| Tomahawk |
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| Aliases | Thunderbird |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Digital Integration (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Flight Simulator |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Disk Price | £12.95 |
| Features | Lenslok Protection, Padlock Protection, Vector Graphics |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 84.17% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.6% (176 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - ABC Soft (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 2700.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Byte Back (UK) | (1985) | ||
| #3 - Zafi Chip (Spain) | (1986) |
Authors/Contributors
| David K. Marshall (UK) | - ? | ||
| Rod J. Swift (UK) | - ? | ||
| Paul Barnes | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Flight Simulation - 1985 Crash Readers Awards. | |
| 2nd Best Simulation - 1986 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52 - 1986/Feb | page 15 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec | page 12 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #45 - 1985/Dec | page 19 | |
| "Your Sinclair Hot Shot" | at Your Sinclair | issue #1 - 1986/Jan | page 33 |
Remarks
| helicopter gunship simulation (not released with this title?) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Aces | (1988) | by Digital Integration (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Flight Ace | (1988) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Tomahawk.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Tomahawk.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Digital Integration) | English | ||
| Tomahawk.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Tomahawk(ByteBack).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Tomahawk(ZafiChip).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Digital Integration) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Tomahawk.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Tomahawk.gif | 3,547 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Tomahawk.jpg | 230,118 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Tomahawk_2.jpg | 723,520 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Tomahawk_Back.jpg | 249,441 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Tomahawk.txt | 23,769 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Tomahawk_ControlSummary.pdf | 258,799 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Tomahawk_Manual.pdf | 150,243 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Tomahawk(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 1,983,159 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| Tomahawk_LenslokInstructions.jpg | 235,862 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Tomahawk_CodeSheet.pdf | 30,835 | Original | Code sheet | |||
| Tomahawk_DiskVersion-CodeSheet.txt | 2,866 | Original | Code sheet | |||
| Tomahawk.jpg | 158,193 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Tomahawk (1985)(Digital Integration).pok | 513 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Tomahawk_InstrumentPanel.jpg | 137,192 | Original | ? | - Instrument panel | ||
| Tomahawk(ByteBack).jpg | 69,025 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Tomahawk(ZafiChip).jpg | 164,841 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Tomahawk(ZafiChip).pdf | 54,606 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #5-1988/Feb | page 70 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| BiT | issue #4-1992/Jan | page 19 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 15 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 69 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 12 | - Review: 93% | |
| Crash | issue v.2-2018 special "Annual 2018" | page 60 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #47-1985/Nov/21 special "week#3" | page 18 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 19 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #58-1987/Jan | page 54 | - Review | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #12-1985/Dec | page 43 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 33 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #58-1990/Oct | page 31 | - Review: 72% | |
| Your Spectrum/CZ | issue #4-1998/Jan | page 6 | - Review | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1993/Mar | page 2 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep | page 63 | - Advert - ref. "Thunderbird" | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #8-1984/Sep | page 63 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #9-1984/Oct | page 49 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #10-1984/Nov | page 158 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec | page 6 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 85 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #13-1985/Feb | page 33 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 33 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 97 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 6 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 4 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 147 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 65 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 78 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 55 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 77 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 61 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 117 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #47-1985/Nov/21 special "week#3" | page 46 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #48-1985/Nov/28 special "week#4" | page 16 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #3-1986/Jan/16 special "week#3" | page 39 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #51-1986/Dec/18 special "week#3" | page 95 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #30-1984/Sep supplement "Soft Centre 3" | page 16 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #30-1984/Sep supplement "Soft Centre 3" | page 16 | - Advert - ref. "Thunderbird" | |
| Sinclair User | issue #31-1984/Oct | page 147 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #31-1984/Oct | page 147 | - Advert - ref. "Thunderbird" | |
| Sinclair User | issue #32-1984/Nov | page 76 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #33-1984/Dec | page 25 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #34-1985/Jan | page 96 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #35-1985/Feb | page 105 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #36-1985/Mar | page 89 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 76 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 50 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 73 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #40-1985/Jul | page 27 | - Advert - coming soon ... | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 68 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 147 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 131 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 115 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #49-1986/Apr | page 115 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #50-1986/May | page 52 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 56 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #52-1986/Jul | page 36 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #12-1984/Dec | page 259 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #12-1985/Dec | page 54 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 90 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 120 | - Review (Flight Ace) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 114 | - Review - not a Spectrum article (Flight Ace) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Flight Ace) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #83-1989/Feb | page 80 | - Review: 83% (Flight Ace) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 116 | - Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (Flight Ace) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 92 | - Feature - Collectable Consumables (Flight Ace) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #15-1988/Dec | page 61 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 47 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 35 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #86-1988/Dec | page 33 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 35 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 95 | - Advert (Flight Ace) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #13-1988/Dec | page 91 | - Advert (Flight Ace) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
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| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Spectrum +2A/+3 Incompatibility | (Information - in English) | |
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| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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