| Green Beret |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | Army Moves |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Screen Movements | Horizontal Scrolling |
| Tie-in Licences | Green Beret (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga (unofficial), Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX, NES, Thomson MO/TO |
| Average mag. score | 86.83% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.1% (293 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #3 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1989) | as "ARCADE COLLECTION 02: Green Beret" | |
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Jonathan M. Smith (UK) | - ? | ||
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Hot Shot" | at Your Sinclair | issue #6 - 1986/Jun | page 30 | |
| "ZX Computing Globella" | at ZX Computing | issue #26 - 1986/Jun | page 14 |
Series "Green Beret"
| 1. | Green Beret | (1986) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | The Vindicator | (1988) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Chartbusters | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Conflict Command | (1988) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Konami's Arcade Collection | (1988) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Konami's Coin-Op Hits | (1986) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Live Ammo | (1987) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Los Grandes Exitos de Konami | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | MicroHobby issue 205: Tape 31 | (1990/Dec) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #205 - 1990/Dec |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | GreenBeret.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| GreenBeret.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 2) | English | ||
| GreenBeret(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (Medium Case) | |
| GreenBeret(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 7) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| GreenBeret.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| GreenBeret.gif | 4,363 | Original | Running screen | |||
| GreenBeret.jpg | 984,060 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| grnberet.txt | 1,000 | Original | Instructions | |||
| GreenBeret.txt | 4,320 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| GreenBeret.jpg | 69,956 | Original | Game map | |||
| GreenBeret_2.png | 42,265 | Original | Game map | |||
| GreenBeret.jpg | 265,511 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| greenberet.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rickard Berglind | ||
| Green Beret (1986)(Imagine Software).pok | 330 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| GreenBeret(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 170,359 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GreenBeret(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 50,791 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| GreenBeret(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 3,343 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| GreenBeret(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.txt | 2,109 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| GreenBeret(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 322,563 | #1 | Advertisement | |||
| GreenBeret(IBSA).jpg | 98,804 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GreenBeret(HitSquad).jpg | 476,331 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| GreenBeret(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 322,565 | #3 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #26-1989/Nov | page 114 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| BiT | issue #2-1991/Nov | page 19 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #56-1986/Jun | page 19 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #14-1986/May | page 61 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 118 | - Review: 88% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #77-1986/May | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 49 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 35 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #5-1986/May | page 45 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 30 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 46 | - Review: 83% | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 14 | - Review: Great |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 97 | - Review (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 115 | - Review - not a Spectrum article (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 119 | - Review: 9/10 (Live Ammo) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 95 | - Feature - Christmas Crackers (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 8 | - News/Note (Live Ammo) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Feature - Collectable Consumables (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #205-1990/Dec | page 59 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 205: Tape 31) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #205-1990/Dec | page 60 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 205: Tape 31) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 27 | - Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 7 | - News/Note (Live Ammo) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 88 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #10-1988/Jul | page 58 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 163 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 60 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #65-1987/Mar | page 65 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 121 | - Advert (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 163 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #75-1988/Jan | page 147 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #77-1988/Mar | page 118 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #78-1988/Apr | page 71 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #79-1988/May | page 95 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #80-1988/Jun | page 13 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #81-1988/Jul | page 46 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 34 | - Advert (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #84-1988/Oct | page 123 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #21-1986/Dec | page 67 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #23-1987/Feb | page 99 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #25-1987/Apr | page 84 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 124 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 159 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #37-1987/Feb | page 62 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #38-1987/Mar | page 58 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 6 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 109 | - Advert (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 6 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #49-1988/Feb | page 21 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 38 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 82 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul | page 28 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 122 | - Advert (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 110 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 102 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #59-1987/Feb | page 31 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #60-1987/Mar | page 36 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 124 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #73-1988/Apr | page 91 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 115 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #76-1988/Jul | page 33 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #5-1988/Apr | page 36 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #7-1988/Jun | page 22 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #7-1988/Jun | page 73 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #9-1988/Aug | page 4 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #12-1986/Dec | page 18 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 106 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 62 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 74 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 84 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #27-1988/Mar | page 32 | - Full-page ad (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 105 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #29-1988/May | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 100 | - Advert (Live Ammo) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 57 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Arcade Collection) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #34-1987/Feb | page 2 | - Full-page ad (Konami's Coin-Op Hits) |
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