| Gunboat |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Piranha (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Martijn's WoS score | 55.7% (7 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | (1988) | ||
| #2 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #3 - System 4 (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Five Ways Software Ltd (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Most Action | (1991) | by Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Ginormous Collection | (1992) | by Alternative 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 | |
 | Gunboat.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Gunboat(AlternativeSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Gunboat(System4).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Gunboat.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Gunboat.gif | 3,733 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Gunboat.txt | 7,358 | Original | Instructions | - Multi-language instructions | ||
| Gunboat.png | 130,592 | Original | Game map | |||
| Gunboat (1987)(Piranha).pok | 34 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Gunboat(AlternativeSoftware).jpg | 597,252 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Gunboat(AlternativeSoftware)_Back.jpg | 464,189 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Gunboat(System4).jpg | 118,004 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Gunboat(System4)_2.jpg | 123,389 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Gunboat(System4).pdf | 9,379 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Gunboat(System4).txt | 3,273 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Gunboat(System4).jpg | 239,693 | #3 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 84 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| MicroHobby | issue #167-1988/Apr | page 33 | - Review - Nuevo |
Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 20 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 135 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #20-1987/Aug | page 5 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 71 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 61 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 143 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 13 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 91 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 35 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 11 | - Advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #2-1987/Dec | page 89 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 35 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 19 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 31 | - Review: 65% (4 Most Action) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #63-1991/Mar | page 79 | - Review: 87% (4 Most Action) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #87-1991/Apr | page 41 | - Advert (4 Most Action) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 27 | - Advert (4 Most Action) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #95-1992/Jan | page 27 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #96-1992/Feb | page 2 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #121-1992/Mar | page 7 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #63-1991/Mar | page 37 | - Advert (4 Most Action) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #76-1992/Apr | page 7 | - Advert (Ginormous Collection) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (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) | |
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