Thunder Blade (1988)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Thunder Blade is an arcade shoot-em-up released in 1988 by U.S. Gold. The game was created by Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, Mark Tait, and Leigh Christian, based on the original Sega arcade coin-op.
Players pilot a combat helicopter through various stages of intense action. The game features AY sound, a custom screen loader, and multi-loader support for both 48K and 128K modes. It supports control via Kempston joystick or cursor keys.
The cassette cost £8.99, and the disk cost £12.99.
The game received positive reviews, achieving an average score of 84.14%. It earned the Crash Smash award from Crash magazine and the Megagame title from Your Sinclair.
Thunder Blade was widely played in Russia and the USSR. Numerous TR-DOS disk adaptations were released by different groups, and a Russian translation titled 'Gromovye Lopasti' was produced. In the late 1980s, cracked cassette versions were also common, including releases by MAC and Bill Gilbert.
Found 5 cracked versions (releases) of the game
