| Shark |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Players Premier (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspired by | Cybernoid |
| Original Price | £2.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 74.75% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 50.8% (12 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) |
Authors/Contributors
| Sonja Knight [Paul Griffiths] (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Simon Daniels (UK) | - Story Writing | ||
| Paul Griffiths (UK) | - Code | ||
| Jabba Severn [Martin Severn] (UK) | - In-game Graphics, Load Screen | ||
| Ian Sheridan (UK) | - Music | ||
| Andrew Severn (UK) | - Music | ||
| Peter Austin (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| Your Sinclair cover demo (but not mentioned in magazine) |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Your Sinclair issue 48: Smash Tape 25 | (1989/Dec) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #48 - 1989/Dec | ||
| Demo version in | Your Sinclair issue 48: Smash Tape 25 - Special Edition | (1989/Dec) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #48 - 1989/Dec | ||
| Full version in | Arcade Collection Volume 1 | (1990) | by Players Software (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Shark48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Shark.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Shark128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Shark.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Shark.gif | 5,349 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Shark.jpg | 697,508 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Shark_Back.jpg | 430,050 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Shark.txt | 3,442 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Shark.jpg | 78,121 | Original | Game map | |||
| Shark_2.png | 547,144 | Original | Game map | |||
| shark.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| Shark (1989)(Players Premier).pok | 86 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #99-1990/Feb | page 61 | - Review: 56% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #72-1990/Jan | page 58 | - Review: 80% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 50 | - Review: 85% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 50 | - Review: 78% |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #72-1990/Jan | page 44 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #114-1991/Aug | page 17 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #48-1989/Dec | page 0 | - CoverGame - on tape but no info in mag | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #52-1990/Apr | page 36 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #53-1990/May | page 36 | - Map - map parts 1-2 |
Links
| MobyGames | (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) | |
| 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) |
