Trailblazer (video game)
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Trailblazer is a
In 2005 a remake for the
The game received a direct sequel titled Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II in 1987.
Gameplay
Trailblazer is a racing game which players play as a soccer ball along a series of suspended passages. The game can be played either in time trial or arcade mode and four track. The races usually last between 15 and 45 seconds. Special fields on the track let the ball jump (blue), slow down (red), speed up (green) or warp speed the ball (white), invert the controls (cyan/light blue), bounce it backwards (purple) or are holes (black).
Development
Shaun Southern had made some great games for the
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1990 in Dragon #158 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column, as part of the Mastertronic MEGA Pack of 10 games previously released in Europe. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars, stating: "Our favorite on this disk; racing on Cosmic Causeway roads against the clock or against a robot. This one was really fun".[3]
Zzap!64's reviewers also enjoyed the game which they thought was "an excellent variation on the race game theme". The overall rating given was 93%, qualifying the C64 version for the magazine's Sizzler award.[4] Steve Panak, reviewing the Atari 8-bit version for ANALOG Computing, concluded that "the game is the most original arcade action wristbuster to come down the pike in a long time, and one of the best two-player competition games I've seen".[6] Avery Score for Gamespot said that the game was one of the more unique and enjoyable of the launch games they seen.[7] It received a Your Sinclair Megagame award.[8]
Reviews
- Computer Gamer (Jun, 1987)[9]
- Amtix! (Dec, 1986)[10]
- Your Sinclair (Dec, 1986)[5]
- Commodore User (Dec, 1986)[11]
- Computer Gamer (Nov, 1986)[12]
- Computer Gamer (Dec, 1986)[13]
- Happy Computer (Nov, 1986)[14]
- Popular Computing Weekly (Oct 30, 1986)[15]
- Computer and Video Games (Jun, 1987)[16]
- Tilt (Jun, 1987)[17]
- Génération 4 (1987)[18]
- Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (Feb, 1987)[19]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Dec, 1986)[20]
- Tilt (Jan, 1987)[21]
- Computer Gamer (Dec, 1986)[22]
References
- ^ Grannell, Craig (May 2010). "The Making Of... Trailblazer and Cosmic Causeway". Retro Gamer. No. 76. Imagine Publishing. pp. 86–89.
- ^ Retro Gamer Team (2008-08-27). "Trailblazer". Retro Gamer. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ ISSN 0279-6848.
- ^ ISSN 0954-867X.
- ^ a b Smith, Rachael. "Trailblazer". Your Sinclair. Archived from the original on October 26, 2005.
- ISSN 0744-9917.
- ^ Score, Avery (May 17, 2006). "Trailblazer Hands-On". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Your Sinclair magazine, Reviews section, issue 12, page 55
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 27 (1987-06) (Argus Press) (GB)". June 1987.
- ^ "Amtix Magazine Issue 14". December 1986.
- ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 39". December 1986.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 20 (1986-14) (Argus Press) (GB)".
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 21 (1986-12) (Argus Press) (GB)". December 1986.
- ^ "Kultpower.de - die Powerplay und ASM Fan Site".
- ^ "Unknown". Popular Computing Weekly.[dead link]
- ^ "CVG Magazine Issue 068". June 1987.
- ^ Tilt vol. 3.
- ^ Generation 4 vol. 1 (in French).
- ^ "Australian Commodore Review, the - Volume 4 Issue 2 (1987-02) (Saturday Magazine) (AU)". February 1987.
- ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques" [The site of old computer journals]. Abandonware Magazines. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 21 (1986-12) (Argus Press) (GB)". December 1986.
External links
- Trailblazer at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Trailblazer at Lemon 64
- Trailblazer on thelegacy.de Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine