| APB |
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| Aliases | All Points Bulletin |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Domark Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Vehicle Combat |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Button Mashers, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Tie-in Licences | A.P.B. (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 75.45% (11 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 68.2% (24 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1991) | as "ARCADE COLLECTION 29: APB" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| David Beresford (UK) | at Walking Circles | - ? | |
| Graham Stafford (UK) | at Walking Circles | - ? | |
| David Fish (UK) | at Walking Circles | - ? | |
| David Whittaker (UK) | at Walking Circles | - Music | |
| Steinar Lund (Norway) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #68 - 1989/Sep | page 40 | |
| "The Games Machine Star Player" | at The Games Machine | issue #23 - 1989/Oct | page 82 |
Compilations
| Full version in | TNT | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Winning Team | (1991) | by Domark Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | APB.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| APB.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| APB_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| APB.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| APB(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| APB(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| APB.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| APB.gif | 4,841 | Original | Running screen | |||
| APB.jpg | 913,982 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| APB_Back.jpg | 688,957 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| APB.ay.zip | 5,997 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| APB.mp3.zip | 1,924,993 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| APB.txt | 4,927 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| APB_Poster.jpg | 2,327,834 | Original | Poster | |||
| APB.jpg | 444,250 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| APB (1989)(Domark).pok | 375 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| APB(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 94,936 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| APB(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 22,335 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| APB(HitSquad).jpg | 368,303 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| APB(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 312,392 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| APB_HitSquad_Instructions.pdf | 214,553 | #2 | Instructions |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #25-1989/Oct | page 68 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #26-1989/Nov | page 100 | - Review: 680/1000 | |
| BiT | issue #22-1993/Jul | page 29 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #95-1989/Oct | page 44 | - Review: 62% | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #118-1991/Sep | page 85 | - Review: 83% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep | page 40 | - Review: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 44 | - Review: 84% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #193-1989/Nov | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| New Computer Express | issue #44-1989/Sep/9 | page 57 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #91-1989/Oct | page 68 | - Review: 63% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #113-1991/Jul | page 40 | - Review: 77% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #23-1989/Oct | page 82 | - Review: 86% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #46-1989/Oct | page 77 | - Review: 75% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #58-1990/Oct | page 66 | - Review: 70% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 36 | - Review: 69% |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a" | page 106 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 29 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov | page 34 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov | page 35 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #120-1992/Feb | page 14 | - Tips | |
| The Games Machine | issue #21-1989/Aug | page 11 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 88 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #46-1989/Oct | page 44 | - CompoEntry |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #23-1989/Aug | page 16 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Aug special "93b" | page 42 | - Two-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #115-1991/Jun | page 38 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 8 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 11 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #91-1991/Aug | page 33 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #113-1991/Jul | page 22 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #114-1991/Aug | page 52 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #21-1989/Aug | page 92 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #44-1989/Aug | page 12 | - Two-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #68-1991/Aug | page 4 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #109-1990/Dec | page 103 | - Review: 70% (TNT) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #115-1991/Jun | page 83 | - Review: 90% (The Winning Team) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 33 | - Review: 86% (The Winning Team) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #107-1991/Jan | page 58 | - Review: 67% (TNT) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #112-1991/Jun | page 31 | - Review: 85% (The Winning Team) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #58-1990/Oct | page 66 | - Review: 84% (TNT) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 36 | - Review: 66% (The Winning Team) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #107-1990/Oct | page 10 | - News/Note (TNT) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #65-1991/May | page 13 | - News/Note (The Winning Team) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #107-1990/Oct | page 14 | - Two-page ad (TNT) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #104-1990/Oct | page 30 | - Full-page ad (TNT) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #106-1990/Dec | page 13 | - Full-page ad (TNT) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #59-1990/Nov | page 13 | - Full-page ad (TNT) |
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