Green Beret (1986)

Imagine Software published Green Beret for the ZX Spectrum 48K in 1986. The game was created by Jonathan M. Smith, with F. David Thorpe designing the load screen.

This arcade shoot-em-up features 2D side-view graphics and horizontal scrolling. It supports a single player and offers flexible control options, including Cursor, Kempston, and Interface 2 joysticks, alongside redefinable keys.

The original cassette version retailed for £7.95. The game saw wide availability across various platforms such as the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, MSX, NES, Amiga, and Thomson MO/TO.

The game received an average magazine score of 86.83%. It earned the Your Sinclair Hot Shot award in 1986 and the ZX Computing Globella award.

The game became a classic among Soviet and Russian users. It was featured in a review in ZX-Ревю magazine, and enthusiasts released numerous TR-DOS versions along with several Russian translations. Various cracked cassette versions were also common, including those by Janga and Oink.