Mission Jupiter
Aliases  Jupiter Mission
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  Code Masters Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  2 (Alternating)
Original Price  £1.99
Controls  Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC
Average mag. score  45.33% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  55% (8 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - EDOS (UK)
     #2 - Serma Software (Spain)(1987)
     * Release price: 550.00 Ptas

Authors/Contributors
     Derek Brewster (UK) - ?
     James Wilson (UK) - ?
     Nigel Fletcher (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Known Errors
     Bugfix provided by BadBeard:
  • At the end of the 10th and final level, a barrier is supposed to open once all the orbs in the level have been shot, but that barrier wouldn't open as expected. Actually the game doesn't have an ending and instead it loops to the initial level once the player goes across the open barrier, something that would be impossible without a patch (the barrier kills the player if touched).

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 MissionJupiter.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     MissionJupiter.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     MissionJupiter.gif2,762OriginalRunning screen
     MissionJupiter.jpg352,807OriginalInlay - Front
     MissionJupiter_Back.jpg153,530OriginalInlay - Back
     MissionJupiter.txt3,250OriginalInstructions - Multi-language instructions
     MissionJupiter.png42,911OriginalGame map
     MissionJupiter.rzx.zip70,288OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Albert Valls (with rollback) - [denied]
     Mission Jupiter (1987)(Code Masters).pok306OriginalPOK pokes file

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #44-1987/Seppage 27- Review: 56%
     MicroHobbyissue #175-1988/Augpage 39- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #67-1987/Octpage 29- Review: 3/10
     Your Sinclairissue #22-1987/Octpage 72- Review - ref. "Jupiter Mission": 5/10

Magazine References
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 55- Hack/Poke
     MicroHobbyissue #173-1988/Julpage 15- Preview - Premiere
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #31-1987/Aug/7 special "week#1"page 45- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 108- Advert
     The Games Machineissue #2-1987/Decpage 135- Advert

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