Joe Blade II

Arcade Game: AdventureEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Entry Summary
ID2623
TitleJoe Blade II
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Adventure
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/j/JoeBladeII.tzx.zip45,177-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1988rel #0
Snapshot image/pub/sinclair/games/j/JoeBladeII128.z80.zip24,180-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 128K1988rel #0
Snapshot image/pub/sinclair/games/j/JoeBladeII48.z80.zip19,766-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1988rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/j/scr/JoeBladeII.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/j/JoeBladeII.gif5,722-
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Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/j/JoeBladeII.txt3,195-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/j/JoeBladeII.jpg530,167-
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Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/j/JoeBladeII_2.png117,580-
rel #0
Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format/pub/sinclair/music/ay/games/j/JoeBladeII.ay.zip3,761-
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POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/j/Joe Blade II (1988)(Players Software).pok103ee5d9c97e3408d5cb28cd759c750203d
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Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0002623/JoeBladeII.jpg699,425fff235ca950aaddae0a40f6277437960
NoneSingle jewel case
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Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0002623/JoeBladeII_Back.jpg539,8600d1d6f2aef9a3504edfedba34a86103e
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/joeblade2.rzx--
rel #0
Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback)
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0002623/JoeBladeII_Media.jpg102,9838e3a14ea775c2794c3f4cda2057a60c6
None
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Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0002623/JoeBladeII_Media_2.jpg103,7731c215433328937b65260e8a2a4713142
None
rel #0
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198815
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneJoe Blade IIPlayers Software-1988/09/21
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
AY SoundFeature-
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Custom Screen LoaderFeature-
Any title featuring a custom way to display the loading screen while the game loads (excluding timers).
In-game Mini-game(s)Feature-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Joe BladeSeries2
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Kempston JoystickControl Option-
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Redefineable keysControl Option-
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Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
-Atari 8-bitYesLink
-BBC MicroYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
-Commodore Plus/4YesLink
-AcornYesLink
Joe Blade 2AmigaYesLink
Joe Blade 2Atari STYesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum5.8624
Notes
TypeText
RemarksAllows you to play Pac-Man while loading, code by Andy Severn, graphics by Martin 'Jabba' Severn, based on the original (C64) by Andrew Challis. A demo of this game was recorded with {Crime Busters|Players Software|0001155}, the 2nd release of {Joe Blade|Players Software|0002620}, {Metal Army|Players Software|0003141} and {Sword Slayer|Players Software|0005097}.
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#0enJoe Blade 2
Licenses
No licenses linked
Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=JoeBlade2
Wikipediaenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Blade
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/23976/Joe%20Blade%20II/
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/joe-blade-ii
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/j.php#joeblade2
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Joe%20Blade%20II
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-13515-Joe+Blade+2
Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/X58s57A278Q
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/jveY0ZvaWPQ
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/t_HPNmELMtE
ZXAAAenhttps://zxaaa.net/view_demo.php?id=4225
Files
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