| Trashman |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | New Generation Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Graphical Views | Perpendicular 2.5D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 84.60% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.4% (108 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain) | (1984) | as "Basurero" | |
| * Release price: 2050.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Microbyte [ES] (Spain) | (1987) | as "Basurero" |
Authors/Contributors
| Malcolm E. Evans (UK) | - ? |
Annual Awards
| Rank #13 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
Review Awards
| "PCG Hit" | at Personal Computer Games | issue #7 - 1984/Jun | page 54 |
Remarks
| Most of the streets in the game are named after real streets in Bath where the game's designer, Malcolm Evans, lived. An exception is Montague Road which is in Saltford, a small village close to Bath. |
Series "Trashman"
| 1. | Trashman | (1984) | by New Generation Software (UK) | |
| 2. | Travel with Trashman | (1984) | by New Generation Software (UK) | |
| 3. | Trashman Goes Moonlighting | by New Generation Software (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Clasicos Spectrum: Basurero + Penetrator + Astro Blaster + 3D Tunnel | (1987) | by Microbyte [ES] (Spain) | - titled "Basurero" | |
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 11 | (1984/Dec) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #11 - 1984/Dec | - titled "Lo Spazzino" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Trashman.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Trashman.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Trashman(Basurero)(Microbyte1).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Trashman.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Trashman.gif | 5,531 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Trashman.jpg | 414,458 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| TRASHMAN.TXT | 2,362 | Original | Instructions | - Docs & Cheat (from games database) | ||
| Trashman.txt | 1,742 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Trashman.png | 93,352 | Original | Game map | |||
| Trashman.jpg | 348,329 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| trashman.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Robert Maines (with rollback) | ||
| Trashman (1984)(New Generation Software).pok | 291 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Trashman(Basurero)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 99,897 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Trashman(Basurero)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 151,517 | #1 | Scanned instructions | Spanish | ||
| Trashman(Basurero)(Microbyte).jpg | 91,975 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #7-1984/Oct | page 16 | - Review: 3/3 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #31-1984/May | page 22 | - Review | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jun | page 16 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 114 | - Review: 83% | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #67-1984/Jun/19 special "week#3" supplement "ZX User 02" | page 12 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #7-1984/Dec | page 16 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #7-1984/Jun | page 54 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #14-1984/Apr/5 special "week#1" | page 60 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Answers | issue #1-1984/Sep | page 33 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1985 special "Annual 1985" | page 47 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #27-1984/Jun supplement "Soft Centre 2" | page 13 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics" | page 15 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #6-1984/Aug | page 44 | - Review |
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