Data East's Arcade Alley
Release Date  1988
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Compilation
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £6.99
Disk Price  £12.99
Other Platforms  Commodore 64
Average mag. score  40.00% (1 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  60% (1 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     David Bracher - Inlay/Poster Art

Contents
     Inst.A-1 Kung-Fu Master(1986)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)- Full version
     Inst.A-2 Breakthru(1986)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)- Full version
     Inst.B-1 Express Raider(1987)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)- Full version
     Inst.B-2 Last Mission(1987)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)- Full version

Remarks
     main advert is for 6 game Commodore version; Spectrum version only has 4 games

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
DataEastsArcadeAlley.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 DataEastsArcadeAlley.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     DataEastsArcadeAlley.gif20,311OriginalRunning screen
     DataEastsArcadeAlley_Front.jpg1,305,106OriginalInlay - Front
     DataEastsArcadeAlley(EN).pdf495,730OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     DataEastsArcadeAlley.jpg285,360OriginalCompilation advertisement

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #52-1988/Maypage 36- Review - Crash - Compilation
     Sinclair Userissue #75-1988/Junpage 67- Review: 4/10

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #52-1988/Maypage 36- Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations)

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #6-1988/Marpage 64- Full-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #7-1988/Aprpage 39- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #77-1988/Marpage 16- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #78-1988/Aprpage 80- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #51-1988/Aprpage 79- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #73-1988/Aprpage 9- Full-page ad
     The Games Machineissue #4-1988/Marpage 37- Full-page ad
     The Games Machineissue #5-1988/Aprpage 108- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #27-1988/Marpage 100- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #1-1987/Octpage 48- Review - not a Spectrum article (Last Mission)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #63-1987/Janpage 28- Review (Breakthru)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #67-1987/Maypage 18- Review (Express Raider)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #72-1987/Octpage 24- Review (Last Mission)
     Computer Gamerissue #18-1986/Seppage 18- Review (Kung-Fu Master)
     Computer Gamerissue #22-1987/Janpage 31- Review (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #31-1986/Augpage 16- Review: 56% (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 175- Review: 43% (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 25- Review: 47% (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #44-1987/Seppage 24- Review: 48% (Last Mission)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 38- Review - Crash - Run It Again (Kung-Fu Master)
     MicroHobbyissue #92-1986/Seppage 13- Review - Nuevo (Kung-Fu Master)
     MicroHobbyissue #109-1986/Decpage 16- Review - Nuevo (Breakthru)
     MicroHobbyissue #133-1987/Junpage 14- Review - Nuevo (Express Raider)
     MicroHobbyissue #146-1987/Seppage 23- Review - Nuevo (Last Mission)
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 56- Review: 2/5 (Kung-Fu Master)
     Sinclair Userissue #58-1987/Janpage 31- Review: 4/5 (Breakthru)
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 72- Review: 3/5 (Express Raider)
     Sinclair Userissue #66-1987/Seppage 79- Review: 7/10 (Last Mission)
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 73- Review: 55% (Last Mission)
     Your Computerissue v.7 #2-1987/Febpage 46- Review: 2/5 (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #9-1986/Seppage 69- Review: 8/10 (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #13-1987/Janpage 52- Review: 4/10 (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 70- Review: 7/10 (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #22-1987/Octpage 74- Review: 8/10 (Last Mission)
     Your Sinclairissue #23-1987/Novpage 64- Review: 4/10 (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #23-1987/Novpage 64- Review: 7/10 (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #34-1988/Octpage 46- Review: 4/10 (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #53-1990/Maypage 29- Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review: 30% (Kung-Fu Master)
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 31- Review: Great (Kung-Fu Master)
     ZX Computingissue #34-1987/Febpage 38- Review: Good (Breakthru)

Related Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #5-1988/Febpage 27- Feature - Are These Games Illegal? (Express Raider)
     BiTissue #6-1992/Marpage 25- Tips (Last Mission)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #53-1986/Marpage 11- Preview (Kung-Fu Master)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #57-1986/Julpage 92- Tips (Kung-Fu Master)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #59-1986/Seppage 8- News/Note (Breakthru)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #59-1986/Seppage 8- News/Note (Express Raider)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #61-1986/Novpage 8- News/Note (Breakthru)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 8- News/Note (Express Raider)
     Computer Gamerissue #18-1986/Seppage 6- News/Note (Breakthru)
     Computer Gamerissue #18-1986/Seppage 6- News/Note (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 103- Tips (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 79- Tips (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 57- Hack/Poke (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #43-1987/Augpage 58- Tips (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 38- Feature - Run It Again: Beat-em-ups (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #66-1989/Julpage 31- Tips (Last Mission)
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 49- Tips (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 49- Tips (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 52- Tips (Last Mission)
     MicroHobbyissue #117-1987/Febpage 26- Tips - Tokes (Breakthru)
     MicroHobbyissue #119-1987/Marpage 23- Tips - Tokes (Breakthru)
     MicroHobbyissue #138-1987/Julpage 26- Tips - Tokes (Express Raider)
     MicroHobbyissue #167-1988/Aprpage 68- Tips - Tokes (Last Mission)
     MicroHobbyissue #178-1988/Octpage 69- Tips - Tokes (Express Raider)
     MicroHobby Especialissue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial"page 20- Feature - Informe (Kung-Fu Master)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #31-1987/Aug/7 special "week#1"page 45- News/Note (Last Mission)
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Marpage 11- Tips (Breakthru)
     Sinclair Userissue #68-1987/Novpage 16- Hack/Poke (Express Raider)
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 16- Hack/Poke (Express Raider)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #9-1986/Seppage 18- News/Note (Breakthru)
     Your Computerissue v.6 #9-1986/Seppage 18- News/Note (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #6-1986/Junpage 13- News/Note (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #9-1986/Seppage 19- Feature - It's All In The Wrist Action (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 9- News/Note (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 11- Letters (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 27- Tips (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 112- News/Note (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 12- Preview (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 96- News/Note (Last Mission)
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 29- Hack/Poke (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #53-1990/Maypage 29- Feature - Complete Guide to Beat-em-ups (Kung-Fu Master)
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 4- News/Note (Breakthru)
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 4- News/Note (Express Raider)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #54-1986/Aprpage 108- Full-page ad - coming soon ... (Kung-Fu Master)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #61-1986/Novpage 140- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #62-1986/Decpage 92- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #64-1987/Febpage 68- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #65-1987/Marpage 115- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #68-1987/Junpage 113- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #70-1987/Augpage 113- Full-page ad (Last Mission)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 145- Full-page ad (Last Mission)
     Computer Gamerissue #23-1987/Febpage 100- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 11- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 78- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 2- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #31-1986/Augpage 39- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #32-1986/Seppage 79- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Crashissue v.1 #34-1986/Novpage 68- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #35-1986/Decpage 131- Advert (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 161- Advert (Breakthru)
     Crashissue v.1 #37-1987/Febpage 15- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     Crashissue v.1 #43-1987/Augpage 45- Full-page ad (Last Mission)
     Crashissue v.1 #44-1987/Seppage 48- Full-page ad (Last Mission)
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 24- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Sinclair Userissue #49-1986/Aprpage 116- Full-page ad - coming soon ... (Kung-Fu Master)
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 60- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 94- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     Sinclair Userissue #57-1986/Decpage 52- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     Sinclair Userissue #58-1987/Janpage 65- Advert (Breakthru)
     Sinclair Userissue #59-1987/Febpage 42- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Marpage 54- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     Sinclair Userissue #65-1987/Augpage 2- Full-page ad (Last Mission)
     Your Sinclairissue #8-1986/Augpage 60- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #9-1986/Seppage 98- Advert (Kung-Fu Master)
     Your Sinclairissue #11-1986/Novpage 111- Full-page ad (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #13-1987/Janpage 129- Advert (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 105- Advert (Breakthru)
     Your Sinclairissue #15-1987/Marpage 4- Full-page ad (Express Raider)
     Your Sinclairissue #20-1987/Augpage 33- Full-page ad (Last Mission)

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