| Battle of the Planets |
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| Release Date | 1986 |
| Original Publisher | Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Features | Vector Graphics |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Battle of the Planets (Cartoon) from BBC Enterprises Ltd (UK), Sandy Frank Film Syndication (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 75.25% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.6% (13 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| Chris Hinsley (UK) | - ? | ||
| Steinar Lund (Norway) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| originally intended for the defunct Mikro-Plus |
Compilations
| Full version in | Classic Collection 1 | (1987) | by Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Four Great Games Volume 2 | (1987) | by MicroValue (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 60 | (1989/May) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #60 - 1989/May | - titled "Zoltar" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | BattleOfThePlanets.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| BattleOfThePlanets.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| BattleOfThePlanets(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| BattleOfThePlanets.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets.gif | 3,844 | Original | Running screen | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets.jpg | 471,943 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets_Back.jpg | 87,597 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets.txt | 5,308 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BattleOfThePlanets(EN).pdf | 132,399 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| BattleOfThePlanets.jpg | 148,092 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Battle of the Planets (1986)(Mikro-Gen).pok | 368 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets_PictureSheet.gif | 8,709 | Original | ? | - Picture sheet | ||
| BattleOfThePlanets(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 110,056 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| BattleOfThePlanets(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 45,898 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| BattleOfThePlanets(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 306,563 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 29 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 70 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 126 | - Review: 71% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #65-1986/Feb | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 62 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 21 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 61 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 106 | - CompoEntry - Games Champion compo | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr supplement "Playing Tips Special" | page 11 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #129-1985/Sep/10 special "week#2" | page 36 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 20 | - News/Note | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #3-1986/Mar | page 28 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 12 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #53-1986/Mar | page 41 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #54-1986/Apr | page 61 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #9-1986/Feb/27 special "week#4" | page 11 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #11-1986/Mar/13 special "week#2" | page 8 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #15-1986/Apr/10 special "week#2" | page 38 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 55 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 74 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 61 | - Review: 7/10 (Classic Collection 1) |
Related Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #61-1987/Apr | page 21 | - News/Note (Classic Collection 1) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 91 | - CompoEntry (Classic Collection 1) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66-1987/Apr | page 57 | - Advert (Classic Collection 1) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 136 | - Full-page ad (Four Great Games Volume 2) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #61-1987/Apr | page 48 | - Advert (Classic Collection 1) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #2-1987/Dec | page 101 | - Full-page ad (Four Great Games Volume 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #16-1987/Apr | page 73 | - Advert (Classic Collection 1) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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