| Ad Astra |
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| Release Date | 1984 |
| Original Publisher | Gargoyle Games (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Loading screen adaptation(s) | Alien Kill |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 73% (44 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Iveson Software S.A. (Spain) | (1984) | ||
| * Release price: 1500.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Rebound (UK) | (1984) |
Authors/Contributors
| Roy Carter [Royston Carter] (UK) | at Carter Follis Software Associates | - ? | |
| Greg Follis (UK) | at Carter Follis Software Associates | - ? |
Annual Awards
| 1st Best Shoot'Em Up - 1984 Crash Readers Awards. |
Compilations
| Full version in | Off the Hook | (1986) | by Electric Dreams Software (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Your Sinclair issue 67: Magnificent Seven 4 | (1991/Jul) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #67 - 1991/Jul | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 08 | (1984/Sep) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #8 - 1984/Sep | - titled "Planets" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | AdAstra.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| AdAstra.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| AdAstra(Rebound).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| AdAstra.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| AdAstra.gif | 2,413 | Original | Running screen | |||
| AdAstra.jpg | 344,527 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| AdAstra_Back.jpg | 279,950 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| AdAstra_Media.jpg | 88,591 | Original | Media scan | |||
| AdAstra.txt | 1,254 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| AdAstra.jpg | 92,521 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| adastra.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Ad Astra (1984)(Gargoyle Games).pok | 123 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| AdAstra(Rebound).jpg | 412,727 | #2 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| AdAstra(Rebound)_Back.jpg | 222,321 | #2 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| AdAstra(Rebound)_Media.jpg | 95,425 | #2 | Media scan |
Magazine Reviews
| Big K | issue #5-1984/Aug | page 15 | - Review: 3/3 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #32-1984/Jun | page 25 | - Review | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jul | page 21 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 14 | - Review: 80% | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Sep | page 73 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #62-1984/May/15 special "week#3" | page 13 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #10-1985/Jan | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #7-1984/Jun | page 56 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #15-1984/Apr/12 special "week#2" | page 66 | - Review | |
| Sinclair Answers | issue #1-1984/Sep | page 34 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #27-1984/Jun supplement "Soft Centre 2" | page 3 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #6-1984/Jun | page 55 | - Review: 3/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #6-1984/Aug | page 41 | - Review |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #33-1984/Jul | page 43 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #34-1984/Aug | page 76 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #6-1984/Jul | page 67 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #7-1984/Aug | page 30 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #11-1984/Dec | page 55 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85" | page 103 | - Full-page ad | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Sep | page 17 | - Full-page ad | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #62-1984/May/15 special "week#3" | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #63-1984/May/22 special "week#4" | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #65-1984/Jun/5 special "week#1" | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #67-1984/Jun/19 special "week#3" | page 3 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #8-1984/Jul | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #22-1984/May/31 special "week#5" | page 19 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #6-1984/Aug | page 27 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #7-1984/Sep | page 42 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 32 | - Review: 3/5 (Off the Hook) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 59 | - Review (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 39 | - Review: 4/5 (Off the Hook) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 11 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #12-1986/Mar | page 6 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #14-1986/May | page 6 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 15 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #2-1986/Jan/9 special "week#2" | page 5 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #10-1986/Mar/6 special "week#1" | page 1 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1" | page 5 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #48-1986/Mar | page 8 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #53-1986/Aug | page 8 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 7 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #55-1986/Oct | page 8 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #2-1986/Feb | page 13 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 13 | - News/Note (Off the Hook) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #55-1986/May | page 57 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 96 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #14-1986/May | page 97 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 97 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #28-1986/May | page 81 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 3 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 77 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #5-1986/May | page 12 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #6-1986/Jun | page 10 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #7-1986/Jul | page 10 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #8-1986/Aug | page 6 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #12-1986/Dec | page 89 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #2-1987/Feb | page 44 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.7 #3-1987/Mar | page 32 | - Full-page ad (Off the Hook) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (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) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
