| Skateball |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | Ubi Soft Ltd (France/UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Origin of | Skate Wars |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 8.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Graphical Views | Perspective 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 77.33% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.4% (18 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Jonathan Medhurst (UK) | - ? | ||
| Roger Taylor (UK) | - ? | ||
| Nigel Kenward (UK) | - ? | ||
| JAM (UK) | - ? |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Skateball.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Skateball.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Skateball.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Skateball(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Skateball.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Skateball.gif | 3,315 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Skateball_Front.jpg | 162,722 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Skateball_Back.jpg | 146,605 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Skateball(EN).pdf | 231,587 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Skateball.png | 188,436 | Original | Game map | |||
| CRPoster61.jpg | 414,770 | Original | Magazine poster | - Crash magazine poster | ||
| Skateball.jpg | 380,431 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Skateball_Instructionsheet-Back.png | 36,426 | Original | ? | - Instructionsheet | ||
| Skateball_Instructionsheet-Front.jpg | 103,738 | Original | ? | - Instructionsheet | ||
| Skateball(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 59,898 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Skateball(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 12,690 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Skateball(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 368,880 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #18-1989/Mar | page 48 | - Review: 743/1000 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 14 | - Review: 85% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #186-1989/Mar | page 38 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| New Computer Express | issue #9-1989/Jan/7 | page 17 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #83-1989/Feb | page 47 | - Review: 70% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 74 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 38 | - News/Note | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #17-1989/Feb | page 17 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 15 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Aug special "93b" | page 27 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 50 | - Poster | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 57 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #64-1989/May | page 37 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #64-1989/May | page 60 | - CompoResult | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 32 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #92-1991/Sep | page 42 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #185-1989/Feb | page 15 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| New Computer Express | issue #9-1989/Jan/7 | page 20 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #82-1989/Jan | page 101 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #117-1991/Nov | page 19 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 36 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #14-1988/Nov | page 34 | - Two-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 24 | - Two-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #80-1988/Nov | page 2 | - Two-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #13-1988/Dec | page 6 | - Two-page ad - not a Spectrum advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (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) |
