| Ricochet |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £1.99 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Groups | Silver Range |
| Inspirations | Breakout (Software) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 33.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 48% (10 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Lee Dowthwaite (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | 20 Chart Busters | (1988) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | 30 Red Hot Hits | (1989) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Ricochet.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Ricochet.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Ricochet.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Ricochet.gif | 3,870 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Ricochet.jpg | 384,182 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Ricochet_Back.jpg | 299,696 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Ricochet(EN).txt | 2,589 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ricochet.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) | ||
| Ricochet (1987)(Firebird Software).pok | 58 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 170 | - Review: 33% |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 45 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 56 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 34 | - Hack/Poke |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #11-1988/Aug | page 15 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 42 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #77-1988/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #9-1988/Aug | page 28 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep | page 40 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 12 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (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) |
