| Zaxxon |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Graphical Views | Isometric 3D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Diagonal (Unidirectional) Scrolling |
| Tie-in Licences | Zaxxon (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga (unofficial), Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 58.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 64.2% (33 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 2100.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Ventamatic (Spain) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| David J. Anderson (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| Ian Morrison (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen |
Compilations
| Full version in | 10 Titles for the Spectrum Plus | (1986) | by Boots (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Gold Collection | (1986) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Sega Collection | (1985) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 58 | (1989/Mar) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #58 - 1989/Mar | - titled "Banzai" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Zaxxon.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
 | Zaxxon_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Zaxxon.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Zaxxon.gif | 2,995 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Zaxxon_Front.jpg | 387,108 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Zaxxon.txt | 5,256 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Zaxxon(EN).pdf | 174,089 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Zaxxon.png | 36,028 | Original | Game map | |||
| Zaxxon.jpg | 222,598 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| zaxxon.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) | ||
| Zaxxon (1985)(US Gold).pok | 158 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 30 | - Review: 58% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #18-1985/Mar | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #14-1985/Mar | page 60 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 65 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun | page 51 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 60 | - Hack/Poke | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #52-1986/Jul | page 18 | - Hack/Poke | |
| TV Gamer | issue 1984/Oct | page 41 | - Feature - not a Spectrum article | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #79-1992/Jul | page 32 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #81-1992/Sep | page 29 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #14-1985/May | page 11 | - Hack/Poke |
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Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| 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) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
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| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
