Afterburner
Title:
Afterburner
Also known as:
F-14 Afterburner
Release Date:
1988
Original Publisher:
Activision Inc (UK)
Creators:
Keith Burkhill (UK)
Jon Paul Eldridge (UK)
Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd (UK)
Mark A. Jones (UK)
Availability:
Distribution denied
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
AY Sound
Multi-loader in 128K mode
Multi-loader in 48K mode
Controls:
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Original Price:
£9.99
Disk Price:
£12.99
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, Sega Master System
Average mag. score:
78.60% (11 reviews)
Review Awards:
"C+VG Hit" at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) issue #86 - 1988/Dec page 52

Known Errors:
Bugfix provided by Bandit:
  • The +3 version plays 2 distinct AY music sounds (during intro menu and in-game), but the 128K version always plays the same due to a bug.
    Fixed using POKE 25011,0

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Afterburner image, screenshot or loading screen
Afterburner image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
6.2
Total votes:
13
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Stats:
  8:  
  7.7% (1)
  7:  
  30.8% (4)
  6:  
  30.8% (4)
  5:  
  30.8% (4)

Main File Downloads

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Activision Inc (UK)
1988
Afterburner(48K).tzx.zip
English
Activision Inc (UK)
1988
Afterburner(128K).tzx.zip
English
The Hit Squad (UK)
1988
Afterburner(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: After Burner II
Type: Arcade coin-op
Owner(s): Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)
Releases

 Activision Inc (UK)
1988
£9.99
£12.99

 Proein Soft Line (Spain)
1988
1200.00 Ptas

 MCM Software S.A. (Spain)
1989

 The Hit Squad (UK)
1991
£2.99
ARCADE COLLECTION 21: Afterburner

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 Activision Inc (UK)  Proein Soft Line (Spain)  MCM Software S.A. (Spain)  The Hit Squad (UK) 
Authors/Contributors
Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd (UK)  
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In-game Graphics
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Date: 1990
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
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Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Date: 1989
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Your Sinclair issue 36: Smash Tape 11
Publisher: Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #36 - 1988/Dec
Date: 1988/Dec
Release Type: Soundtrack
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads
RZX playback file
Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) - [denied]
Afterburner.rzx.zip

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 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #16 - 1989/Jan
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 656/1000

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #86 - 1988/Dec
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #113 - 1991/Apr
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 82%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 86%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #87 - 1991/Apr
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 85%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #185 - 1989/Feb
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 New Computer Express
Issue: #2 - 1988/Nov/19
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 New Computer Express
Issue: #3 - 1988/Nov/26
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 Sinclair User
Issue: #81 - 1988/Dec
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #15 - 1989/Feb
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 83%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #39 - 1989/Mar
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 7/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #49 - 1990/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 68%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #55 - 1990/Jul
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review
Score: 67%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #65 - 1991/May
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 78%

 ZX Magazín
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #6 - 1988/Mar
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #9 - 1988/Jun
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #14 - 1988/Nov
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #15 - 1988/Dec
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #86 - 1988/Dec supplement "Christmas Crackers"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #60 - 1989/Jan
Page: 0 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Afterburner advertising supplement

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #60 - 1989/Jan
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 MicroHobby
Issue: #186 - 1989/Mar
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Justicieros

 New Computer Express
Issue: #1 - 1988/Nov/12
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Race For Christmas No.1

 New Computer Express
Issue: #7 - 1988/Dec/24 special "Issues 7 & 8"
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Hot tips

 New Computer Express
Issue: #10 - 1989/Jan/14
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #73 - 1988/Apr
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #80 - 1988/Nov
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #81 - 1988/Dec
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #82 - 1989/Jan
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #82 - 1989/Jan
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Poster

 Sinclair User
Issue: #109 - 1991/Mar
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 The Games Machine
Issue: #6 - 1988/May
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Studio Line

 The Games Machine
Issue: #13 - 1988/Dec
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Atari and Afterburner named as top sellers

 The Games Machine
Issue: #13 - 1988/Dec
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 The Games Machine
Issue: #13 - 1988/Dec
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 The Games Machine
Issue: #15 - 1989/Feb
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #29 - 1988/May
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #36 - 1988/Dec
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #40 - 1989/Apr
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #42 - 1989/Jun
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #55 - 1990/Jul
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #14 - 1988/Nov
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #15 - 1988/Dec
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #16 - 1989/Jan
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #17 - 1989/Feb
Page: 62 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #85 - 1988/Nov
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #86 - 1988/Dec
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #87 - 1989/Jan
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #60 - 1989/Jan
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #61 - 1989/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #80 - 1988/Nov
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Sinclair User
Issue: #82 - 1989/Jan
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 The Games Machine
Issue: #14 - 1989/Jan
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 The Games Machine
Issue: #15 - 1989/Feb
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #36 - 1988/Dec
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #37 - 1989/Jan
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #38 - 1989/Feb
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec
Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (100% Dynamite)
Score: 73%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #49 - 1990/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (100% Dynamite)
Score: 74%

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #27 - 1989/Dec
Page: 196 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #28 - 1990/Jan
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #29 - 1990/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #96 - 1989/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec
Page: 146 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #98 - 1990/Jan
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #99 - 1990/Feb
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #71 - 1989/Dec
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #73 - 1990/Feb
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #74 - 1990/Mar
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #93 - 1989/Dec
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #95 - 1990/Feb
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #98 - 1990/Apr
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #26 - 1990/Jan
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #28 - 1990/Mar
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #47 - 1989/Nov
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #48 - 1989/Dec
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (100% Dynamite)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #50 - 1990/Feb
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (100% Dynamite)
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[redundant screenshot]
Afterburner.gif
Inlay - Front

[replaced by better quality/hires version]
Afterburner_Back.jpg
Inlay - Front

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Afterburner_Front.jpg
Tape image
TAP
[???]
after_b.zip
Tape image
TAP (Title SCREEN$ intact)
[???]
after_b.zip
Tape image
TZX (Title SCREEN$ intact)
[???]
afterbur.zip
Snapshot image

[???]
afterbur.zip
Snapshot image
LLT Multiload (Title SCREEN$ intact)
[???]
afterburner.zip
Snapshot image
SLT (Title SCREEN$ intact)
[???]
afterburner.zip
Snapshot image
2068. Playable SNA & installation snapshots
[???]
afterburner-ts2068-jlo.zip
Snapshot image
Part 1 only
[???]
afterbur.zip
Poster

[replaced by better quality/hires version]
Afterburner_Poster.jpg
Inlay - Front (#3)

[replaced by better quality/hires version]
Afterburner(TheHitSquad).jpg

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