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Blind Alley

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Grid-based spacecraft action inspired by Tron Light Cycles

The briefing

About this game

Blind Alley is an action arcade game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, released in 1982. Set in a distant-future sporting contest, it challenges you to pilot a spacecraft and outmaneuver opposing craft on a grid.

Each ship leaves a motion trail that remains on screen. A round is lost when a craft hits a trail or the screen border, while reversing direction is fatal because movement is directional rather than rotational. The number of ships increases as play continues.

This version supports Kempston joysticks, runs within 16K of memory, and does not include a two-player mode.