| West Bank |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Dinamic Software (Spain) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Loading screen adaptation(s) | Jack y el Arca Maravillosa |
| Original Price | 1950.00 Ptas |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 7.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Horizontal Scrolling |
| Themes | Western |
| Inspirations | Bank Panic! (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, Sega Master System, Thomson MO/TO |
| Average mag. score | 74.67% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.7% (139 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| Alvaro Mateos Herrera (Spain) | - ? | ||
| Snatcho [Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor] (Spain) | - ? | ||
| Alfonso Azpiri [Alfonso Mejia Azpiri] (Spain) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66 - 1987/Apr | page 21 | |
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #24 - 1986/Apr | page 14 |
Known Errors
Bugfix provided by Luzie and GReW:
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Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Great Games | (1987/Dec) | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | 4 Super 4 | (1986) | by Dinamic Software (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Dinamic 5 Aniversario | (1989) | by Dinamic Software (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Dix Jeux Fantastiques | by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd [FR] (UK/France) | |||
| Full version in | Los 40 Principales Vol. 8 | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| WestBank(SmallCase).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | - (Small Case) | |
| WestBank.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | ||
| WestBank.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Spanish | ||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftwareLtd).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| westbank | 0 | Original | Remote link | - Source code repository - Disassembled | ||
| WestBank.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| WestBank.gif | 6,616 | Original | Running screen | |||
| WestBank.jpg | 98,299 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| WestBank_2.jpg | 86,246 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| WestBank.txt | 4,160 | Original | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| WestBank.png | 78,334 | Original | Game map | |||
| WestBank.jpg | 338,624 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| westbank.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by mike_myers and Z80CPU | ||
| West Bank (1985)(Dinamic Software).pok | 227 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftwareLtd).scr | 6,912 | #1 | Loading screen | |||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftware).jpg | 926,415 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftware)_2.jpg | 451,381 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftware)_Back.jpg | 723,698 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| WestBank(EN).txt | 3,904 | #1 | Instructions | English | ||
| WestBank(GremlinGraphicsSoftwareLtd).jpg | 208,309 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66-1987/Apr | page 21 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 63 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 12 | - Review: 84% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #53-1985/Nov | page 12 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 88 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #3-1986/Mar | page 26 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 14 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #65-1987/Mar | page 12 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 88 | - CompoEntry | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 65 | - CompoResult | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 67 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 49 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| MicroHobby | issue #56-1985/Dec | page 30 | - Feature - Justicieros | |
| MicroHobby | issue #66-1986/Feb | page 30 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial" | page 22 | - Tips - Tokes |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 95 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #10-1986/Jan | page 47 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 46 | - Full-page ad | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #51-1985/Dec/19 special "week#3" | page 14 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #1-1985/Dec/26 special "week#4" | page 23 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 96 | - Review (10 Great Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (10 Great Games) |
Related Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 95 | - Feature - Christmas Crackers (10 Great Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88" | page 34 | - Feature - Christmas Compilations (10 Great Games) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #8-1988/May | page 14 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr | page 56 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #6-1988/May | page 115 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #28-1988/Apr | page 12 | - Full-page ad (10 Great Games) |
Links
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| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| StrategyWiki | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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