Loco (video game)
Loco is a 1984 computer game developed by Antony Crowther and released by Alligata for the Commodore 64.[1] Loco is a clone of the 1982 Sega arcade game Super Locomotive. Ports for the ZX Spectrum and Atari 8-bit family were released in 1986. The ZX Spectrum port was developed by Richard Stevenson, David Wright and Nigel Speight.. The music for the game is a C64 remake of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 5 by Ben Daglish.[2][3]
| Loco | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Alligata |
| Designer(s) | Antony Crowther[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Commodore 64 Antony Crowther ZX Spectrum Richard Stevenson David Wright Nigel Speight |
| Composer(s) | Ben Daglish |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1984: C64 1986: Atari, Spectrum |
Crowther's subsequent Suicide Express is related to Loco, though not an official sequel.[4]
Reception
In July 1984 Loco was awarded game of the month by Personal Computer Games magazine.
References
- Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- Retro gamer magazine, issue 70. Pages 84-89
- The Making Of: Loco, Retro Gamer issue 196 pp.44
- http://www.personalcomputernews.co.uk/pcnb/html/080/personal_computer_news_080_gameplay_suicide_express.html
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