| LA Drugs Bust |
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| Aliases | International Drugs Bust |
| Release Date | 1990 |
| Original Publisher | Players Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Origin of | A Nightmare on Robinson Street |
| Original Price | £2.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Groups | Players - Collectors Edition |
| Inspirations | Operation Wolf (Arcade coin-op) from Taito Corporation (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 67.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 60% (7 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Players Software (UK) | (1990) | as "Los Angeles Police Department" |
Authors/Contributors
| Simon Hobbs (UK) | - Code | ||
| Peter Austin (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | LADrugsBust48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| LADrugsBust.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| LADrugsBust128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| LADrugsBust128(LosAngelesPoliceDepartment)(PlayersSoftware).z80.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| LADrugsBust.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| LADrugsBust.gif | 3,762 | Original | Running screen | |||
| LADrugsBust.jpg | 398,910 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| LADrugsBust.ay.zip | 2,591 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| LADrugsBust.png | 38,924 | Original | Game map | |||
| LADrugsBust.jpg | 96,903 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| ladrugsbust.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| LA Drugs Bust (1990)(Players Software).pok | 193 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| LADrugsBust(LosAngelesPoliceDepartment)(PlayersSoftware).jpg | 1,035,430 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| LADrugsBust(LosAngelesPoliceDepartment)(PlayersSoftware)(EN).txt | 2,830 | #1 | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| BiT | issue #8-1992/May | page 31 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 42 | - Review: 82% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #68-1991/Aug | page 55 | - Review: 53% |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #69-1989/Oct | page 26 | - Preview - ref. "International Drugs Bust" | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #76-1990/May | page 5 | - Offer | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #76-1990/May | page 6 | - Offer | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 33 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul | page 26 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #91-1989/Oct | page 90 | - Preview - ref. "International Drugs Bust" | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 47 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #75-1990/Apr | page 45 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #96-1990/Mar | page 88 | - Classified |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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