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| Full title | Penetrator |
| Year of release | 1983 |
| Publisher | Melbourne House (UK) |
| Re-released by | Investronica S.A. (Spain) Microbyte [1] (Spain) |
| Author(s) | Beam Software (Philip Mitchell, Veronika Megler) |
| Inspired by | Konami Ltd (UK) (arcade coin-op: Scramble) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 2 - alternating |
| Controls | Kempston and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Shoot-em-up |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £6.95 2350 ptas. |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | None |
| Additional info | Appeared on side B of the compilation 10 Mega Hits (Beau-Jolly Ltd)
Appeared on the compilation Clasicos Spectrum: Basurero + Penetrator + Astro Blaster + 3D Tunnel (Microbyte [1]) Appeared on side B of the compilation Football Manager + Penetrator (Microbyte Software [2]) Appeared on side A of covertape 48K issue 04 (Monser S.A.), as 'Challenger' Participant in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | 2nd place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game. Veronika recalls: "It had a game editor, which we wrote because we were tired of calculating bitmaps by hand; and we ended up putting that on the tape as well, and it became part of the game." |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Commodore 64 and Timex |
| Score |
7.86 (139 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | ||
|  | Penetrator.tzx.zip | 19,748 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 1983 | |||
|  | Penetrator.tap.zip | 22,875 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1983 | ||||
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| | Penetrator(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | 19,752 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SP114 | 1983 | ||
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| | Penetrator(Microbyte1).tzx.zip | 19,650 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | 1987 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | Penetrator.gif | 4,255 | (Loading screen) |
| Penetrator.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| Penetrator.gif | 1,262 | (In-game screen) | |
 | Penetrator.txt | 7,775 | (English instructions) |
| Penetrator(InvestronicaS.A.).txt | 480 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Penetrator.png | 31,149 | (Game map) |
| Penetrator.jpg | 93,395 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Penetrator(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 61,144 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Penetrator(Microbyte).jpg | 92,330 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Penetrator.jpg | 273,515 | (Advertisement) | |
| Penetrator_2.jpg | 283,055 | (Advertisement) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| 6 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 3.83 | page 912 | (Review - Book of Reviews) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 3.83 | page 333 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Practical Computing | 3.83 | page 131 | (Review) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.83 | page 89 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Which Micro? & Software Review | 5.83 | page 48 | (News/Note) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 6.83 | page 505 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 6.83 | page 56 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 7.83 | page 207 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 7.83 | page 62 | (Feature - ZX Spectrum Software) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 8.83 | page 107 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 8.83 | page 307 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 10.83 | page 77 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.84 | page 48 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.84 | page 49 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.84 | page 65 | (LivingGuide) | [full page] |
| Games Computing | 4.84 | page 14 | (News/Note) | |
| Personal Computer Games | 4.84 | page 40 | (Feature - Cavern Carnage (Scramble games)) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.84 | page 7 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.84 | page 109 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.84 | page 124 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.84 | page 81 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.84 | page 131 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 7.85 | page 7 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 9.85 | page 8 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 9.85 | page 9 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Popular Computing Weekly | 12.82 | page 228 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.82 | page 28 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User Annual | 0.83 | page 4 | (Advert) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 1.83 | page 232 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.83 | page 14 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computing Today | 2.83 | page 6 | (Advert) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.83 | page 228 | (Classified) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.83 | page 434 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.83 | page 61 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 2.83 | page 11 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 3.83 | page 34 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.83 | page 6 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.83 | page 4 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 6.83 | page 34 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.83 | page 82 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.83 | page 7 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 11.83 | page 132 | (Advert) | |
| Sinclair User | 11.83 | page 112 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 12.83 | page 250 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.84 | page 116 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 2.84 | page 93 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.84 | page 93 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.84 | page 96 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 2.84 | page 179 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 2.84 | page 183 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.84 | page 89 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.84 | page 92 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 3.84 | page 35 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.84 | page 89 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 4.84 | page 15 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 4.84 | page 19 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.84 | page 42 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 6.84 | page 317 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 7.84 | page 21 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.84 | page 82 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 9.84 | page 91 | (Advert) | [full page] |
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