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| Full title | Alien 8 |
| Year of release | 1985 |
| Publisher | Ultimate Play The Game (UK) |
| Re-released by | ABC Soft (Spain) Dro Soft (Spain) Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) Ricochet (UK) |
| Author(s) | Tim Stamper, Chris Stamper |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Adventure |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £9.95 1950 ptas. |
| Budget price | £1.99 |
| Availability | Distribution denied |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes |
| Additional info | Appeared on side A of the compilation 4 Crash Smashes (Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd)
Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Ultimate Play The Game: The Collected Works (Ultimate Play The Game) Appeared on side B of the compilation Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (US Gold Ltd) Appeared on side A of covertape Stars Spectrum issue 04 - Juegos (Stars Spectrum), as 'Tobor' Features Isometric 3D Graphics Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro and MSX |
| Score |
8.38 (158 votes) 
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| Origin | Model | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | |
| Original release | 48K | 481010 | 1985 | SpeedLock 1 | |||
| Original release | 48K | 1985 | Unspecified custom loader | ||||
| Re-release | ABC Soft | 48K | 1985 | None | |||
| Re-release | ABC Soft | 48K | M-13945-1985 | 1985 | SpeedLock 1 | ||
| Re-release | Dro Soft | 48K | 2MT146 | M-35547-1988 | 1988 | None | |
| Re-release | Erbe Software S.A. | 48K | 1985 | None | |||
| Re-release | Ricochet | 48K | RS011 | 5012967400330 | 1985 | None |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | Alien8.gif | 5,041 | (Loading screen) |
| Alien8.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| Alien8.gif | 5,300 | (In-game screen) | |
 | Alien8.txt | 7,118 | (English instructions) |
| Alien8.zip | 1,628,067 | (Scanned English instructions) |
| Alien8(DroSoft).pdf | 26,676 | (Spanish instructions) |
| Alien8.jpg | 795,579 | (Game map) |
| Alien8_2.gif | 274,079 | (Game map) |
| Alien8_3.jpg | 605,806 | (Game map) |
| Alien8_4.jpg | 500,801 | (Game map) |
| Alien8_5.jpg | 777,486 | (Game map) |
| Alien8.jpg | 83,924 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| Alien8(ABCSoft).jpg | 141,933 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Alien8(DroSoft).jpg | 71,371 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Alien8(Ricochet).jpg | 76,978 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| Alien8.jpg | 168,492 | (Advertisement) | |
| Alien8_Poster.jpg | 905,174 | (Official company shipped poster) | |
| Alien8(ABCSoft)_Poster.jpg | 330,969 | (Poster) | |
 | Alien8.ay.zip | 827 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
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| 1 player review [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.85 | page 304 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 2.85 | page 347 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 3.85 | page 211 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 59 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.85 | page 16 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.85 | page 62 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.85 | page 62 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.85 | page 84 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 4.85 | page 213 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 4.85 | page 142 | (Review) | |
| Sinclair User | 4.85 | page 23 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 4.85 | page 45 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 4.85 | page 45 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.85 | page 85 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.85 | page 8 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 5.85 | page 12 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 5.85 | page 17 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.85 | page 36 | (Feature - A Space Oddity ...) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.85 | page 36 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.85 | page 37 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 6.85 | page 30 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.85 | page 18 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 6.85 | page 82 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.85 | page 15 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 7.85 | page 15 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.85 | page 82 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.85 | page 62 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair Programs | 9.85 | page 8 | (Letter) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 11.85 | page 918 | (Map - Book of Maps) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 1.86 | page 28 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 2.86 | page 76 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 82 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 1.88 | page 7 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.88 | page 59 | (Review) | [full page] |
| YS Smash Tips | 8.88 | page 2 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.88 | page 44 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 3.85 | page 24 | (Mapa) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 12.85 | page 35 | (Micromania) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 4.86 | page 31 | (Micromania) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 9.86 | page 31 | (Micromania) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Crash | 12.84 | page 64 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.84 | page 151 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Big K | 1.85 | page 65 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.85 | page 66 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 1.85 | page 139 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.85 | page 118 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.85 | page 190 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Big K | 2.85 | page 9 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.85 | page 80 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Micro Adventurer | 2.85 | page 44 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer Games | 2.85 | page 93 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.85 | page 30 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 2.85 | page 16 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.85 | page 79 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.85 | page 122 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 3.85 | page 248 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 3.85 | page 348 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.85 | page 97 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.85 | page 20 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.85 | page 67 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.85 | page 70 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.85 | page 59 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.85 | page 73 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.85 | page 58 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 5.85 | (Full-page ad) | ||
| Crash | 6.85 | page 64 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.85 | page 65 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.85 | page 82 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.85 | page 81 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 6.85 | page 60 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.85 | page 10 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.85 | page 15 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.85 | page 90 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.85 | page 35 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 7.85 | page 30 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 8.85 | page 61 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 8.85 | page 78 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.85 | page 116 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
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