| Xenon |
| |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Melbourne House (Australia/UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Xenon (Arcade coin-op) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 86.45% (13 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.9% (24 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #2 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #3 - Mastertronic Plus (UK) | (1989) | ||
| #4 - Tronix (UK) | (1991) | ||
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Jason Cowling (UK) | at Icon Design Ltd | - ? | |
| Lee Cawley (UK) | at Icon Design Ltd | - ? | |
| Tiny Williams [Tony Williams] (UK) | at Icon Design Ltd | - ? | |
| David Whittaker (UK) | at Icon Design Ltd | - Music | |
| Paul Kidby (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ MC Lothlorien <MC Lothlorien Ltd (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Review Awards
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #83 - 1989/Feb | page 26 | |
| "Sinclair User Best Budget" | at Sinclair User | issue #110 - 1991/Apr | page 34 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #40 - 1989/Apr | page 50 |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 83: Megatape 12 | (1989/Feb) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #83 - 1989/Feb | ||
| Full version in | Edition One | (1990) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | MicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35 | (1991/Mar) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #208 - 1991/Mar | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 59 | (1989/Apr) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #59 - 1989/Apr | - titled "Ethern" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Xenon.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Xenon.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Xenon_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Xenon.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Xenon(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Xenon(MastertronicPlus).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Xenon.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Xenon.gif | 6,635 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Xenon_Front.jpg | 887,933 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Xenon_Back.jpg | 936,138 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Xenon.ay.zip | 10,013 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Xenon.mp3.zip | 1,406,732 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| Xenon.txt | 5,955 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Xenon(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 791,204 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| Xenon.png | 217,525 | Original | Game map | |||
| Xenon.jpg | 213,296 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| xenon.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Xenon (1988)(Melbourne House).pok | 68 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Xenon(DroSoft).jpg | 123,115 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Xenon(DroSoft).pdf | 8,804 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Xenon(MastertronicPlus).scr | 6,912 | #3 | Loading screen | |||
| Xenon(MastertronicPlus).jpg | 417,597 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Xenon(MastertronicPlus)_Back.jpg | 321,954 | #3 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Xenon(Tronix).jpg | 889,492 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Xenon(Tronix)_Back.jpg | 413,604 | #4 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #112-1991/Mar | page 51 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #83-1989/Feb | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #84-1989/Mar | page 91 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #85-1989/Apr | page 36 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #64-1991/Apr | page 45 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #59-1990/Nov | page 30 | - Review: 88% (Edition One) |
Related Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #208-1991/Mar | page 15 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #208-1991/Mar | page 16 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #32-1990/May | page 80 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #37-1990/Oct | page 72 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #101-1990/Apr | page 11 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #106-1990/Sep | page 69 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #75-1990/Apr | page 4 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #34-1990/Sep | page 6 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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