| ID | 4400 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Sentinel |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Puzzle |
| Max Players | 1 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SentinelThe.tzx.zip | 31,764 | - | Firebird BleepLoadOriginal release (O) | ||
| Disk image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SentinelThe.dsk.zip | 25,103 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SentinelThe.tap.zip | 31,617 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/s/scr/SentinelThe.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/SentinelThe.gif | 1,866 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/SentinelThe.txt | 5,382 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/s/SentinelThe_0000-0999.png | 4,374,776 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/s/SentinelThe_1000-1999.png | 4,288,030 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/s/SentinelThe.jpg | 79,284 | - | |||
| Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | /pub/sinclair/music/ay/games/s/SentinelThe.ay.zip | 889 | - | |||
| POK pokes file | /zxdb/sinclair/pokes/s/Sentinel, The (1987)(Firebird Software).pok | 447 | 7425e6880bef746fe0a47cf42accc9de | |||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004400/SentinelThe.jpg | 326,977 | c73bd9c66bd8c9d4c025ae9908a40c82 | NoneDouble jewel case | ||
| Electronic magazine | /pub/sinclair/magazines/snippets/ElTebeoInformatico/TheSentinel.jpg | 433,430 | - | snippets electronic magazine | ||
| Electronic magazine | /pub/sinclair/magazines/snippets/ElTebeoInformatico/TheSentinel_1.jpg | 1,520,262 | - | snippets electronic magazine | ||
| Electronic magazine | /pub/sinclair/magazines/snippets/ElTebeoInformatico/TheSentinel_2.jpg | 1,583,397 | - | snippets electronic magazine | ||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/sentinel.zip | - | - | Recorded by Alessandro Grussu (with rollback) - Does not play back in SPIN | ||
| Instructions | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004400/SentinelThe(EN).pdf | 555,692 | 2d970d7a20bb247175350e5cae7bc99b | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004400/SentinelThe_Media.jpg | 85,632 | c012b76dd11c1d43f32fc673e5f74f30 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004400/SentinelThe_SideA.jpg | 131,434 | 928146c4b5c8a9d429c1d196aed6669c | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004400/SentinelThe_SideB.jpg | 133,598 | 06a08821e52410ca6954fd272dbd4b7d | None | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/s/SentinelThe(DroSoft).tzx.zip | 32,062 | - | Firebird BleepLoadRe-release (R) | ||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/s/SentinelThe(DroSoft).txt | 5,306 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/s/SentinelThe(DroSoft).jpg | 48,475 | - |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Sentinel, The | Firebird Software Ltd | - | 1987 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Effects | Feature | - | Any program implementing multicolor effects on the border area (from small effects to intensify the gameplay, to complex effects like letters scrolling or paper-border sync to extend the screen area). | |
| Crash Readers Awards 1987 | Annual Awards | Most Challenging Game | 2 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd
3rd in category "Best Software House" - US Gold Ltd
1st in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - It's a Crime
2nd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Shattered World
3rd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Megalomania |
| Crash Readers Awards 1987 | Annual Awards | Most Imaginative Game | 2 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd
3rd in category "Best Software House" - US Gold Ltd
1st in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - It's a Crime
2nd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Shattered World
3rd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Megalomania |
| Crash Readers Awards 1987 | Annual Awards | Best Strategy Game | 3 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd
2nd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd
3rd in category "Best Software House" - US Gold Ltd
1st in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - It's a Crime
2nd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Shattered World
3rd in category "Best Play By Mail Game" - Megalomania |
| Cursor | Control Option | - | - | |
| Gold Edition | Unsorted Set | - | - | |
| Golden Joystick Awards 1986 | Annual Awards | Best Original Game of the Year | 1 | |
| Hyperspace/Warp | Theme | - | A game that allows the player to hyperspace or warp speed from one location to another in outer space. | |
| Interface 2 (right) | Control Option | - | - | |
| Kempston Joystick | Control Option | - | - | |
| Perspective 3D Graphics | Graphical View | - | ||
| Vector Graphics | Feature | - | Any title featuring some kind of real-time vector or polygon based graphics (from FX details to fully polygonal simulators). |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.46 | 220 |