| Thunderbirds |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Grandslam Entertainments Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £12.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Thunderbirds (TV show) from Gerry Anderson (UK), Incorporated Television Company (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 79.33% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.7% (38 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Shaun Hollingworth (UK) | at Teque Software Development Ltd | - ? | |
| Steinar Lund (Norway) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #66 - 1989/Jul | page 28 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ThunderbirdsMission1-MineRescue.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - mission 1: Mine Rescue |
| ThunderbirdsMission2-SubCrash.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - mission 2: Sub Crash |
| ThunderbirdsMission3-BankJob.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - mission 3: Bank Job |
| ThunderbirdsMission4-EvilHood.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | - mission 4: Evil Hood |
| Thunderbirds_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Thunderbirds.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Thunderbirds(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Thunderbirds(MCMSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ThunderbirdsMission1-MineRescue.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission2-SubCrash.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission3-BankJob.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission4-EvilHood.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Thunderbirds(Grandslam).gif | 7,969 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Thunderbirds_Front.jpg | 241,700 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Thunderbirds_Back.jpg | 237,850 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Thunderbirds.ay.zip | 2,506 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Thunderbirds(Grandslam)(EN).txt | 12,606 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Thunderbirds(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 1,224,703 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| ThunderbirdsMission1-MineRescue.png | 177,996 | Original | Game map | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission2-SubCrash.png | 72,746 | Original | Game map | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission3-BankJob.jpg | 298,921 | Original | Game map | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission3-BankJob.png | 53,518 | Original | Game map | |||
| ThunderbirdsMission4-EvilHood.png | 48,355 | Original | Game map | |||
| Thunderbirds_Mission1+2.jpg | 342,538 | Original | Game map | |||
| Thunderbirds_Mission3+4.jpg | 716,773 | Original | Game map | |||
| Thunderbirds_Poster.jpg | 1,365,808 | Original | Poster | |||
| Thunderbirds.jpg | 225,994 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Thunderbirds_2.jpg | 229,022 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| thunderbirds_grandslam.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (Part 1) & AndyC (Parts 2-4) - Grandslam version | ||
| Thunderbirds (1989)(Grandslam Entertainments).pok | 562 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Thunderbirds_Stickers.jpg | 60,710 | Original | ? | - Stickers | ||
| Thunderbirds(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 118,492 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Thunderbirds(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 33,173 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #23-1989/Aug | page 57 | - Review: 780/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Aug special "93b" | page 48 | - Review: 73% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 28 | - Review: 90% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #192-1989/Oct | page 38 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #88-1989/Jul | page 52 | - Review: 65% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #20-1989/Jul | page 38 | - Review: 85% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 45 | - Review: 85% | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Jun | page 9 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #22-1989/Jul | page 8 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #92-1989/Jun | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a" | page 23 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #88-1989/Jul | page 25 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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| StrategyWiki | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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