Light Cycle
Aliases  Light Cycles
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  PSS (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 16K
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Authored with  MCoder
Original Price  £5.95
Inspirations  Tron (Movie) from Walt Disney Pictures (USA)
Other Platforms  BBC Micro
Martijn's WoS score  62.5% (16 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Soft & Easy (Netherlands)(1983)as "Laserstraal"
     #2 - Kryptronic (UK)(1984)

Authors/Contributors
     Stanley Cartwright (UK) - ?

Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
     Steve Cartwright <Steve Cartwright (USA)>
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!

Compilations
     Full version inSoftware Magazine issue 15a(1985)by Monser S.A. (Spain)- titled "Lazer Cycles"
     Full version inTus Juegos 3(1984)by Monser S.A. (Spain)- titled "Mototron"
     Full version inTus Juegos Single 3C(1984)by Monser S.A. (Spain)- titled "Mototron"

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
LightCycle.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(???)English
LightCycle.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English
LightCycle(Laserstraal)(SoftEasy).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 16K(None)Dutch
LightCycle(Kryptronic).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 16K(None)English
 LightCycle(Kryptronic).z80.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 16K(???)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     LightCycle.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     LightCycle_Front.jpg278,947OriginalInlay - Front
     LightCycle.txt2,464OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     LightCycle(Kryptronic).scr6,912#2Loading screen
     LightCycle(Kryptronic).gif1,001#2Running screen
     LightCycle(Kryptronic).jpg46,892#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #1-1984/Febpage 54- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #2-1984/Marpage 56- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #3-1984/Aprpage 73- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #23-1983/Aug/9 special "week#2"page 10- Review

Magazine References
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #15-1983/Jun/14 special "week#2"page 13- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #24-1983/Octpage 66- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #25-1983/Novpage 120- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 178- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #31-1984/Maypage 160- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Janpage 18- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Febpage 72- Advert
     Games Computingissue 1984/Janpage 59- Advert
     Games Computingissue 1984/Febpage 47- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3"page 56- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #39-1983/Nov/29 special "week#5"page 64- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #43-1984/Jan/3 special "week#1"page 48- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #2-1983/Decpage 80- Advert
     Sinclair Programsissue #10-1983/Augpage 60- Advert
     Sinclair Projectsissue #6-1983/Octpage 50- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #15-1983/Junpage 35- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #16-1983/Julpage 22- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #17-1983/Augpage 50- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 139- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 163- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 203- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #22-1984/Janpage 171- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #6-1983/Junpage 125- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #7-1983/Julpage 21- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #8-1983/Augpage 153- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #10-1983/Octpage 34- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.3 #11-1983/Novpage 26- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #1-1984/Janpage 2- Advert
     Your Spectrumissue #2-1984/Marpage 42- Advert

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