| Challenge of the Gobots |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Reaktor (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX | 8.99 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Tie-in Licences | Challenge of the Gobots (Cartoon) from Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 62.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 34.3% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Tony Crowther [Antony Crowther] (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Ross Goodley | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Tony Cooper (UK) | - Code | ||
| Ben Daglish (UK) | - Music | ||
| Eddie King | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| Includes the theme song composed and arranged by Robert Schroeder. |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ChallengeOfTheGobots.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English | |
| ChallengeOfTheGobots(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.gif | 3,659 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.jpg | 670,047 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots_Tape.jpg | 82,282 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.ay.zip | 4,106 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.mp3.zip | 29,039,722 | Original | Bonus soundtrack(s) in MP3 format | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots_LoFi.mp3.zip | 6,979,678 | Original | Bonus soundtrack(s) in MP3 format | |||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots(EN).pdf | 219,479 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots(EN).txt | 4,410 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ChallengeOfTheGobots.jpg | 236,117 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Challenge of the Gobots (1987)(Reaktor).pok | 35 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #43-1987/Aug | page 95 | - Review: 37% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #151-1987/Nov | page 17 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 63 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #21-1987/Sep | page 70 | - Review: 8/10 |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #66-1987/Apr | page 105 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #68-1987/Jun | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 64 | - CompoEntry | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 66 | - Poster | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 65 | - Tips | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 103 | - CompoResult | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #20-1986/Nov | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3" | page 5 | - News/Note - ref. "Battle of the Go-Bots" | |
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 87 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #66-1987/Sep | page 15 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #20-1987/Aug | page 20 | - Preview | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #20-1987/Aug | page 77 | - CompoEntry | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #27-1988/Mar | page 97 | - CompoResult |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #69-1987/Jul | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #70-1987/Aug | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 13 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #65-1987/Aug | page 34 | - Full-page ad |
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