| Virgin Atlantic Challenge |
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| Aliases | Virgin Atlantic Challenge Game |
| Release Date | 1986/Jul/14 |
| Original Publisher | Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Strategy Game: Management |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 42.67% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 45.7% (7 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Ian Munro (UK) | at Millside Software | - ? | |
| Ian McIver (UK) | at Millside Software | - ? | |
| Julian Cooper (UK) | at Millside Software | - ? |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #30 - 1986/Oct | page 36 |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Dickie Branson trying to cash in on his (failed) Trans-Atlantic crossing. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | VirginAtlanticChallenge.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| VirginAtlanticChallenge.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| VirginAtlanticChallenge_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| VirginAtlanticChallenge.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| VirginAtlanticChallenge.gif | 4,511 | Original | Running screen | |||
| VirginAtlanticChallenge.jpg | 268,798 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| VirginAtlanticChallenge_Back.jpg | 384,249 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| VirginAtlanticChallenge(EN).txt | 6,028 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| VirginAtlanticChallenge.jpg | 146,987 | Original | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #18-1986/Sep | page 63 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #32-1986/Sep | page 21 | - Review: 48% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #33-1986/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 15 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #55-1986/Oct | page 38 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 77 | - Review: 4/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 36 | - Review: Good |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #59-1986/Sep | page 47 | - CompoEntry | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #20-1986/Nov | page 50 | - Feature | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #30-1986/Jul | page 110 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 120 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 99 | - Preview |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #58-1986/Aug | page 11 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #17-1986/Aug | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #18-1986/Sep | page 92 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #32-1986/Sep | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #30-1986/Jul/24 special "week#4" | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #32-1986/Aug/7 special "week#1" | page 11 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #8-1986/Aug | page 89 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 8 | - Full-page ad | |
| ZX Computing | issue #28-1986/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| The Tipshop | (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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