Xcel |
Release Date | 1985 |
Original Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
Language | English |
Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
Max. Players | 1 |
Original Price | £7.95 |
Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
Average mag. score | 71.00% (5 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 62% (10 votes) |
#1 - Mastertronic Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
* Release price: £1.99 | |||
#2 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) |
Graeme Devine (UK) | at Program Techniques | - ? |
"ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #35 - 1987/Mar | page 40 |
Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 10 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
Full version in | Mastertronic Collection 4 | by Woolworths (UK) | |||
Full version in | Sinclair Game Compilation | (1988) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | ||
Unauthorized version in | Spectrum Load'n'Run v2 issue 06 | by Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.2 #6 - 1986/Jul | - titled "Probs" |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
Xcel.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
Xcel.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
Xcel.gif | 4,457 | Original | Running screen | |||
Xcel.jpg | 358,836 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
Xcel_Back.jpg | 211,687 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
Xcel.txt | 4,677 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
Xcel.jpg | 149,467 | Original | Advertisement | |||
Xcel.rzx.zip | 701,595 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Paul E. Collins (with rollback) - Infinite time POKE used as there doesn't appear to be enough time available [denied] | ||
Xcel (1985)(Activision Inc).pok | 31 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
Xcel(Mastertronic).jpg | 418,324 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
Xcel(Mastertronic)_Back.jpg | 336,166 | #1 | Inlay - Back |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 17 | - Review | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement" | page 17 | - Review | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66-1987/Apr | page 34 | - Review | |
Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 63 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 14 | - Review: 75% | |
MicroHobby | issue #68-1986/Mar | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 30 | - Review: 3/5 | |
Sinclair User | issue #59-1987/Feb | page 89 | - Review: 4/5 | |
Your Computer | issue v.5 #11-1985/Nov | page 45 | - Review: 3/5 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 45 | - Review: 8/10 | |
ZX Computing | issue #35-1987/Mar | page 40 | - Review: Good |
Computer Gamer | issue #11-1986/Feb | page 57 | - Tips | |
Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 94 | - CompoEntry | |
Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 65 | - CompoResult | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #15-1986/Apr/10 special "week#2" | page 20 | - Hack/Poke | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #2-1987/Jan/8 special "week#2" | page 37 | - News/Note |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 18 | - Full-page ad | |
Computer Gamer | issue #8-1985/Nov | page 34 | - Full-page ad | |
Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 83 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Computer | issue v.5 #11-1985/Nov | page 118 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 40 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #2-1986/Feb | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 50 | - Full-page ad |
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