Grand National (video game)
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Grand National | |
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Publisher(s) | Elite Systems |
Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Amiga |
Release | 1985: Spectrum 1989: Amiga |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Grand National is a 1985 video game for the ZX Spectrum from British publisher Elite Systems. It is based on the horse race of the same name. The goal is to win a race with your chosen horse at Aintree Racecourse while also having a bet on the outcome. An Amiga port was published in 1989.
Gameplay[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Grand_National_Spectrum.png/220px-Grand_National_Spectrum.png)
Spectrum screenshot
Rapidly alternating between two keys makes the horse run. Another key jumps over fences.
See also[]
- Olympic Decathlon, 1980 game with similar controls
References[]
External links[]
- Grand National at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Grand National at Lemon Amiga
Categories:
- 1985 video games
- Amiga games
- Horse racing video games
- Sports video games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- ZX Spectrum games