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| Full title | Platoon |
| Year of release | 1988 |
| Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) IBSA (Spain) The Hit Squad (UK) |
| Author(s) | Choice Software Ltd (Sean Pearce, David Lyttle, Simon Butler, Mark R. Jones, Andy Sleigh, David Whittaker) |
| Tie-in licence | Hemdale Film Corporation (USA) (movie: Platoon) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Arcade: Shoot-em-up |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £9.95 875 ptas. |
| Budget price | £2.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on side A of the compilation 2 Por 1: Platoon + Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh (Erbe Software S.A.)
Appeared on tape 1, side A of the compilation In Crowd, The (Ocean Software Ltd) Appeared on tape 1, side B of the compilation Total (Erbe Software S.A.) This title has known errors Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Remarks | The inlay says "With this special pack: Original Motown recording of 'Tracks of my fears' by Smokey Robinson". It also comes with a photo of the Platoon cast and a full-size competition entry to win a copy of the film on video. |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and NES |
| Score |
8.06 (38 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
 | Platoon128.tzx.zip | 68,265 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156011641 | 1988 | SpeedLock 4 | |||
| Platoon48V1.tzx.zip | 121,086 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156011641 | 1988 | SpeedLock 6 | |||
| Platoon48V2.tzx.zip | 118,377 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156011641 | 1988 | SpeedLock 7 | |||
 | Platoon.dsk.zip | 68,399 | (+3 disk image) | Original release | 1988 | |||||
|  | Platoon(BUGFIX).tap.zip | 66,897 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1988 | |||||
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|  | Platoon128.z80.zip | 75,391 | ((non-TZX) Z80 snapshot image) | 1988 | |||||
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| | Platoon48.z80.zip | 34,018 | ((non-TZX) Z80 snapshot image) | 1988 | |||||
| | Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 114,563 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-34357-1987 | 1988 | None | ||
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| | Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 64,252 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | M-34357-1987 | 1988 | |||
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| | Platoon(IBSA).tzx.zip | 64,447 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-34357-1987 | 1988 | None | ||
| Platoon(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | 68,340 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | MC09 | 5013156411007 | 1990 | SpeedLock 7 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | Platoon.gif | 10,682 | (Loading screen) |
| Platoon.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| Platoon.gif | 5,506 | (In-game screen) | |
 | Platoon.pdf | 305,238 | (English instructions) |
| Platoon.txt | 15,293 | (English instructions) |
| Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 13,345 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Platoon.jpg | 413,309 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_2.png | 260,308 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_3.jpg | 1,041,199 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level1+2.jpg | 224,033 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level1.jpg | 77,161 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level2+3.jpg | 201,393 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level2.jpg | 72,432 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level3.jpg | 166,939 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Level3_2.jpg | 51,843 | (Game map) |
| Platoon_Back.jpg | 135,818 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon_Front.jpg | 127,522 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 62,573 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 45,556 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon(IBSA).jpg | 88,609 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon(TheHitSquad).jpg | 48,563 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Platoon(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 243,109 | (Advertisement) | |
| Platoon_Competition.jpg | 204,981 | (Competition) | |
| Platoon_Photo.jpg | 394,734 | (Photo) | |
| Platoon_ProposedGameSpecs1.jpg | 94,638 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_ProposedGameSpecs2.jpg | 127,199 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_ProposedGameSpecs3.jpg | 120,339 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_ProposedGameSpecs4.jpg | 86,953 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard1.jpg | 83,979 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard2.jpg | 107,961 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard3.jpg | 293,339 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard4.jpg | 315,308 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard5.jpg | 301,724 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard6.jpg | 311,798 | (Game additional material) | |
| Platoon_Storyboard7.jpg | 132,161 | (Game additional material) | |
 | Platoon.ay.zip | 5,035 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
| Platoon.mp3.zip | 4,719,494 | (Sampled in-game and theme music in MP3 format) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| 1 player review [ View | Write one ] |
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| Games Machine | 3.88 | page 60 | (Review) | [full page] |
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| Sinclair User | 4.88 | page 15 | (Tips) | [full page] |
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| Your Sinclair | 4.88 | page 32 | (Map) | [full page] |
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| Computer & Video Games | 6.88 | page 99 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
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