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Switchblade

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2003-02-10

Stats

8,235

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad GX4000/CPC464+/CPC6128+
Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048

OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1989
Switchblade
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
1
Unknown
1991
Switchblade
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
1
Unknown

Notes

[1] Switchblade was the first game Simon Phipps began writing for the Atari ST. It was written in his spare time and took eighteen months to complete. In that period, he started and completed several other projects including Rick Dangerous. There is lots of information about the game available at www.simonphipps.com

[2] Distributed in Germany by Ariolasoft.

Conversion Notes

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Scan info

Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

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Original Release (back)

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Budget Release (front)

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Budget Release (back)

Disk: OCS
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Original Release

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Misc: OCS
OCS no. 1

UK Advert (Amiga Format, issue 7, 2/1990, page 42)

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French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

OCS no. 3

German Advert (ASM 1/1990, Page 113)

Manual info

OCS: 1 manual    
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Manual (English/German/French/Italian)

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On the high score table, enter “POOKY”. Use ‘1’-‘5’ to select the

level.

Amstrad GX4000/CPC464+/CPC6128+
No conversion screens found.
Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Atari ST/E
Conversion Atari ST/E

Conversion Atari ST/E

Commodore C64/128
Conversion Commodore C64/128

Conversion Commodore C64/128

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.

Map info

OCS: 5 maps    
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OCS no. 1

Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Level 4

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Level 5

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
28 (Jan 1990)
805/1000
Laurence Scotford
1
Amiga Action
4 (Jan 1990)
80%
Steve Merrett
Doug Johns
Steve White
2
Amiga Computing
Vol 2 No 9 (Feb 1990)
79%
Green
1
Amiga Force
2 (Jan - Feb 1993)
Roundup
0
Amiga Format
6 (Jan 1990)
85%
Andy Smith
1
Amiga Joker
Feb 1990
69%
Uwe Rönitz
1
Amiga Power
2 (Jun 1991)
70%
Stuart Campbell
Re-release
1
Amiga Power
11 (Mar 1992)
3/5
Roundup
2
Génération 4
17 (Dec 1989)
90%
0
Génération 4
33 (May 1991)
90%
Frank Ladoire
0
Joystick
1 (Jan 1990)
80%
Duy Minh
0
The Games Machine
26 (Jan 1990)
78%
Mark Caswell
1
The One
31 (Apr 1991)
5/5
Paul Presley
Re-release
1
The One
35 (Aug 1991)
5/5
Laurence Scotford
Re-release
1
Zero
3 (Jan 1990)
90%
Sean Kelly
2
Zero
21 (Jul 1991)
89%
David Wilson
Re-release
1
Zzap
58 (Feb 1990)
70%
Robin Hogg
Phil King
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Zero
1 (Nov 1989)
Preview
1

OCS

Lore Score: 79%

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