| Genre: | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Publisher: | Mastertronic |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Spectrum 48K |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st July 1986 |
| Original Release Price: | £1.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £1.13 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Geoff Foley |
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Your Sinclair
1st July 1986
More effort seems to have been put into making the thing look good rather than in the nuts and bolts of a good maze or rattling pace. Read Review
ZX Computing
1st September 1986
Once you get used to the dreadful screen display and using the icons, Ticket To Ride proves to be a highly original and challenging game. Read Review
Full Instructions
A Ticket To Ride
In this icon driven, all action, graphic adventure you only have twenty four hours to catch the last shuttle from Selexia Central... will you catch it or be marooned alone for eternity?
Aim Of The Game
Location: Selexia Central
Status: Federation Outpost
Notice to all inhabitants:
The Outpost will be abandoned in twenty four hours. All resources and services controlled by the Federation will be shut down. All who wish to leave must make their way to the docking bay before the 24th hour. All passangers must have a passport, resettlement permit, 2048 credits and a shuttle ticket to be allowed on board. Message ends.
Icons
This action adventure is driven by a series of 16 icons, described below:
- Computer with hammer - Quit game
- Computer with up arrow - Save game to memory
- Computer with down arrow - Restore previous game position
- Paw prints - Pause Mode
- Up and down arrow in double circle - Activate lift (when inside one)
- Box with outward arrows at each corner - Obliterate object
- Doorway - Enter/exit building
- Seated figure - Return to move mode
- Block with up arrows underneath and text '10 cd' - Buy object
- Block with up arrows above and text '10 cd' - Sell object
- Block with up arrows above and no text - Give object
- Face with hand to mouth - Eat a unit of food
- Eye - Examine object
- Face - Shop/owner information
- Bent arrow with text 'INV' - Inventory pointer selector
- Down arrow with text 'SHOP' - Shop inventory select
Hints
- Make a map.
- Find the best way to make money then trade items with people via the homeLINK terminals according to their needs.
Game Controls
- Keys: Alternate keys from CAPS SHIFT-SPACE - Left/Right, Q-P - Up, A-Enter - Down, 1-0 - Select Icon
- Kempston
- Sinclair
- Cursor.
Fire button to select icon.
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Game Credits
The program code, graphic representation and artwork are the copyright of Mastertronic.
(C) Mastertronic Limited 1986
Made in Great Britain
Design & Artwork: Word & Pictures Ltd., London
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