Platform: Commodore 64
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Developer(s): Epyx
Publishers(s): Kixx
ReleaseDate: 1986-01-17
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Super Cycle [Cassette]
Also know as: Super Cycle
Super Cycle is a linear motorcycle racing game, where the driver has to reach the finish line in a certain time in each level. Apparently, the game was inspired by the amusement arcade successes Out Run and "Hang-On", but in the end it plays rather like Pit Stop or Pole Position. Before the start you can choose the colour and the design of your leather jacket and your bike. During the race itself you fight with your three gear vehicle against centrifugal forces and other motorcycles. If you touch the opponents only slightly, this has no effect except for a short dangling. But if you crash with high speed into another driver from behind, the own driver will fall, the motorcycle explodes and you have to speed up anew. In the first levels the street can be used in its full width and is cleared examplarily. In the later levels potholes (which look more like molehills), oil, water and ice puddles as well as barriers are added as diffculties. Other than in e.g. "Out Run" the driver stays behind the finish line and the race is restarted in the new level. Every three level there is a bonus level, where you can collect points by driving over flags.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Racing