ZX Spectrum Games published by The Hit Squad

The following is a list of ZX Spectrum Games published by The Hit Squad in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 33 ZX Spectrum Games published by The Hit Squad in our collection :
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Afterburner (The Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Afterburner (The Hit Squad)

Impressive conversion of the Sega coin op, it may be monochrome, but all the speed and action is there

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Software Studios

Altered Beast (Hit Squad) Date: 1989 Altered Beast (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jason Austin, Paul Hiley, Mark A. Jones

Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (Hit Squad)

(From back of cover) Seven levels of lean, mean, fighting screens to battle through

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, Bill Harbinson

Bad Dudes VS. Dragonninja (Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Bad Dudes VS. Dragonninja (Hit Squad)

Conversion of the Data East coin op, sees two players battling a side scrolling landscape despatching all kinds of hoods to rescue the President of the United States

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, Bill Harbison

Bat Man (Hit Squad) Date: 1986 Bat Man (Hit Squad)

This is an acclaimed isometric game, where very much like an Ultimate style game, Batman must work his way through a series of rooms to collect the parts to put his Batmobile back together agai

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jon Ritman, Bernie Drummond, Mark Serlin, F. David Thorpe

Batman - The Caped Crusader (Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Batman - The Caped Crusader (Hit Squad)

This is a very innovative game, where it plays as if in a comic strip, following Batman's as he takes on his usual foes

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean

Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad)

Very successful arcade conversion, that has two small dragons jumping around the screen blowing bubbles to catch enemies, and them popping them, turning them into fruit, which can then be collected fo ...

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Software Creations

Cabal (Hit Squad) Date: 1989 Cabal (Hit Squad)

Acclaimed arcade conversion from the talented coders at Special FX, it has all the levels and weapons from the arcade original, another Ocean title that took full advantage of the Spectrum 128k

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: James Bagley, Charles Davies, Keith Tinman

Combat School (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Combat School (Hit Squad)

This acclaimed game is a combat training sim, where the player goes through basic training to join the Elite Marine Corp

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb, Andrew P. Deakin, Ivan Horn, David Whittaker, Jas C. Brooke

Daley Thompson's Decathlon (Hit Squad) Date: 1989 Daley Thompson's Decathlon (Hit Squad)

Ready to capitalise on the nations euphoria at Daley's success in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, this game follows him on his quest for glory, competing in a series of athletics challenges to score ...

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe

Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (The Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (The Hit Squad)

This game was released in time for Daley Thompson to defend his Decathlon title won in Los Angeles in 1984

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Dave Thompson, Bill Harbison, Jonathan Dunn

Enduro Racer (Hit Squad) Date: 1989 Enduro Racer (Hit Squad)

Conversion of the off road bike racer, viewed in the 3rd person, you must beat the other riders to the checkered flag, while not letting the clock tick down

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Alan Laird, Ian Morrison, Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd

Gryzor (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Gryzor (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, David Whittaker

Hard Drivin' (The Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Hard Drivin' (The Hit Squad)

It's MEAN

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author:

International Karate + (The Hit Squad) Date: International Karate + (The Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Activision

Match Day (Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Match Day (Hit Squad)

"The most exciting soccer game ever devised for a home micro!

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Chris Clarke, Guy Stvenes, Jon Ritman

Match Day II (The Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Match Day II (The Hit Squad)

An all-action arcade football simulation game

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jon Ritman, Bernie Drummond, Guy Stevens, Ivan Horn

Navy Moves (The Hit Squad) Date: 1989 Navy Moves (The Hit Squad)

Locate and destroy the nuclear submarine equipped with Raider-Homing torpedoes, capture the bathyscaphe and set a bomb at the base of the reactor, then escape alive

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ignacio Abril, Jorge Azpiri, Javier Cubedo, Deborah [Carmen Ferrer], Fernando Cubedo

Pro Tennis Tour (Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Pro Tennis Tour (Hit Squad)

Tennis game originally rereleased by Ubi Soft, who of course would make it big later on

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mark Rivers, Lyndon Sharp

R-Type (Hit Squad) Date: 1989 R-Type (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Electric Dreams / Software Creations

Rainbow Islands (Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Rainbow Islands (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: David O'Connor, John Cumming, Bob Wakelin

Rastan (Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Rastan (Hit Squad)

Originally released on Ocean's arcade label Imagine, this is a fun side scrolling slash em up, featuring a hero who does not look unlike Conan the Barbarian

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Icon Design Ltd (Tom Lanigan, Paul Murray, Jas C. Brooke, Ed Knight)

Red Heat (The Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Red Heat (The Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: James Bagley, Charles Davies

Salamander (Hit Squad) Date: Salamander (Hit Squad)

Spectrum 48k/128/+2/+

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author:

Star Wars Date: 1987 Star Wars

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Lucasfilm

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (Hit Squad) Date: 1988 Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Lucasfilm

Target Renegade (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Target Renegade (Hit Squad)

A multi load on 48k, with the whole game loading in one go on 128k machines, with some evocative tunes playing throughout

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb

The New Zealand Story (Hit Squad) Date: 1988 The New Zealand Story (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Taito

The Real GhostBusters (The Hit Squad) Date: 1991 The Real GhostBusters (The Hit Squad)

"A brilliantly playable game

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: John May, John White

They Sold a Million 3 Date: 1986 They Sold a Million 3

Compilation of:Rambo - David J

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Various

WEC Le Mans (The Hit Squad) Date: 1991 WEC Le Mans (The Hit Squad)

Based on the arcade machine, this was a very competent conversio

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sentient Software Ltd (Mike Lamb, John Mullins, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison, Alick Morrall)

Wizball (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Wizball (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sensible Software

Wonder Boy (Hit Squad) Date: 1987 Wonder Boy (Hit Squad)

Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Activision Inc

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