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)
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette)
ZX Spectrum
ES
(Cassette) 		SEC 571
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette)
MSX
ES

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.

Promotional Material

  • System 16 JP flyer

Physical Scans

System 16 Version

System 16, JP

Amiga Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 №21, p53[2]
70 №93, p65[1]
66 №21, p97
Amiga
 71
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
77
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
52
[3]
Commodore User (UK)
71
[4]
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[6]
64 №21, p97
Amstrad CPC
 67
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
69
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
58
[8]
The Games Machine (UK)
64
[5]
Zzap! (IT)
59
[9]
Amstrad CPC
 63
Based on
4 reviews

Time Scanner

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
[3]
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

Commodore 64, UK
TimeScanner C64 UK Box.jpg
Cover

MSX Version

MSX, ES
TimeScanner MSX ES Box Cassette.jpg
Cover

ZX Spectrum Version

ZX Spectrum, UK
TimeScanner Spectrum UK Box.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES
TimeScanner Spectrum ES MCM Box.jpg
Cover
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 40
  4. ↑ Commodore User, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-26), page 59
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Games Machine, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-20), page 97
  6. ↑ File:ACE UK 024.pdf, page 53
  7. ↑ ACE, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-03), page 53
  8. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1989" (DE; 1989-08-28), page 74
  9. ↑ Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 43
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