Eliminator at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

General info for: Eliminator [#ID: 1600]

Title:

Eliminator

Also known as:

Roadstar XRi

Release Date:

1989

Original Publisher:

Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

Creators:

John M. Phillips (UK)
John Wildsmith (UK)
Stephen J. Crow (UK)
Nick Jones [Nicholas Jones] (UK)

Contributors:

Steve Weston, Tim White

Availability:

Available

Message Language:

English

Machine Type:

ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K

Genre:

Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up

Maximum Players:

Features:

AY Sound
Multicolour (Rainbow Graphics)

Graphical Views:

Perspective 3D Graphics

Controls:

Kempston Joystick

Groups:

Players - Collectors Edition

Original Price:

£9.99

Other platforms:

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64

Average mag. score:

71.79% (7 reviews)

Review Awards:

"Your Sinclair Megagame" at Your Sinclair issue #41 - 1989/May page 74

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User Score

Score:

6.9

Total votes:

Stats:

37.5% (3)

25% (2)

12.5% (1)

Main File Downloads

Hewson Consultants have told Spectrum Computing that they have no objection to us making this title available for download.

TAP

JSSpeccy QAOP

Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

1988

Eliminator_2.tap.zip

English

TZX

Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

1988

Eliminator_2.tzx.zip

English

TZX

JSSpeccy

Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)

1988

Eliminator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip

English

DSK

Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)

1989

Eliminator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip

English

TZX

JSSpeccy

Players Software (UK)

1988

Eliminator(PlayersSoftware).tzx.zip

English

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RZX Archive

Releases

Release

Publisher

Date

Release Price

Budget Price

Microdrive Price

Disk/ Cartridge

Alternate Title

Original Release

Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

1989

£9.99

Re-release #1

EDOS (UK)

unknown

Re-release #2

Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)

1989

875.00 Ptas

Re-release #3

Players Software (UK)

1990

£2.99

Authors/Contributors

Author/Contributor

Team

Role

John M. Phillips (UK)

no team

Game Design/Concept

John Wildsmith (UK)

no team

Code, In-game Graphics

Stephen J. Crow (UK)

no team

In-game Graphics

Nick Jones [Nicholas Jones] (UK)

no team

Music

Steve Weston (UK)

no team

Inlay/Poster Art

Tim White (UK)

no team

Inlay/Poster Art

Compilations featuring this title

Name

Publisher

Date

Release Type

Alternate Title

Title: Christmas Collection

Publisher: Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

Date: 1989

Release Type: Full version

Alternate Title:

Title: Crash issue 97: Presents 33

Publisher: Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #97 - 1992/Mar

Date: 1992/Mar

Release Type: Full version

Alternate Title:

Title: Joystick Thunder

Publisher: Hewson Consultants Ltd (UK)

Date: 1990

Release Type: Full version

Alternate Title:

Additional File Downloads

Eliminator.scr

Eliminator.gif

Eliminator.jpg

Eliminator_Tape.jpg

Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format

Eliminator.ay.zip

Instructions

Eliminator_2.txt

Instructions

Eliminator(MULTI-LANG).pdf

Eliminator.jpg

RZX playback file

Recorded by Daren (with rollback) - Hewson Consultants version. The original release is bugged, making it uncompletable. Thanks to Bandit of WoS forums for providing a fix.

eliminator.rzx

POK pokes file

Eliminator (1988)(Hewson Consultants).pok

Inlay - Front (#2)

Eliminator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg

Instructions (#2)

Eliminator(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf

Inlay - Front (#3)

Single jewel case (number 1)

Eliminator(PlayersSoftware).jpg

Inlay - Back (#3)

Single jewel case (number 1)

Eliminator(PlayersSoftware)_Back.jpg

Media scan (#3)

Eliminator(PlayersSoftware)_Media.jpg

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Magazine Reviews

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

Score

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct

Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #21 - 1989/Jun

Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 755/1000

Crash

Issue: v.1 #63 - 1989/Apr

Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 82%

FIFO

Issue: #10 - 1991

Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

MicroHobby

Issue: #188 - 1989/May

Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review - Nuevo

Sinclair User

Issue: #85 - 1989/Apr

Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 61%

Sinclair User

Issue: #108 - 1991/Feb

Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 51%

The Games Machine

Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct

Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

The Games Machine

Issue: #18 - 1989/May

Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 79%

Your Sinclair

Issue: #41 - 1989/May

Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 90%

Your Sinclair

Issue: #55 - 1990/Jul

Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Your Sinclair

Issue: #63 - 1991/Mar

Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review

Score: 64%

Magazine References

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #88 - 1989/Feb

Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Tips

Crash

Issue: v.1 #97 - 1992/Mar

Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: CoverGame

SSD-II

Issue: 1999/Sep

Page: 0

Article Type: Information

Sinclair User

Issue: #81 - 1988/Dec

Page: 110 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Preview

Sinclair User

Issue: #98 - 1990/Apr

Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Offer

The Games Machine

Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct

Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: CompoEntry

The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/Dec

Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Tips

The Games Machine

Issue: #18 - 1989/May

Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Tips

Your Sinclair

Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun

Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note

Your Sinclair

Issue: #40 - 1989/Apr

Page: 103 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Preview

Your Sinclair

Issue: #55 - 1990/Jul

Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups

Magazine Advertisements

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #14 - 1988/Nov

Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

Crash

Issue: v.1 #61 - 1989/Feb

Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad

The Games Machine

Issue: #11 - 1988/Oct

Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/Dec

Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ...

Related Magazine Reviews

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

Score

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec

Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review (Christmas Collection)

Score: 86%

Your Sinclair

Issue: #47 - 1989/Nov

Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Review (Christmas Collection)

Score: 93%

Related Magazine References

Magazine

Issue

Page

Type

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #96 - 1989/Nov

Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note (Christmas Collection)

Crash

Issue: v.1 #68 - 1989/Sep

Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note (Christmas Collection)

Crash

Issue: v.1 #71 - 1989/Dec

Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: CompoEntry (Christmas Collection)

Crash

Issue: v.1 #73 - 1990/Feb

Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: CompoResult (Christmas Collection)

Your Sinclair

Issue: #45 - 1989/Sep

Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: Preview (Christmas Collection)

Your Sinclair

Issue: #53 - 1990/May

Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note (Christmas Collection)

Your Sinclair

Issue: #53 - 1990/May

Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)

Article Type: News/Note (Joystick Thunder)

Scrapped File Downloads