| Rescue on Fractalus! |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Rescue on Fractalus! (Software) from Lucasfilm Games (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 63.00% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 57.1% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Mastertronic Plus (UK) | (1986) | ||
| #2 - Proein Soft Line (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: 2325.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Dalali Software Ltd (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Star Games One | (1987) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Prestige Collection | (1987) | by Activision Inc (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| RescueOnFractalus(MastertronicPlus).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RescueOnFractalus.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RescueOnFractalus.gif | 3,947 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RescueOnFractalus.jpg | 640,520 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RescueOnFractalus_Back.jpg | 780,594 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| RescueOnFractalus.pdf | 153,398 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RescueOnFractalus.txt | 2,184 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RescueOnFractalus(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 845,891 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| RescueOnFractalus.jpg | 185,135 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Rescue on Fractalus! (1986)(Activision Inc).pok | 34 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RescueOnFractalus(MastertronicPlus).jpg | 376,028 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RescueOnFractalus(MastertronicPlus)_Back.jpg | 338,833 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| RescueOnFractalus(ProeinSoftLine).pdf | 73,737 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #94-1989/Sep | page 66 | - Review: 70% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 123 | - Review: 75% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep | page 48 | - Review: 46% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #96-1986/Sep | page 16 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 32 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct | page 27 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 47 | - Review: 57% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #19-1989/Apr | page 86 | - News/Note | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #42-1991/Mar | page 69 | - Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #56-1986/Jun | page 77 | - Feature - East Meets West (Lucasfilm Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 14 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #124-1985/Aug/6 special "week#1" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #128-1985/Sep/3 special "week#1" | page 10 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #24-1984/Jun/14 special "week#2" | page 1 | - News/Note - Atari stars with Lucasfilms | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #9-1986/Feb/27 special "week#4" | page 8 | - Interview - David Levine interview | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #19-1985/Oct | page 12 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #47-1985/Sep | page 64 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #94-1989/Sep | page 35 | - Advert - Mastertronic advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep | page 9 | - Advert - Mastertronic advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 57 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #6-1986/Jun | page 68 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (The Prestige Collection) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 12 | - News/Note (The Prestige Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 62 | - Offer (The Prestige Collection) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 106 | - Feature - All Together Now (compilations) (The Prestige Collection) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 16 | - News/Note (The Prestige Collection) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64-1987/Feb | page 43 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #23-1987/Feb | page 48 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #24-1987/Mar | page 29 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #25-1987/Apr | page 35 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #38-1987/Mar | page 123 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 70 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #15-1987/Mar | page 1 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 1 | - Full-page ad (Star Games One) |
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