| Genre: | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Series: | Number 55 in Arcade Collection (Spectrum) |
| Publisher: | The Hit Squad |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +2, Spectrum +3 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Nintendo, PlayStation 2, Sega Master System & Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st March 1993 |
| Original Release Price: | £2.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Nick Bruty & David Perry |
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Arcade Collection (Spectrum)
Crash
1st December 1991
Ocean have a real winner on their hands. The sheer speed and playability of Smash TV make it the best game yet. Read Review
Sinclair User
17th November 1992
Satisfyingly playable... A blast well worth viewing. Read Review
Sinclair User
4th July 1991
Thuggery performed at an almost professional level! This is the game that The Running Man should have been - brightly detailed, fast yet unjerky graphics and a blisteringly simple yet addictive gameplay. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st November 1991
Buy it...! Its whizzy graphics make for a veritable butter mountain of aliens. There are big snakes, robots, astronauts, armoured tanks, Bros fans... in fact, the list is endless. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st March 1993
I would give the Spectrum version of Smash TV a higher mark than the NES version, and it costs 10% of the NES price. Read Review
Full Instructions
Scenario
Smash TV. Are you bored with TV game shows? If so, prepare yourself for the ultimate game show challenge.
The prizes are wild, the stakes incredibly high - are you mean enough to take part? If you accept you stand to win enough money and prizes to make you fabulously wealthy, not forgetting the adoration of the totally TV orientated society. If you lose - you die!
Good luck and remember...
Smile, you're on TV...!
Gameplay
Use your skill to navigate the arenas and collect power-ups, speed ups, spinning shurikans, mace balls, grenade and rocket launchers, multiples and, of course, smart bombs.
All of these items will increase your ability to wreak havoc upon the mindless meatheads. If you make it through all four of the nightmarish game zones you will confront your final and most lethal challenge. The game show host himself. Sounds easy? Think again - he's insane, enormous and can only understand one thing... Total carnage.
Hints And Tips
- The triple shot is the best weapon to collect.
- Big shots auto repeat by holding the fire button down.
- Make a map and work out the shortest route.
- Collect extra lives as soon as they appear.
Game Controls
O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, SPACE - Fire current weapon in direction that player is facing
F1 - Toggle movement control (joystick/keyboard)
F2 - Toggle fire control (joystick/keyboard)
You can also play the game with dual joysticks. If so you can shoot in any directions using joystick 2, and move left, right, up and down with joystick 1.
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| Download | What It Contains |
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 | A digital version of Smash TV suitable for ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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