Dynamite Dan (1985)

Dynamite Dan is an arcade platform game released in 1985 by Mirrorsoft for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was created by Rod Bowkett, with inlay and poster art provided by Steinar Lund.

Designed for a single player, the game offers flexible control options including Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, cursor keys, and fully redefinable keys. A notable technical feature of the release is its custom screen loader.

The original cassette version was priced at £6.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, Dynamite Dan was also made available for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and MSX platforms.

The game holds an average magazine score of 84.40% across five reviews. It received a 94% rating and a 'Crash Smash' award from Crash magazine, along with a 'C+VG Blitz Game' distinction from Computer & Video Games.

The game became well-known in Russia due to numerous TR-DOS adaptations released by various groups, including Olegsoft and Phantom Ltd. POKE codes for the game were frequently published in the local electronic press. It was also widely available in cracked cassette versions from groups like Jansoft and Wymiana Programow.