| Road Blasters |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Vehicle Combat |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.99 |
| Disk Price | £12.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | RoadBlasters (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, Sega Mega Drive |
| Average mag. score | 72.63% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 73.8% (31 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Kixx (UK) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| David J. Looker (UK) | at DJL Software Ltd | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | 2 Por 1: Road Blasters + Street Fighter | (1988) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Arcade Muscle | (1989) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Coin-Op Hits | (1989) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Vitaminas | (1989) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 55 | (1988/Dec) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #55 - 1988/Dec | - titled "Car Fire" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| RoadBlasters.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 5) | English | ||
 | RoadBlasters128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| RoadBlasters.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| RoadBlasters(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 4) | English | ||
| RoadBlasters(Kixx).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 4) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RoadBlasters.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| RoadBlasters.gif | 4,812 | Original | Running screen | |||
| RoadBlasters_Front.jpg | 1,067,679 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RoadBlasters.txt | 5,741 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| RoadBlasters(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 980,459 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| RoadBlasters.jpg | 196,299 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| RoadBlasters_2.jpg | 241,825 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| RoadBlasters_3.jpg | 400,400 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| roadblasters.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) - Infinite continues poke used | ||
| Road Blasters (1988)(US Gold).pok | 515 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| RoadBlasters(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 93,808 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RoadBlasters(Kixx).jpg | 514,489 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| RoadBlasters(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 299,876 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #12-1988/Sep | page 46 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 94 | - Review: 688/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 58 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #55-1988/Aug | page 101 | - Review: 84% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #180-1988/Nov | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #78-1988/Sep | page 34 | - Review: 81% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep | page 52 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #11-1988/Oct | page 53 | - Review: 62% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 42 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #49-1990/Jan | page 97 | - Review: 60% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #78-1992/Jun | page 54 | - Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 88 | - Review: 87% (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 74 | - Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 85% (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #49-1990/Jan | page 97 | - Review: 71% (Coin-Op Hits) |
Related Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #96-1990/Mar | page 49 | - Offer (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 10 | - News/Note - advert printed in wrong colours (Arcade Muscle) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #19-1989/Apr | page 54 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #20-1989/May | page 6 | - Advert (Arcade Muscle) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #27-1989/Dec | page 82 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #28-1990/Jan | page 102 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #30-1990/Mar | page 60 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #90-1989/Apr | page 88 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #91-1989/May | page 2 | - Advert (Arcade Muscle) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96-1989/Nov | page 32 | - Two-page ad (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 90 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 98 | - Two-page ad (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 48 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 96 | - Two-page ad (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #99-1990/Feb | page 36 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #100-1990/Mar | page 10 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #62-1989/Mar | page 100 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 35 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #93-1989/Dec | page 90 | - Two-page ad (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 42 | - Two-page ad (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 21 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #96-1990/Mar | page 9 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #16-1989/Mar | page 8 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 70 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #25-1989/Dec | page 32 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #26-1990/Jan | page 84 | - Advert (Coin-Op Hits) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #40-1989/Apr | page 86 | - Full-page ad (Arcade Muscle) |
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