| Airborne Ranger |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | MicroProse Software Ltd (USA/UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Game: Tactical Combat |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Disk Price | £14.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 68.83% (9 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 72.1% (19 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Serma Software (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 2750.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1990) | ||
| #3 - Kixx (UK) | (1992) | ||
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| John Gibson (UK) | at Canvas | - ? | |
| Dawn Drake (UK) | at Canvas | - ? | |
| Dave Worton (UK) | at Canvas | - ? | |
| Mark Freeman | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Featured on Super Slim Pack compilation from US Gold for £17.99. Other games: games: International 3D Tennis, Italy 1990 and Crazy Cars 2. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Super Sim Pack | (1991) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | AirborneRanger.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| AirborneRanger.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| AirborneRanger.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| AirborneRanger(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | |
| AirborneRanger(Kixx).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| AirborneRanger.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| AirborneRanger.gif | 5,619 | Original | Running screen | |||
| AirborneRanger.jpg | 2,408,102 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| AirborneRanger_Front.jpg | 332,266 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| AirborneRanger_Front_2.jpg | 435,355 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| AirborneRanger_Back.jpg | 314,086 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| AirborneRanger_Back_2.jpg | 327,359 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Cardbox case (big) | ||
| AirborneRanger_SideA.jpg | 229,898 | Original | Media scan | |||
| AirborneRanger_SideB.jpg | 230,943 | Original | Media scan | |||
| AirborneRanger.html.zip | 284,457 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| AirborneRanger(EN).pdf | 2,623,225 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| AirborneRanger_LoadingInstructions.jpg | 235,854 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| AirborneRanger.png | 803,171 | Original | Game map | |||
| AirborneRanger.jpg | 179,074 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| AirborneRanger_2.jpg | 231,857 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| airborneranger.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Airborne Ranger (1988)(MicroProse Software).pok | 35 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| AirborneRanger_KeyboardTemplate.jpg | 99,682 | Original | ? | - Keyboard template | ||
| AirborneRanger_MedalsSheet-Back.jpg | 315,947 | Original | ? | - Medals sheet | ||
| AirborneRanger_MedalsSheet-Front.jpg | 266,840 | Original | ? | - Medals sheet | ||
| AirborneRanger_WarrantyCard-Back.jpg | 115,509 | Original | ? | - Warranty card | ||
| AirborneRanger_WarrantyCard-Front.jpg | 42,781 | Original | ? | - Warranty card | ||
| AirborneRanger(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg | 197,800 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| AirborneRanger(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg | 163,420 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| AirborneRanger(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 2,885,139 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| AirborneRanger(Kixx).jpg | 719,298 | #3 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case - blue/red variant | ||
| AirborneRanger(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 341,845 | #3 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case - blue/red variant | ||
| AirborneRanger(Kixx)_Media.jpg | 77,665 | #3 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 75 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #18-1989/Mar | page 87 | - Review: 535/1000 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 22 | - Review: 82% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #93-1991/Oct | page 64 | - Review: 84% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #185-1989/Feb | page 40 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| New Computer Express | issue #3-1988/Nov/26 | page 28 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Sinclair User | issue #81-1988/Dec | page 34 | - Review: 72% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #123-1992/May | page 62 | - Review: 80% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #3-1988/Feb | page 30 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 35 | - Review: 73% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 115 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 69 | - Review: 58% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 77 | - Review: 47% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 15 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #64-1989/May | page 33 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #184-1989/Jan | page 14 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| New Computer Express | issue #17-1989/Mar/4 | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| New Computer Express | issue #17-1989/Mar/4 | page 50 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #82-1989/Jan | page 48 | - CompoEntry | |
| Sinclair User | issue #87-1989/Jun | page 56 | - CompoResult | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 16 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 10 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #42-1989/Jun | page 27 | - Tips |
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Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #93-1991/Oct | page 64 | - Review: 80% (Super Sim Pack) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #119-1992/Jan | page 38 | - Review: 79% (Super Sim Pack) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 69 | - Review: 73% (Super Sim Pack) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #119-1991/Oct | page 69 | - Advert (Super Sim Pack) |
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