| Earth Defence |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £4.95 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Missile Command (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Average mag. score | 58.67% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 58.6% (7 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Donald J. Campbell (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Arcade Classics | (1988) | by Silverbird Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | EarthDefence.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| EarthDefence.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| EarthDefence.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| EarthDefence.gif | 2,845 | Original | Running screen | |||
| EarthDefence.jpg | 426,643 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| EarthDefence_Tape.jpg | 55,996 | Original | Media scan | |||
| EarthDefence.txt | 2,166 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Earth Defence (1984)(Artic Computing).pok | 62 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 37 | - Review: 63% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 65 | - Review - Crash Living Guide: 63% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 99 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #46-1984/Jan/24 special "week#4" | page 24 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar supplement "Soft Centre 1" | page 7 | - Review: 5/10 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 96 | - Feature - Run It Again: Missile Command Games | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2" | page 37 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #3-1984/Mar | page 70 | - Feature - ZX Spectrum Software |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #27-1984/Jan | page 56 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #14-1983/Dec | page 83 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 47 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan | page 14 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #1-1984/Jan | page 98 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 54 | - Review: 7/10 (Arcade Classics) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (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) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
