General info for: Top Gun [#ID: 5332]
Title:
Top Gun
Release Date:
1986
Original Publisher:
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Mike Lamb (UK)
Ronnie Fowles (UK)
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Maximum Players:
2
Features:
Vector Graphics
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (left)
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Turn Modes:
Simultaneous
Original Price:
£7.95
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX:
7.99
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, PC/DOS, Thomson MO/TO
Average mag. score:
70.75% (4 reviews)
Annual Awards:
3rd Best Simulation - 1987 Crash Readers Awards.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb page 20

"ZX Computing Globella" at ZX Computing issue #36 - 1987/Apr page 53


Top Gun image, screenshot or loading screen
Top Gun image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
5
Total votes:
5
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Stats:
  7:  
  20% (1)
  6:  
  40% (2)
  5:  
  20% (1)
  1:  
  20% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1986
TopGun.tap.zip
English
TZX
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1986
TopGun.tzx.zip
English
TZX
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1986
TopGun(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
TZX
IBSA (Spain)
1989
TopGun(IBSA).tzx.zip
English
TZX
The Hit Squad (UK)
1989
TopGun(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Top Gun
Type: Movie
Owner(s): Paramount Pictures Inc (USA)

Releases

 Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1986
£7.95

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1986

 IBSA (Spain)
1989

 The Hit Squad (UK)
1989
£2.99
MOVIE COLLECTION 04: Top Gun
Authors/Contributors
Mike Lamb (UK)  
no team 
Ronnie Fowles (UK)  
no team 
Compilations featuring this title
Title: 6 Game Action Pack
Publisher: Boots (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Boots Action Pack
Publisher: Boots (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Live Ammo
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1987
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #64 - 1987/Feb
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #70 - 1989/Nov
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 53%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #110 - 1987/Jan
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #51 - 1986/Dec/18 special "week#3"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #59 - 1987/Feb
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 3/5

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #15 - 1987/Mar
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 ZX Computing
Issue: #36 - 1987/Apr
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: Great
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #61 - 1986/Nov
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #63 - 1987/Jan
Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #63 - 1987/Jan
Page: 147 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #65 - 1987/Mar
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #65 - 1987/Mar
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #41 - 1987/Jun
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #54 - 1988/Jul
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #59 - 1988/Dec
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #51 - 1986/Dec/18 special "week#3"
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #56 - 1986/Nov
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Micros In The Movies

 Sinclair User
Issue: #58 - 1987/Jan
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #61 - 1987/Apr
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Sinclair User
Issue: #123 - 1992/May
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 YS Smash Tips
Issue: 1988/Aug
Page: 57
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #10 - 1986/Oct
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #12 - 1986/Dec
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #13 - 1987/Jan
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Carry On Screening

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #62 - 1986/Dec
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #64 - 1987/Feb
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #21 - 1986/Dec
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #22 - 1987/Jan
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #24 - 1987/Mar
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #35 - 1986/Dec
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #70 - 1989/Nov
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #73 - 1990/Feb
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #57 - 1986/Dec
Page: 148 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #58 - 1987/Jan
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #59 - 1987/Feb
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #60 - 1987/Mar
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #92 - 1989/Nov
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 The Games Machine
Issue: #24 - 1989/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #12 - 1986/Dec
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #12 - 1986/Dec
Page: 119 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #13 - 1987/Jan
Page: 130 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #14 - 1987/Feb
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #50 - 1990/Feb
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Related Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Live Ammo)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #69 - 1987/Dec
Page: 119 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Live Ammo)
Score: 9/10
Related Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #4 - 1988/Jan
Page: 95 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Christmas Crackers (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Live Ammo)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #70 - 1988/Jan
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Kamikaze's Guide to Compilations (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #23 - 1987/Nov
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Live Ammo)
Related Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #2 - 1987/Nov
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #73 - 1987/Nov
Page: 163 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #75 - 1988/Jan
Page: 147 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #77 - 1988/Mar
Page: 118 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #78 - 1988/Apr
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #80 - 1988/Jun
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #47 - 1987/Dec
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #49 - 1988/Feb
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #52 - 1988/May
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #68 - 1987/Nov
Page: 124 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #73 - 1988/Apr
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #76 - 1988/Jul
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #5 - 1988/Apr
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #7 - 1988/Jun
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #23 - 1987/Nov
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #25 - 1988/Jan
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #27 - 1988/Mar
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #28 - 1988/Apr
Page: 105 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/Jun
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (Live Ammo)
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