| ID | 1357 |
|---|---|
| Title | Desert Rats |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | - |
| Genre | Strategy Game: War |
| Max Players | 2 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/d/DesertRats.tzx.zip | 53,333 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Snapshot image | /pub/sinclair/games/d/DesertRats128.z80.zip | 30,501 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Snapshot image | /pub/sinclair/games/d/DesertRats48.z80.zip | 23,947 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/d/scr/DesertRats.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/d/scr/DesertRats128.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/d/DesertRats.gif | 6,792 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DesertRats.txt | 66,445 | - | |||
| Scanned instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DesertRats_Front.jpg | 43,952 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/d/DesertRats.jpg | 183,740 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/d/DesertRats.jpg | 204,178 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001357/DesertRats_Front.jpg | 1,510,736 | 36aeff0b2b36ec3a78cf77c44a6b0996 | NoneClamshell case (big) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001357/DesertRats_Front_2.jpg | 1,246,423 | 60f71173fce097aeee49e5766467502f | NoneClamshell case (big) | ||
| Instructions | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001357/DesertRats(EN).pdf | 3,397,903 | 7bbc3d5a87e1990e57caa79952f1078b | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001357/DesertRats_SideA.jpg | 132,435 | fb00d67e4fdac49d32a18d6ac9b30787 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001357/DesertRats_SideB.jpg | 123,216 | 3f31bddf801b3ca0fe4ec15b188d06ae | None | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tzx.zip | 23,777 | - | NoneRe-release (R) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).tap.zip | 23,343 | - | UndeterminedRe-release (r) | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/d/scr/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).pdf | 185,892 | - | |||
| Scanned instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia)_2.pdf | 3,641,259 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).jpg | 57,473 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia).jpg | 217,197 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/d/DesertRats(RatasDelDesierto)(JuegosEstrategia)_2.jpg | 278,867 | - |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Desert Rats | CCS | - | 1985 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Readers Awards 1986 | Annual Awards | Best Strategy Game | 5 | |
| Cursor | Control Option | - | - | |
| Historical Warfare | Theme | - | - | |
| Interface 2 (right) | Control Option | - | - | |
| Kempston Joystick | Control Option | - | - | |
| Turn based | Turn Mode | - | - |
| Title | Platform | Official | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Amstrad CPC | Yes | Link |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.2 | 99 |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Remarks | Also came as bonus with the big box release of {Vulcan|CCS|0005606}. Original box art by John Berry: 25 Pounder Gun and Team in Action on the El Alamein Front |