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

Release Date	1983
Original Publisher	Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 16K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players	2 (Turn based) (Versus)
Native Programming Languages	Sinclair BASIC
Themes	Western
Inspirations	Boot Hill (Arcade coin-op) from Midway Games (USA)
Martijn's WoS score	31.7% (6 votes)

Music References

Includes the following music: Ennio Morricone, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

Remarks

Later re-published as type-in.

Compilations

Full version in

Frog 5 + Showdown

(1982)

by Artic Computing Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
Showdown.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(None)	English
Showdown.z80.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(???)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
Showdown.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
Showdown.gif	921	Original	Running screen
Showdown.txt	4,491	Original	Instructions	English

Magazine References

	Your Spectrum	issue #1-1984/Jan	page 85	- Type-in
	Your Spectrum	issue #3-1984/May	page 19	- Letters

Related Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #15-1983/Jan	page 113	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #2-1983/Mar/15 special "week#3"	page 9	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #4-1983/Mar/29 special "week#5"	page 8	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #6-1983/Apr/12 special "week#2"	page 8	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #8-1983/Apr/26 special "week#4"	page 8	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #10-1983/May/10 special "week#2"	page 33	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Home Computing Weekly	issue #12-1983/May/24 special "week#4"	page 8	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #8-1983/Mar	page 100	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair Programs	issue #9-1983/Jul	page 60	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair Projects	issue #4-1983/Jun	page 52	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair Projects	issue #5-1983/Aug	page 52	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #9-1982/Dec	page 41	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #11-1983/Feb	page 24	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #12-1983/Mar	page 21	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #13-1983/Apr	page 24	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #14-1983/May	page 70	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Sinclair User	issue #15-1983/Jun	page 75	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.2 #12-1982/Dec	page 128	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.3 #2-1983/Feb	page 112	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.3 #3-1983/Mar	page 156	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr	page 12	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.3 #5-1983/May	page 123	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
Your Computer	issue v.3 #6-1983/Jun	page 18	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
ZX Computing	issue #4-1982/Dec	page 131	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
ZX Computing	issue #5-1983/Feb	page 90	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
ZX Computing	issue #6-1983/Apr	page 50	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)
ZX Computing	issue #7-1983/Jun	page 81	- Advert (Frog 5 + Showdown)

Links

	Spectrum 2.0	(User Reviews)
	The TZX Vault	(Software Preservation)
	ZX-Art	(Spectrum Graphics)
	ZXInfo	(ZXDB Front End)
	Every Game Going	(Multi-Platform Archive)
	The Tipshop	(Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes)
	New World Of Spectrum	(Spectrum Archive)
	Original World Of Spectrum	(Spectrum Archive)
	World Of Spectrum Classic	(Spectrum Archive)
	Spectrum Computing	(MAIN VIEW)