ZX Spectrum Arcade - Shoot'em up |
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Action Fighter |
8/10 |
Bedlam (128K) |
7.5/10 |
Blasteroids | 7.5/10 |
Chronos | 8/10 |
Cabal (128K) | 8/10 |
Crosswize | 7.5/10 |
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Remarks / Pokes |
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Action Fighter (8/10) 1989 Firebird Software Ltd
It is an overhead vehicular combat game.
The game begins with motorbike, then in subsequent levels a sports car, a beach buggy, a boat, a chopper and even a Formula 1 racing car! |
Controls: Z,X,O,K,P
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Accelerator (6/10) 1984 Century Software Ltd A sideway shooting game where you can shoot forward or backward.
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Controls: O,P,Q,A,[Spece]
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Action Force (6/10) 1987 Virgin Games Ltd A shooting game whereby you can move around to the left and to the right.
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Controls: 1,A,I,P,[ZXCVBNM,space]
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Ad Astra (7/10) 1984 Gargoyle Games An exciting space shoot'em up game.
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Controls: Q-P(Up),A-L(Down) Z (left), X (Right) [Space]=Shoot
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Airwolf (6.5/10) 1984 Elite Systems Ltd Shoot your way through the defence and electric fields ad avoid the incoming fire.
You must also prevent the Airwolf from crashing into the base's walls. |
Controls:Q-T(Up), A-G(Down)Infinite Lives 45982,0 Infinite Bonus 44665,0 Immunity 44546,195 Floating Chopper 58317,0 |
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Airwolf II (6/10) 1984 Elite Systems Ltd Helicopter Airwolf 2 has been given a mission to destroy an alien craft.
By collecting and using new weaponry you must overcome the many perils facing you along the route and, more importantly, destroy the craft. |
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Alien Highway (7/10) 1986 Vortex Software You have to guide a bomb to the centre of an evil alien forces
empire, which is situated at the end of a huge highway, using a
Vorton dalek-type thingy to push it to the end.
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Controls: Q(Accelerate), A(Decelerate) K(Left) L(Right) Space or Z > M (Fire)
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Alien Swarm (6/10) 1982 Titan Programs Ltd The Swarm are avowed to destroy the earth at any cost and you are the last line
of defence in this battle of overwhelming odds. The swarm attack in three waves
each wave more deadly than the last.
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| Controls: Z,X (Left,Right), Space=Fire
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Arcadia (6/10) 1982 Imagine Software Ltd A classic vertical scrolling shoot-em-up, with 32 different
levels.
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Controls:
Left,Right - Alternating keys on CAPS to SPACE row Fire - Keys on Q to P row Thrust - Keys on A to ENTER row
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Armageddon (5/10) 1993 SVC Software |
Controls:
Q(Up),A(Down), O,P(Left,Right),M(Fire)
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Aquarius (6/10) 1983 Bug Byte Software Ltd (UK) You are the commander of a frogman team tasked to destroy the death machines protected by dangers such as mines,
sharks, jellyfish, strangleweed and poisonous seas squirts, electric barrier. Machines can be defused by shooting the
colour coded panels in the correct sequence.
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creature you must shoot it in the head. Oxygen tanks are
placed along the route. You will need to pick up some of
these (by swimming over them) or you will die from lack of air.
| Controls: Q-P (Up), A-L (Down) Z or N (Left), X or M (Right) C (Fire)
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Beach-Head (7/10) 1984 US Gold Ltd (UK) |
Controls: User Definable keys
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Beach-Head II (7/10) 1985 US Gold Ltd (UK) The evil dictator from Beach Head I, the dragon has rebuilt his army and is challenging the Allies' power in the Pacific once again... |
Controls: User Definable keys
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Bedlam (128K) (7.5/10) 1988 Go! (UK) Vertical scrolling shoot'em up game |
Controls: User Definable keys
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Black arrow (6.5/10) 1985 Uros Justin (Slovenia) * Might not work with "Fuse" Rom. |
Controls: 0 to shoot |
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Blasteroids (7.5/10) 1989 Image Works Using your thrust craft in its 3 forms, you battle your way through the sectors and galaxies riddled with asteroids and enemy ships. |
Controls: User Definable keys
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Blazing Thunder (5/10) 1990 Hi-Tec Software The year is 2059,a feeble attempt to overthow the regime is underway. |
Controls: User Definable keys
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Bosconian (6.5/10) 1987 Mastertronic Ltd (UK) Fly the only space craft available to destroy the orbital Space Stations. |
Controls: User definable keys
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Buck Rogers - Planet of Doom (6.5/10) 1985 US Gold Ltd (UK) Skillfully slip through zapping electron posts. Dodge and destroy deadly space hoppers and alien saucers. |
Controls: 1(Up),A(Down), T(Left),Y(Rightt)
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Cabal (128K) (8/10) 1985 Ocean Software Ltd (UK) Deep into enemy territory. With superior marksmanship and lightning reactions you can increase the odds in your favour. |
Controls: User definable keys
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Cannon Ball (7/10) 1983 Hudson Soft (Japan) Shoot the ball. |
Controls: A,D (left,right), Shift (Fire) or; J,L (left,right), Space (Fire)
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Centipedes (6.5/10) 1983 EMM Software (German) Classic Centipede shoot'em up. |
Controls: Available in Title screen No pokes available... |
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Cerius (7/10) 1985 Atlantis Software Ltd (UK) Make your way from left to right, screen by screen, destroying obstacles that get in your way and the flying nasties. |
you also have to collect the code letters, as the game asks you for the 4-letter code at the end of each level. | Controls: O,P (Left,right) Q=Teleport M=Fire A=Bomb H=Pause
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Chronos (8/10) 1985 Mastertonic Ltd (UK) Fly a ship over a horizontally scrolling landscape and shoot things. |
Controls: Q,A,O,P,M
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Cop-Out (7/10) 1986 Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) COP-OUT contains ten different levels and each level has a set time limit for your task which is to destroy the vicious gangland mobsters who are laying in wait to ambush you at each of these locations. |
Controls: User definable keys
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Coracle (7/10) 2011 Cronosoft (UK) Shoot and collect. |
Controls: User definable keys |
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Cowboy Kidz (6/10) 1989 Byte Back (UK) |
Controls: Q,A,O,P,M
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Critical Mass (Side 1,Side 2) (7/10) 1985 Durell Software Ltd (UK)
You will be deposited on the asteroid at a considerable distance west of
the power plant.
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You must proceed east at maximum speed to enter and disable
the anti-matter converter before it reaches critical mass.
| Controls: Z,X=Rotate left/Right Q=Accelerate A=Fire
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Crossfire (6/10) 1989 Atlantis Software Ltd (UK) With accurate shooting and ultra fast reactions, kill as many of the Mob as you can within the time available. |
Controls: Q,A,O,P,M(Fire)
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Crosswize (7.5/10) 1988 Firebird Software Ltd (UK) Destroy the alien assult waves. When you move over weaponary installation icons, press fire if you want the weapon to be fitted. |
Controls: User definable keys
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Cyberun (7/10) 1986 Ultimate Play the Game (UK) The object of the game is to construct your spacecraft and mine ores. Press 1,2 in title screen to switch input type for player 1,2 |
Controls: Left(Z,C,B,M) Right(X,V,N,Symbol Shift) Thrust up(A,S,D,F) Laser//Torpedo (Q,W,E,R,T) Plasma Ray (1-0 keys)
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