Skull & Crossbones
Release Date  1991
Original Publisher  Domark Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Gang
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £9.99
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Themes  Piracy
Tie-in Licences  Skull & Crossbones (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  61.43% (7 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  56.9% (16 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Dro Soft (Spain)(1991)
     #2 - The Hit Squad (UK)(1993)as "ARCADE COLLECTION 59: Skull & Crossbones"
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Graham Stafford (UK)at Walking Circles - ?
     David Beresford (UK)at Walking Circles - ?
     David Fish (UK)at Walking Circles - ?
     Adrian Page (UK)at Walking Circles - ?
     Matt Furniss (UK)at Walking Circles - ?

Compilations
     Demo version inCrash issue 89: Presents 25(1991/Jun)by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #89 - 1991/Jun
     Full version inTNT 2: Double Dynamite(1992)by Domark Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
SkullCrossbones.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(???)English
 SkullCrossbones.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(SpeedLock 7)English
 SkullCrossbones.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
 SkullCrossbones(DroSoft).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128K(SpeedLock 7)English
SkullCrossbones(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 128K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SkullCrossbones.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SkullCrossbones.gif4,970OriginalRunning screen
     SkullCrossbones_Front.jpg337,128OriginalInlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones_Back.jpg314,736OriginalInlay - Back
     SkullCrossbones(EN).txt6,199OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SkullCrossbones(MULTI-LANG).pdf991,277OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, Italian
     SkullCrossbones.jpg835,088OriginalGame map
     SkullCrossbones_2.png182,759OriginalGame map
     YSPoster65.jpg778,168OriginalMagazine poster - Your Sinclair magazine poster
     SkullCrossbones.jpg241,086OriginalAdvertisement
     skullcrossbones.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback)
     Skull & Crossbones (1991)(Domark).pok68OriginalPOK pokes file
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Front.jpg251,757#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Side1.jpg49,070#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Side2.jpg43,497#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Side3.jpg36,429#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Side4.jpg62,813#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Side5.jpg35,511#1Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft)_Back.jpg288,035#1Inlay - Back
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft).pdf13,303#1InstructionsSpanish
     SkullCrossbones(DroSoft).jpg286,449#1Advertisement
     SkullCrossbones(HitSquad).jpg394,050#2Inlay - Front
     SkullCrossbones(HitSquad)_Back.jpg252,342#2Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #116-1991/Julpage 85- Review: 57%
     Crashissue v.1 #88-1991/Maypage 44- Review: 73%
     Crashissue v.1 #98-1992/Aprpage 73- Review: 58%
     MicroHobbyissue #211-1991/Junpage 41- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #111-1991/Maypage 24- Review: 67%
     Your Sinclairissue #67-1991/Julpage 54- Review: 72%
     Your Sinclairissue #76-1992/Aprpage 61- Review: 50%
     Your Sinclairissue #92-1993/Augpage 9- Review: 53%

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #108-1990/Novpage 8- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #114-1991/Maypage 110- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #86-1991/Marpage 14- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #89-1991/Junpage 4- CoverGame
     MicroHobbyissue #209-1991/Aprpage 8- Preview - Premiere
     MicroHobbyissue #212-1991/Julpage 56- Feature - Lupa
     MicroHobbyissue #212-1991/Julpage 56- Map - Mapa
     Your Sinclairissue #60-1990/Decpage 11- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #64-1991/Aprpage 89- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #65-1991/Maypage 13- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #65-1991/Maypage 26- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #65-1991/Maypage 42- Poster

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #114-1991/Maypage 14- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #88-1991/Maypage 4- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #111-1991/Maypage 8- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #65-1991/Maypage 11- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #98-1992/Aprpage 73- Review: 54% (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)
     Sinclair Userissue #121-1992/Marpage 12- Review: 84% (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)
     Your Sinclairissue #76-1992/Aprpage 61- Review: 49% (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)

Related Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #97-1992/Marpage 11- News/Note (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #54-1992/Marpage 27- Full-page ad (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #124-1992/Marpage 14- Full-page ad (TNT 2: Double Dynamite)

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