Thunderbirds (1989) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Thunderbirds

In 1989, Grandslam Entertainment released a game for the Commodore 64 and Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.

31 December 1989

What Thunderbirds is

Thunderbirds is an adventure game developed by Grandslam Entertainments and released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the future, combat pilots do battle in the air, under water, deep within the earth and far into outer space! Are you tough enough to join the Thunderbirds, the world's elite fighting force? If you're a red-hot gun, you'll find dozens of secret weapons and special power-ups! War zones of the future include explosive volcanic deserts, deadly ocean depths, and the stark terrors of space. Five different fighter craft to choose from. Lots of cool enemies, including poisonous space scorpions, fire-spitting volcanoes, mutant sea worms, and dozens more!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Thunderbirds series

Thunderbirds is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Thunderbirds series. The next entry was Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds: Kokusai Kyuujotai Juudou Seyo!! in 1993.

See all 4 Thunderbirds games in release order →

What it launched against

Thunderbirds launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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