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 SKATE CRAZY
Published
June 1988
Publisher
Gremlin Graphics
Developer
Gremlin Graphics
My Role
Commodore 64 Graphics

Skate Crazy appeared on several formats back in 1988 but the Commodore 64 version was the only one of them developed at Gremlin's offices in Derby.

Comprising two games - an eight-way scrolling 'Car Park Challenge' on one side of the tape cassette and a sideways scrolling 'Championship Course' on the other, set up so that the player qualified in the first game and then turned the cassette over to play the second.

My job was in providing the graphics for the second game - four side-scrolling backgrounds, on-screen display graphics and converting the sprite graphics from the other formats (by US Gold veteran artist Kevin Bulmer) for use on the C64. 

 

Possibly the only title in gaming history with a 'Street Cred-ometer'.

Additional Credits
Andy Green Programming
Rob Toone Programming and Design
Terry Lloyd Graphics ('Car Park Challenge' game)
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