Cover artwork of Planet of Shades

// Archive entry № 24180

Planet of Shades

Released in 1986, Planet of Shades is indexed by VG90 as part of the 8-bit home-computer and console era for ZX Spectrum.

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About the game

Planet of Shades is a video game released in 1986 for ZX Spectrum. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

By 1986 the landscape around releases like this was set — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Reading Planet of Shades against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the 8-bit home-computer and console era is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Catalogued for ZX Spectrum, dated 1986. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.