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Release year
Retro Gamer gives "1984" in issue 73, p. 29:

Even the IGN source currently in use in the article gives Dec 31, 1984, and not 1985. But last I checked, IGN's wiki data is not necessarily reliable anyway.

Plenty of sources have cited "1985" since this Wikipedia article was written but that could be citogenesis. Is there any strong evidence that it was 1985 and not 1984? czar 21:59, 3 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Then again, the same source says:
 * "1 March 1985: Ultimate Play the Game released Alien 8 on the Spectrum. 'It's just Knight Lore in space!' everyone said in hushed tones...", p. 15
 * "released more Filmation titles over the coming years including Alien 8 (1985), Nightshade (1985) and later Gunfright (1986)." p. 29
 * So the callout box could have been a typo with "1984". czar  22:08, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * We are so back!! Right? ♦ jaguar  23:25, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Both the 1984 and 1 March 1985 dates are wrong - I've added citations to the Gallup charts that date the release to around the second week in February 1985. Stooob (talk) 07:56, 4 October 2023 (UTC)