Echelon
Release Date  1988
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.99
Disk Price  £12.99
Features  Dynamic Loading Screen, Vector Graphics
Tie-in Licences  Echelon (Software) from Access Software Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  48.00% (2 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  47.3% (11 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Graham Stafford (UK)at Walking Circles - ?
     Peter Andrew Jones (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     @ Design Design <Design Design Software (UK)>
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Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Echelon.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
 Echelon.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Alkatraz Protection System)English
 Echelon.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
 Echelon(Fixed).dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English - Fixed: corrected motor issue in Alkatraz boot loader

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Echelon.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Echelon.gif4,497OriginalRunning screen
     Echelon_Front.jpg329,028OriginalInlay - Front
     Echelon_Back.jpg401,197OriginalInlay - Back
     Echelon_Tape.jpg50,029OriginalMedia scan
     Echelon.zip33,095OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Echelon(EN).pdf478,043OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Echelon(EN)_2.pdf1,869,631OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Echelon.png1,114,981OriginalGame map
     Echelon.jpg235,019OriginalAdvertisement
     Echelon_BookletCover.jpg63,564OriginalBooklet
     Echelon (1988)(US Gold).pok2,627OriginalPOK pokes file
     Echelon_InstrumentPanel.jpg72,795Original? - Instrument panel
     Echelon_PatrolZoneMap.jpg689,620Original? - Patrol zone map

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 62- Review: 16%
     New Computer Expressissue #3-1988/Nov/26page 32- Review - not a Spectrum article
     The Games Machineissue #7-1988/Junpage 63- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Your Sinclairissue #39-1989/Marpage 44- Review: 8/10

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #80-1988/Junpage 15- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #57-1988/Octpage 113- Preview
     MicroHobbyissue #186-1989/Marpage 15- Preview - Premiere
     Sinclair Userissue #82-1989/Janpage 100- Preview

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #14-1988/Novpage 75- Full-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #15-1988/Decpage 30- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #84-1988/Octpage 50- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #85-1988/Novpage 99- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #86-1988/Decpage 76- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #86-1988/Decpage 150- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #87-1989/Janpage 122- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #57-1988/Octpage 2- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #58-1988/Novpage 89- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 108- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #60-1989/Janpage 24- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #60-1989/Janpage 114- Advert
     The Games Machineissue #13-1988/Decpage 98- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 124- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #37-1989/Janpage 148- Advert

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