Time Scanner

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Time Scanner
System(s): Sega System 16, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega, Atari Games, Activision
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Amiga
UK 		£24.9924.99[1]
Atari ST
UK 		£19.9919.99[1]
Amstrad CPC
ES
(Cassette) 		AMC 661
Amstrad CPC
ES
(Disk) 		AMF 046
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Disk)
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Cassette)
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette)
ZX Spectrum
ES
(Cassette) 		SEC 571
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.999.99[2]
MSX
ES 		MSC 337

Time Scanner is a pinball game developed by Sega for Sega System 16 hardware. It was released in 1987, with ports to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum by Activision showing up in the following years.

There are four boards in Time Scanner representing different time zones. Each board is split into two sections. The arcade game is controlled using a tiltable panel with two flipper buttons on either side, designed to more closely approximate a real pinball machine.

Magazine articles

Main article: Time Scanner/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • System 16 JP flyer

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Home computers print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)[3]
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Home computers print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #104: "July 1990" (1990-06-16)
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Physical scans

System 16 version

System 16, JP

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 №21, p53[4]
70 №93, p65[1]
66 №21, p97[5]
Amiga
 71
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
77
[4]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
52
[6]
Commodore User (UK)
71
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
70
[1]
The Games Machine (UK)
66
[5]
Amiga
 67
Based on
5 reviews

Time Scanner

Amiga, UK
TimeScanner Amiga UK Box.jpg
Cover

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
69 №24, p53[8]
64 №21, p97[5]
Amstrad CPC
 67
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
69
[8]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
58
[9]
The Games Machine (UK)
64
[5]
Zzap! (IT)
59
[10]
Amstrad CPC
 63
Based on
4 reviews

Time Scanner

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette)

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
TimeScanner CPC UK Box.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)
TimeScanner CPC ES Box Cassette MCM.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)
TimeScanner CPC ES Box Disk MCM.jpg
Cover

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
71 №93, p65[1]
Atari ST
 71
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
52
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
71
[1]
Atari ST
 61
Based on
2 reviews

Time Scanner

Atari ST, UK
TimeScanner AtariST UK Box.jpg
Cover
TimeScanner AtariST UK DiscA.jpg
Disk A
TimeScanner AtariST UK DiskB.jpg
Disk B

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №6/90, p19
Atari ST
 70
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
52
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
71
[1]
Atari ST
 61
Based on
2 reviews

Time Scanner

Commodore 64, UK
TimeScanner C64 UK Box.jpg
Cover

MSX version

MSX, ES
TimeScanner MSX ES Box Cassette.jpg
Cover

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №44, p26/27[2]
ZX Spectrum
 91
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Your Sinclair (UK)
91
[2]
ZX Spectrum
 91
Based on
1 review

Time Scanner

ZX Spectrum, UK
TimeScanner Spectrum UK Box.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES
TimeScanner Spectrum ES MCM Box.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 File:CVG UK 093.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 093.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 093.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 093.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 093.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:YourSinclair UK 44.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:YourSinclair UK 44.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 58
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:ACE UK 21.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 21.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 File:TGM UK 21.pdf, page 97 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 21.pdf_p97" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 21.pdf_p97" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 21.pdf_p97" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 40
  7. ↑ Commodore User, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-26), page 59
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:ACE UK 24.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 24.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1989" (DE; 1989-08-28), page 74
  10. ↑ Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 43
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