The Empire Strikes Back
Release Date  1988/Jul
Original Publisher  Domark Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.95
Features  AY Sound, Vector Graphics
Graphical Views  Perspective 3D Graphics
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Tie-in Licences  The Empire Strikes Back (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  81.11% (9 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  82.2% (38 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1988)
     * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas
     #2 - The Hit Squad (UK)(1990)as "MOVIE COLLECTION 11: The Empire Strikes Back"
     * Release price: £2.99

Authors/Contributors
     George Iwanow (UK)at Vektor Grafix - ?
     Derrick Austin (UK)at Vektor Grafix - In-game Graphics
     Andy Craven (UK)at Vektor Grafix - ?
     Ciaran Gultnieks (UK)at Vektor Grafix - ?
     David Whittaker (UK)at Vektor Grafix - Music

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #54 - 1988/Julpage 22

Music References
     Includes the following music: John Williams, "Star Wars (Main Title)"

Remarks
     ZXSR: Featured on Star Wars Trilogy compilation from Domark for £12.99 (+3 disk £19.99)

Series "StarWars"
     1. Star Wars(1987)by Domark Ltd (UK)
     2. The Empire Strikes Back(1988)by Domark Ltd (UK)
     3. Return of the Jedi(1989)by Domark Ltd (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inThe Star Wars Trilogy(1989)by Domark Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
EmpireStrikesBackThe.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
EmpireStrikesBackThe.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
 EmpireStrikesBackThe.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
EmpireStrikesBackThe(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     EmpireStrikesBackThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     EmpireStrikesBackThe.gif3,860OriginalRunning screen
     EmpireStrikesBackThe.jpg1,041,328OriginalInlay - Front
     EmpireStrikesBackThe_Back.jpg1,161,162OriginalInlay - Back
     StarWars2.txt5,062OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SUPoster077.jpg368,834OriginalMagazine poster - Sinclair User magazine poster
     EmpireStrikesBackThe.jpg383,567OriginalAdvertisement
     empirestrikesback.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Malcolm (with rollback)
     Empire Strikes Back, The (1988)(Domark).pok107OriginalPOK pokes file
     EmpireStrikesBackThe.txt5,062#1InstructionsEnglish
     EmpireStrikesBackThe(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg250,242#1Advertisement
     EmpireStrikesBackThe(HitSquad).jpg352,125#2Inlay - Front
     EmpireStrikesBackThe(HitSquad)_Back.jpg391,061#2Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #13-1988/Octpage 88- Review - not a Spectrum article
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #82-1988/Augpage 18- Review: 8/10
     Crashissue v.1 #54-1988/Julpage 22- Review: 90%
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 72- Review: 78%
     MicroHobbyissue #181-1988/Novpage 32- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 60- Review: 88%
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 37- Review: 65%
     The Games Machineissue #9-1988/Augpage 61- Review: 87%
     Your Sinclairissue #33-1988/Seppage 24- Review: 8/10
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 65- Review: 86%
     Your Sinclairissue #61-1991/Janpage 84- Review: 76%

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #11-1988/Augpage 18- Preview
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #81-1988/Julpage 15- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #82-1988/Augpage 98- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #55-1988/Augpage 47- CompoEntry
     Crashissue v.1 #57-1988/Octpage 49- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #57-1988/Octpage 107- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 61- Hack/Poke
     MicroHobbyissue #179-1988/Octpage 23- Preview - Premiere
     MicroHobbyissue #183-1988/Decpage 22- Feature - Justicieros
     New Computer Expressissue #20-1989/Mar/25page 40- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #24-1988/Jun/23 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #76-1988/Julpage 92- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 47- CompoEntry
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 50- Poster
     Sinclair Userissue #80-1988/Novpage 67- CompoResult
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 17- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #111-1991/Maypage 16- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #116-1991/Octpage 20- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #125-1992/Julpage 17- Tips
     The Games Machineissue #8-1988/Julpage 10- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #31-1988/Julpage 11- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 49- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 54- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #38-1989/Febpage 29- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #39-1989/Marpage 25- Tips
     Your Spectrumissue #21-1985/Decpage 6- Hack/Poke

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #11-1988/Augpage 16- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #82-1988/Augpage 24- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #109-1990/Decpage 138- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Crashissue v.1 #55-1988/Augpage 24- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #83-1990/Decpage 73- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 77- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Sinclair Userissue #77-1988/Augpage 18- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 61- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 63- Advert - The Hit Squad advert
     The Games Machineissue #9-1988/Augpage 10- Two-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #32-1988/Augpage 24- Two-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #97-1989/Decpage 88- Review: 78% (The Star Wars Trilogy)
     Sinclair Userissue #95-1990/Febpage 74- Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 80% (The Star Wars Trilogy)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 65- Review: 84% (The Star Wars Trilogy)

Related Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #68-1989/Seppage 18- News/Note (The Star Wars Trilogy)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #25-1989/Octpage 37- Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #95-1989/Octpage 32- Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)
     Sinclair Userissue #93-1989/Decpage 71- Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)
     Your Sinclairissue #46-1989/Octpage 36- Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)

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