Battlecars
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Games Workshop (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Tactical Combat
Max. Players  2 (Turn based)
Original Price  £7.95
Features  Keyboard Overlay
Tie-in Licences  Battlecars (Software) from Ian Livingstone [1] (UK)
Average mag. score  44.83% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  76.5% (17 votes)

Standalone re-releases
     #1 - EDOS (UK)
     #2 - Summit Software [1] (UK)(1987)
     * Release price: £2.99
     #3 - Aackosoft (Netherlands)(1985)

Authors/Contributors
     SLUG (UK) - ?
     Julian Gollop (UK) - ?
     Jim Burns - Inlay/Poster Art
     Farnell Hinsley Design Ltd - Inlay/Poster Art

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
Battlecars.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
Battlecars_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Battlecars(SummitSoftware1).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Battlecars(Aackosoft)(SideA).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Battlecars(Aackosoft)(SideB).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     Battlecars.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     Battlecars.gif4,467OriginalRunning screen
     Battlecars_Front.jpg1,391,483OriginalInlay - Front - Clamshell case (big)
     Battlecars_SideA.jpg98,589OriginalMedia scan
     Battlecars_SideB.jpg98,777OriginalMedia scan
     Battlecars.txt16,428OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Battlecars(EN).pdf743,722OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     Battlecars_KeyboardOverlay.gif43,932OriginalKeyboard overlay
     Battlecars(SummitSoftware).jpg317,696#2Inlay - Front - Single jewel case
     Battlecars(SummitSoftware)_Back.jpg176,798#2Inlay - Back - Single jewel case
     Battlecars(SummitSoftware)_Media.jpg140,866#2Media scan
     Battlecars_SummitSoftware_Instructions.pdf391,889#2Instructions
     Battlecars(Aackosoft).jpg877,230#3Inlay - Front - Clamshell case (big)
     Battlecars(Aackosoft)_SideA.jpg63,036#3Media scan
     Battlecars(Aackosoft)_SideB.jpg63,050#3Media scan

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 36- Review: 1/3
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #39-1985/Janpage 20- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #13-1985/Febpage 47- Review: 66%
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #103-1985/Mar/12 special "week#2"page 15- Review
     Micro Adventurerissue #11-1984/Seppage 33- Review - board game
     Micro Adventurerissue #11-1984/Seppage 33- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 32- Review: 7/10
     Personal Computer Newsissue #86-1984/Nov/10page 54- Review
     White Dwarfissue #60-1984/Decpage 31- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #34-1988/Octpage 95- Review: 1/10

Magazine References
     Big Kissue #8-1984/Novpage 6- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #36-1984/Octpage 24- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #8-1984/Seppage 33- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 59- Hack/Poke
     Micro Adventurerissue #11-1984/Seppage 6- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #11-1984/Octpage 14- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #13-1984/Decpage 24- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #82-1984/Oct/13page 45- News/Note
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 7- News/Note

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