| Skyfox |
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| Release Date | 1986/Jan |
| Original Publisher | Ariolasoft UK Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Skyfox (Software) from Electronic Arts (USA), Ray Tobey (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 83.50% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82% (15 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: 2500.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Serma Software (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: 2500.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Ray Tobey [Raymond E. Tobey] (USA) | - ? | ||
| Jackson "Butch" Guice | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #4 - 1986/Apr | page 58 | |
| "ZX Computing Globella" | at ZX Computing | issue #24 - 1986/Apr | page 22 |
Remarks
| The Dro Soft/Serma versions were translated to Spanish, and compatible with Spectrum +2A and +3. |
Remarks
| The game was announced in 1985 for Commodore 64, Amstrad and ZX Spectrum, but only the Commodores 64 got released that year. The ZX Spectrum version got delayed until January 1986, as informed on Your Sinclair #2 page 4. |
Compilations
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 34 | (1987/Jan) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #34 - 1987/Jan | - titled "Caccia F104" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Skyfox.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SoftLock) | English | ||
| Skyfox.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
 | Skyfox(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Skyfox.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Skyfox.gif | 3,403 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Skyfox.jpg | 398,289 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Skyfox_Back.jpg | 348,347 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| skyfox.txt | 2,645 | Original | Instructions | |||
| Skyfox.txt | 2,593 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Skyfox(EN).pdf | 217,134 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Skyfox.jpg | 256,048 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Skyfox (1985)(Ariolasoft UK).pok | 261 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Skyfox(SermaSoftware).jpg | 345,756 | #2 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #55-1986/May | page 38 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #13-1986/Apr | page 71 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 29 | - Review: 84% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #79-1986/May | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 43 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #3-1986/Mar | page 48 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 58 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 22 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 45 | - Tips | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #120-1985/Jul/9 special "week#2" | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr | page 83 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #2-1986/Feb | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 11 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 41 | - CompoResult |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 104 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 135 | - Full-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #126-1985/Aug/20 special "week#3" | page 4 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #128-1985/Sep/3 special "week#1" | page 41 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| MicroHobby | issue #50-1985/Oct | page 35 | - Advert | |
| MicroHobby | issue #55-1985/Dec | page 32 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #35-1985/Aug/29 special "week#5" | page 8 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #51-1985/Dec/19 special "week#3" | page 37 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #4-1986/Jan/23 special "week#4" | page 5 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 57 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #4-1986/Apr | page 82 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (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) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
