Afterburner

Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up English ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K

Entry Summary

ID	103
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language	English
Genre	Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max Players	1
Available Type	D

People

Authors

Keith Burkhill

Jon Paul Eldridge

Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd

Publishers

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Type	Score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #6	Preview	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #9	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #14	News/Note	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #14	Full-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #15	Preview	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1988 #15	Two-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1989 #16	Review	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1989 #16	Two-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1989 #17	Two-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1989 #27	Full-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1990 #28	Full-page ad	-
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	1990 #29	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1988 #85	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1988 #86	Two-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1988 #86	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1988 #86	Preview	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1989 #87	Two-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1989 #96	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1989 #97	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1989 #97	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1990 #98	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1990 #99	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1991 #113	Review	-
Crash	1988 #59	Review	-
Crash	1988 #59	Two-page ad	-
Crash	1989 #60	Feature	-
Crash	1989 #60	Two-page ad	-
Crash	1989 #60	CompoEntry	-
Crash	1989 #61	Two-page ad	-
Crash	1989 #71	Full-page ad	-
Crash	1990 #73	Advert	-
Crash	1990 #74	Advert	-
Crash	1991 #87	Review	-
MicroHobby	1989 #185	Review	-
MicroHobby	1989 #186	Feature	-
New Computer Express	1988 #1	Feature	-
New Computer Express	1988 #2	Review	-
New Computer Express	1988 #3	Review	-
New Computer Express	1988 #7 (Issues 7 & 8)	Tips	-
New Computer Express	1989 #10	Tips	-
Sinclair User	1988 #73	News/Note	-
Sinclair User	1988 #80	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1988 #80	Preview	-
Sinclair User	1988 #81	Review	-
Sinclair User	1988 #81	CompoEntry	-
Sinclair User	1989 #82	CompoEntry	-
Sinclair User	1989 #82	Two-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1989 #82	Poster	-
Sinclair User	1989 #93	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1990 #95	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1990 #98	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1991 #109	Tips	-
The Games Machine	1988 #6	Feature	-
The Games Machine	1988 #13	News/Note	-
The Games Machine	1988 #13	Preview	-
The Games Machine	1988 #13	Tips	-
The Games Machine	1989 #14	Two-page ad	-
The Games Machine	1989 #15	Two-page ad	-
The Games Machine	1989 #15	Review	-
The Games Machine	1989 #15	Tips	-
The Games Machine	1990 #26	Full-page ad	-
The Games Machine	1990 #28	Advert	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #28	News/Note	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #29	News/Note	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #35	CompoEntry	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #35	Preview	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #35	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #36	Preview	-
Your Sinclair	1988 #36	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #37	Two-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #38	Two-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #39	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #40	Tips	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #42	Tips	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #47	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1989 #48	Full-page ad	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #49	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #49	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #50	Advert	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #55	Review	-
Your Sinclair	1990 #55	Feature	-
Your Sinclair	1991 #65	Review	-
ZX Magazín	1996	Review	-

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	7.18	36

Web Links

Speccy Screenshot Maps en

Lost in Translation en

Hardcore Gaming 101 en

Wikipedia en

StrategyWiki en

Centre for Computing History en

MobyGames en

RZX Archive en

The Tipshop en

UVL en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTube en

RZX Archive - YouTube en

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Downloads

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File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner_CompetitionLeaflet-Back.jpg	158.6 KB	rel #0	Competition leaflet
Afterburner_CompetitionLeaflet-Front.jpg	133.6 KB	rel #0	Competition leaflet
Afterburner_Sticker.jpg	38.5 KB	rel #0	Sticker

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.jpg	323.6 KB	rel #0
Afterburner(ProeinSoftLine).jpg	287.9 KB	rel #1

Bonus soundtrack(s) in MP3 format

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.mp3.zip	703.1 KB	rel #0

Booklet

File	Size	Tags
Afterburner_BookletCover.jpg	161.2 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-1.jpg	119.8 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-2.jpg	183.4 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-3.jpg	204.9 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-4.jpg	194.3 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-5.jpg	182.5 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-6.jpg	107.1 KB	rel #0
Afterburner_BookletCrash60-7.jpg	53.7 KB	rel #0

Game map

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.png	91.7 KB	rel #0

Inlay - Back

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner_Back.jpg	492.3 KB	NoneCardbox case (big)rel #0
Afterburner(HitSquad)_Back.jpg	393.4 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #3

Inlay - Front

File	Size	Tags
Afterburner_Front.jpg	288.6 KB	NoneCardbox case (big)rel #0
Afterburner(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg	30.5 KB	rel #2
Afterburner(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg	211.8 KB	rel #2
Afterburner(HitSquad).jpg	457.4 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #3

Instructions

File	Size	Tags
Afterburner.txt	14.4 KB	English rel #0
Afterburner(MULTI-LANG).pdf	1.4 MB	NoneMulti-language: English, French, German rel #0
Afterburner(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf	78.7 KB	Spanish rel #2
Afterburner_HitSquad_Instructions.pdf	217.5 KB	Nonerel #3

Loading screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.scr	6.8 KB	rel #0

Media scan

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner_Media.jpg	105.0 KB	Nonerel #0
Afterburner(HitSquad)_Media.jpg	110.1 KB	Nonerel #3

POK pokes file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner (1988)(Activision Inc).pok	150 B	rel #0

Poster

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner_Poster.jpg	1.5 MB	Nonerel #0

Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.ay.zip	2.4 KB	rel #0

Running screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.gif	4.8 KB	rel #0

RZX playback file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.rzx.zip	228.9 KB	Nonerel #0	Recorded by xmikex (with rollback) - [denied]

Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Afterburner.mp3.zip	2.7 MB	rel #0

Tape image

File	Size	Tags
Afterburner(128K).tzx.zip	61.4 KB	NoneEnglish ZX-Spectrum 128K rel #0
Afterburner(48K).tzx.zip	61.8 KB	NoneEnglish ZX-Spectrum 48K rel #0
Afterburner(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip	36.9 KB	NoneEnglish ZX-Spectrum 48K rel #3

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads
#0	1988	28
#1	1988	1
#2	1989	3
#3	1991	5

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	Afterburner	Activision Inc	-	1988

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Links
AY Sound	Feature	-
Interface 2 (right)	Control Option	-
Kempston Joystick	Control Option	-
Multi-loader in 128K mode	Feature	-
Multi-loader in 48K mode	Feature	-

Ports

Title	Platform	Official	Link
-	Amstrad CPC	Yes	Link
-	MSX	Yes	Link
-	NES	Yes	-
-	Sega Master System	Yes	Link
-	Amiga	Yes	Link
-	Atari ST	Yes	Link
After Burner	Commodore 64	Yes	Link

Notes

Known ErrorsBugfix provided by Bandit: <UL><LI> The +3 version plays 2 distinct AY music sounds (during intro menu and in-game), but the 128K version always plays the same due to a bug. Fixed using POKE 25011,0</UL>

Aliases

Release #	Language	Title
#0	en	F-14 Afterburner
#3	en	ARCADE COLLECTION 21: Afterburner

Licenses

Name	Type	Official	Links
After Burner II	Arcade coin-op	Yes	Site