| Quazatron |
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| Aliases | Ziggurat |
| Release Date | 1986/Apr/28 |
| Original Publisher | Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Mods | 1 title(s) |
| Features | In-game Mini-game(s) |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 92.50% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 85% (384 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Andrew Braybrook (UK) | at Graftgold Ltd | - Game Design/Concept | |
| Steve Turner (UK) | at Graftgold Ltd | - ? |
Annual Awards
| 4th Best Game Overall - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 5th Best Sound FX - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #56 - 1986/Jun | page 14 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun | page 136 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #50 - 1986/May | page 24 | |
| "Your Sinclair Hot Shot" | at Your Sinclair | issue #6 - 1986/Jun | page 61 | |
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #26 - 1986/Jun | page 50 |
Remarks
| "Quazatron by Steve Turner is the Spectrum equivalent of award winning C64 Paradroid." |
Series "Quazatron"
| 1. | Quazatron | (1986) | by Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Magnetron | (1988) | by Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Arcadia | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | |||
| Full version in | Five Star Games 2 | (1987) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 61: Christmas Collection 1 | (1991/Jan) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #61 - 1991/Jan | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 34 | (1987/Jan) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #34 - 1987/Jan | - titled "Droidi" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Quazatron.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Quazatron.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Quazatron(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Quazatron.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Quazatron.gif | 5,591 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Quazatron.jpg | 423,137 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Quazatron_Back.jpg | 313,953 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Quazatron.ay.zip | 2,164 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| QUAZATRN.TXT | 11,711 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| quazatro.txt | 5,134 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Quazatron.txt | 11,343 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Quazatron.zip | 139,270 | Original | Game map | |||
| Quazatron.jpg | 193,299 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| quaz.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Alessandro Grussu | ||
| Quazatron (1986)(Hewson Consultants).pok | 133 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Quazatron_DroidChart.png | 30,279 | Original | ? | - Droid chart | ||
| Quazatron(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 220,849 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Quazatron(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 12,655 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Quazatron(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 305,974 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #56-1986/Jun | page 14 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 18 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 136 | - Review: 94% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr | page 85 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again: 81% | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 57 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #82-1986/Jun | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 12 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 24 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #5-1986/May | page 18 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 61 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 60 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 50 | - Review | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1993/Jan | page 4 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 18 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 27 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 35 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 11 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 0 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 7 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 79 | - Review: 7/10 (Five Star Games 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 60 | - Review: 9/10 (Five Star Games 2) |
Related Magazine References
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2" | page 53 | - News/Note - ref. "Five Star Games" (Five Star Games 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 61 | - CompoEntry (Five Star Games 2) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 60 | - Full-page ad (Five Star Games 2) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 30 | - Full-page ad (Five Star Games 2) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 57 | - Full-page ad (Five Star Games 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #17-1987/May | page 22 | - Full-page ad (Five Star Games 2) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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