Desert Rats |
Aliases | The North Africa Campaign |
Release Date | 1985 |
Original Publisher | CCS (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
Genre | Strategy Game: War |
Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 9.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
Themes | Historical Warfare |
Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
Average mag. score | 94.70% (5 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 82% (99 votes) |
#1 - Juegos & Estrategia (Spain) | (1985) | as "Ratas del Desierto" | |
* Release price: 1125.00 Ptas |
Robert T. Smith (UK) | - ? | ||
John Berry (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
5th Best Strategy Game - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. |
"Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun | page 108 | |
"Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #48 - 1986/Mar | page 64 | |
"ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #24 - 1986/Apr | page 21 |
Also came as bonus with the big box release of Vulcan. Original box art by John Berry: 25 Pounder Gun and Team in Action on the El Alamein Front |
Full version in | MicroHobby issue 216: Tape 46 | (1991/Dec) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #216 - 1991/Dec | ||
Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
DesertRats.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | ||
DesertRats48.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
DesertRats128.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | Spanish | ||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | Spanish |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
DesertRats.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
DesertRats128.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
DesertRats.gif | 6,792 | Original | Running screen | |||
DesertRats_Front.jpg | 1,510,736 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
DesertRats_Front_2.jpg | 1,246,423 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
DESRATS.TXT | 2,139 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
DesertRats.txt | 66,445 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
DesertRats(EN).pdf | 3,397,903 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
DesertRats_Front.jpg | 43,952 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
desert_rats_map.jpg | 183,740 | Original | Game map | - VERY big | ||
DesertRats.jpg | 183,740 | Original | Game map | |||
DesertRats.jpg | 204,178 | Original | Advertisement | |||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen | |||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).jpg | 57,473 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).pdf | 185,892 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia)_2.pdf | 3,641,259 | #1 | Scanned instructions | Spanish | ||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).jpg | 217,197 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia)_2.jpg | 278,867 | #1 | Advertisement |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 87 | - Review: 905/1000 | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 47 | - Review | |
Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 71 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 120 | - Review: 88% | |
Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 108 | - Review: 95% | |
MicroHobby | issue #67-1986/Feb | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #5-1986/Jan/30 special "week#5" | page 36 | - Review | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #24-1986/Jun/12 special "week#2" | page 15 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 64 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #3-1986/Mar | page 44 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #11-1986/Nov | page 50 | - Review | |
ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 21 | - Review |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 85 | - Feature - Of Strategic Importance | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 60 | - Feature - 100 Top Games | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 60 | - Tips | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 8 | - News/Note | |
Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 52 | - CompoEntry | |
Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 55 | - CompoResult | |
Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 61 | - Feature - Old Wargames Never Die ... | |
SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
ZX Computing | issue #23-1986/Feb | page 11 | - News/Note |
Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 181 | - Advert | |
Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 110 | - Advert | |
Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 123 | - Advert | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #2-1986/Feb | page 98 | - Advert | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #3-1986/Mar | page 85 | - Advert |
MicroHobby | issue #216-1991/Dec | page 51 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 216: Tape 46) | |
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