THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

BMX SIMULATOR

PUBLISHER
Codemasters

AUTHORS
Richard Darling
Spectrum version:Tim Miller

YEAR
1987

DESCRIPTION
Top-down Supersprint-esque game involving bikes, where you
have to simply race around several tracks attempting to beat
the other rider. Very much like Supersprint and it's clones,
except that collisions are possible.

CONTROLS
Joystick/Keyboard


ORIGINAL INLAY CARD TEXT

REAL 2 PLAYER OPTION

AMAZING REALISM - the burms, bumps and ramps really work -
seven different courses, each one harder. Two player option
and fantastic ACTION REPLAY option with SLO-MO - all make
this the best BMX game yet!

"great fun, especially as a 2 player game, I'd say it'll
go platinum" Popular Computing Weekly Oct.1986

THE ULTIMATE TWO PLAYER GAME

BMX simulator is a brilliant version of the epic Commodore
64 game. Eye in the sky viewing - amazing realistic
simulation, the starting ramp, burms, bumps, water splashes
etc. all have realistic effect on the rider.

Two player option is included. Seven different,
progressively harder, courses will test even the best player.

ORIGINAL BY RICHARD DARLING

Richard has achieved yet another breakthrough with the first
ACTION REPLAY option, whenever there is a close finish you
can see it again on the REPLAY - and if that's not enough,
press the S key and watch it in SLOW MOTION!

JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD

CONTROLS:
JOYSTICK CONTROL FOR ONE OR TWO PLAYERS

Fire button "on" - Accelerate
Fire button "off" - Brake
Joystick Left - Rotate bike left
Joystick Right - Rotate bike right

ACTION REPLAY
Press A at the end of each course for the ACTION REPLAY. Then
hold down S for the special Slow-Motion feature (SLO-MO).

HINTS
Demonstration mode runs automatically.

Press N to change the number of courses in the Championships.
You must complete each course within the time limit in order
to qualify for the next one.

Press S to start the race.

You are then told, RIDERS READY - PEDALS READY - GO!

Press Accelerate the instant you are told to go - timing is
vital, don't lose precious tenths of a second.

Race as though you are in a real BMX Championship. The burns
help you turn, the rough ground slows you down. All the hills
and different grade surfaces effect the rider as in real
life.

Number of laps raced and time elapsed are shown at the
bottom of the screen for both riders.

The 'time limit' is shown in the centre of the screen on
the bottom line.


HINTS/CHEATS

49264,58 - Always qualify

>From YS May87:

"Don't press the pedal until the bar at the bar at the bottom
says Go. This way you'll pull away from your opponent.
Pressing it when it says Riders Ready and keeping your finger
on isn't the easiest way.

On Course 4, there is a shortcut. Instead of turning right at
the second turn, simply keep going along the top of the map.

On Course 5, it's best to let the computer go first, then
follow him because he slows down on the long straight. That
way, you can ride straight through without being knocked off
if you're going fast enough."



RELATED GAMES
BMX Simulator 2 released 1989, more of the same with improved
graphics and other stuff if you're into that kind of thing.

SCORES
Your Sinclair, Mar 87, 7/10
Crash, Issue 37, 63%
ACE Issue 13, one of the 'Top 100 Games of the last 12
months' (although this was strictly for the ST and Amiga
version, there's no reason to assume that they would have
rated the 8-bit versions any lower had the mag existed when
they came out).

URLS
ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/arcade/
bmx-simulator.zip

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