| Ball Breaker |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | CRL Group PLC (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Graphical Views | Oblique 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Inspirations | Breakout (Software) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 78.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 79.4% (36 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Richard M. Taylor (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? | |
| Jon Law (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? | |
| Jay Derrett (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? | |
| Jared Derrett [Jayenne Montana] (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? |
Series "BallBreaker"
| 1. | Ball Breaker | (1987) | by CRL Group PLC (UK) | |
| 2. | Ballbreaker II | (1988) | by CRL Group PLC (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | - titled "Ballbreaker" | |
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 48 | (1988/Apr) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #48 - 1988/Apr | - titled "Break Brick" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | BallBreaker.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| BallBreaker.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| BallBreaker.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| BallBreaker(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| BallBreaker.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| BallBreaker.gif | 5,024 | Original | Running screen | |||
| BallBreaker_Front.jpg | 931,200 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BallBreaker_Front_2.jpg | 1,081,802 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BallBreaker_Media.jpg | 153,122 | Original | Media scan | |||
| BallBreaker_Media_2.jpg | 136,362 | Original | Media scan | |||
| BallBreaker.ay.zip | 2,163 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| BallBreaker(EN).txt | 1,096 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BallBreaker.png | 95,556 | Original | Game map | |||
| BallBreaker_Gameaddmat.jpg | 182,897 | Original | Game additional material | English | ||
| ballbreaker.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Ball Breaker (1987)(CRL Group).pok | 100 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| BallBreaker(DroSoft).jpg | 137,244 | #1 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 30 | - Review: 64% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #164-1988/Mar | page 40 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 33 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #24-1987/Dec | page 79 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 53 | - CompoEntry | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 103 | - CompoResult | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #22-1987/Jan | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #23-1987/Feb | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 142 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #50-1988/Mar | page 69 | - CompoResult | |
| MicroHobby | issue #168-1988/Apr | page 15 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #49-1986/Dec/4 special "week#1" | page 7 | - News/Note - ref. "Bail Breaker" | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 92 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 40 | - Hack/Poke | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 5 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #26-1988/Feb | page 46 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #3-1987/Dec | page 67 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #5-1987/Jan/29 special "week#5" | page 22 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #5-1987/Jan/29 special "week#5" | page 37 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #6-1987/Feb/5 special "week#1" | page 18 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #6-1987/Feb/5 special "week#1" | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #10-1987/Mar/6 special "week#1" | page 35 | - Advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| 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) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
