The Empire Strikes Back
Title:
The Empire Strikes Back
Release Date:
1988/Jul
Original Publisher:
Domark Ltd (UK)
Creators:
George Iwanow (UK)
Derrick Austin (UK)
Andy Craven (UK)
Ciaran Gultnieks (UK)
David Whittaker (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
AY Sound
Vector Graphics
Graphical Views:
Perspective 3D Graphics
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Redefineable keys
Original Price:
£9.95
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
81.11% (9 reviews)
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #54 - 1988/Jul page 22

Music References:
Includes the following music: John Williams, "Star Wars (Main Title)"
Remarks:
ZXSR: Featured on Star Wars Trilogy compilation from Domark for £12.99 (+3 disk £19.99)

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User Score
Score:
7.4
Total votes:
9
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Stats:
  8:  
  55.6% (5)
  7:  
  33.3% (3)
  6:  
  11.1% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
Domark Ltd (UK)
1988
EmpireStrikesBackThe.tap.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Domark Ltd (UK)
1988
EmpireStrikesBackThe.tzx.zip
English
DSK DSK
Domark Ltd (UK)
1988
EmpireStrikesBackThe.dsk.zip
English
TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
The Hit Squad (UK)
1990
EmpireStrikesBackThe(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: The Empire Strikes Back
Type: Arcade coin-op
Owner(s): Atari Games Ltd (USA),
Tengen Inc (USA)
Releases

 Domark Ltd (UK)
1988/Jul
£9.95

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1988
1200.00 Ptas

 The Hit Squad (UK)
1990
£2.99
MOVIE COLLECTION 11: The Empire Strikes Back

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 Domark Ltd (UK)  Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)  The Hit Squad (UK) 
Authors/Contributors
Derrick Austin (UK)  
Vektor Grafix    
In-game Graphics
David Whittaker (UK)     
Vektor Grafix    
Music
Compilations featuring this title
Title: The Star Wars Trilogy
Publisher: Domark Ltd (UK)
Date: 1989
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "StarWars" Series
Number: 1
Title: Star Wars
Publisher: Domark Ltd (UK)
Release: 1987
Number: 2
Title: The Empire Strikes Back
Publisher: Domark Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Number: 3
Title: Return of the Jedi
Publisher: Domark Ltd (UK)
Release: 1989
Additional File Downloads

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #13 - 1988/Oct
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #82 - 1988/Aug
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #54 - 1988/Jul
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 78%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #181 - 1988/Nov
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 88%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #106 - 1990/Dec
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 65%

 The Games Machine
Issue: #9 - 1988/Aug
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 87%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #33 - 1988/Sep
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #46 - 1989/Oct
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 86%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #61 - 1991/Jan
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 76%

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #11 - 1988/Aug
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #81 - 1988/Jul
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #82 - 1988/Aug
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #55 - 1988/Aug
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #57 - 1988/Oct
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #57 - 1988/Oct
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 MicroHobby
Issue: #179 - 1988/Oct
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Premiere

 MicroHobby
Issue: #183 - 1988/Dec
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Justicieros

 New Computer Express
Issue: #20 - 1989/Mar/25
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.7 #24 - 1988/Jun/23 special "week#4"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #76 - 1988/Jul
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Poster

 Sinclair User
Issue: #80 - 1988/Nov
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Sinclair User
Issue: #107 - 1991/Jan
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #111 - 1991/May
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #116 - 1991/Oct
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #125 - 1992/Jul
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 The Games Machine
Issue: #8 - 1988/Jul
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #31 - 1988/Jul
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/Nov
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #38 - 1989/Feb
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #39 - 1989/Mar
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #11 - 1988/Aug
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #82 - 1988/Aug
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #109 - 1990/Dec
Page: 138 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #55 - 1988/Aug
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #83 - 1990/Dec
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #77 - 1988/Aug
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #106 - 1990/Dec
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #107 - 1991/Jan
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 The Games Machine
Issue: #9 - 1988/Aug
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #32 - 1988/Aug
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Star Wars Trilogy)
Score: 78%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #95 - 1990/Feb
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Attack of the Compilations! (The Star Wars Trilogy)
Score: 80%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #46 - 1989/Oct
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Star Wars Trilogy)
Score: 84%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #68 - 1989/Sep
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Star Wars Trilogy)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #25 - 1989/Oct
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #95 - 1989/Oct
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #93 - 1989/Dec
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #46 - 1989/Oct
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Star Wars Trilogy)
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