| Ballbreaker II |
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| Aliases | Ballbreaker 2 |
| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | CRL Group PLC (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| 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 | 62.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 75.9% (34 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Richard M. Taylor (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? | |
| Jon Law (UK) | at The Zen Room | - ? | |
| Simon Rockman (UK) | - Level Design | ||
| Jez Sands (UK) | - Level Design | ||
| Ian Andrew (UK) | - Level Design | ||
| Phil Gascoine | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Some of the levels were designed by Ian Andrew (Driller creator), Jez Sans (Atari ST Starglider programmer) and Simon Rockman (editor of Amstrad User). |
Series "BallBreaker"
| 1. | Ball Breaker | (1987) | by CRL Group PLC (UK) | |
| 2. | Ballbreaker II | (1988) | by CRL Group PLC (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 54: Smash Tape 31 | (1990/Jun) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #54 - 1990/Jun | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 53 | (1988/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #53 - 1988/Oct | - titled "Rompi 2" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | BallbreakerII.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| BallbreakerII.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| BallbreakerII.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| BallbreakerII.gif | 5,476 | Original | Running screen | |||
| BallbreakerII_Front.jpg | 900,755 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BallbreakerII_Media.jpg | 134,849 | Original | Media scan | |||
| BallbreakerII.txt | 4,674 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BallbreakerII(EN).pdf | 73,353 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BallbreakerII.png | 67,363 | Original | Game map | |||
| ballbreakerii.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) | ||
| Ballbreaker II (1988)(CRL Group).pok | 105 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 16 | - Review: 56% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #171-1988/Jun | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #74-1988/May | page 46 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #31-1988/Jul | page 63 | - Review: 5/10 |
Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #111-1991/May | page 18 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #129-1992/Nov | page 18 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #46-1989/Oct | page 38 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #54-1990/Jun | page 10 | - CoverGame | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #56-1990/Aug | page 32 | - Hack/Poke |
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) | |
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