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| Full title | Cabal |
| Year of release | 1989 |
| Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) IBSA (Spain) The Hit Squad (UK) |
| Author(s) | Special FX Software Ltd (James Bagley, Charles Davies, Keith Tinman) |
| Tie-in licence | TAD Corporation (arcade coin-op: Cabal) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 2 - alternating |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Arcade: Shoot-em-up |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £8.99 (£14.99 for disk version) 1200 ptas. |
| Budget price | £3.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | A demo version appeared on side B of covertape SU issue 91: Megatape 20 (Sinclair User)
Also listed on Wikipedia, Freebase and Lost in Translation |
| SPOT comments | Sinclair User cover demo |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and NES |
| Score |
7.90 (53 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
 | Cabal.tzx.zip | 121,687 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156013478 | 1989 | Paul Owens Protection System | |||
 | Cabal.dsk.zip | 67,968 | (+3 disk image) | Original release | 1989 | |||||
|  | Cabal128.tap.zip | 65,474 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1989 | |||||
| | Cabal48.tap.zip | 59,192 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1989 | |||||
| | Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 114,776 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SE556 | M-33261-1989 | 1989 | None | |
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| | Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 63,740 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | SE556 | M-33261-1989 | 1989 | ||
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | 65,904 | (+3 disk image) | Re-release | SK075 | M-31980-1989 | 1989 | |||
| Cabal(IBSA).tzx.zip | 117,622 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SLS239 | 1989 | Unspecified custom loader | |||
| Cabal(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | 121,709 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | AC33 | 5013156412295 | 1991 | Paul Owens Protection System |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | Cabal.gif | 9,654 | (Loading screen) |
| Cabal.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| Cabal.gif | 7,035 | (In-game screen) | |
 | Cabal.txt | 3,840 | (English instructions) |
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 29,915 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 4,832 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Cabal.png | 74,101 | (Game map) |
| Cabal.jpg | 89,543 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Cabal(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 218,286 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Cabal(IBSA).jpg | 109,231 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Cabal(TheHitSquad).jpg | 74,696 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Cabal.jpg | 250,182 | (Advertisement) | |
| Cabal128K_SourceCode.zip | 11,068,376 | (Source code) | |
 | Cabal.ay.zip | 1,529 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| 3 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 9.89 | page 107 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.89 | page 88 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.89 | page 7 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.89 | page 122 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.89 | page 7 | (CoverGame) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.89 | page 8 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.89 | page 25 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.89 | page 84 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ACE | 12.89 | page 135 | (Feature - Xmas '89) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.89 | page 66 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 12.89 | page 78 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.90 | page 44 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.90 | page 56 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.90 | page 33 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.90 | page 36 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.90 | page 26 | (Feature - Crash Readers Awards) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.90 | page 34 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.90 | page 25 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.90 | page 25 | (Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.90 | page 44 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.91 | page 61 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.91 | page 17 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.91 | page 20 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.91 | page 16 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 6.91 | page 228 | (Hack/Poke) | |
| Crash | 7.91 | page 26 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 9.91 | page 433 | (News/Note - Cabal Release) | |
| Crash | 10.91 | page 60 | (Review) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 10.91 | page 334 | (Hack/Poke) | |
| Sinclair User | 10.91 | page 40 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 10.91 | page 61 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.92 | page 46 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.92 | page 14 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 12.89 | page 10 | (Premiere) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 1.90 | page 30 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| ACE | 10.89 | page 88 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.89 | page 52 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.89 | page 132 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.89 | page 26 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.89 | page 76 | (Offer) | [full page] |
| ACE | 11.89 | page 60 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 10.89 | page 100 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.89 | page 43 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.89 | page 50 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 11.89 | page 4 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.89 | page 9 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.89 | page 56 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.89 | page 48 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ACE | 1.90 | page 26 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.90 | page 21 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 1.90 | page 18 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.90 | page 66 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.90 | page 90 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| ACE | 2.90 | page 29 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 2.90 | page 81 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ACE | 5.90 | page 87 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ACE | 6.90 | page 75 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.91 | page 22 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.91 | page 25 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.91 | page 2 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.91 | page 103 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 10.91 | page 67 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.91 | page 64 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
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