Red Scorpion
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  Quicksilva Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £8.95
Features  Vector Graphics
Graphical Views  Perspective 3D Graphics
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  63.67% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  70% (6 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)(1987)
     #2 - Mind Games Espana S.A. (Spain)(1987)

Authors/Contributors
     Ian McArdle (UK) - ?
     John K. Wilson (UK) - ?

Remarks
     aka. Scorpion

Compilations
     Full version inGames Compendium(1988)by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
RedScorpion.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(None)English
 RedScorpion.z80.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
RedScorpion(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
RedScorpion(SmallCase)(MindGamesEspanaS.A.).tap.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English - (Small Case)

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     RedScorpion.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     RedScorpion.gif4,141OriginalRunning screen
     RedScorpion.jpg442,507OriginalInlay - Front
     RedScorpion_Back.jpg773,064OriginalInlay - Back
     RedScorpion.pdf21,421OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     RedScorpion.txt7,403OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     RedScorpion.jpg173,430OriginalAdvertisement
     Red Scorpion (1987)(Quicksilva).pok99OriginalPOK pokes file
     RedScorpion(Bug-ByteSoftware).jpg393,802#1Inlay - Front
     RedScorpion(Bug-ByteSoftware)_Back.jpg252,058#1Inlay - Back
     RedScorpion(MindGamesEspanaSA).jpg585,845#2Inlay - Front
     RedScorpion(MindGamesEspanaS.A.).txt1,616#2InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 111- Review: 41%
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 52- Review: 4/5
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 66- Review: 7/10

Magazine References
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2"page 53- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 7- Preview - ref. "Scorpion"

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #67-1987/Maypage 51- Full-page ad - ref. "Scorpion"
     Computer Gamerissue #26-1987/Maypage 45- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 67- Full-page ad - ref. "Scorpion"
     ZX Computingissue #37-1987/Maypage 91- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #15-1988/Decpage 146- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #58-1988/Novpage 96- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 99- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 87- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #67-1989/Augpage 34- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #68-1989/Seppage 19- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #69-1989/Octpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #70-1989/Novpage 20- Advert (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #71-1989/Decpage 52- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Crashissue v.1 #72-1990/Janpage 24- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Sinclair Userissue #90-1989/Seppage 91- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     The Games Machineissue #13-1988/Decpage 152- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 76- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)

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