| Octagon Squad |
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| Aliases | Sub-Culture The Octagon Squad |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Mastertronic Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Maze |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £1.99 |
| Features | Border Effects, Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | MSX |
| Average mag. score | 67.25% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 57.5% (4 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Geoff Foley (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Glob Minor" | at ZX Computing | issue #30 - 1986/Oct | page 38 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Mastertronic Compilation 5 | by Mastertronic Ltd (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Sinclair Game Compilation | (1988) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | OctagonSquad.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| OctagonSquad.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| OctagonSquad.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| OctagonSquad.gif | 6,481 | Original | Running screen | |||
| OctagonSquad.jpg | 379,357 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| OctagonSquad_Back.jpg | 127,700 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| OctagonSquad_Media.jpg | 94,894 | Original | Media scan | |||
| OctagonSquad.txt | 1,350 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| OctagonSquad.jpg | 703,707 | Original | Game map | |||
| Octagon Squad (1986)(Mastertronic).pok | 33 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 46 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #18-1986/Sep | page 66 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 128 | - Review: 49% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #55-1986/Oct | page 53 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #10-1986/Oct | page 48 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 62 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 38 | - Review: Grim |
Magazine References
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #34-1986/Aug/21 special "week#3" | page 41 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 50 | - Map |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Cutting Room Floor | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| 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) | |
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| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
