| Shadow Dancer |
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| Release Date | 1991 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Gang |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £10.99 |
| Mods | 1 title(s) |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Themes | Martial Arts, Ninja |
| Tie-in Licences | Shadow Dancer (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 82.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 75.4% (30 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1991) | ||
| #2 - Kixx (UK) | (1991) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dave Semmens (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? | |
| Doug Townsley (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? | |
| Jim Kinlough (UK) | at Images Ltd | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Sinclair User Silver" | at Sinclair User | issue #113 - 1991/Jul | page 14 |
Series "Shinobi"
| 1. | Shinobi | (1989) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Shadow Dancer | (1991) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Shadow Dancer + Alien Storm | (1991) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ShadowDancer.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ShadowDancer.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| ShadowDancer(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| ShadowDancer(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| ShadowDancer(Kixx).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ShadowDancer.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ShadowDancer.gif | 5,802 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ShadowDancer_Front.jpg | 266,020 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ShadowDancer_Back.jpg | 330,563 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| ShadowDancer.ay.zip | 2,169 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| ShadowDancer(EN).txt | 4,231 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ShadowDancer(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 215,843 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| ShadowDancerPart1.gif | 99,275 | Original | Game map | |||
| ShadowDancerPart2.gif | 131,392 | Original | Game map | |||
| ShadowDancer_2.png | 302,344 | Original | Game map | |||
| YSPoster62.jpg | 405,416 | Original | Magazine poster | - Your Sinclair magazine poster | ||
| ShadowDancer.jpg | 200,454 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| shadowdancer.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) | ||
| Shadow Dancer (1991)(US Gold).pok | 112 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ShadowDancer(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg | 129,688 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ShadowDancer(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg | 139,143 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| ShadowDancer(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 21,468 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| ShadowDancer(Kixx).jpg | 738,991 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ShadowDancer(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 345,573 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| BiT | issue #3-1991/Dec | page 6 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 40 | - Review: 77% | |
| FIFO | issue #14-1992/May | page 21 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #212-1991/Jul | page 34 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #113-1991/Jul | page 14 | - Review: 85% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 77 | - Review: 85% |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #110-1991/Jan | page 155 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #116-1991/Jul | page 28 | - Feature - C&VG Challenge | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #92-1991/Sep | page 38 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #208-1991/Mar | page 9 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| MicroHobby | issue #213-1991/Sep | page 52 | - Feature - Lupa | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #61-1991/Jan | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 20 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 42 | - Poster | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #69-1991/Sep | page 30 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 52 | - Map - map part 3 |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #115-1991/Jun | page 132 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #116-1991/Jul | page 70 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 24 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #67-1991/Jul | page 4 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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