Entry Summary
ID5156
TitleAcademy
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/a/Academy.tzx.zip77,303-
NoneOriginal release (O)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/a/Academy.tap.zip42,543-
Undetermined
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/a/scr/Academy.scr6,912-
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/a/Academy.gif3,558-
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/a/Academy.txt19,136-
?/pub/sinclair/games-extras/Academy_IdentificationChart.jpg86,049-
Identification chart
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/a/Academy (1987)(CRL Group).pok4504df373b24bbfd35e92005826f30c935d
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/academy.zip--
Recorded by Matt Barber
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy_Front.jpg731,09436c034d474f205e3e8cc48afd2d949f4
NoneClamshell case (small)
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy_Media.jpg131,18722348862e593ffd24eab14e0d82686ad
None
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy_Media_2.jpg133,068ac973c0411a70ff02855d95d38718aab
None
Instructions/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy(EN).pdf602,000b711a2c35c3dad2efadd641b19f3921e
None
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/a/Academy(SummitSoftware1).tzx.zip41,897-
NoneRe-release (R)
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy(SummitSoftware).jpg307,07410c9cfc19501362ebc0f30f8721529fc
NoneSingle jewel case
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy(SummitSoftware)_Back.jpg188,342969b1ee298501a3f6836fa607179f5b4
NoneSingle jewel case
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005156/Academy(SummitSoftware)_Media.jpg107,040622bbf7844ce4f0a4804f7a433535f4d
None
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198712
#1-0
#219870
#319884
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneAcademyCRL Group PLC-1987
Relations
DirectionTypeEntry
ToDocumented byAcademy Help
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
Border EffectsFeature-
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 1987Annual AwardsLeast Accurate Review2
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
Custom Screen LoaderFeature-
Any title featuring a custom way to display the loading screen while the game loads (excluding timers).
Kempston JoystickControl 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.
TauCetiSeries3
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Vector GraphicsFeature-
Any title featuring some kind of real-time vector or polygon based graphics (from FX details to fully polygonal simulators).
Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
Academy: Tau Ceti 2AmigaYesLink
Academy: Tau Ceti 2Atari STYesLink
Space Shool Simulator: The AcademyPC/DOSYesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum8.38176
Notes
TypeText
RemarksIncludes {Star Map from Sol|CRL Group PLC|0008789}.
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#0enTau Ceti II
Licenses
No licenses linked
Files
No files linked