RoboCop at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1988
Original Publisher	Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£8.95
Disk Price	£14.95
Features	AY Sound, AY Speech, In-game Mini-game(s), Multi-loader in 48K mode
Graphical Views	Side-view 2D Graphics
Controls	Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Screen Movements	Multi-directional Scrolling
Tie-in Licences	RoboCop (Movie) from Orion Pictures Corporation (USA)
Other Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC/DOS
Average mag. score	88.08% (9 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	83.4% (270 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)	(1988)
		* Release price: 875.00 Ptas
#2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain)	(1988)
#3 - The Hit Squad (UK)	(1991)	as "MOVIE COLLECTION 22: RoboCop"
		* Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors

	Mike Lamb (UK)		- Code
	Dawn Drake (UK)		- In-game Graphics
	Jonathan Dunn (UK)		- Music
	Bill Harbison (UK)		- Load Screen
	Mike Bryan		- Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards

"C+VG Game of the Month"	at C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #87 - 1989/Jan	page 42
"Crash Smash"	at Crash	issue v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec	page 22
"Your Sinclair Megagame"	at Your Sinclair	issue #75 - 1992/Mar	page 60

Series "RoboCop"

1.	RoboCop	(1988)	by Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
2.	RoboCop 2	(1990)	by Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
3.	RoboCop 3	(1992)	by Ocean Software Ltd (UK)

Compilations

Demo version in	Crash issue 58: Sneak Preview 2	(1988/Nov)	by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #58 - 1988/Nov
Full version in	A Toda Maquina	(1989)	by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Full version in	Hollywood Collection	(1990)	by Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Unauthorized version in	Load 'n' Run issue 64	(1989/Oct)	by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #64 - 1989/Oct	- titled "Police Droid"

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
RoboCop.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K	(???)	English
RoboCop.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K	(SpeedLock 7)	English
RoboCop.dsk.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128 +3	(None)	English
RoboCop(Fixed).dsk.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128 +3	(None)	English	- Fixed: added suitable second copy of 3 Speedlock weak sector
RoboCop(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K	(Unspecified custom loader)	English
RoboCop(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip	#2	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K	(Unspecified custom loader)	English
RoboCop(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip	#3	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K	(SpeedLock 7)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
RoboCop.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
RoboCop.gif	4,605	Original	Running screen
RoboCop.jpg	1,245,369	Original	Inlay - Front
RoboCop_Front.jpg	507,707	Original	Inlay - Front
RoboCop_Back.jpg	580,348	Original	Inlay - Back
RoboCop_Back_2.jpg	1,066,629	Original	Inlay - Back
RoboCop.ay.zip	18,591	Original	Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format
RoboCop.mp3.zip	5,292,167	Original	Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format
ROBOCOP.TXT	3,628	Original	Instructions		- Docs (from games database)
RoboCop.pdf	55,137	Original	Instructions	English
RoboCop.txt	5,763	Original	Instructions	English
RoboCop(MULTI-LANG).pdf	438,482	Original	Instructions	Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian
RoboCop.jpg	257,513	Original	Game map
RoboCop_2.jpg	565,251	Original	Game map
RoboCop_3.jpg	678,216	Original	Game map
RoboCop_4.jpg	507,579	Original	Game map
RoboCop_5.jpg	167,893	Original	Game map
RoboCop_6.jpg	797,180	Original	Game map
RoboCop_7.png	66,627	Original	Game map
RoboCop_Poster.jpg	235,811	Original	Poster
RoboCop.jpg	217,705	Original	Advertisement
robocop.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Paul French
RoboCop (1988)(Ocean Software).pok	363	Original	POK pokes file
RoboCop_Sticker.jpg	421,986	Original	?		- Sticker
RoboCop(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	118,438	#1	Inlay - Front
RoboCop(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg	61,228	#1	Inlay - Front
RoboCop(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt	4,602	#1	Instructions	Spanish
RoboCop(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg	332,611	#1	Advertisement
RoboCop(HitSquad).jpg	391,343	#3	Inlay - Front
RoboCop(HitSquad)_Back.jpg	354,480	#3	Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #16-1989/Jan	page 103	- Review: 807/1000
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #87-1989/Jan	page 42	- Review: 95%
Crash	issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec	page 22	- Review: 92%
FIFO	issue #4-1990	page 23	- Review
MicroHobby	issue #184-1989/Jan	page 33	- Review - Nuevo
New Computer Express	issue #7-1988/Dec/24 special "Issues 7 & 8"	page 38	- Review - not a Spectrum article
Sinclair User	issue #82-1989/Jan	page 12	- Review: 94%
Sinclair User	issue #119-1992/Jan	page 41	- Review: 92%
The Games Machine	issue #15-1989/Feb	page 45	- Review: 81%
Your Sinclair	issue #39-1989/Mar	page 85	- Review: 8/10
Your Sinclair	issue #60-1990/Dec	page 93	- Review: 85%
Your Sinclair	issue #75-1992/Mar	page 60	- Review: 93%
Your Sinclair	issue #78-1992/Jun	page 55	- Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review
ZX Magazín	issue 1993/May	page 2	- Review

Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #15-1988/Dec	page 8	- News/Note
BiT	issue #3-1991/Dec	page 25	- Tips
BiT	issue #4-1992/Jan	page 25	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #72-1987/Oct	page 12	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #75-1988/Jan	page 8	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #86-1988/Dec supplement "Christmas Crackers"	page 14	- Preview
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #91-1989/May	page 51	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #98-1990/Jan	page 31	- Solution
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #98-1990/Jan	page 42	- CompoEntry
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #101-1990/Apr	page 87	- CompoResult
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #121-1991/Dec	page 78	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #54-1988/Jul	page 109	- Preview
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 8	- CoverGame
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 9	- Preview
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 65	- CompoEntry
Crash	issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan	page 76	- CompoResult
Crash	issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr	page 32	- Map
Crash	issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr	page 35	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #69-1989/Oct	page 35	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #90-1991/Jul	page 26	- Hack/Poke
Crash	issue v.1 #92-1991/Sep	page 42	- Tips
FIFO	issue #13-1992/Apr	page 29	- News/Note
MicroHobby	issue #181-1988/Nov	page 47	- Preview - Premiere
MicroHobby	issue #184-1989/Jan	page 34	- Map - Mapa
MicroHobby	issue #185-1989/Feb	page 61	- Feature - Justicieros
MicroHobby	issue #187-1989/Apr	page 64	- Tips - Tokes
New Computer Express	issue #1-1988/Nov/12	page 46	- Feature - The Race For Christmas No.1
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.7 #6-1988/Feb/11 special "week#2"	page 25	- CompoEntry
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair User	issue #79-1988/Oct	page 92	- Preview
Sinclair User	issue #82-1989/Jan	page 30	- Offer
Sinclair User	issue #83-1989/Feb	page 12	- Map
Sinclair User	issue #83-1989/Feb	page 13	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #93-1989/Dec	page 20	- Hack/Poke
Sinclair User	issue #107-1991/Jan	page 18	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #108-1991/Feb	page 17	- Hack/Poke
Sinclair User	issue #110-1991/Apr	page 19	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #111-1991/May	page 17	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #117-1991/Nov	page 22	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #121-1992/Mar	page 15	- Hack/Poke
Sinclair User	issue #121-1992/Mar	page 15	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #127-1992/Sep	page 14	- Tips
The Games Machine	issue #4-1988/Mar	page 10	- News/Note
The Games Machine	issue #12-1988/Nov	page 17	- Preview
The Games Machine	issue #12-1988/Nov	page 80	- Feature - RoboCop
The Games Machine	issue #14-1989/Jan	page 14	- Preview
The Games Machine	issue #20-1989/Jul	page 7	- News/Note - Robocop makes [sales] record
Your Sinclair	issue #34-1988/Oct	page 11	- Preview
Your Sinclair	issue #36-1988/Dec	page 84	- Preview
Your Sinclair	issue #40-1989/Apr	page 40	- Map
Your Sinclair	issue #40-1989/Apr	page 40	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #41-1989/May	page 34	- Map
Your Sinclair	issue #41-1989/May	page 34	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #42-1989/Jun	page 27	- Map
Your Sinclair	issue #42-1989/Jun	page 33	- Hack/Poke
Your Sinclair	issue #45-1989/Sep	page 8	- News/Note
Your Sinclair	issue #46-1989/Oct	page 38	- Hack/Poke
Your Sinclair	issue #48-1989/Dec	page 41	- Hack/Poke
Your Sinclair	issue #56-1990/Aug	page 21	- Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups
Your Sinclair	issue #66-1991/Jun	page 28	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #75-1992/Mar	page 37	- Tips

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New Computer Express	issue #5-1988/Dec/10	page 7	- Full-page ad
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New Computer Express	issue #65-1990/Feb/3	page 68	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #81-1988/Dec	page 25	- Full-page ad
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Sinclair User	issue #84-1989/Mar	page 3	- Advert
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Sinclair User	issue #96-1990/Mar	page 12	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #99-1990/May	page 60	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #118-1991/Dec	page 20	- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Sinclair User	issue #119-1992/Jan	page 29	- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Sinclair User	issue #120-1992/Feb	page 9	- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Sinclair User	issue #121-1992/Mar	page 2	- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
The Games Machine	issue #14-1989/Jan	page 8	- Full-page ad
The Games Machine	issue #15-1989/Feb	page 49	- Full-page ad
The Games Machine	issue #16-1989/Mar	page 3	- Advert
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