Hard Drivin'
Release Date  1989/Nov/22
Original Publisher  Domark Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Race 'n' Chase
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.99
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound, Vector Graphics
Graphical Views  Perspective 3D Graphics
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Tie-in Licences  Hard Drivin' (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive
Average mag. score  84.21% (10 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  77.5% (34 votes)

Standalone re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1989)
     * Disk price: 1900.00 Ptas
     #2 - The Hit Squad (UK)(1992)as "ARCADE COLLECTION 40: Hard Drivin'"
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Mike Day (UK)at Binary Design Ltd - ?
     Matt Furniss (UK)at Binary Design Ltd - ?

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #72 - 1990/Janpage 48
     "The Games Machine Star Player"at The Games Machineissue #26 - 1990/Janpage 25
     "Your Sinclair Megagame"at Your Sinclairissue #49 - 1990/Janpage 63

Compilations
     Full version inTNT(1990)by Domark Ltd (UK)
     Full version inWheels of Fire(1990)by Domark Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
HardDrivin.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(None)English
HardDrivin128.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(???)English
 HardDrivin.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
HardDrivin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
 HardDrivin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
HardDrivin(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 128K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     HardDrivin.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     HardDrivin.gif5,710OriginalRunning screen
     HardDrivin.jpg906,100OriginalInlay - Front - Double jewel case
     HardDrivin_Front.jpg2,424,044OriginalInlay - Front - Special jewel case (big)
     HardDrivin_Back.jpg591,658OriginalInlay - Back - Double jewel case
     HardDrivin_Back_2.jpg1,695,346OriginalInlay - Back - Special jewel case (big)
     HardDrivin_Media.jpg93,181OriginalMedia scan
     HardDrivin_SideA.jpg122,288OriginalMedia scan
     HardDrivin_SideB.jpg112,555OriginalMedia scan
     HardDrivin.ay.zip2,879OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     HardDrivin.txt3,721OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     HardDrivin.jpg245,683OriginalAdvertisement
     HardDrivin_2.jpg400,009OriginalAdvertisement
     harddrivin.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback)
     Hard Drivin' (1989)(Domark).pok228OriginalPOK pokes file
     HardDrivin_Sticker.jpg100,737Original? - Sticker
     HardDrivin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg155,109#1Inlay - Front
     HardDrivin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf10,238#1InstructionsSpanish
     HardDrivin(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt3,887#1InstructionsSpanish
     HardDrivin(HitSquad).jpg410,721#2Inlay - Front - Single jewel case
     HardDrivin(HitSquad)_Back.jpg295,322#2Inlay - Back - Single jewel case
     HardDrivin(HitSquad)_SideA.jpg129,425#2Media scan
     HardDrivin(HitSquad)_SideB.jpg129,307#2Media scan

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #28-1990/Janpage 46- Review: 921/1000
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 48- Review: 92%
     Crashissue v.1 #95-1992/Janpage 61- Review: 88%
     MicroHobbyissue #195-1990/Janpage 32- Review - Nuevo
     Proxima Magazineissue v.2 #1-1996page 38- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #94-1990/Janpage 36- Review: 78%
     Sinclair Userissue #120-1992/Febpage 40- Review: 85%
     The Games Machineissue #26-1990/Janpage 25- Review: 90%
     Your Sinclairissue #49-1990/Janpage 63- Review: 90%
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 66- Review: 81%
     Your Sinclairissue #59-1990/Novpage 80- Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review: 84%
     Your Sinclairissue #60-1990/Decpage 93- Review: Not Rated
     Your Sinclairissue #75-1992/Marpage 59- Review: 62%
     ZX Magazínissue 1994/Febpage 5- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #24-1989/Seppage 18- Preview
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #27-1989/Decpage 135- Feature - Xmas '89
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #27-1989/Decpage 184- CompoEntry
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #28-1990/Janpage 11- Feature
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #30-1990/Marpage 110- CompoResult
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #32-1990/Maypage 110- Feature - Hot Off The Shelves
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #34-1990/Julpage 28- Offer
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #90-1989/Aprpage 15- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a"page 109- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #93-1989/Aug special "93b"page 106- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #94-1989/Seppage 110- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #96-1989/Novpage 124- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #97-1989/Decpage 125- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #99-1990/Febpage 25- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #101-1990/Aprpage 86- CompoResult
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #104-1990/Julpage 68- Offer
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #105-1990/Augpage 56- Offer
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #114-1991/Maypage 15- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #70-1989/Novpage 24- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 17- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #73-1990/Febpage 34- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #74-1990/Marpage 23- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #74-1990/Marpage 34- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #90-1991/Julpage 26- Hack/Poke
     MicroHobbyissue #193-1989/Novpage 11- Preview - Premiere
     New Computer Expressissue #45-1989/Sep/16page 58- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #92-1989/Novpage 52- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #92-1989/Novpage 103- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #94-1990/Janpage 14- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #94-1990/Janpage 80- CompoEntry
     Sinclair Userissue #99-1990/Maypage 39- Letters
     Sinclair Userissue #109-1991/Marpage 18- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #122-1992/Aprpage 16- Tips
     The Games Machineissue #23-1989/Octpage 8- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #47-1989/Novpage 97- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 52- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #49-1990/Janpage 48- CompoEntry
     Your Sinclairissue #51-1990/Marpage 36- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 49- CompoResult
     Your Sinclairissue #59-1990/Novpage 80- Feature - Complete Guide to Driving games

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #26-1989/Novpage 6- Two-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #27-1989/Decpage 6- Two-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #28-1990/Janpage 8- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #96-1989/Novpage 61- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #97-1989/Decpage 20- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #103-1990/Junpage 29- Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert
     Crashissue v.1 #95-1992/Janpage 24- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Crashissue v.1 #96-1992/Febpage 51- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Crashissue v.1 #97-1992/Marpage 67- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Sinclair Userissue #93-1989/Decpage 45- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #94-1990/Janpage 79- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 29- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Sinclair Userissue #120-1992/Febpage 9- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Sinclair Userissue #121-1992/Marpage 2- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     The Games Machineissue #25-1989/Decpage 70- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #48-1989/Decpage 20- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #49-1990/Janpage 47- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #109-1990/Decpage 103- Review: 70% (TNT)
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 58- Review: 67% (TNT)
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 58- Review: 69% (Wheels of Fire)
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 66- Review: 84% (TNT)
     Your Sinclairissue #60-1990/Decpage 93- Review: 86% (Wheels of Fire)

Related Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #107-1990/Octpage 10- News/Note (TNT)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #107-1990/Octpage 10- News/Note (Wheels of Fire)
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 12- News/Note (Wheels of Fire)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #107-1990/Octpage 14- Two-page ad (TNT)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #108-1990/Novpage 13- Full-page ad (Wheels of Fire)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #109-1990/Decpage 14- Two-page ad (Wheels of Fire)
     Sinclair Userissue #104-1990/Octpage 30- Full-page ad (TNT)
     Sinclair Userissue #105-1990/Novpage 5- Full-page ad (Wheels of Fire)
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 13- Full-page ad (TNT)
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 9- Full-page ad (Wheels of Fire)
     Your Sinclairissue #59-1990/Novpage 9- Full-page ad (Wheels of Fire)
     Your Sinclairissue #59-1990/Novpage 13- Full-page ad (TNT)

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