| Death Star Interceptor |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | System 3 Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Beeper Speech |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Star Wars (Music) from John Williams (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 48.00% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.3% (46 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| David Aubrey-Jones (UK) | at Software Conversions Ltd | - ? | |
| Mark Cale (UK) | at Software Conversions Ltd | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr | page 116 |
Compilations
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 28 | (1986/Jun) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #28 - 1986/Jun | - titled "Il pianeta della morte" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| DeathStarInterceptor.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| DeathStarInterceptor.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| DeathStarInterceptor.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| DeathStarInterceptor.gif | 1,865 | Original | Running screen | |||
| DeathStarInterceptor.jpg | 498,351 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Clamshell case (small) | ||
| DeathStarInterceptor_SideA.jpg | 131,364 | Original | Media scan | |||
| DeathStarInterceptor_SideB.jpg | 135,108 | Original | Media scan | |||
| DeathStarInterceptor.txt | 2,830 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DeathStarInterceptor(EN).pdf | 38,372 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| DeathStarInterceptor.jpg | 174,858 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| deathstar.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Death Star Interceptor (1985)(System 3 Software).pok | 96 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #42-1985/Apr | page 30 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #2-1985/May | page 56 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 116 | - Review: 92% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #108-1985/Apr/16 special "week#3" | page 10 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1" | page 12 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 47 | - Review: 1/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 27 | - Review: 1/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #15-1985/Jun | page 54 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #19-1985/Jun | page 95 | - Review: 3/5 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #46-1985/Aug | page 82 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 134 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 134 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 77 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 100 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special" | page 16 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #88-1984/Nov/13 special "week#2" | page 41 | - CompoEntry | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #97-1985/Jan/29 special "week#5" | page 6 | - CompoResult | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #106-1985/Apr/6 | page 38 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #32-1985/Jun | page 9 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #35-1985/Sep | page 30 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 77 | - Feature - Top Turkeys |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 64 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Big K | issue #8-1984/Nov | page 18 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #38-1984/Dec | page 58 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #40-1985/Feb | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #41-1985/Mar | page 43 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 4 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 133 | - Full-page ad | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Dec | page 33 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #94-1985/Jan/8 special "week#2" | page 48 | - Full-page ad | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #15-1985/Feb | page 11 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1" | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Oct | page 9 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Nov | page 52 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Dec | page 2 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1985/Jan | page 2 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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