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This is a Czech game for the 48k Spectrum made by Miroslav Fidler and published by Cybexlab Software. I could not find any instructions for it, but shoot em ups is not the worst kind of games to not have the instructions for. The gameplay is set somewhere in outer space where you have to shoot alien spaceships and ground installations in various locations.

There are 10 levels, all with an end of level boss, which is pretty good to cram into 48k of memory. There is a little color clash here and there, but besides that this is a pretty good 48k game. The scrolling is nice and there is a good use of color on everything, the spaceship controls nicely – you can fire normally and drop bombs, and there is power ups to collect. The game is also making very good use of the sound beeper.

The game played her is a special Kempston Mouse version, which you actually can’t use to very much in this game because you always have to move rather slow to avoid crashing into the walls in the caves, but when battling the bosses it gives you an advantage.

A pretty good 48k shooter!

The game was published by Cybexlab Software in 1987.

Rating:
Original version: 85%
Unofficial Kempston Mouse version: 86%

If you do not have a Kempston Mouse for your Spectrum you can play the game in an emulator that supports Kempston Mouse and play it with your PC mouse.

Original version: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/g/GalacticGunners.tap.zip
Unofficial Kempston Mouse version: https://velesoft.speccy.cz/kmouse/kmvelesoft/galactic_gunners-km.zip