| Sky Ranger |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Microsphere (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%), Vector Graphics |
| Controls | Redefineable keys |
| Average mag. score | 55.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.8% (53 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 750.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Mastertronic Ltd (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £1.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| David S. Reidy (UK) | - ? |
Music References
| Includes the following music: W. A. Mozart, "Non piu andrai", from The Marriage of Figaro K 492 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 2 | by John Menzies (UK) | |||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 23 | (1986/Jan) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #23 - 1986/Jan | - titled "Pronto intervento" | |
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 62 | (1989/Jul) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #62 - 1989/Jul | - titled "Eli N.Y." |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SkyRanger.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| SkyRanger.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| SkyRanger(MastertronicLtd).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SkyRanger.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SkyRanger.gif | 5,357 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SkyRanger.jpg | 526,228 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRanger.txt | 2,360 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SkyRanger_German.txt | 2,147 | Original | Instructions | German | ||
| SkyRanger.jpg | 282,221 | Original | Scanned instructions | - Scanned Multi-language instructions | ||
| SkyRanger.zip | 915,066 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Sky Ranger (1984)(Microsphere).pok | 73 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SkyRanger(Mastertronic).jpg | 322,810 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRanger(Mastertronic)_Back.jpg | 429,495 | #2 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 82 | - Review: 71% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #92-1986/Sep | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2" | page 25 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 22 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #13-1985/Apr | page 49 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 59 | - Tips | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #89-1984/Nov/20 special "week#3" | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| MicroHobby | issue #131-1987/Jun | page 22 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 49 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Tips | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #14-1985/May | page 11 | - Tips | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #17-1985/Aug | page 6 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| Big K | issue #10-1985/Jan | page 26 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec | page 12 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 178 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #13-1985/Feb | page 43 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #13-1984/Dec | page 28 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #33-1984/Dec | page 174 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #12-1984/Dec | page 178 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #10-1984/Dec | page 27 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #11-1985/Feb | page 43 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #12-1985/Mar | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #13-1985/Apr | page 58 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #16-1984/Dec | page 115 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #17-1985/Feb | page 27 | - Advert |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (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) |
