Rally Speedway
| Rally Speedway | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | John Anderson[1] |
| Publisher(s) |
Adventure International Commodore (C64) |
| Platform(s) |
Atari 8-bit (original) Commodore 64 |
| Release |
1983: Atari 8-bit 1985: C64 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players simultaneous |
Rally Speedway (also known as John Anderson's Rally Speedway) is a top-down racing game developed by John Anderson for the Atari 8-bit family and released by Adventure International in 1983.[1] It was ported to the Commodore 64 and published by Commodore in 1985. The game includes an editor allowing players to create and save their own race tracks.
Reception
Lee Pappas of ANALOG Computing wrote in January 1984 that Rally Speedway "is one of the nicest designed and executed games for the [Atari 8-bit]".[2] In the May 1984 issue of Electronic Games, Bill Kunkel praised the graphics and the variety of menu options for customizing the game, calling it "a virtual role model for games of this type."[3] A 1984 review in Hi-Res magazine called Rally Speedway "graphically gorgeous" but criticized the top-down perspective for being less exciting than a behind-the-car view."[4]
See also
- Auto Racing, 1980 Intellivision game with similar visuals and gameplay
- Racing Destruction Set, 1985 racing game with a track editor
References
- 1 2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". dadgum.com.
- ↑ Pappas, Lee (January 1984). "Rally Speedway". ANALOG Computing. p. 28.
- ↑ Kunkel, Bill (May 1984). "Rally Speedway" (PDF). Electronic Games: 44.
- ↑ Laporte, Leo G. (March 1984). "Rally Speedway". Hi-Res. 1 (3): 7.
External links
- Rally Speedway at Atari Mania
- Rally Speedway at Lemon 64