Defenda
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Interstella Software (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £5.50
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  5.95
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Features  Border Effects
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Inspirations  Defender (Arcade coin-op) from Williams Electronics Inc (USA)
Average mag. score  56.33% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  77.1% (23 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Currys (UK)(1986)

Authors/Contributors
     Alan J. Lloyd (UK) - ?
     Peter J. Stevens (UK) - ?

Compilations
     Unauthorized version inLoad 'n' Run issue 11(1984/Dec)by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #11 - 1984/Dec- titled "Defender"

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Defenda(Currys).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Defenda.tap.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Defenda.tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Defenda.gif1,955OriginalRunning screen
     Defenda.jpg56,591OriginalInlay - Front
     Defenda (1984)(Interstella Software).pok166OriginalPOK pokes file
     Defenda.scr6,912#1Loading screen
     Defenda(Currys).jpg188,049#1Inlay - Front
     Defenda(Currys)_Back.jpg221,823#1Inlay - Back
     Defenda(Currys).txt936#1InstructionsEnglish
     Defenda(Currys).jpg94,141#1Scanned instructionsEnglish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 86- Review: 89%
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #9-1984/Augpage 55- Review: 6/10
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #9-1984/Mar/1 special "week#1"page 60- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #26-1984/Maypage 33- Review: 2/10
     Your Spectrumissue #6-1984/Augpage 41- Review
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 117- Review

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 147- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 65- Hack/Poke
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 13- Hack/Poke
     Your Computerissue v.6 #1-1986/Janpage 91- Hack/Poke
     Your Spectrumissue #12-1985/Marpage 5- Hack/Poke
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 11- Hack/Poke

Magazine Advertisements
     ZX Computingissue #12-1984/Aprpage 25- Advert

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