Beach-Head (1984)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
The arcade shoot-em-up Beach-Head was released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by U.S. Gold, with development credited to David J. Anderson and Ian Morrison, while F. David Thorpe designed the load screen.
Featuring a multi-genre gameplay structure, the title supports up to two players. Controls are flexible, allowing for redefinable keys, Kempston joystick, or Interface 2 input.
The original price for the cassette version was £7.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game saw releases on various other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, BBC Micro, Atari 8-bit, Enterprise 64/128, Acorn, and Thomson MO/TO systems.
Beach-Head holds an average magazine score of 67.87%. Notable reviews include a 79% rating from Crash and an 8/10 score from both Sinclair User and Personal Computer Games.
The game gained significant popularity in Russia, where it was released in numerous TR-DOS versions by groups such as Phantom Ltd, AmoNik, and Sliders. Various cracked cassette versions by Barssoft and Nicolas Rodionov also circulated, including a Russian-language edition.
Found 8 cracked versions (releases) of the game
