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| Full title | Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future |
| Year of release | 1986 |
| Publisher | Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Dro Soft (Spain) Ricochet (UK) |
| Author(s) | Gang of Five (Dave B. Chapman, Martin Wheeler), Neil Strudwick, Irwan Owen |
| Tie-in licence | Eagle Magazine (UK) (comic: Dan Dare) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Cursor and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Adventure |
| Message language | Multiple languages (see individual downloads) |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £9.95 395 ptas. |
| Budget price | £1.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | None |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation 20 Chart Busters (Beau-Jolly Ltd)
Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation 30 Red Hot Hits (Beau-Jolly Ltd) Appeared on the compilation Dan Dare Collection (Dro Soft) Appeared on side A of the compilation Now Games 4 (Virgin Games Ltd) Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future 2. Dan Dare II: Mekon's Revenge 3. Dan Dare III: The Escape |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 |
| Score |
8.24 (201 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Language | Year | ||
|  | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.tzx.zip | 28,125 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | VGE1030 | 5013715010306 | English | 1986 | |
|  | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.tap.zip | 31,693 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | English | 1986 | ||||
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| | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(DroSoft).tzx.zip | 27,729 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 2MT118 | M-11265-1988 | English | 1988 | |
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| | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(Ricochet).tzx.zip | 27,686 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | RS028 | 5012967400798 | English | 1986 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.gif | 7,561 | (Loading screen) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.gif | 6,892 | (In-game screen) | |
 | DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.txt | 6,430 | (English instructions) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(DroSoft).pdf | 162,980 | (Spanish instructions) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.gif | 354,418 | (Game map) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture_2.jpg | 562,208 | (Game map) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture_3.jpg | 200,942 | (Game map) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture_4.jpg | 711,561 | (Game map) |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.jpg | 170,011 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(DroSoft).jpg | 138,993 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(Ricochet).jpg | 107,896 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture.jpg | 165,452 | (Advertisement) | |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture(DroSoft).jpg | 338,943 | (Advertisement) | |
| DanDare-PilotOfTheFuture_Comic.jpg | 441,390 | (Comic) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| Title | Author | Year | Platform | Status |
| Can Care | Andrew Zariffis | 2003 | PC/Windows | available |
| Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Stuart Collier, Trevor (Smila) Storey, Infamous | 2008 | PC/Windows, Mac OS X | available |
| 3 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Home Computing Weekly | 8.85 | page 105 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 42 | (Feature) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.86 | page 69 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 5.86 | page 405 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 7.86 | page 5 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 8.86 | page 316 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.86 | page 16 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.86 | page 169 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.86 | page 89 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 10.86 | page 50 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.86 | page 62 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Crash | 10.86 | page 72 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.86 | page 13 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.86 | page 19 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 10.86 | page 40 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.86 | page 86 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.86 | page 903 | (Solution - IDEAS Central Handbook #2) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.86 | page 53 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.86 | page 54 | (Map) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 11.86 | page 46 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.86 | page 48 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.86 | page 48 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.86 | page 48 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.86 | page 31 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.87 | page 47 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.87 | page 16 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 83 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.88 | page 21 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.88 | page 29 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.88 | page 46 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.88 | page 29 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.88 | page 56 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| YS Smash Tips | 8.88 | page 11 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| YS Smash Tips | 8.88 | page 68 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.88 | page 86 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.88 | page 44 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.89 | page 36 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.90 | page 22 | (Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups) | [full page] |
| ACE | 9.91 | page 9 | (News/Note - Dan Dare TV tie-in re-releases) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 2.87 | page 12 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 45 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.86 | page 42 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 8.86 | page 448 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.86 | page 6 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.86 | page 210 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 10.86 | page 12 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 10.86 | page 16 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 10.86 | page 96 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 10.86 | page 9 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 11.86 | page 91 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.86 | page 74 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.87 | page 79 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 2.87 | page 4 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
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