Entry Summary
ID5587
TitleVirus
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/v/Virus.tzx.zip34,956-
Firebird BleepLoadOriginal release (O)
Disk image/pub/sinclair/games/v/Virus.dsk.zip25,111-
NoneOriginal release (O)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/v/Virus.tap.zip34,849-
Undetermined
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/v/scr/Virus.scr6,912-
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/v/Virus.gif3,204-
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/v/Virus.rtf27,824-
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/v/Virus.txt2,522-
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/v/Virus.jpg206,051-
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/v/Virus (1988)(Firebird Software).pok570f95769a88832393e6f0b44044d4644aa
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005587/Virus.jpg506,0730d517b7df43d32af90716984846e6de3
NoneDouble jewel case
Instructions/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005587/Virus(EN).pdf1,929,1427b60789e48d02636597560028affb51d
None
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005587/Virus_Media.jpg103,385f52dcba3d9dfb7ce8bdae0b44021152b
None
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005587/Virus_Media_2.jpg105,508e4e21fe98ffce4ce1384d2518a2597a8
None
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0005587/Virus_Media_3.jpg131,088da4bd86202b45c72673fbd92a39b4970
None
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198814
#119880
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneVirusFirebird Software Ltd-1988
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
CursorControl Option-
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Interface 2 (left)Control Option-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
-
Kempston JoystickControl Option-
-
Perspective 3D GraphicsGraphical View-
Redefineable keysControl Option-
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Tilt Magazine Awards 1988Annual AwardsBest Animation1
Vector GraphicsFeature-
Any title featuring some kind of real-time vector or polygon based graphics (from FX details to fully polygonal simulators).
Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-AmigaYesLink
-Atari STYesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum7.9625
Notes
TypeText
RemarksThis version started as a bedroom project, as Firebird did not believe the game was viable on 8-bit systems. It was not until Steve Dunn had written a demo of the ship flying over the landscape that anything official was signed.
Aliases
No aliases
Licenses
No licenses linked
Files
No files linked