ZX SPECTRUM · 2026
COOPER
RUN
30TH TO 1ST.
FIVE STAGES.
NO EXCUSES.
Race the clock, overtake the rivals and survive the traffic in an original vertical arcade racer.
TAP format · 48K compatible · AY music on compatible systems
THE RACE
Every overtake matters.
You begin in 30th position. Complete five timed stages of 1100 metres and finish first to win.
Rival cars move you up the standings when overtaken. Ordinary traffic does not — but a head-on collision can stop you, and leaving the road costs precious speed and time.
SCREENSHOTS
Captured from the released TAP.
Exact 3× nearest-neighbour enlargement. No smoothing, filters or invented pixels.
CONTROLS
Accelerate. Brake. Commit.
QAccelerate
ABrake
OPTurn
KEMPKempston supported
REAL HARDWARE
LOAD ""Press ENTER, then start the tape or the device playing the TAP image.
OPEN SOURCE CODE
Built in Z80 assembly.
The game source, released binary and TAP-building utility are available on GitHub. No ZX Spectrum ROM is distributed.