Nightmare Rally (1986)

Nightmare Rally was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. Published by Ocean Software, the game was developed by Ian Morrison and Alan Laird, who handled both coding and design. F. David Thorpe created the loading screen, while Bob Wakelin provided the inlay and poster art.

This title is a race 'n' chase arcade game supporting up to two players. The control scheme is flexible, offering compatibility with Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, cursor keys, and fully redefinable keyboard controls.

The cassette version of the game retailed for £7.95. In January 1990, a demo of Nightmare Rally was featured as a cover-mount on a Sinclair User compilation tape.

The game received positive feedback, achieving an average magazine score of 82.50% across four reviews. It earned the Your Sinclair Megagame award in issue 11 and received the Globella award from ZX Computing in issue 31.

The game became well-known in Russia through numerous cracked cassette versions by groups such as Andy Hardest and AIS. A TR-DOS release by Flash Inc was also available. Magazines like Revival and ZX-News frequently featured POKE codes and playing tips for the title.