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Traffic

Traffic is a flick-screen game where you have to move across lanes full of various vehicles for as many points as you can. The vehicles move left or right across the screen and you have to move upwards through…

31 December 1984

Traffic is an arcade developed by Loriciels, released 31 December 1984 on Sinclair ZX81.

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What Traffic is

Traffic is an arcade game developed by Loriciels and released in 1984. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Traffic is a flick-screen game where you have to move across lanes full of various vehicles for as many points as you can. The vehicles move left or right across the screen and you have to move upwards through gaps while avoiding getting hit by the vehicles or it is game over. If you move downwards then your score decreases. There are 3 skill levels and you can choose the speed of the game (1-255) with 1 being the fastest.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Traffic launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Traffic — frequently asked questions

When did Traffic come out?
Traffic was released on 31 December 1984 for Sinclair ZX81.

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