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Beach-Head

Computer Game
1984 (released)
Artist/Maker
U. S. Gold (published)
Place of origin
Birmingham (manufactured)

This game was published by U.S. Gold, a British programming firm who had big hits in the 1980s and 90s, reprogramming games from popular American systems such as the Atari and Commodore, to be played on European formats such as the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Beach-Head involved a naval battle following by a land invasion, and capturing the enemy fortress. The cassette-based software took several minutes to load, unlike the near instantaneous cartridge or today's optical discs, which meant a long wait in anticipation before being able to play.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Computer game
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Cases (Containers)
  • Inlays
  • Audio Cassette
  • Leaflets
TitleBeach-Head (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer game 'Beach-Head', by US Gold Ltd, 1984.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Alex Carter
Summary
This game was published by U.S. Gold, a British programming firm who had big hits in the 1980s and 90s, reprogramming games from popular American systems such as the Atari and Commodore, to be played on European formats such as the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Beach-Head involved a naval battle following by a land invasion, and capturing the enemy fortress. The cassette-based software took several minutes to load, unlike the near instantaneous cartridge or today's optical discs, which meant a long wait in anticipation before being able to play.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.59:1 to 4-2011

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Record createdJuly 20, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1237907/beach-head-computer-game-u-s-gold/
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