

Related Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #3-1987/Dec	page 85	- Feature - Of Strategic Importance (Shadowfire)
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #4-1988/Jan	page 141	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #7-1988/Apr	page 92	- Tips (Mindshadow)
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #16-1989/Jan	page 117	- News/Note (Mindshadow)
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #19-1989/Apr	page 86	- News/Note (Mindshadow)
Bajtek	issue special "7 Wspanialych Gier"	page 8	- Map (Gyron Necropolis)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #45-1985/Jul	page 56	- CompoEntry (Shadowfire)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #45-1985/Jul	page 58	- Poster (Shadowfire)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #48-1985/Oct	page 77	- CompoResult (Shadowfire)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #54-1986/Apr	page 70	- Tips (Mindshadow)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 64	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Computer Gamer	issue #2-1985/May	page 30	- Feature (Shadowfire)
Computer Gamer	issue #5-1985/Aug	page 5	- News/Note (Shadowfire Tuner)
Computer Gamer	issue #11-1986/Feb	page 32	- News/Note (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 9	- Preview (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun	page 9	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun	page 9	- News/Note (Shadowfire Tuner)
Crash	issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun	page 75	- Tips (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul	page 77	- Tips (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul	page 86	- CompoEntry (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug	page 50	- Letters (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug	page 62	- Map (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep	page 19	- Offer (Shadowfire Tuner)
Crash	issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep	page 21	- Preview (Shadowfire Tuner)
Crash	issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep	page 116	- CompoResult (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec	page 82	- Tips (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"	page 83	- CompoEntry (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"	page 110	- Hack/Poke (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar	page 59	- CompoResult (Fighting Warrior)
Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special"	page 4	- Solution (Shadowfire)
Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr	page 76	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun	page 92	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul	page 80	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct	page 99	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #38-1987/Mar	page 96	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr	page 55	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun	page 69	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"	page 59	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #55-1988/Aug	page 59	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 41	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"	page 10	- News/Note (Fighting Warrior)
Micro Adventurer	issue #16-1985/Feb	page 7	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
MicroHobby	issue #59-1985/Dec	page 35	- Tips - Micromania (Fighting Warrior)
MicroHobby	issue #83-1986/Jun	page 33	- Tips - Micromania (Fighting Warrior)
MicroHobby	issue #105-1986/Dec	page 21	- Tips - Tokes (Fighting Warrior)
MicroHobby	issue #126-1987/Apr	page 29	- Tips - Tokes (Fighting Warrior)
MicroHobby Especial	issue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial"	page 16	- Tips - Tokes (Fighting Warrior)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #39-1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"	page 5	- News/Note - ref. "Shadow Squad" (Shadowfire)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #6-1985/Feb/7 special "week#1"	page 4	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #32-1985/Aug/8 special "week#2"	page 28	- Tips (Shadowfire)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #1-1985/Dec/26 special "week#4"	page 32	- Tips (Fighting Warrior)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"	page 22	- Tips (Mindshadow)
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information (Shadowfire)
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information (Shadowfire Tuner)
Sinclair Programs	issue #26-1984/Dec	page 10	- News/Note - ref. "Shadow Squad" (Shadowfire)
Sinclair Programs	issue #29-1985/Mar	page 11	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
Sinclair Programs	issue #31-1985/May	page 11	- News/Note (Shadowfire Tuner)
Sinclair Programs	issue #34-1985/Aug	page 46	- Map (Shadowfire)
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov	page 9	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
Sinclair User	issue #40-1985/Jul	page 58	- Feature - Spirit of Imagine (Shadowfire)
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Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 58	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Sinclair User	issue #54-1986/Sep	page 66	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Sinclair User	issue #56-1986/Nov	page 88	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Sinclair User	issue #57-1986/Dec	page 100	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Sinclair User	issue #62-1987/May	page 81	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Sinclair User	issue #65-1987/Aug	page 72	- Tips (Mindshadow)
YS Smash Tips	issue 1988/Aug	page 44	- Hack/Poke (Shadowfire)
Your Sinclair	issue #1-1986/Jan	page 47	- Tips (Fighting Warrior)
Your Sinclair	issue #8-1986/Aug	page 13	- News/Note (Shadowfire)
Your Sinclair	issue #11-1986/Nov	page 69	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #19-1987/Jul	page 86	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #20-1987/Aug	page 81	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #26-1988/Feb	page 83	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #36-1988/Dec	page 73	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #39-1989/Mar	page 67	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Sinclair	issue #48-1989/Dec	page 77	- Tips (Mindshadow)
Your Spectrum	issue #16-1985/Jul	page 32	- Feature - Firefighters! (Shadowfire)
Your Spectrum	issue #16-1985/Jul	page 35	- Hack/Poke (Shadowfire)
Your Spectrum	issue #17-1985/Aug	page 64	- Tips (Shadowfire)
ZX Computing	issue #22-1985/Dec	page 13	- News/Note (Fighting Warrior)
ZX Computing	issue #25-1986/May	page 92	- Tips (Mindshadow)
ZX Computing	issue #26-1986/Jun	page 90	- Tips (Mindshadow)
ZX Computing	issue #32-1986/Dec	page 60	- Tips (Mindshadow)
ZX Magazín	issue 2002/Jan special "2002/01-2003/04"	page 10	- Solution (Mindshadow)

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Crash	issue v.1 #16-1985/May	page 67	- Full-page ad - coming soon ... (Shadowfire)
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