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Slingshot

A shoot'em up developed by Stephen Cargill and published by The Power House for the ZX Spectrum. Player's task is to fly through the space, blast alien ships and meteorites, detect planets and destroy them.

31 December 1987

Slingshot is a video game, released 31 December 1987 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Slingshot is

Slingshot was released in 1987. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A shoot'em up developed by Stephen Cargill and published by The Power House for the ZX Spectrum. Player's task is to fly through the space, blast alien ships and meteorites, detect planets and destroy them.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Slingshot launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Quick answers

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When did Slingshot come out?
Slingshot was released on 31 December 1987 for ZX Spectrum.