Penetrator
Title:
Penetrator
Release Date:
1982
Original Publisher:
Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Creators:
Philip Mitchell (Australia)
Veronika Megler (Australia)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Maximum Players:
2
Competitions:
C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards
Controls:
Kempston Joystick
Turn Modes:
Alternating
Original Price:
£6.95
Other versions:
Penetrator (Timex Tx2068)
Other platforms:
Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
70.00% (1 reviews)
Annual Awards:
2nd place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game.

Rank #40 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Remarks:
Veronika recalls: "It had a game editor, which we wrote because we were tired of calculating bitmaps by hand; and we ended up putting that on the tape as well, and it became part of the game."

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User Score
Score:
7.7
Total votes:
18
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Stats:
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  22.2% (4)
  8:  
  33.3% (6)
  7:  
  33.3% (6)
  6:  
  11.1% (2)

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Melbourne House (Australia)
1983
Penetrator.tap.zip
English
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Melbourne House (Australia)
1983
Penetrator.tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Investronica S.A. (Spain)
1983
Penetrator(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Microbyte [ES] (Spain)
1987
Penetrator(Microbyte1).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Inspiration
Name: Scramble
Type: Arcade coin-op
Owner(s): Konami Ltd (Japan)
Releases

 Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
1982
£6.95

 Investronica S.A. (Spain)
1983
2350.00 Ptas

 Microbyte [ES] (Spain)
1987

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