Mag Max (1987)

Mag Max was released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Imagine Software Ltd and developed by Gary Knight and Mark R. Jones, with inlay and poster art created by Bob Wakelin.

This arcade shoot-'em-up features horizontal scrolling and supports a single player. Controls include Cursor, Kempston joystick, or Interface 2. The game is based on the original arcade coin-op by Nichibutsu.

The cassette version was priced at £7.95. Aside from the ZX Spectrum, the title was also released on Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and NES.

The game holds an average magazine score of 72.33%. It received an 8/10 from Your Sinclair, a 7/10 from Sinclair User, and a 67% rating from Crash. Additionally, it earned the C+VG Hit award from Computer & Video Games magazine.

In the Soviet Union and Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS versions released by developers such as Vladislav Baliasov, KDF Software, and tiboh. Cracked cassette versions by groups like Livsoft and Bill Gilbert were also widely circulated.