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Full title | Desert Rats |
Also known as | North Africa Campaign, The |
Year of release | 1985 |
Publisher | CCS (UK) |
Re-released by | Juegos & Estrategia (Spain) (as 'Ratas del Desierto') |
Author(s) | Robert T. Smith |
Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
Number of players | 2 - turn based |
Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor and Keyboard |
Type | Strategy: War |
Message language | Multiple languages (see individual downloads) |
Original publication | Commercial |
Original price | £9.95 1125 ptas. |
Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
Protection scheme | None |
Additional info | Appeared on side B of covertape MicroHobby issue 216: Tape 46 (MicroHobby)
Features Historical Warfare Also listed on Freebase |
Remarks | Also came as bonus with the big box release of Vulcan. |
Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC |
Score |
8.20 (99 votes) ![]() |
Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Language | ||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | DesertRats.tzx.zip | 53,333 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013893013090 | English | ||
![]() | ![]() | DesertRats128.z80.zip | 30,501 | ((non-TZX) Z80 snapshot image) | English | ||||
![]() | ![]() | DesertRats48.z80.zip | 23,947 | ((non-TZX) Z80 snapshot image) | English | ||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tzx.zip | 23,777 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-36905-1985 | Spanish | ||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tap.zip | 23,343 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | Spanish |
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