| The Dam Busters |
| |
| Aliases | The Dambusters |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Flight Simulator |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Vector Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | 617 Squadron of the R.A.F. (Brand) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 71.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.1% (29 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| #2 - The Power House (UK) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| Steve Armstrong | at Sydney Development Corporation | - Game Design/Concept | |
| Rick Banks | at Sydney Development Corporation | - Game Design/Concept | |
| J. Stuart Easterbrook | at Sydney Development Corporation | - Game Design/Concept | |
| David J. Anderson (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| Ian Morrison (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| Eric Coates (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| Robin Muir (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 3rd Best Flight Simulation - 1985 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #43 - 1985/Oct | page 30 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Summer Gold | (1987) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 61 | (1989/Jun) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #61 - 1989/Jun | - titled "Air Borne" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | DamBustersThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| DamBustersThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| DamBustersThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| DamBustersThe(ThePowerHouse).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| DamBustersThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| DamBustersThe.gif | 3,258 | Original | Running screen | |||
| DamBustersThe_Front.jpg | 557,146 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| DamBustersThe_Front_2.jpg | 1,351,322 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| DamBustersThe_Back.jpg | 547,846 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| DamBustersThe.txt | 22,370 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DamBustersThe(EN).pdf | 2,767,016 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DamBustersThe.jpg | 104,436 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| DamBustersThe_2.jpg | 321,900 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| DamBustersThe_3.jpg | 366,838 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Dam Busters, The (1985)(US Gold).pok | 318 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| DamBustersThe_HistoricalNotes.zip | 42,137 | Original | ? | - Historical notes | ||
| DamBustersThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 192,126 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| DamBustersThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 791,078 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| DamBustersThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 316,064 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| DamBustersThe(ThePowerHouse)_Front.jpg | 310,382 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| DamBustersThe(ThePowerHouse)_Back.jpg | 261,455 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #48-1985/Oct | page 24 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 75 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 14 | - Review: 75% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 10 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #34-1985/Aug/22 special "week#4" | page 36 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 30 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 20 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 66 | - Review: 4/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 64 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #21-1985/Oct | page 59 | - Review: 4/5 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 100 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 58 | - Letters | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 135 | - CompoResult | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #113-1985/May/21 special "week#3" | page 1 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #120-1985/Jul/9 special "week#2" | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #125-1985/Aug/13 special "week#2" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| MicroHobby | issue #167-1988/Apr | page 70 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #1-1985/Nov special "Especial" | page 22 | - Feature - Supercincuenta | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #32-1985/Jun | page 10 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 5 | - CompoResult | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #18-1985/Sep | page 28 | - Feature - Bombs Away, Biffo! | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #19-1985/Oct | page 14 | - CompoEntry |
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Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Summer Gold) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 64 | - Review: 7/10 (Summer Gold) |
Related Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (Summer Gold) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
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| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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