Meteor Storm at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1982
Original Publisher	Quicksilva Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 16K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£4.95
Features	Beeper Speech, Keyboard Overlay
Controls	Interface 2 (right)
Themes	Hyperspace/Warp
Inspirations	Asteroids (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA)
Average mag. score	70.00% (2 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	58.8% (17 votes)

Authors/Contributors

	John Hollis (UK)		- ?
	Rich Shenfield (UK)		- Inlay/Poster Art

Compilations

Full version in	20 Game Pack		by Comet (UK)
Full version in	30 Games	(1986)	by Argus Press Software Ltd (UK)
Full version in	Games Compendium	(1988)	by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
Full version in	Meteor Storm + Space Invaders		by Investronica S.A. (Spain)
Full version in	Select 1	(1985)	by Computer Records (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
MeteorStorm.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(None)	English
MeteorStorm_2.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(???)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
MeteorStorm.gif	754	Original	Running screen
MeteorStorm.jpg	251,264	Original	Inlay - Front
MeteorStorm_Back.jpg	271,211	Original	Inlay - Back
MeteorStorm.txt	3,819	Original	Instructions	English
MeteorStorm_KeyboardOverlay.jpg	20,746	Original	Keyboard overlay
Meteor Storm (1982)(Quicksilva).pok	56	Original	POK pokes file

Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #15-1983/Jan	page 100	- Review
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #17-1983/Mar supplement "Book of Reviews"	page 11	- Review
Crash	issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb	page 47	- Review - Crash Living Guide
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 47	- Review - Crash Living Guide
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 64	- Review - Crash Living Guide
Home Computing Weekly	issue #7-1983/Apr/19 special "week#3"	page 23	- Review
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.1 #27-1982/Oct/21 special "week#3"	page 12	- Review
Sinclair User	issue 1984 special "Annual 1984"	page 20	- Review - Sinclair brings the thrill of the arcade into your home: 7/10
Sinclair User	issue #7-1982/Oct supplement "Spectrum User"	page 7	- Review: 7/10
Your Computer	issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan	page 50	- Review
ZX Computing	issue #4-1982/Dec	page 77	- Review

Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #12-1982/Oct	page 18	- News/Note
Sinclair User	issue #10-1983/Jan	page 23	- News/Note
Sinclair User	issue #11-1983/Feb	page 62	- Feature - Sinclair brings the thrill of the arcade into your home
Your Computer	issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan	page 50	- Feature - Survey: Spectrum Software
ZX Computing	issue #5-1983/Feb	page 44	- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #11-1982/Sep	page 72	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #13-1982/Nov	page 64	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #15-1983/Jan	page 61	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #17-1983/Mar	page 100	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #19-1983/May	page 2	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #1-1983/Mar/8 special "week#2"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #3-1983/Mar/22 special "week#4"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #5-1983/Apr/5 special "week#1"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #7-1983/Apr/19 special "week#3"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #13-1983/May/31 special "week#5"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #17-1983/Jun/28 special "week#4"	page 48	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #1-1983/Sep special "Summer"	page 114	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #2-1983/Mar/25	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #3-1983/Apr/1	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #4-1983/Apr/8	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #10-1983/May/20	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #7-1983/Feb	page 37	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #4-1982/Nov	page 52	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #6-1983/Mar	page 52	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #7-1983/May	page 60	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #8-1983/Jun	page 2	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue 1983 special "Annual 1983"	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #6-1982/Sep supplement "Spectrum User"	page 16	- Advert - Spectrum User
Sinclair User	issue #7-1982/Oct supplement "Spectrum User"	page 24	- Advert - Spectrum User
Sinclair User	issue #12-1983/Mar	page 37	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #13-1983/Apr	page 100	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #14-1983/May	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #15-1983/Jun	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #16-1983/Jul	page 108	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #17-1983/Aug	page 124	- Advert
Which Micro? & Software Review	issue 1983/May	page 3	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.2 #10-1982/Oct	page 119	- Full-page ad
Your Computer	issue v.2 #12-1982/Dec	page 125	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #3-1983/Mar	page 172	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr	page 58	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #5-1983/May	page 20	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #3-1982/Oct	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #4-1982/Dec	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #5-1983/Feb	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #6-1983/Apr	page 140	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #7-1983/Jun	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #8-1983/Aug	page 148	- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #57-1986/Jul	page 32	- Review: 3/5 (30 Games)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #90-1984/Nov/27 special "week#4"	page 38	- Review (Select 1)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"	page 11	- Review (30 Games)
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 52	- Review: 7/10 (Select 1)
Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 38	- Review: 2/5 (30 Games)
Your Sinclair	issue #6-1986/Jun	page 27	- Review: 7/10 (30 Games)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 20	- Review (30 Games)

Related Magazine References

Big K	issue #10-1985/Jan	page 5	- News/Note (Select 1)
Computer Gamer	issue #14-1986/May	page 7	- News/Note (30 Games)
Crash	issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec	page 69	- News/Note (Select 1)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #87-1984/Nov/6 special "week#1"	page 9	- News/Note (Select 1)
Personal Computer Games	issue #13-1984/Dec	page 23	- News/Note (Select 1)
TV Gamer	issue 1984/Dec	page 7	- News/Note (Select 1)
Your Sinclair	issue #5-1986/May	page 13	- News/Note (30 Games)

Related Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #15-1988/Dec	page 146	- Advert (Games Compendium)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #53-1986/Mar	page 12	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 96	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec	page 99	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb	page 87	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug	page 34	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep	page 19	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #69-1989/Oct	page 20	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov	page 20	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec	page 52	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #72-1990/Jan	page 24	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"	page 6	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #8-1986/Feb/20 special "week#3"	page 8	- Full-page ad (30 Games)
Sinclair User	issue #90-1989/Sep	page 91	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
The Games Machine	issue #13-1988/Dec	page 152	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Your Sinclair	issue #3-1986/Mar	page 88	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Your Sinclair	issue #46-1989/Oct	page 76	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 48	- Full-page ad (30 Games)
ZX Computing	issue #25-1986/May	page 52	- Full-page ad (30 Games)

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