| Harrier Attack! |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Durell Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | ZX Harrier |
| Original Price | £5.50 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 6.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | Border Effects, Short Game (<3min) |
| Inspirations | Scramble (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 43.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 75.7% (112 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - 2.99 Classics (UK) | (1986/Nov/10) | ||
| #2 - Encore (UK) | (1983) | ||
| #3 - Grupo de Trabajo Software S.A. (Spain) | (1983) | as "Phanton en Ataque!" | |
| #4 - Intelligent Program (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| #5 - PRISM Micro-informatique S.A. (France) |
Authors/Contributors
| Robert White (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Ron Jeffs (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Mike A. Richardson (UK) | - Code, In-game Graphics | ||
| Tim Hayward | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Credits
| "The original Harrier Attack idea was Robert [White]'s," remembers Mike. "He thought that because of the Falklands War, the Harrier had been in the news a lot, and it would be a good idea to do a game based on that. Ron did the first version of the game for the Oric and I worked on the Spectrum version. It was a big help to have the Oric game as a guide as there was no decision-making to do along the way. There were no graphics or code sharing - I looked at what Ron had done, then went and did my own thing." |
Remarks
| Mike Richardson comments in an interview: "Although I am often credited with creating it, the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad versions that I produced were almost entirely based on the Oric version, written by Ron Jeffs." |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Computer Hits 1 | (1985) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | El Mejor Spectrum issue 2 | by Grupo Editorial SYGRAN S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Incursión Aérea" | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum 4 | (1987) | by Durell Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Tus Juegos 1 | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Incursión Aérea" | |
| Full version in | Tus Juegos Single 1A | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Incursión Aérea" | |
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 08 | (1984/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #8 - 1984/Sep | - titled "Black Bomber" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | HarrierAttack.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| HarrierAttack.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| HarrierAttack(2.99Classics).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| HarrierAttack(Encore).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| harrierattack | 0 | Original | Remote link | - Source code repository - Disassembled | ||
| HarrierAttack.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| HarrierAttack.gif | 1,530 | Original | Running screen | |||
| HarrierAttack.jpg | 350,784 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| HARRIERA.TXT | 2,121 | Original | Instructions | - Docs & Tips (from games database) | ||
| HarrierAttack.txt | 2,002 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| HarrierAttack.png | 114,758 | Original | Game map | |||
| HarrierAttack_Graphics1.jpg | 24,033 | Original | Game additional material | |||
| HarrierAttack_Graphics2.jpg | 23,557 | Original | Game additional material | |||
| harrier.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Robert Maines (with rollback) - All 5 skill levels | ||
| Harrier Attack! (1983)(Durell Software).pok | 567 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| HarrierAttack(299Classics).jpg | 650,248 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HarrierAttack(299Classics)_Back.jpg | 255,180 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| HarrierAttack(Encore).jpg | 498,022 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HarrierAttack(Encore)_Back.jpg | 305,631 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| HarrierAttack(GrupoDeTrabajoSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 143,966 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HarrierAttack(PRISMMicro-informatiqueS.A.).jpg | 231,034 | #5 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HarrierAttack(PRISMMicro-informatiqueS.A.).txt | 4,047 | #5 | Instructions | French |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 85 | - Review: 26% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 48 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 48 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 65 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep | page 68 | - Review - Crash - Crashback | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #38-1983/Nov/22 special "week#4" | page 25 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 57 | - Review | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Oct | page 53 | - Review | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct | page 59 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Mar special "1994/03-1994/04" | page 3 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Computer Gamer | issue #6-1985/Sep | page 31 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 61 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #12-1984/Nov | page 108 | - Tips | |
| Practical Computing | issue v.6 #11-1983/Nov | page 150 | - Feature - Spectrum revisited | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #23-1984/Feb | page 98 | - Feature - Mike Richardson interview | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #4-1984/Jun | page 58 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 35 | - Advert (10 Computer Hits 1) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 157 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 114 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 68 | - Advert (Spectrum 4) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (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) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
