| Cabal |
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| Release Date | 1989/Oct/20 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £8.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Beeper Music, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Tie-in Licences | Cabal (Arcade coin-op) from TAD Corporation |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 83.38% (8 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.2% (61 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 1200.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #3 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1991/Aug/14) | as "ARCADE COLLECTION 33: Cabal" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| James Bagley (UK) | at Special FX Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Charles Davies (UK) | at Special FX Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Keith Tinman (UK) | at Special FX Software Ltd | - ? | |
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Advertisement - 1989 Crash Readers Awards. |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #71 - 1989/Dec | page 66 | |
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #93 - 1991/Oct | page 60 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #91 - 1989/Oct | page 8 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #47 - 1989/Nov | page 84 |
Easter Eggs
| An easter egg was implemented in the game but disabled in the official version. To reactivate it, modify address $e2d1 to instruction LD A,$7F instead of RET/NOP (i.e POKE 58065,62: POKE 58066,127). Afterwards, if you hold keys J and B (Jim Bagley initials) right after loading the game, the main character will walk into the screen and take a piss out of Operation Wolf. |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 91: Megatape 20 | (1989/Oct) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #91 - 1989/Oct |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Cabal48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Cabal.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - hacked (easter egg re-enabled) |
| Cabal.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (Paul Owens Protection System) | English | ||
| Cabal128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| Cabal.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (None) | English | |
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Cabal(IBSA).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| Cabal(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Paul Owens Protection System) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Cabal.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Cabal.gif | 7,035 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Cabal.jpg | 796,145 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Cabal_Back.jpg | 443,502 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Cabal_Tape.jpg | 54,141 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Cabal.ay.zip | 1,529 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Cabal.txt | 3,840 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Cabal.png | 74,101 | Original | Game map | |||
| Cabal128K_SourceCode.zip | 11,068,376 | Original | Source code | |||
| Cabal.jpg | 250,182 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| cabal.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) | ||
| Cabal (1989)(Ocean Software).pok | 682 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 218,286 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 29,915 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 4,832 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Cabal(IBSA).jpg | 109,231 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Cabal(HitSquad).jpg | 377,575 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Cabal(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 316,655 | #3 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Cabal_HitSquad_Instructions.pdf | 218,635 | #3 | Instructions |
Magazine Reviews
| BiT | issue #4-1992/Jan | page 32 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 56 | - Review: 62% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 66 | - Review: 91% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #93-1991/Oct | page 60 | - Review: 90% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #195-1990/Jan | page 30 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #91-1989/Oct | page 8 | - Review: 84% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #116-1991/Oct | page 40 | - Review: 80% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #25-1989/Dec | page 78 | - Review: 86% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 84 | - Review: 93% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #70-1991/Oct | page 61 | - Review: 81% |
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Links
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