Stainless Steel
Release Date  1986
Original Publisher  Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £8.95
Features  Small Gameplay Area (<50%)
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC
Average mag. score  67.80% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  77.1% (17 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1986)
     #2 - IBSA (Spain)(1986)

Authors/Contributors
     David Perry (UK) - ?
     Nick Jones [Nicholas Jones] (UK) - ?
     Neil Strudwick (UK) - ?
     Steinar Lund (Norway) - Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards
     "ZX Computing Globella"at ZX Computingissue #30 - 1986/Octpage 18

Compilations
     Full version inClassic Collection 1(1987)by Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK)
     Full version inFour Great Games Volume 2(1987)by MicroValue (UK)
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
StainlessSteel.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 StainlessSteel.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 StainlessSteel(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English - (Medium Case)
 StainlessSteel(IBSA).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     StainlessSteel.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     StainlessSteel.gif5,115OriginalRunning screen
     StainlessSteel.jpg484,321OriginalInlay - Front
     StainlessSteel_Back.jpg197,196OriginalInlay - Back
     StainlessSteel.ay.zip774OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     StainlessSteel.txt3,788OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     StainlessSteel.png206,925OriginalGame map
     StainlessSteel.jpg158,797OriginalAdvertisement
     stainlesssteel.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback)
     Stainless Steel (1986)(Mikro-Gen).pok283OriginalPOK pokes file
     StainlessSteel(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg360,625#1Inlay - Front
     StainlessSteel(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf20,100#1InstructionsSpanish
     StainlessSteel(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg251,534#1Advertisement
     StainlessSteel(IBSA).jpg65,588#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 38- Review
     Computer Gamerissue #17-1986/Augpage 98- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #32-1986/Seppage 18- Review: 89%
     MicroHobbyissue #96-1986/Seppage 14- Review - Nuevo
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #28-1986/Jul/10 special "week#2"page 44- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #35-1986/Aug/28 special "week#4"page 20- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 63- Review: 4/5
     Your Computerissue v.6 #7-1986/Julpage 43- Review: 3/5
     Your Sinclairissue #10-1986/Octpage 27- Review: 6/10
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 61- Review: 5/10
     ZX Computingissue #30-1986/Octpage 18- Review: Great

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #56-1986/Junpage 9- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 97- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #31-1986/Augpage 122- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #33-1986/Octpage 65- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #33-1986/Octpage 65- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #59-1988/Decpage 60- Hack/Poke
     Crashissue v.1 #92-1991/Seppage 42- Tips
     MicroHobbyissue #121-1987/Marpage 30- Tips - Tokes
     MicroHobbyissue #168-1988/Aprpage 70- Tips - Tokes
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 99- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 19- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #58-1987/Janpage 40- Tips
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 47- Hack/Poke
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 47- Tips
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 70- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #9-1986/Seppage 11- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 32- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #13-1987/Janpage 28- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #28-1988/Aprpage 29- Hack/Poke
     ZX Computingissue #26-1986/Junpage 5- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #59-1986/Seppage 69- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #60-1986/Octpage 104- Full-page ad
     Computer Gamerissue #17-1986/Augpage 35- Full-page ad
     Computer Gamerissue #19-1986/Octpage 49- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #32-1986/Seppage 72- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #30-1986/Jul/24 special "week#4"page 47- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #31-1986/Jul/31 special "week#5"page 2- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #32-1986/Aug/7 special "week#1"page 39- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #33-1986/Aug/14 special "week#2"page 2- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #36-1986/Sep/4 special "week#1"page 55- Full-page ad
     ZX Computingissue #30-1986/Octpage 2- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 61- Review: 7/10 (Classic Collection 1)

Related Magazine References
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 21- News/Note (Classic Collection 1)
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 91- CompoEntry (Classic Collection 1)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #66-1987/Aprpage 57- Advert (Classic Collection 1)
     Crashissue v.1 #46-1987/Novpage 136- Full-page ad (Four Great Games Volume 2)
     Sinclair Userissue #61-1987/Aprpage 48- Advert (Classic Collection 1)
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 101- Full-page ad (Four Great Games Volume 2)
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 73- Advert (Classic Collection 1)

Links
     MobyGames(Information - in English)
     RZX Archive(Information - in English)
     RZX Archive - YouTube(Information - in English)
     Speccy Screenshot Maps(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)