Speed King
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Speed King – Mastertronic’s £1.99 C64 Motorcycle Racer! | Commodore 64
️ Speed King (1986) – Commodore 64 Motorcycle Racing Classic Originally released on the Commodore 64 by Digital Integration in 1985 and reissued by Mastertronic in 1986, Speed King is a fast third-person motorcycle racing game created by Mervyn J. Estcourt. Starting at the back of a 20-rider field, you have to fight your way through the pack across ten famous racing circuits while managing six manual gears and trying to keep the bike on the track. Speed King offers three skill levels and a choice of two, four or six laps, with circuits including Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Monza and Daytona. You can even preview a circuit at high speed or practise it without the other riders before committing yourself to the race. The bike can theoretically reach 250 mph, but getting anywhere near that speed without making a mess of the next corner takes some practice.
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️ Speed King (1986) – Commodore 64 Motorcycle Racing Classic Originally released on the Commodore 64 by Digital Integration in 1985 and reissued by Mastertronic in 1986, Speed King is a fast third-person motorcycle racing game created by Mervyn J. Estcourt. Starting at the back of a 20-rider field, you have to fight your way through the pack across ten famous racing circuits while managing six manual gears and trying to keep the bike on the track. Speed King offers three skill levels and a choice of two, four or six laps, with circuits including Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Monza and Daytona. You can even preview a circuit at high speed or practise it without the other riders before committing yourself to the race. The bike can theoretically reach 250 mph, but getting anywhere near that speed without making a mess of the next corner takes some practice.
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Contemporary average 73% · range 50–91%
C&VG
Reviewed by Digital Integration full-price release
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Commodore Horizons
Reviewed by Digital Integration full-price release
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Mike Pattenden
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Your Commodore
Reviewed by Phil Bonner
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Your Computer
Reviewed by Digital Integration full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Gary Penn, Julian Rignall & Paul Sumner
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Julian Rignall
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