| Genre: | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Publisher: | Gargoyle Games |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Spectrum 48K |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 28th June 1984 |
| Original Release Price: | £5.95 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Roy Carter & Greg Follis |
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Big K
3rd August 1984
A mega-blast... The animation throughout is superb and I was particularly impressed by the mammoth mine-layers. Read Review
Computer & Video Games
1st June 1984
If you want a plain and simple space shoot-'em-up for your Spectrum, you won't find anything better than Ad Astra. Read Review
Crash
1st May 1984
Exceptionally addictive at first, but after a couple of hours play this wears off. Read Review
Home Computing Weekly
15th May 1984
I would advise anyone wishing to buy this game to ask for a demonstration first. Read Review
Personal Computer Games
1st June 1984
On the one hand, some of the graphics are as good as you've ever seen on a Spectrum. On the other hand, parts of the game don't work quite as well as they really ought to. Read Review
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Ad Astra suitable for ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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