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Sinclair User 71
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https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-071
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https://archive.org/download/sinclair-user-magazine-071/SinclairUser_071_Feb_1988_djvu.xml
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2026-11-06
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Scan in the Internet Archive item "sinclair-user-magazine-071"; the pin is the item's OCR, as DjVu XML.
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Pinned in archive batch 16 (docs/notes/source-archives.md) as a lead for Tetris, Rolling Thunder, California Games, Rampage, Contra (Combat School) and the other games it covers.

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U.S. Gold published the ZX Spectrum version in Britain, by the reviews of early 1988; Crash lists Epyx as its author and £8.99 as its price.p. 20-21Magazine
The three Spectrum reviews all mention that the events load one at a time from tape: Sinclair User called the multi-load "a definite pain", and a Crash reviewer found each event not worth the wait to load it.p. 20p. 21Magazine
Sinclair User's review of the Spectrum version found it "great value for money". It liked the surfing best, found roller skating and BMX "a bit iffy", and thought the graphics weak and the multi-load a pain, but the variety and programming redeemed much of that. Its setup screens name up to eight players.p. 21p. 20p. 20p. 21p. 20Magazine
Sinclair User's Jim Douglas gave the Spectrum version 8: "One of the best sports-sims around. 4 great events and 2 iffy ones. Definitely worthwhile." The review's Facts Box gives the label as Epyx, the author as in-house, the price as £8.99, the memory as 48K/128K, and the joystick as various.p. 21 (image n20), Facts Boxp. 21 (image n20), Facts BoxMagazine
Sinclair User gave the Spectrum version 6, calling it a promising coin-op that "loses much of its appeal on the way down the conversion lines", mediocre, slow-moving, and boring, with "many better budget releases". Its facts box gives the label as Activision, the author as in-house, and the price as £9.99, and the review counts 50 cities of 3 days each, 150 screens in all.p. 55 (image 55), Rampage, facts boxp. 55 (image 55), Rampage, facts boxp. 55 (image 55), Rampagep. 55 (image 55), RampageMagazine
In Britain US Gold published the ZX Spectrum version, reviewed in February and March 1988 at £7.99 by Sinclair User's and Crash's listings and £8.99 by Your Sinclair's. Tiertex made the conversion: Sinclair User's facts box credits it as author, and ST Action's 1989 profile of the firm, formed by John Prince and Campbell, names Rolling Thunder among the coin-op conversions it was commissioned for in its first year.pp. 14-15, Rolling Thunder, facts boxMagazine
Sinclair User reviewed the Spectrum version in February 1988, calling it an astonishingly faithful conversion of the Namco coin-op and likened it to "an immensely superior" Kung-Fu Master, with great graphics and animation; the reviewer called it the most successful coin-op conversion seen for a long time.pp. 14-15, Rolling Thunderp. 15, Rolling Thunderp. 15, Rolling Thunderp. 15, Rolling ThunderMagazine
Sinclair User scored the Spectrum version 8 in February 1988, shown as two rows of four stars out of five, with no sub-ratings. Chris Jenkins signed the review.pp. 14-15, Rolling Thunderpp. 14-15, Rolling Thunder, signatureMagazine