| Beamrider |
| |
| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 4 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £7.99 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Juno First (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Intellivision, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 52.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 64.3% (7 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Firebird Software Ltd (UK) | (1984) | ||
| #2 - Proein Soft Line (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1615.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Software Conversions Ltd (UK) | - ? | ||
| Julian Chappell (UK) | at Software Farm | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| Dave Rolfe <Dave Rolfe> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Beamrider.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Beamrider.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Beamrider.gif | 1,136 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Beamrider.jpg | 637,995 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Clamshell case (small) | ||
| Beamrider_SideA.jpg | 92,824 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Beamrider_SideB.jpg | 95,775 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Beamrider.pdf | 23,190 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Beamrider.txt | 6,074 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Beamrider(EN).pdf | 324,852 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Beamrider (1984)(Activision Inc).pok | 64 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Beamrider(FirebirdSoftware).jpg | 370,150 | #1 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Beamrider(FirebirdSoftware)_Back.jpg | 293,290 | #1 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Beamrider(FirebirdSoftware)_Media.jpg | 107,371 | #1 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 47 | - Review: 69% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #96-1985/Jan/22 special "week#4" | page 44 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #28-1985/Feb | page 14 | - Review: 35% | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #12-1985/Mar | page 33 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #94-1985/Jan/8 special "week#2" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #105-1985/Mar/26 special "week#4" | page 19 | - Feature - Critic's Choice | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 6 | - Hack/Poke | |
| ZX Computing | issue #18-1985/Apr | page 20 | - News/Note |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| The Spectrum Show - Youtube | (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) |
