Salamander

Arcade Game: Shoot-em-upEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID4313
TitleSalamander
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max Players2
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander.tzx.zip54,794-
Alkatraz Protection SystemOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1987rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander.tap.zip30,679-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1987rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/s/scr/Salamander.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/Salamander.gif4,947-
rel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Salamander.txt4,136-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/s/Salamander.png85,946-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Salamander.jpg233,689-
rel #0
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/s/Salamander (1987)(Konami).pok307a1be4868bb599aa98c63cf3e3a1bfe86
rel #0
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander_Tape.jpg140,28548065f949e2b04654e0caf85a71cc8ce
None
rel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/salamander.rzx--
rel #0
Recorded by Fil (with rollback)
Instructions/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(EN).pdf162,055c419af2996abf97528b1bff0b0bc9a82
None
Englishrel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander_Front.jpg676,070771269d90735dcd2969074cd72a57f6e
NoneDouble jewel case
rel #0
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander_Media.jpg140,28548065f949e2b04654e0caf85a71cc8ce
None
rel #0
Running screen/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander-RUN-1.scr6,912385c4e2708ed4d12fe9a64c82c3bbf80
None
rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip26,053-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1988rel #1
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Salamander(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf17,833-
Spanishrel #1
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Salamander(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt2,530-
Spanishrel #1
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/s/Salamander(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg102,296-
rel #1
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Salamander(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg326,384-
rel #1
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander(ImagineSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip30,709-
SpeedLock 7Re-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1987rel #2
Disk image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander(ImagineSoftwareLtd).dsk.zip29,887-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 128 +31987rel #2
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/s/Salamander(ImagineSoftwareLtd)_Plus3.jpg203,693-
rel #2
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/Salamander(ImagineSoftwareLtd).jpg204,768-
rel #2
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(ImagineSoftware).jpg830,572ef32cb3719274fe1fd6e56a1e5a6a479
NoneDouble jewel case
rel #2
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(ImagineSoftware)_Back.jpg604,9563afc778c4bb102c21ecd94d31633ae12
NoneDouble jewel case
rel #2
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(ImagineSoftware)_Tape.jpg96,9418c63ae2aa5ee345887358019f44f75b3
None
rel #2
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(PIMSoftware).jpg547,65808b69ed14e4b173dcaef864f124b01fe
NoneDouble jewel case
rel #4
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/s/Salamander(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip31,408-
SpeedLock 7Re-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1990rel #6
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(HitSquad).jpg351,822bfaf74421f6330b0bc1a845b9e505703
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #6
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(HitSquad)_Back.jpg299,3639dc0c770590f859d7945f3090b2197e5
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #6
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004313/Salamander(ARCADECOLLECTION16-Salamander)(HitSquad)_Tape.jpg60,024dd215c3577b91354dad771fdff03fd77
None
rel #6
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198714
#119885
#219877
#319870
#4-1
#519870
#619904
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneSalamanderKonami Ltd-1987
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
AlternatingTurn Mode-
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CursorControl Option-
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Custom Screen LoaderFeature-
Any title featuring a custom way to display the loading screen while the game loads (excluding timers).
Horizontal ScrollingScreen Movement-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Kempston JoystickControl Option-
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Multi-GenreFeature-
Any game featuring a different gameplay genre in each level.
Multiple Boss FightsFeature-
Link
NemesisSeries2
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Redefineable keysControl Option-
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Small Gameplay Area (<50%)Feature-
Actual gameplay happens in less than half of computer screen. The surrounding screen area is mostly decorative: it may display some additional information such as score or energy, but losing it wouldn't make a lot of difference.
Vertical ScrollingScreen Movement-
-
Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
-MSXYesLink
-NESYesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum6.2621
Notes
No notes recorded
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#6enARCADE COLLECTION 16: Salamander
Licenses
NameTypeOfficialLinks
SalamanderArcade coin-opYes
Site
Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Salamander
Lost in Translationenhttp://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Lost_In_Translation/Salamander
Wikipediaenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_%28arcade_game%29
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/20016/Salamander%20(Hit%20Squad)/
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/life-force
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/s.php#salamander
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Salamander
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-14644-Salamander
Spectrum Computing RZX - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/8rJhN_BgJYI
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/H8exZuWKelE
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/Y44HyvraaW0
Files
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