Chequered Flag (1983)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Chequered Flag is a racing game released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The title was published by Sinclair Research Ltd and developed by Steve Kelly, with inlay and poster art provided by Jim Burns.
This sport action game is designed for a single player. The engine utilizes specific border effects to enhance the visual presentation during gameplay.
The cassette version of the game retailed for £6.95. No ports to other platforms were released.
The game holds an average magazine score of 78%. Reviews from publications such as Crash, Personal Computer Games, Personal Computer News, Sinclair User, and Your Computer were generally favorable, and the game maintains a weighted user score of 8.03.
The game gained recognition in the Soviet Union and Russia through numerous TR-DOS adaptations by groups such as Power of Sound and Viktor Kaplinski. It also received a Russian translation and saw several cracked cassette releases, including versions by Prospekt.
Found 4 cracked versions (releases) of the game





