| Super Cycle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Epyx |
| Publisher(s) | Epyx |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1986 |
Super Cycle is a 1986 racing video game developed and published by Epyx. Originally released for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST, it is a clone of Sega's 1985 arcade racing game Hang-On.
The Commodore 64 version was later re-released in 2023 as part of THEC64 Collection 3 compilation cartridge for the Evercade by Blaze Entertainment.
Gameplay
[edit]Super Cycle is a racing game in which arcade style racing is featured.[1]
Reception
[edit]Reception
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | C+VG Hit[2] |
David M. Wilson and Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and called it a "pleasing translation of the coin-op motorcycle racing hit".[1]
Reviews
[edit]- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - September 1986[3]
- Zzap! - October 1986[4]
- Computer Gamer - September 1986[5]
- ST Action - June 1988[6]
- Crash! - May 1989[7]
- Your Sinclair - June 1989[8]
- Commodore User (October 1986)[9]
- Happy Computer (September 1986)[10]
- ATARImagazin (May 1987)[11]
- Génération 4 (1987)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilson, David M.; Wilson, Johnny L. (April 1988). "The Boys of Spring: A Computer Sports Survey". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 46. p. 14.
- ^ Game review, Computer & Video Games issue 65, March 1987, page 21
- ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (August 1986)". August 1986.
- ^ "Zzap! 64 Issue 018 (HQ)".
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 18 (1986-09)(Argus Press)(GB)". September 1986.
- ^ "ST Action - Volume 1 Issue 2 (1988-06) (Gollner Publishing) (GB)". June 1988.
- ^ "Crash Magazine Issue 64". May 1989.
- ^ "Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 42". June 1989.
- ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 37". October 1986.
- ^ "Computer-Magazin-Archiv - Klassische Computer-Magazine".
- ^ http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/Atari-Magazin-87-03.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero001/Generation4%20001%20-%20Page%20030%20(1987-Q4).jpg [bare URL image file]
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External links
[edit]- Review in Antic
- Article in Tilt (French)
- Review in Ahoy!
- Review in Arcades (French)
- Article in Commodore Magazine
- Review in RUN Magazine
- Entry in The Guide to Computer Living
- Review in Your Computer