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| Full title | Ant Attack |
| Year of release | 1983 |
| Publisher | Quicksilva Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Hansesoft GmbH (Germany) Investronica S.A. (Spain) (as 'Hormigas') Microbyte [1] (Spain) (as 'Hormigas') |
| Author(s) | Sandy White, Angela Sutherland |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Maze |
| Message language | Multiple languages (see individual downloads) |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £6.95 1900 ptas. |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | None |
| Additional info | Appeared on the compilation Clasicos Spectrum: Hormigas + Traxx + Futbol Manager + Billar Americano (Microbyte [1]), as 'Hormigas'
Appeared on side A of the compilation Games Cartridge (Sinclair Research Ltd) Appeared on side B of the compilation Soft Aid (Quicksilva Ltd) Appeared on side A of covertape Software Magazine issue 02a (Monser S.A.), as 'Anttown-3D' Appeared on side A of covertape YS issue 81: Magnificent Seven (Your Sinclair) Participant in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards Features Isometric 3D Graphics This title has known errors Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | 3rd place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Original Game. |
| SPOT comments | Your Sinclair cover game |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Ant Attack 2. Zombie Zombie |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Commodore 64 |
| Score |
8.53 (257 votes) |
| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Language | Year | ||
| AntAttack.tzx.zip | 12,847 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | QSP0058 | English | 1983 | ||||
| AntAttack.tap.zip | 14,492 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | English | 1983 | ||||||
| AntAttack(HansesoftGmbH).tzx.zip | 14,469 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | English | 1983 | |||||
| AntAttack(Hormigas)(Microbyte1).tzx.zip | 13,657 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | Spanish | 1987 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
| AntAttack.gif | 4,334 | (In-game screen) | |
| AntAttack.txt | 2,301 | (English instructions) | |
| AntAttack(Hormigas)(Microbyte).pdf | 9,472 | (Spanish instructions) | |
| AntAttack.png | 359,933 | (Game map) | |
| AntAttack_Map.jpg | 411,871 | (Your Spectrum magazine poster) | |
| AntAttack.jpg | 52,690 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| AntAttack(Hormigas)(Microbyte).jpg | 82,907 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| AntAttack.html | (Additional information - remote) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| Title | Author | Year | Platform | Status |
| Ant Attack 2000 | Nathan Cross | 2000 | PC/DOS | in progress |
| Ant Attack PC | Tyrone Cartwright | 2001 | PC/DOS | in progress |
| WinAnt | David Morrissey | 2001 | PC/Windows | available |
| 3D Ant Attack | Urban Interactive Software | 2006 | PC/Windows | available |
| 5 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 106 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.83 | page 117 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Practical Computing | 11.83 | page 24 | (News/Note) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 158 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 212 | (Feature - Sandy White interview) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 407 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 55 | (News/Note) | |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 67 | (Review) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.83 | page 31 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.83 | page 88 | (Feature - Sandy White interview) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 12.83 | page 73 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.84 | page 16 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 2.84 | page 51 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.84 | page 60 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 3.84 | page 407 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | (Map) | ||
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | (Poster) | ||
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | page 50 | (Feature - The Ant Man Cometh! (Sandy White interview) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.84 | page 79 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.84 | page 56 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.84 | page 6 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.84 | page 19 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.84 | page 52 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.84 | page 17 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.84 | page 58 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.84 | page 100 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 7.84 | page 6 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.84 | page 98 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 8.84 | page 92 | (Feature - Challenge Chamber) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.84 | page 84 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 9.84 | page 8 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 9.84 | page 100 | (Feature - Challenge Chamber) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 9.84 | page 110 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.84 | page 137 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.84 | page 87 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 152 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.84 | page 79 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 11.84 | page 47 | (Feature - Chart Toppers '84) | |
| Personal Computer Games | 11.84 | page 121 | (Feature - Challenge Chamber) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.84 | page 70 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.85 | page 5 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 8.85 | page 22 | (Feature - The Spectrum Collection - 15 classics) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.88 | page 83 | (Feature - Run It Again: 3D isometric games) | [full page] |
| ACE | 11.90 | page 111 | (Feature - Ant Attack) | [full page] |
| ACE | 3.91 | page 69 | (Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably)) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.92 | page 5 | (CoverGame) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.92 | page 28 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 11.84 | page 15 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby Especial | 11.85 | page 29 | (Supercincuenta) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 11.83 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.83 | page 164 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 253 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.83 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.83 | page 204 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 1.84 | page 70 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 1.84 | page 514 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 1.84 | page 43 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.84 | page 172 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.84 | page 141 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 131 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 412 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 102 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.84 | page 432 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 3.84 | page 11 | (Advert) | |
| Crash | 3.84 | page 112 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 3.84 | page 236 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 3.84 | page 19 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | page 33 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 3.84 | page 52 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Big K | 4.84 | page 103 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 4.84 | page 16 | (Advert) | |
| Crash | 4.84 | page 128 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 4.84 | page 174 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 4.84 | page 114 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 4.84 | page 66 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 5.84 | page 23 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 5.84 | page 20 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 5.84 | page 68 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 5.84 | page 64 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.84 | page 52 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 6.84 | page 18 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 6.84 | page 139 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 6.84 | page 107 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.84 | page 9 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 7.84 | page 26 | (Advert) | |
| Crash | 7.84 | page 112 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.84 | page 9 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 7.84 | page 74 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 7.84 | page 6 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 7.84 | page 87 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Big K | 8.84 | (Advert) | ||
| Crash | 8.84 | page 112 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.84 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 8.84 | page 103 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 8.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 8.84 | page 16 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 9.84 | page 140 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.84 | page 304 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.84 | page 304 | (Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.84 | page 148 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 9.84 | page 132 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.84 | page 164 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 132 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 313 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 511 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 10.84 | page 112 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 10.84 | page 108 | (Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.84 | page 172 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 10.84 | page 102 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.84 | page 58 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.84 | page 27 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 3.85 | page 132 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 62 | (Offer) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 94 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 95 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |