Night Gunner at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1983
Original Publisher	Digital Integration (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players	2 (Alternating)
Original Price	£6.95
Features	Padlock Protection
Controls	Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Ports	Night Gunner (ZX81 16K)
Other Platforms	Amstrad CPC
Average mag. score	76.44% (6 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	78% (15 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - ABC Soft (Spain)	(1983)
		* Release price: 1695.00 Ptas
#2 - Zafi Chip (Spain)	(1986)
#3 - Z Cobra (Spain)	(1987)
#4 - Silverbird Software Ltd (UK)	(1989)
		* Release price: £1.99
#5 - Byte Back (UK)	(1991)

Authors/Contributors

Rod J. Swift (UK)

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Review Awards

	"Crash Game Of The Month"	at Crash	issue v.1 #3 - 1984/Apr	page 31
	"PCG Hit"	at Personal Computer Games	issue #6 - 1984/May	page 67

Compilations

Full version in	4 Aces	(1988)	by Digital Integration (UK)
Full version in	4 Crash Smashes	(1986)	by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)
Full version in	Kidsplay	(1987)	by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
NightGunner.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
NightGunner.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
NightGunner(SilverbirdSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip	#4	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
NightGunner(ByteBack).tzx.zip	#5	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
NightGunner.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
NightGunner.gif	1,671	Original	Running screen
NightGunner.jpg	615,548	Original	Inlay - Front
NightGunner_Back.jpg	325,873	Original	Inlay - Back
NIGHTGUN.TXT	6,876	Original	Instructions		- Docs (from games database)
NightGunner.txt	5,566	Original	Instructions	English
NightGunner_CodeSheet.jpg	290,948	Original	Code sheet
NightGunner_CodeSheet.png	142,631	Original	Code sheet
NightGunner.jpg	201,717	Original	Advertisement
Night Gunner (1983)(Digital Integration).pok	370	Original	POK pokes file
NightGunner(ZCobra).jpg	82,992	#3	Inlay - Front
NightGunner(ZCobra).pdf	22,695	#3	Instructions	Spanish
NightGunner(SilverbirdSoftware).jpg	508,972	#4	Inlay - Front
NightGunner(SilverbirdSoftware)_Back.jpg	381,092	#4	Inlay - Back
NightGunner(SilverbirdSoftwareLtd)(MULTI-LANG).pdf	0	#4	Instructions	Multi-language: English, German
NightGunner(ByteBack).jpg	42,554	#5	Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews

Big K	issue #6-1984/Sep	page 23	- Review: 2/3
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #32-1984/Jun	page 29	- Review
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 31	- Review: 91%
Crash	issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb	page 40	- Review: 91%
Games Computing	issue 1984/Sep	page 16	- Review
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 67	- Review: 9/10
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #16-1984/Apr/19 special "week#3"	page 57	- Review
Sinclair Answers	issue #1-1984/Sep	page 34	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #33-1984/Dec	page 44	- Review: 6/10
Your Computer	issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun	page 55	- Review: 3/5
Your Spectrum	issue #5-1984/Jul	page 52	- Review

Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #13-1988/Oct	page 9	- News/Note
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #17-1989/Feb	page 70	- News/Note
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #18-1989/Mar	page 82	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue 1985 special "Yearbook"	page 88	- Feature - Top Ten Games of 1984
Die Speccy CD	issue 1996/Jan	page 0	- Information
Personal Computer News	issue #57-1984/Apr/14	page 7	- News/Note
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information

Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #31-1984/May	page 138	- Full-page ad
Computer Choice	issue 1984/Apr	page 18	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb	page 63	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar	page 96	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr	page 33	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #4-1984/May	page 89	- Full-page ad
Crash	issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun	page 111	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul	page 16	- Full-page ad
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Crash	issue v.1 #10-1984/Nov	page 158	- Advert
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Crash	issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr	page 97	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #16-1985/May	page 6	- Advert
Crash	issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun	page 4	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #4-1984/Mar	page 165	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #5-1984/Apr	page 130	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #6-1984/May	page 130	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #14-1983/Dec	page 58	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #15-1984/Jan	page 22	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #16-1984/Feb	page 18	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #17-1984/Mar	page 49	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #18-1984/Apr	page 38	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #19-1984/May	page 26	- Advert
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Sinclair Programs	issue #21-1984/Jul	page 59	- Full-page ad
Sinclair Programs	issue #22-1984/Aug	page 22	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #21-1983/Dec	page 44	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #22-1984/Jan	page 117	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #23-1984/Feb	page 85	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #24-1984/Mar	page 134	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #25-1984/Apr	page 52	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #25-1984/Apr	page 128	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #26-1984/May	page 50	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #26-1984/May	page 122	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #27-1984/Jun supplement "Soft Centre 2"	page 2	- Full-page ad - Soft Centre
Sinclair User	issue #28-1984/Jul	page 98	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #29-1984/Aug	page 18	- Full-page ad
Sinclair User	issue #30-1984/Sep supplement "Soft Centre 3"	page 16	- Advert - Soft Centre
Sinclair User	issue #31-1984/Oct	page 147	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #32-1984/Nov	page 76	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #33-1984/Dec	page 25	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #34-1985/Jan	page 96	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #35-1985/Feb	page 105	- Advert
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Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 50	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #39-1985/Jun	page 73	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #40-1985/Jul	page 27	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #5-1984/May	page 120	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun	page 208	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.4 #12-1984/Dec	page 259	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #1-1984/Jan	page 70	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #2-1984/Mar	page 26	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 87	- Advert
Your Spectrum	issue #5-1984/Jul	page 66	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #10-1983/Dec	page 157	- Advert
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ZX Computing	issue #12-1984/Apr	page 27	- Full-page ad
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ZX Computing	issue #13-1984/Jun	page 84	- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews

	C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #57-1986/Jul	page 32	- Review: 5/5 (4 Crash Smashes)
	Crash	issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct	page 106	- Review - Crash - Compilation (Kidsplay)

Related Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #71-1987/Sep	page 12	- News/Note - ref. "Backpack" (Kidsplay)
Crash	issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug	page 10	- News/Note (Kidsplay)
Crash	issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct	page 106	- Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (Kidsplay)
Crash	issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec	page 32	- News/Note (Kidsplay)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2"	page 8	- News/Note - Off the Hook follow-up tape to aid NSPCC (Kidsplay)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.7 #3-1988/Jan/21 special "week#3"	page 4	- News/Note (Kidsplay)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.7 #21-1988/Jun/2 special "week#1"	page 8	- Letters (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #64-1987/Jul	page 21	- News/Note (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #70-1988/Jan	page 27	- Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Kidsplay)
The Games Machine	issue #2-1987/Dec	page 124	- Offer (Kidsplay)
Your Computer	issue v.7 #12-1987/Dec	page 11	- News/Note (Kidsplay)
Your Sinclair	issue #21-1987/Sep	page 6	- News/Note (Kidsplay)

Related Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #74-1987/Dec	page 138	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #81-1988/Jul	page 110	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #86-1988/Dec	page 168	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #89-1989/Mar	page 72	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #91-1989/May	page 38	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Computer Gamer	issue #13-1986/Apr	page 25	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)
Computer Gamer	issue #14-1986/May	page 41	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)
Crash	issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr	page 135	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)
Crash	issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov	page 144	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Crash	issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec	page 136	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2"	page 10	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #66-1987/Sep	page 71	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #68-1987/Nov	page 114	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #71-1988/Feb	page 69	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #72-1988/Mar	page 91	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #73-1988/Apr	page 99	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Sinclair User	issue #87-1989/Jun	page 90	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
The Games Machine	issue #1-1987/Oct	page 126	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
Your Computer	issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr	page 15	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)
Your Sinclair	issue #25-1988/Jan	page 26	- Full-page ad (Kidsplay)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 17	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)
ZX Computing	issue #25-1986/May	page 11	- Advert (4 Crash Smashes)

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