Alleykat

aka: Demolition Mission: The Alleykat Space Racer

Released

1986 on Commodore 64

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Developers

Graftgold Ltd.

Moby Score

7.4

#6,624 of 154K

Critics

77% (8)

Ranking

#187 on Commodore 64

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10 players

Genre: Racing / Driving
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: 2D scrolling
Gameplay: Arcade
Shooter
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

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Description

Alleykat is a vertically-scrolling racer with elements of a shoot-em up game.

The player, a speeder pilot, strives to become the Alleykat Champion by competing in eight space stadiums scattered around the galaxy. Different races like demolition derbies, time-trials, endurance epics and others feature all kinds of obstacles like rocks, pillars, bridges and hard walls, and several types of enemies race along.

The game also features a cooperative two-player-mode.

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Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

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Credits (Commodore 64 version)

7 People

Programmed by	Andrew Braybrook
Design by	Andrew Braybrook
Music	Steve Turner
Technical advice on the loader	Paul Hughes
Game design advice from the test-pilots	Robert Orchard Richard Harvey Andi Marsden
Copyright	Hewson Consultants Ltd.

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Commodore 128 enhancements

The game makes use of the faster 8502 processor available in the Commodore 128. Thanks to it, the game had more onscreen bullets and more segments to the deadly Katerkillar enemy.