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| Full title | Ballblazer |
| Year of release | 1986 |
| Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
| Re-released by | Dro Soft (Spain) Proein Soft Line (Spain) Ricochet (UK) |
| Author(s) | Program Techniques (Graeme Devine) |
| Tie-in licence | Lucasfilm Games (USA) (original game: Ballblazer) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 2 - simultaneous |
| Controls | Kempston, Cursor and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Shoot-em-up |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.99 395 ptas. |
| Budget price | £1.99 |
| Availability | Distribution denied |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Prestige Collection, The (Activision Inc)
Appeared on side B of the compilation Star Games II (Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd) Appeared on side B of covertape MicroHobby issue 213: Tape 42 (MicroHobby) Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX and NES |
| Score |
5.50 (8 votes) |
| Origin | Model | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | |
| Original release | 128K | UJK122 | 04787547122 | 1987 | None | ||
| Original release | 48K | MRK122 | 04787546122 | 1986 | SpeedLock 2 | ||
| Re-release | Dro Soft | 48K/128K | 2MT135 | M-23936-1988 | 1988 | None | |
| Re-release | Proein Soft Line | 48K/128K | 1986 | None | |||
| Re-release | Ricochet | 48K/128K | RS023 | 5012967400521 | 1986 | None | |
| Re-release | Ricochet | 48K/128K | 5012967400521 | 1986 | None |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
| Ballblazer.gif | 2,729 | (Loading screen) | |
| Ballblazer.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) | |
| Ballblazer.gif | 1,473 | (In-game screen) | |
| Ballblazer.txt | 7,723 | (English instructions) | |
| Ballblazer.zip | 3,220,274 | (Scanned English instructions) | |
| Ballblazer(DroSoft).pdf | 31,621 | (Spanish instructions) | |
| Ballblazer128.jpg | 68,672 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Ballblazer48.jpg | 146,805 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Ballblazer(DroSoft).jpg | 228,200 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Ballblazer(Ricochet).jpg | 136,339 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Ballblazer.jpg | 307,580 | (Advertisement) |
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| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Popular Computing Weekly | 6.84 | page 201 | (News/Note - Atari stars with Lucasfilms) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 8.85 | page 106 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 9.85 | page 6 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 9.85 | page 308 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 10.85 | page 12 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 2.86 | page 59 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 2.86 | page 10 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 5.86 | page 21 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.86 | page 18 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 5.86 | page 214 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.86 | page 13 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 5.86 | page 58 | (Feature - David Levine interview) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.86 | page 77 | (Feature - East Meets West (Lucasfilm Games)) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.86 | page 68 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.86 | page 62 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 6.86 | page 15 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 7.88 | page 217 | (News/Note) | |
| Your Sinclair | 7.88 | page 72 | (Feature - Play It Again, Sam ...) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Crash | 12.85 | page 28 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.85 | page 115 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.86 | page 128 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.86 | page 22 | (Two-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.86 | page 60 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.86 | page 71 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 5.86 | page 8 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.86 | page 62 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |