Sonic Boom (1990)

Sonic Boom was released in 1990 for the ZX Spectrum. Published by Activision, the game was developed by Ross Harris, Chris R. Gill, and TFF. It serves as an official conversion of the original arcade coin-op by Sega.

The game is an arcade shoot-em-up designed for a single player. It features AY sound support and utilizes vertical scrolling throughout the levels. Players can control the action using redefined keys, or via Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks.

The cassette version was priced at £9.99, while the disk version retailed for £14.99. The title was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST.

The game received an average magazine score of 61.75%. Individual review scores included 59% from Crash, 60% from Sinclair User, 76% from The Games Machine, and 52% from Your Sinclair.

The game gained significant popularity in Russia, where numerous TR-DOS versions were released by various groups. The cheat code CINOS was frequently featured in electronic magazines, and Chip'94 produced a Russian translation. Cracked cassette versions were also available.