Blade Runner
Release Date  1985
Original Publisher  CRL Group PLC (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £8.95
Controls  Redefineable keys
Tie-in Licences  Blade Runner (Music) from Vangelis (Greece)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  62.67% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  65% (16 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain)(1988)

Authors/Contributors
     Paul Andrew Stoddart (UK) - ?
     Ian Ellery (UK) - ?
     Phil Gascoine - Inlay/Poster Art

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     Andy Stodart & Ian Foster
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Review Awards
     "ZX Computing Globella"at ZX Computingissue #24 - 1986/Aprpage 13

Remarks
     Licensed from the music by Vangelis rather than the (presumably more expensive) movie by Ridley Scott.

Compilations
     Full version inLenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #09by Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #9- titled "Nexus-6"

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
BladeRunner.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
BladeRunner.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 BladeRunner(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     BladeRunner.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     BladeRunner.gif4,698OriginalRunning screen
     BladeRunner_Front.jpg466,134OriginalInlay - Front
     BladeRunner_Media.jpg128,795OriginalMedia scan
     BladeRunner.ay.zip929OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     BladeRunner(EN).txt2,914OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     BladeRunner(C64).jpg155,393OriginalAdvertisement
     BladeRunner(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).jpg94,644#1Inlay - Front
     BladeRunner(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).pdf13,022#1InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #27-1986/Aprpage 128- Review: 58%
     MicroHobbyissue #77-1986/Maypage 15- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #48-1986/Marpage 54- Review: 3/5
     Your Sinclairissue #3-1986/Marpage 28- Review: 7/10
     ZX Computingissue #24-1986/Aprpage 13- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #49-1985/Novpage 58- Poster
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #52-1986/Febpage 53- CompoEntry
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #55-1986/Maypage 46- CompoResult
     Crashissue v.1 #26-1986/Marpage 14- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"page 9- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #40-1985/Oct/3 special "week#1"page 4- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #2-1986/Febpage 59- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #2-1986/Febpage 69- CompoEntry
     Your Sinclairissue #3-1986/Marpage 39- CompoEntry
     Your Sinclairissue #6-1986/Junpage 80- CompoResult
     Your Sinclairissue #8-1986/Augpage 62- CompoResult
     Your Spectrumissue #20-1985/Novpage 3- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     Computer Gamerissue #7-1985/Octpage 25- Full-page ad

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