Milk Race (video game)
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Milk Race is a computer game released in 1987
for the ZX Spectrum
, Commodore 64
, Atari 8-bit, MSX
and Amstrad CPC
and was developed by Phil Berry, Stuart Ruecroft and David Whittaker
for Icon Design Ltd.
). This simulator was designed to coincide with the 1987 event, starting in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, through the North of England, and down through the Midlands, to London for the finishing line. The basic premise of the game is to control a bike using acceleration, braking and choosing the correct gear to conserve energy.
1987 in video gaming
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for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, Atari 8-bit, MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
and Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
and was developed by Phil Berry, Stuart Ruecroft and David Whittaker
David Whittaker
David Whittaker is known for numerous computer game tunes which he wrote in most of the 1980s and early 1990s, for many different formats....
for Icon Design Ltd.
Gameplay
Based around the internationally acclaimed event in world cycle race The Milk Race (now known as Tour of BritainTour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....
). This simulator was designed to coincide with the 1987 event, starting in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, through the North of England, and down through the Midlands, to London for the finishing line. The basic premise of the game is to control a bike using acceleration, braking and choosing the correct gear to conserve energy.