| The Tube |
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| Release Date | 1987/Sep/02 |
| Original Publisher | Quicksilva Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 8.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | AY Sound, Vector Graphics |
| Graphical Views | Perspective 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 58.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 62% (5 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK) | (1987) | ||
| #2 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Martin Gannon (UK) | at Gannon Designs | - ? | |
| Tam Lynch (UK) | at Gannon Designs | - ? | |
| Len Nicholson (UK) | at Gannon Designs | - ? | |
| Mick Donnelly (UK) | at Gannon Designs | - ? | |
| GDL | - ? | ||
| David Whittaker (UK) | - Music | ||
| Steinar Lund (Norway) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | TubeThe48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| TubeThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| TubeThe128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| TubeThe(Bug-ByteSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| TubeThe(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| TubeThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| TubeThe.gif | 3,530 | Original | Running screen | |||
| TubeThe.jpg | 465,374 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| TubeThe_Back.jpg | 381,901 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| TubeThe.ay.zip | 4,451 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| TubeThe.mp3.zip | 2,347,485 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| TubeThe.txt | 2,991 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| TubeThe.png | 317,157 | Original | Game map | |||
| TubeThe.jpg | 159,318 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| TubeThe_2.jpg | 105,490 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Tube, The (1987)(Quicksilva).pok | 233 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| TubeThe(Bug-ByteSoftware).jpg | 225,947 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| TubeThe(Bug-ByteSoftware)_Back.jpg | 246,334 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| TubeThe(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).jpg | 184,493 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| TubeThe(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).pdf | 10,758 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 21 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 103 | - Review: 47% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #165-1988/Mar | page 29 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 42 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 48 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 102 | - Preview | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #18-1987/May/8 special "week#2" | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 45 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #63-1987/Jun | page 108 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 87 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 9 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #67-1987/May | page 47 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 148 | - Full-page ad - Quicksilva advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 119 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 111 | - Full-page ad - Quicksilva advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 19 | - Full-page ad - Quicksilva advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #38-1987/Jun | page 83 | - Full-page ad |
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