General info for: Thunder Blade
Title:
Thunder Blade
Original Release Year:
1988
Original Publisher:
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Authors:
Mark Haigh-Hutchinson (UK),
Mark Tait (UK),
Leigh Christian (UK)
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Maximum Players:
1
Control Options:
Cursor,
Kempston
Original Price:
£8.99
Disk Price:
£12.99
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Sega Master System
Original WoS Score:
6.06 (34 votes)

Thunder Blade screenshot
Thunder Blade screenshot
Main File Downloads

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DSK
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1988
ThunderBlade.dsk.zip
English
Z80     JSSpeccy    QAOP
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1988
ThunderBlade128.z80.zip
English
128
TZX
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1988
ThunderBlade.tzx.zip
English
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1988
ThunderBlade48.tap.zip
English
48
TZX
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1988
ThunderBlade(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
TZX
Kixx (UK)
1988
ThunderBlade(Kixx).tzx.zip
English
TZX
Musical 1 S.A. (Spain)
1991
ThunderBlade(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip
English

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

Releases

 U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
£8.99

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
875 ptas.

 Kixx (UK)
£3.99

 Musical 1 S.A. (Spain)
Authors/Contributors
 
Tiertex Ltd
 
Tiertex Ltd
     
Blue Turtle
Compilations featuring this title
Title: 2 Por 1: Thunder Blade + Cybernoid II
Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Release Year: 1988
Release Type: Full version
Title: Coin-Op Hits
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release Year: 1990
Release Type: Full version
Title: Crash issue 59: Sneak Preview 3
Publisher: Crash (UK)
Release Year: 1988
Release Type: Demo version
Title: Genial
Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Release Year: 1990
Release Type: Full version
Title: MicroHobby issue 182: Tape 1
Publisher: MicroHobby (Spain)
Release Year: 1988
Release Type: Demo version
Title: Sega Master-Mix
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release Year: 1991
Release Type: Full version
Title: Thunder Blade + Rygar
Publisher: Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
Release Year: 1989
Release Type: Full version
Title: Winners
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Release Year: 1990
Release Type: Full version
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #16 - 1989/1
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 793/1000

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #87 - 1989/1
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash

Issue: #59 - 1988/12
Page: 184 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 91%

 MicroHobby

Issue: #184 - 1989/1
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 New Computer Express

Issue: #2 - 1988/11/19
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 New Computer Express

Issue: #7 - 1988/12/24
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 Sinclair User

Issue: #82 - 1989/1
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 87%

 Sinclair User

Issue: #109 - 1991/3
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 82%

 The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/12
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 The Games Machine

Issue: #15 - 1989/2
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 87%

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #38 - 1989/2
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #64 - 1991/4
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 84%
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #15 - 1988/12
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #18 - 1989/3
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #86 - 1988/12
Page: +6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Christmas Crackers supplement

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #87 - 1989/1
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #90 - 1989/4
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash

Issue: #57 - 1988/10
Page: 112 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash

Issue: #58 - 1988/11
Page: 120 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash

Issue: #59 - 1988/12
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash

Issue: #59 - 1988/12
Page: 148 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CoverGame

 Crash

Issue: #59 - 1988/12
Page: 191 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Crash arcade game Challenge

 Crash

Issue: #62 - 1989/3
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Crash

Issue: #67 - 1989/8
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 MicroHobby

Issue: #182 - 1988/11
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Premiere

 MicroHobby

Issue: #185 - 1989/2
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Justicieros

 New Computer Express

Issue: #1 - 1988/11/12
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Race For Christmas No.1

 New Computer Express

Issue: #10 - 1989/1/14
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly

Issue: #29 - 1988/7/28
Page: 1
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User

Issue: #78 - 1988/9
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User

Issue: #80 - 1988/11
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Sinclair User

Issue: #88 - 1989/7
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 Sinclair User

Issue: #104 - 1990/10
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/12
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/12
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 The Games Machine

Issue: #15 - 1989/2
Page: 114 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #36 - 1988/12
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #36 - 1988/12
Page: 126 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #40 - 1989/4
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #41 - 1989/5
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #44 - 1989/8
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #14 - 1988/11
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #15 - 1988/12
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #15 - 1988/12
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Multipage ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #16 - 1989/1
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Multipage ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #16 - 1989/1
Page: 112 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #17 - 1989/2
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #17 - 1989/2
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)

Issue: #18 - 1989/3
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #85 - 1988/11
Page: 147 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #86 - 1988/12
Page: 150 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #87 - 1989/1
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #87 - 1989/1
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #88 - 1989/2
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Issue: #111 - 1991/2
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - Kixx advert

 Crash

Issue: #58 - 1988/11
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash

Issue: #60 - 1989/1
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Crash

Issue: #85 - 1991/2
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - Kixx advert

 Sinclair User

Issue: #80 - 1988/11
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User

Issue: #81 - 1988/12
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Sinclair User

Issue: #82 - 1989/1
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/12
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 The Games Machine

Issue: #13 - 1988/12
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 The Games Machine

Issue: #14 - 1989/1
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 The Games Machine

Issue: #14 - 1989/1
Page: 100 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 The Games Machine

Issue: #15 - 1989/2
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #35 - 1988/11
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #36 - 1988/12
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad

 Your Sinclair

Issue: #37 - 1989/1
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
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