Cycles, The: International Grand Prix Racing

This is a really nice Motor cycle sim on the C64. Not as arcady as the usual motor cycle game, but also, not too hard to get into. Takes some practice but plays great.

Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? Ever watched an on-board film? It was a comment regarding perspective. I KNOW the horizon doesn't tilt, much in the same way as I KNOW the sun doesn't literally rise and fall and that far away cows are not smaller than the one I'm standing next to.

And I thought I was a pedant!

If the game had been done properly, the ILLUSION of a tilting horizon as you corner a motorcycle, in a first person perspective, would have been incorporated. As it stands, there is a major disconnect between the animation of the machine and what you see in front of you. It feels like you're on stabilisers.

Jesus! I actually had to explain that?

Ok, I can't NOT comment.. What kind of a moron would expect the horizon to "tilt" when its the bike that does? Seriously, ppl that have to wear safety helmets should not be allowed to rate games...

This is horrible. The horizon doesn't tilt, so you might as well be in a car. It plays like a turd too. Would rather play Super Hang On.

Accolade was great to make great games, and show the C=64 power. This is another great game, just 64kb running a very detail game. The playability is not so good, but not in C=64 version only, the Amiga version is the same playability.

It may only be an expansion pack, but it's still good fun.

This is actually not a bad motorcycle game, admittedly it is based on the same engine as Grand Prix Circuit, but it is a decent racer nevertheless.

Cycles is no more than a cheap GP Circuit datadisc. They didn't even bother changing the sound of the engine. Just swapped a few graphics and I am sure sold it at full price. This is exactly what nerdy Nintendo is doing nowadays. Screw you all! 6/10 and I voted 10/10 for GPC...

Yeah Thunderblade was right, same engine and same software house, but.. It was really published or.. ?
BTW a good game tho not like his F1 older brother masterpiece.

Ahh, I forgot to mention "Heat Wave", so it's even the seventh version of the same principle - it was the point where even I had enough.

Well, after Test Drive, Grand Prx Circuit, The Duel and its two scenaries - if you count all of them, this was the sixth version of the same principle... But the principle was one of the best on the Commie, so it's still very good.

Did they re-use the engine from Grand Prix Circuit here? Not bad... And the music is really great.

Nice motorcycle game for C64, refresh rate isn't exactly great, but it's still playable once you get used to the slowness. One of the better racing games IMO.