| Blasteroids |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Image Works (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Blasteroids (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA) |
| Inspirations | Asteroids (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 75.04% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 78.1% (23 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Kixx (UK) | (1989) | ||
| #2 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Dave Colledge (UK) | at Teque Software Development Ltd | - ? |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #89 - 1989/Mar | page 16 |
Compilations
| Full version in | Winners | (1989) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Blasteroids.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Blasteroids.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Blasteroids.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Blasteroids(Kixx).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Blasteroids(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Blasteroids.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Blasteroids.gif | 3,376 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Blasteroids.jpg | 636,727 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Blasteroids_Back.jpg | 772,141 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Blasteroids.ay.zip | 2,170 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Blasteroids.txt | 7,730 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Blasteroids(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 265,239 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | ||
| Blasteroids.jpg | 231,985 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| blasteroids.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Blasteroids (1989)(Image Works).pok | 33 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Blasteroids(Kixx).jpg | 345,537 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Blasteroids(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 117,341 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Blasteroids(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 126,800 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Blasteroids(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 25,445 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Blasteroids(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 292,707 | #2 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #20-1989/May | page 56 | - Review: 693/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #89-1989/Mar | page 16 | - Review: 87% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr | page 17 | - Review: 73% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #188-1989/May | page 29 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 65 | - Review: 71% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 36 | - Review: 61% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #40-1989/Apr | page 59 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 33 | - Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review: 94% |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #19-1989/Apr | page 35 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #89-1989/Mar | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #90-1989/Apr | page 20 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr | page 10 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #64-1989/May | page 91 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #84-1989/Mar | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 21 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #39-1989/Mar | page 21 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #40-1989/Apr | page 32 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 89 | - Review: 80% (Winners) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 74 | - Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 80% (Winners) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #25-1989/Oct | page 122 | - News/Note (Winners) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #96-1990/Mar | page 49 | - Offer (Winners) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
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