| NARC |
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| Release Date | 1990 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £10.99 |
| Disk Price | £15.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | NARC (Arcade coin-op) from Williams Electronics Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES |
| Average mag. score | 74.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 73.7% (19 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1990) | ||
| * Release price: 1100.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1992) | as "ARCADE COLLECTION 52: NARC" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| David Leitch (UK) | at Sales Curve Ltd | - ? | |
| Steve Snake (UK) | at Sales Curve Ltd | - ? | |
| Shaun G. McClure (UK) | at Sales Curve Ltd | - ? | |
| Sound Images (UK) | - ? | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Coin-op Conversion - 1990 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 3rd Best Game Overall - 1990 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #83 - 1990/Dec | page 45 |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Crash issue 84: Presents 20 | (1991/Jan) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | NARC.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| NARC.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| NARC.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| NARC(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| NARC(ErbeSoftwareSA).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| NARC(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| NARC.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| NARC.gif | 5,008 | Original | Running screen | |||
| NARC_Front.jpg | 244,835 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| NARC_Back.jpg | 293,046 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| NARC.ay.zip | 2,512 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| NARC.txt | 6,144 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| NARC(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 697,445 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| NARC.jpg | 567,144 | Original | Game map | |||
| NARC_2.png | 110,964 | Original | Game map | |||
| NARC_OriginalArtwork.jpg | 71,139 | Original | Original artwork | |||
| NARC.jpg | 137,911 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| NARC_2.jpg | 251,302 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| narc.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex | ||
| NARC (1990)(Ocean Software).pok | 313 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| NARC(HitSquad).jpg | 382,145 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| NARC(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 289,751 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #42-1991/Mar | page 60 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #83-1990/Dec | page 45 | - Review: 95% | |
| FIFO | issue #22-1993/Mar | page 24 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #206-1991/Jan | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #106-1990/Dec | page 28 | - Review: 87% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #127-1992/Sep | page 38 | - Review: 85% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 25 | - Review: 72% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #82-1992/Oct | page 52 | - Review: 31% |
Magazine References
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Links
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
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| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (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) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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