Glider Rider (1986)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Glider Rider was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K. The game was published by Quicksilva Ltd and developed by John Pickford, Paul Ranson, Ste Pickford, Pete Harrison, and musician David Whittaker.
This action arcade game supports one player and features isometric 3D graphics with flip-screen movement. It includes AY sound support and offers flexible control options, including Kempston joystick, Interface 2, cursor keys, and redefinable keys.
The original cassette price was £8.95. The game was also released for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.
It holds an average magazine score of 80.50% and earned several accolades, including the Crash Smash, Sinclair User Classic, and ZX Computing Globella awards.
The game was well-known among ZX Spectrum users in Russia. It saw numerous TR-DOS adaptations by groups like Smasher, FFF, Andy Steeler, and Anton Vasilyev, alongside cracked cassette versions from Valsoft and Faresoft. Electronic magazines frequently featured POKE codes for the game.
Found 6 cracked versions (releases) of the game