| The Untouchables |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-Genre, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | The Untouchables (Movie) from Paramount Pictures Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 92.13% (8 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.6% (46 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | as "Los Intocables" | |
| * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1989) | as "Los Intocables" | |
| #3 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | as "Los Intocables" | |
| #4 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1991) | as "MOVIE COLLECTION 21: The Untouchables" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| James Higgins (UK) | - ? | ||
| Martin McDonald (UK) | - ? | ||
| Jonathan Dunn (UK) | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Special FX <Special FX Software Ltd (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Non Coin-op Licence - 1989 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96 - 1989/Nov | page 58 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #70 - 1989/Nov | page 46 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #92 - 1991/Sep | page 60 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #92 - 1989/Nov | page 30 | |
| "Sinclair User Best Budget" | at Sinclair User | issue #115 - 1991/Sep | page 55 | |
| "The Games Machine Top Score" | at The Games Machine | issue #24 - 1989/Nov | page 84 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #47 - 1989/Nov | page 70 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #69 - 1991/Sep | page 57 |
Music References
| Includes the following Music: Scene 1 - Scott Joplin, The Easy Winners; Scene 3 - Scott Joplin, Cascades; Scene 4 - Glenn Miller, Chattanooga Choo Choo. |
Remarks
| The Spectrum +3 disk version has some small changes, like a more extensive intro and credits. |
Compilations
| Demo version in | MicroHobby issue 193: Tape 14 | (1989/Nov) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #193 - 1989/Nov | ||
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 92: Megatape 21 | (1989/Nov) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #92 - 1989/Nov | ||
| Full version in | Hollywood Featuring Batman & The Untouchables | (1989) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| UntouchablesThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Paul Owens Protection System) | English | ||
| UntouchablesThePart1_48.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - part 1 48 | |
| UntouchablesThePart2_48.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - part 2 48 | |
| UntouchablesThe128.slt.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe(Fixed).dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | - Warning: 256 bytes of unused data found at end of file | |
| UntouchablesThe(DoubleCase)(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (Double Case) | |
| UntouchablesThe(DoubleCase)(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (Double Case) | |
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| UntouchablesThe.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| UntouchablesThe.gif | 5,995 | Original | Running screen | |||
| UntouchablesThe_Front.jpg | 119,107 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| UntouchablesThe_Back.jpg | 251,724 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| UntouchablesThe.ay.zip | 4,584 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| UntouchablesThe.mp3.zip | 9,130,487 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| UntouchablesThe.pdf | 169,999 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe.txt | 8,174 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| UntouchablesThe(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 331,762 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German | ||
| UntouchablesThe.png | 99,734 | Original | Game map | |||
| UntouchablesThe_Level1+2.png | 23,172 | Original | Game map | |||
| UntouchablesThe.jpg | 205,527 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| UntouchablesThe_2.jpg | 361,325 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| UntouchablesThe_Booklet.png | 25,972 | Original | Booklet | |||
| untouchables.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) | ||
| Untouchables, The (1989)(Ocean Software).pok | 404 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 159,267 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 53,786 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_3.jpg | 52,687 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 11,391 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| UntouchablesThe(IntocablesLos)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Poster.jpg | 4,243,898 | #1 | Poster | |||
| UntouchablesThe(HitSquad).jpg | 436,149 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| UntouchablesThe(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 462,185 | #4 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #29-1990/Feb | page 57 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96-1989/Nov | page 58 | - Review: 85% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov | page 46 | - Review: 94% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #92-1991/Sep | page 60 | - Review: 92% | |
| FIFO | issue #8-1991 | page 26 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #195-1990/Jan | page 42 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #92-1989/Nov | page 30 | - Review: 95% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #115-1991/Sep | page 55 | - Review: 90% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #24-1989/Nov | page 84 | - Review: 95% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 70 | - Review: 94% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #69-1991/Sep | page 57 | - Review: 92% | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1992/Feb | page 10 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #193-1989/Nov | page 53 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 193: Tape 14) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #193-1989/Nov | page 54 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 193: Tape 14) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (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) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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