Loco (video game)
| Loco | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Alligata |
| Designer | Antony Crowther[1] |
| Programmers | Commodore 64 Antony Crowther ZX Spectrum Richard Stevenson Nigel Speight[2] |
| Composer | Ben Daglish |
| Platforms | Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1984: C64 1986: Atari 1987: Spectrum[3] |
Loco is a video game developed by Antony Crowther and released by Alligata for the Commodore 64 in 1984.[1] Loco is a clone of the 1982 Sega arcade game Super Locomotive. The game was later ported to the ZX Spectrum and Atari 8-bit computers. The ZX Spectrum port was developed by Richard Stevenson and Nigel Speight.[2] The music for the game is a version of Jean-Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 5 and 6 by Ben Daglish.[4][1]
Crowther's subsequent Suicide Express is related to Loco, though not an official sequel.[5]
Reception
In July 1984 Loco was awarded game of the month by Personal Computer Games magazine.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "The Making Of: Loco". Retro Gamer. No. 196. Imagine Publishing. p. 44.
- 1 2 "Loco". Crash. No. 38. Newsfield. 26 February 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Loco". Your Sinclair. No. 15. Dennis Publishing. March 1987. p. 13. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Desert Island Disks = Ben Daglish". Retro Gamer. No. 70. Imagine Publishing. pp. 84–89.
- ↑ Skinner, Bryan. "Suicide Express". Personal Computer News. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Game of the Month". Personal Computer Games. No. 8. VNU. July 1984. p. 63. Retrieved 10 July 2024.