| Sky Runner |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Cascade Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Padlock Protection |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 68.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 54.3% (7 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| #2 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #3 - The Micro Selection (UK) | (1987) | ||
| #4 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| #5 - Z Cobra (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Richard Wilkins (UK) | at Orpheus Ltd | - ? | |
| Geoff M. Phillips (UK) | at Orpheus Ltd | - ? | |
| John Lewis (UK) | - ? | ||
| Damon Redmond (UK) | - ? | ||
| Ian Martin (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #37 - 1987/May | page 41 |
Compilations
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 42 | (1987/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #42 - 1987/Oct | - titled "Il pilota" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| SkyRunner.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| SkyRunner.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| SkyRunner(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| SkyRunner(TheMicroSelection).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| SkyRunner(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
| SkyRunner(ZCobra).tzx.zip | #5 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SkyRunner.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SkyRunner.gif | 3,882 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SkyRunner.jpg | 361,914 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRunner_Back.jpg | 247,710 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| SkyRunner.txt | 3,117 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SkyRunner(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 329,042 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | ||
| SkyRunner_CodeSheet.jpg | 356,745 | Original | Code sheet | |||
| SkyRunner.jpg | 182,739 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Sky Runner (1987)(Cascade Games).pok | 42 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SkyRunner(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 87,734 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRunner(TheMicroSelection)_Front.jpg | 521,324 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRunner(TheMicroSelection)_Media.jpg | 95,415 | #3 | Media scan | |||
| SkyRunner(ZCobra).jpg | 180,567 | #5 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SkyRunner(ZCobra).zip | 266,025 | #5 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #65-1987/Mar | page 28 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 108 | - Review: 64% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #126-1987/Apr | page 22 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #61-1987/Apr | page 73 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #17-1987/May | page 43 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #37-1987/May | page 41 | - Review: Good |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 13 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 147 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 137 | - Preview | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #12-1986/Dec | page 17 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #13-1987/Jan | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 30 | - CompoEntry | |
| ZX Computing | issue #33-1987/Jan | page 6 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 81 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 31 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 102 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 41 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #49-1986/Dec/4 special "week#1" | page 56 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #18-1987/Jun | page 42 | - Advert |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (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) | |
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