| The Sentinel |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Puzzle |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Disk Price | £12.95 |
| Features | Border Effects, Vector Graphics |
| Graphical Views | Perspective 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Themes | Hyperspace/Warp |
| Groups | Gold Edition |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 91.20% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 84.6% (220 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Mike Follin (UK) | at Software Creations | - ? | |
| Geoff Crammond (UK) | at Software Creations | - ? | |
| Tim Follin [Timothy Follin] (UK) | at Software Creations | - Music | |
| David John Rowe (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 2nd Most Challenging Game - 1987 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 2nd Most Imaginative Game - 1987 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 3rd Best Strategy Game - 1987 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #40 - 1987/May | page 20 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #62 - 1987/May | page 24 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #18 - 1987/Jun | page 84 | |
| "ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #38 - 1987/Jun | page 40 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Druid II: Enlightenment + Wonder Boy + GeeBee Air Rally + Sentinel | by FIL (France) | |||
| Full version in | Supreme Challenge | (1988) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SentinelThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| SentinelThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English | ||
| SentinelThe.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| TheSentinel.jpg | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | - snippets electronic magazine | ||
| TheSentinel_1.jpg | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | - snippets electronic magazine | ||
| TheSentinel_2.jpg | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | - snippets electronic magazine | ||
| SentinelThe(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SentinelThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SentinelThe.gif | 1,866 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SentinelThe.jpg | 326,977 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SentinelThe.ay.zip | 889 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| SENTINEL.TXT | 5,401 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
| sentinel.txt | 5,767 | Original | Instructions | |||
| SentinelThe.txt | 5,382 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SentinelThe(EN).pdf | 555,692 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SentinelThe_0000-0999.png | 4,374,776 | Original | Game map | |||
| SentinelThe_1000-1999.png | 4,288,030 | Original | Game map | |||
| SentinelThe.jpg | 79,284 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| sentinel.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Alessandro Grussu (with rollback) - Does not play back in SPIN | ||
| Sentinel, The (1987)(Firebird Software).pok | 447 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SentinelThe(DroSoft).jpg | 48,475 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SentinelThe(DroSoft).txt | 5,306 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 61 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #27-1987/Jun | page 12 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 20 | - Review: 97% | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 62 | - Review | |
| FIFO | issue #16-1992/Aug | page 17 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #148-1987/Oct | page 18 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| New Computer Express | issue #37-1989/Jul/22 | page 41 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2" | page 51 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 24 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #2-1987/Feb | page 47 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #18-1987/Jun | page 84 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 83 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 66 | - Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review: 79% | |
| Your Spectrum/CZ | issue #11-1999/Nov | page 4 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #38-1987/Jun | page 40 | - Review | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1991/May | page 41 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 125 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 77 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 92 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 63 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #18-1987/Jun | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 63 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 118 | - Review (Supreme Challenge) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 114 | - Review: 95% (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 83 | - Review: 9/10 (Supreme Challenge) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 116 | - Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Feature - Collectable Consumables (Supreme Challenge) | |
| New Computer Express | issue #3-1988/Nov/26 | page 47 | - News/Note - Supreme compilation (Supreme Challenge) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #14-1988/Nov | page 88 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #84-1988/Oct | page 84 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 119 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #37-1988/Sep/22 special "week#4" | page 2 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #80-1988/Nov | page 107 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #12-1988/Nov | page 88 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 24 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 70 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #45-1989/Sep | page 36 | - Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge) |
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| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
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| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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