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Magnum Light Phaser
The Magnum Light Phaser
Manufacturer	Amstrad
Type	Video game controller
Lifespan	1987

The Magnum Light Phaser is a light gun created in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum computer. A version was also released for the Commodore 64/128. It was Amstrad's last peripheral for the microcomputer. The Magnum Light Phaser in many ways resembles the Light Phaser, the Master System light gun, released in 1986. It was a Sinclair-branded Far Eastern product which was included in promotional bundles such as the "James Bond 007 Action Pack", along with a small number of lightgun-compatible games.

It was also available separately in a £29.95 pack along with six games. Only a few games bothered with lightgun compatibility (Operation Wolf, the original arcade gun game, was the most notable) and fewer still were produced specifically for use with the Magnum. Even so, the lightgun was widely available, largely because Amstrad's bundling policy ensured wide distribution.

Software Creations created five exclusive games for the Commodore 64 package.

Supported Games

ZX Spectrum:

Bullseye
James Bond 007
Missile: Ground Zero
Operation Wolf
Robot Attack
Rookie
Solar Invasion

Bundled with the Commodore 64 version:

Baby Blues
Cosmic Storm
Ghost Town
Goosebusters
Gunslinger
Operation Wolf (replaces the NEOS mouse control option)

Bundled with the Commodore 64 Lightgun package, and compatible with the Magnum:

Army Days
Gangster
Time Traveller
Blaze-Out (compilation of Ocean game sequences with lightgun controls)

References

Martin, Liam (17 October 2015). "12 light guns we loved and lost". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
"The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #58 – Operation Wolf". Flickering Myth. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

External links

Amstrad

Acquired by Sky Group in 2007

People

Alan Sugar (founder and chairman)

Hardware

Computers	CPC CPC 464 CPC 472 CPC 664 CPC 6128 464 & 6128 plus GX4000 ZX Spectrum +2 +3 Notepad NC100 Notepad NC150 Notepad NC200 Notebook PCW PCW 8256 & 8512 PCW 9512, 9256 & 9512+ PcW10 PcW16 PC compatible PC1512, 1640, 6400 & 500 PPC512 & 640 PC200 & 20 PC2286 Mega PC
Appliances	E-mailer Digibox PenPad
Other	Magnum Light Phaser

Software

Assets

v t e Sinclair computers, derivatives, and clones
Sinclair Research / Science of Cambridge	MK14 ZX80 ZX81 ZX Spectrum (ZX Spectrum+, ZX Spectrum 128) QL
Amstrad	ZX Spectrum +2 ZX Spectrum +3
Licenced systems	ZX Spectrum Vega ZX Spectrum Vega+
Timex Corporation	T/S 1000 T/S 1500 T/S 2068 (TC 2068) TC 2048 TC 3256
Cambridge Computer	Z88
Lists of clones	ZX80/81 clones ZX Spectrum clones QL clones
Compatible or related systems	ZX80 based: MicroAce, TK80, TK82, NE-Z80 ZX81 based: Apply 300, AS-1000, Lambda 8300, CP-200, CZ 1000, CZ 1500, CZ 1000 plus, CZ 1500 plus, NE-Z8000, Ringo R-470, TK82C, TK83, TK85 ZX Spectrum based: ATM, Pentagon, CZ 2000, CZ Spectrum, CZ Spectrum plus, Didaktik, Dubna 48K, Hobbit,Scorpion ZS-256, Sprinter, Kay 1024, Komputer 2086, TK90X, TK95, Robik, ZX Spectrum Next QL based: CST Thor, One Per Desk, Q40/Q60 Other: SAM Coupé, Jupiter Ace
Sinclair Research peripherals	ZX Printer ZX Interface 1 ZX Interface 2 ZX Microdrive
Timex peripherals	TS2040 Printer TS2050 Modem FDD Disk Drive FDD3000 Disk Drive
Other peripherals	Beta Disk Interface DISCiPLE MB02 Rotronics Wafadrive Multiface Kempston Currah SpecDrum RAM Music Machine Stack Light Rifle Magnum Light Phaser
People	Clive Sinclair John Pemberton Rick Dickinson Richard Altwasser Steve Vickers

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