''Loco'' is a 1984 computer game developed by

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and released by

Alligata Alligata Software Ltd. was a computer games developer and publisher based in Sheffield in the UK in the 1980s. The company was founded by brothers Mike and Tim Mahony and their father J.R. Mahony in 1983. They produced games for a number of hom ...

for the Commodore 64. ''Loco'' is a clone of the 1982 Sega arcade game ''

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''. Ports for the

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and

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were released in 1986. The ZX Spectrum port was developed by Richard Stevenson, David Wright and Nigel Speight.. The music for the game is a C64 remake of

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's Equinoxe 5 and 6 by

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. Crowther's subsequent ''Suicide Express'' is related to ''Loco'', though not an official sequel.

Reception

In July 1984 ''Loco'' was awarded game of the month by ''

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'' magazine.

References

External links

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