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| Full title | Short Circuit |
| Year of release | 1987 |
| Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) The Hit Squad (UK) |
| Author(s) | Paul Owens, Ronnie Fowles, Simon Golding |
| Tie-in licence | Columbia TriStar Pictures (USA) (movie: Short Circuit) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Arcade: Adventure |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.95 |
| Budget price | £2.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on side B of the compilation Chartbusters (Ocean Software Ltd)
Appeared on the compilation Lingote, El (Erbe Software S.A.) Appeared on tape 2, side B of the compilation Magnificent Seven, The (Ocean Software Ltd) Appeared on side B of covertape MicroHobby issue 196: Tape 19 (MicroHobby) Features In-game Mini-game(s) Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 |
| Score |
7.89 (30 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
 | ShortCircuit.tzx.zip | 95,463 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156010545 | 1987 | SpeedLock 2 | |||
|  | ShortCircuit128.tap.zip | 42,836 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1987 | |||||
| | ShortCircuitPart1_48.tap.zip | 31,619 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1987 | |||||
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| | ShortCircuitPart2_48.tap.zip | 23,106 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1987 | |||||
| | ShortCircuit(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 88,856 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-37643-1986 | 1987 | None | ||
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| | ShortCircuit128(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 45,841 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | 1987 | ||||
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| | ShortCircuitPart1_48(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 28,688 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | 1987 | ||||
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| | ShortCircuitPart2_48(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 23,816 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | 1987 | ||||
| ShortCircuit(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | 104,585 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | MC05 | 5013156410666 | 1989 | SpeedLock 7 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | ShortCircuit.gif | 5,270 | (Loading screen) |
| ShortCircuit.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| ShortCircuit.gif | 4,332 | (In-game screen) | |
 | ShortCircuit.txt | 8,592 | (English instructions) |
| ShortCircuit(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 19,085 | (Spanish instructions) |
| ShortCircuit.jpg | 381,675 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit_2.jpg | 79,714 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit_3.jpg | 85,947 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit_4.jpg | 73,649 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit_5.jpg | 62,175 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit_Part1.png | 57,564 | (Game map) |
| ShortCircuit.jpg | 104,621 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| ShortCircuit(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 56,525 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| ShortCircuit(TheHitSquad).jpg | 92,051 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| ShortCircuit.jpg | 172,828 | (Advertisement) | |
 | ShortCircuit.ay.zip | 1,608 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| 1 player review [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 1.87 | page 147 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 1.87 | page 33 | (Feature - Carry On Screening) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 2.87 | page 28 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.87 | page 105 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.87 | page 12 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.87 | page 30 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 5.87 | page 13 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 32 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 64 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 64 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.87 | page 78 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.87 | page 37 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 5.87 | page 10 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.87 | page 40 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.87 | page 55 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.87 | page 15 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.87 | page 15 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.87 | page 31 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.87 | page 32 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.87 | page 36 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 8.87 | page 15 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.87 | page 22 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.88 | page 35 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.88 | page 61 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| YS Smash Tips | 8.88 | page 45 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.89 | page 100 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.90 | page 38 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.91 | page 42 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.91 | page 22 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.91 | page 22 | (Map) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 5.87 | page 17 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 6.87 | page 24 | (Tokes) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer Gamer | 2.87 | page 2 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.87 | page 132 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 2.87 | page 131 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.87 | page 116 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 2.87 | page 92 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.87 | page 97 | (CompoEntry) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.87 | page 116 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.87 | page 95 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 3.87 | page 2 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer Gamer | 4.87 | page 10 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.87 | page 132 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.87 | page 52 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.87 | page 94 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 106 | (CompoResult) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.87 | page 3 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.87 | page 98 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 11.89 | page 23 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 11.89 | page 30 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.89 | page 94 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 12.89 | page 4 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.89 | page 84 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.90 | page 45 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 2.90 | page 92 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
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