Difference between revisions of "Thunder Blade (home computers)"

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Thunder Blade

System(s): Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, MSX, ZX Spectrum

Publisher:

Sega of America (US)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Erbe Software (ES)

Developer:

Tiertex

Distributor:

Mindscape (US)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1988	$49.9549.95^[5]
UK	1988-12-01^[1]	£24.9924.99^[1]^[2]^[3]
UK (Kixx)	1991	£7.997.99^[6]
US	1988	$49.9549.95^[5]
UK	1988-12-01^[1]	£19.9919.99^[1]^[2]
UK (Kixx)	1991	£7.997.99^[6]
UK (Disk)	1988-12-01^[1]	£14.9914.99^[3]
UK (Cassette)	1988-12-01^[1]	£9.999.99^[2]^[3]
UK (Kixx)	1991	£3.993.99^[4]
US (Disk)	1988	$34.9534.95^[5]
ES (Cassette)	19xx
UK (Cassette)	1988-12-01^[1]	£9.999.99^[1]^[2]
UK (Disk)	1988-12-01^[1]	£14.9914.99^[1]^[3]
UK (Kixx)	1991	£3.993.99^[4]
UK (Disk)	1988-12-01^[1]	£12.9912.99^[1]^[3]
UK (Cassette)	1988-12-01^[1]	£8.998.99^[1]^[2]
UK (Kixx)	1991	£3.993.99^[4]
US	1989
ES (PC Hits)	19xx	1,200Ptas1,200
UK	1989-03^[7]	£19.9919.99^[3]
ES	1989		MSX 309

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The Western home computer versions of Thunder Blade are ports of the arcade game of the same name.

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunder Blade (home computers)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

UK print advert

FR print advert

FI print advert

ZX Spectrum ES print advert

Print advert in ACE (UK) #14: "November 1988" (1988-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #85: "November 1988" (1988-10-15)

Print advert in Crash (UK) #58: "November 1988" (1988-10-20)

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #50: "Dekémvrios 1988" (1988-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #86: "December 1988" (1988-11-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #86: "December 1988" (1988-11-xx)
also published in:

ACE (UK) #15: "December 1988" (1988-xx-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #87: "January 1989" (1988-12-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #88: "February 1989" (1989-01-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #87: "January 1989" (1988-12-16)

Home computers print advert in New Computer Express (UK) #6: "December 17, 1988" (1988-12-15)
also published in:

ACE (UK) #17: "February 1989" (1989-xx-xx)^[10]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)

Merchandise

Badge

Physical scans

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

90

^[11]

Commodore User (UK)

84

^[12]

The Games Machine (IT)

50

^[13]

The Games Machine (UK)

85

^[14]

New Computer Express (UK)

75

^[15]

The One (UK)

69

^[16]

Tilt (FR)

80

^[17]

Zero (UK)

80

^[18]

Zzap!64 (UK)

80

^[19]

	77
Based on 9 reviews

Thunder Blade (home computers)

Amiga, US
Cover

Amiga, UK

Amiga, UK (Kixx)
Cover
Disk

Amiga, UK (Kixx) (alt)

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

79

^[20]

The Games Machine (UK)

54

^[14]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[17]

Zzap! (IT)

87

^[21]

	74
Based on 4 reviews

Thunder Blade (home computers)

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette) (Kixx)
Cover
Cassette

Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)
Cover

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

66

^[2]

The Games Machine (UK)

84

^[14]

Génération 4 (FR)

89

^[22]

The One (UK)

65

^[16]

Zero (UK)

80

^[18]

	77
Based on 5 reviews

Thunder Blade (home computers)

Atari ST, US
Cover

Atari ST, UK
Cover
Disk 1 Disk 2 Counterpoint Counterpoint Manual

Atari ST, UK (Kixx)
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

80

^[23]

Commodore Force (UK)

65

^[24]

Commodore User (UK)

71

^[25]

The Games Machine (UK)

65

^[14]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[17]

Zzap!64 (UK)

69

^[26]

Zzap! (IT)

96

^[21]

	74
Based on 7 reviews

Thunder Blade (home computers)

Commodore 64, US
Cover

Commodore 64, UK
Cover

Commodore 64, UK (Kixx)
Cover

Commodore 64, ES
Cover
Cassette

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US (5.25-inch)
Cover
Disk 1

IBM PC, US (3.5-inch)
Cover
Disk

IBM PC, ES (PC Hits)
Cover

MSX version

MSX, ES
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

79

^[23]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[2]

The Games Machine (UK)

87

^[14]

New Computer Express (UK)

75

^[27]

	81
Based on 4 reviews

Thunder Blade (home computers)

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum, UK (Kixx)
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES
Cover

References

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Games in the Thunder Blade Series
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[:File:Crash_UK_58.pdf_p16-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 Crash, "November 1988" (UK; 1988-10-20), page 16

[:File:CVG_UK_087.pdf_p22-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Computer & Video Games, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-16), page 22

[:File:CVG_UK_085.pdf_p147-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Computer & Video Games, "November 1988" (UK; 1988-10-15), page 147

[:File:CVG_UK_111.pdf_p72-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 72

[:File:CGW_US_060.pdf_p7-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Computer Gaming World, "June 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 7

[:File:CVG_UK_111.pdf_p66-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 66

[:File:TGM_UK_15.pdf_p57-7] The Games Machine, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-19), page 57

[:File:ACE_UK_15.pdf_p68-8] ACE, "December 1988" (UK; 1988-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_088.pdf_p2-9] Computer & Video Games, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-xx), page 2

[:File:ACE_UK_17.pdf_p26-10] ACE, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:ACE_UK_17.pdf_p68-11] ACE, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_64.pdf_p24-12] Commodore User, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-19), page 24

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_030.pdf_p53-13] The Games Machine, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 53

[:File:TGM_UK_15.pdf_p56-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 The Games Machine, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-19), page 56

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_007_8.pdf_p39-15] New Computer Express, "December 24, 1988" (UK; 1988-12-22), page 39

[:File:TheOne_UK_04.pdf_p90-16] 16.0 ^16.1 The One, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-xx), page 90

[:File:Tilt_FR_064.pdf_p71-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Tilt, "Mars 1989" (FR; 1989-0x-xx), page 71

[:File:Zero_UK_18.pdf_p74-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Zero, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:Zzap64_UK_047.pdf_p74-19] Zzap!64, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-16), page 74

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p78-20] ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 78

[:File:Zzap_IT_30.pdf_p26-21] 21.0 ^21.1 Zzap!, "Gennaio 1989" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 26

[22] Génération 4, "Décembre 1988" (FR; 1988-1x-xx), page 48

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p56-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:CommodoreForce_UK_08.pdf_p21-24] Commodore Force, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 21

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_64.pdf_p22-25] Commodore User, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-19), page 22

[:File:Zzap64_UK_046.pdf_p16-26] Zzap!64, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-12), page 16

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_002.pdf_p28-27] New Computer Express, "November 19, 1988" (UK; 1988-11-17), page 28

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 | tab7=ZX Spectrum
 | title=Thunder Blade
-| publisher={{company|[[Mindscape]]|system=Amiga,ST,C64,IBMPC|region=US}}
+| publisher={{company|[[Sega of America]]|system=Amiga,ST,C64,IBMPC|region=US}}
 {{company|[[U.S. Gold]]|system=Amiga,CPC,ST,C64,Spectrum|region=UK}}
 {{company|[[Erbe Software]]|system=CPC,C64,IBMPC,MSX,Spectrum|region=ES}}
 | developer={{company|[[Tiertex]]|system=Amiga,MSX}}
+| distributor={{company|[[Mindscape]]|system=Amiga,ST,C64,IBMPC|region=US}}
 | system=[[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[IBM PC]], [[MSX]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
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Difference between revisions of "Thunder Blade (home computers)"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 13:52, 18 November 2024

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Merchandise

Physical scans

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

MSX version

ZX Spectrum version

References