| Alien |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Mind Games (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Tactical Combat |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | Aliens: Neoplasma |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 8.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | Border Effects, Icon/Menu Driven Control |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Alien (Movie) from 20th Century Fox (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 70.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.7% (48 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Mind Games Espana S.A. (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 2495.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| John Heap (UK) | at Concept Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Paul Clansey (UK) | at Concept Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Stephen Frankfurt (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| Philip Gips (USA) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #15 - 1985/Apr | page 124 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Alien.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Alien_3.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ALIEN(BUGFIX).tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - v1.7 |
| Alien(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Alien.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Alien.gif | 4,164 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Alien.jpg | 690,247 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Clamshell case (big) | ||
| Alien_Back.jpg | 1,052,174 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Clamshell case (big) | ||
| Alien_Media.jpg | 84,190 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Alien.txt | 18,446 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Alien(EN).pdf | 3,353,976 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Alien.jpg | 40,750 | Original | Game map | |||
| Alien_2.png | 30,361 | Original | Game map | |||
| Alien.jpg | 129,559 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| alien.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Ersh | ||
| Alien (1984)(Mind Games).pok | 95 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ALIEN(BUGFIX).txt | 18,805 | Original | ? | English | - v1.7 | |
| Alien(MindGamesEspanaS.A.).jpg | 129,006 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Alien(MindGamesEspanaS.A.).pdf | 163,975 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Alien(Bug-ByteSoftware).jpg | 315,483 | #2 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Alien(Bug-ByteSoftware)_Back.jpg | 282,019 | #2 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Alien(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).jpg | 191,595 | #2 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 124 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #46-1986/Nov/13 special "week#2" | page 76 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 55 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 24 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 50 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #13-1985/Apr | page 49 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #20-1985/Aug | page 38 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #42-1985/Apr | page 5 | - Letters | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #13-1985/Feb | page 56 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 125 | - Map | |
| Games Computing | issue 1985/Feb | page 57 | - Feature - Games of the Films | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #89-1984/Nov/20 special "week#3" | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #90-1984/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 44 | - CompoEntry | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #93-1984/Dec/18 special "week#3" | page 6 | - News/Note - Helping hotline | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #98-1985/Feb/5 special "week#1" | page 5 | - CompoResult | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #40-1984/Oct/4 special "week#1" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #81-1992/Sep | page 29 | - Hack/Poke |
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