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: Sega,

Spidersoft

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

UK	1989	£24.9924.99 ^[1]
UK	1989	£19.9919.99 ^[1]
ES (Cassette)	1989		AMC 661
ES (Disk)	1989		AMF 046
UK (Disk)	1989
UK (Cassette)	1989
ES (Cassette)	1989		SEC 571
UK (Cassette)	1989
ES	1989

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

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)^[2]

Physical scans

System 16 version

System 16, JP

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

77

^[3]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[5]

Commodore User (UK)

71

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

70

^[1]

The Games Machine (UK)

66

^[4]

	67
Based on 5 reviews

Time Scanner

Amiga, UK
Cover

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

69

^[7]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

58

^[8]

The Games Machine (UK)

64

^[4]

Zzap! (IT)

59

^[9]

	63
Based on 4 reviews

Time Scanner

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)
Cover

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[1]

	61
Based on 2 reviews

Time Scanner

Atari ST, UK
Cover
Disk A Disk B

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[1]

	61
Based on 2 reviews

Time Scanner

Commodore 64, UK
Cover

MSX version

MSX, ES
Cover

ZX Spectrum version

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES
Cover

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 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
↑ ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 58
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 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
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 40
↑ Commodore User, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-26), page 59
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1989" (DE; 1989-08-28), page 74
↑ Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:CVG_UK_093.pdf_p65-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 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

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p58-2] ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 58

[:File:ACE_UK_21.pdf_p53-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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

[:File:TGM_UK_21.pdf_p97-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 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

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-09.pdf_p40-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 40

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_69.pdf_p59-6] Commodore User, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-26), page 59

[:File:ACE_UK_24.pdf_p53-7] 7.0 ^7.1 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

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-10.pdf_p74-8] Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1989" (DE; 1989-08-28), page 74

[:File:Zzap_IT_38.pdf_p43-9] Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 43

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Time Scanner

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 16 version

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

MSX version

ZX Spectrum version

References