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Text-Only Grand-Prix 2009
Authorbobs
Filenametogp.tzx
Year2008
Position18
FormatZX Spectrum 16K
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DescriptionWe can now tell it is getting near the end of the year. Unless I'm mistaken this is the first CSSCGC 2008 submission with "2009" in the title.

"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" so sung the Grateful Dead. If that line is good enough for them, then its good enough for the CGC!

bobs says:- It's "Text-Only Grand-Prix 2009" and features all the fun of typing, and none of the action, speed, thrills or spills of Formula 1 - including the Singapore night-race."

I have to admire the amazing attention to detail. After looking at the code and noticing each individual track layout has genuinely been inputted into DATA statements. I was just checking that it was more than a simple random track generator. So respect is due for taking the time to painstakingly enter all of that data!

Also, try the night race, particularly if you are still using an old style CRT monitor - you'll be saving energy and doing your bit to save the planet.

CommentsThis is certainly an artisan entry in the annals of the CGC. The thrills and spills of F1 racing completely neutered in the form of a text-only boredom-athon. More than just a quick gag though, in this game each individual track layout has been painstakingly entered into DATA statements in the pursuit of an accurate and realistic text simulation. I just love the use of FLASH attribute on the chequered flags on the track selection screen. Make your way around one or two of the tracks by all means but a quest to play every track would only be attempted by the insane.


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