MOTORBIKE MADNESS



It's trials time and you take the role of an ace rough-

track rider. Competing against real or computer-driven

opponents on a series of tricky and dangerous courses,

can you constantly achieve the best time and walk away

with the prize money?

The action takes place in the mountains � on the

roughest, meanest slopes imaginable, and features courses

made up of hazards that will test the brains, courage and

biking knowledge of the most experienced trials rider.

You are the best in your league � can you keep that

position?

Steer your machine around treacherous obstacles

including pools of water, abandoned vehicles, slippery

poles and strategically placed jumps, but take care �

just as in real life, damage to your bike affects its

performance. Repairs cost money... when you've won a

contest, the last thing you want to do is spend the prize

money on is a new set of shock absorbers!



The Challenge

The stages of the knockout contest are raced on a

downhill mountain slope, littered with potential hazards.

To proceed to the next stage, the course has to be

completed within the time limit. That in itself is a

challenge, but you also need to earn enough points to

qualify � in the knockout league, the rider who comes

last in each race is automatically disqualified...

Judge your approach to the hazards correctly, and

collect points for negotiating them successfully. Each

hazard needs to be tackled in the right way if success is

to be yours. Slippery poles, for instance, need to be

approached carefully, with the bike well-balanced; jumps,

on the other hand need to be taken at the right speed id

the landing is to be safe. Make a mistake and you are

thrown off your bike; vital time is wasted as you recover

and remount, and the bike gets damaged in a fall.

Falls and crashes affect your machine's handling. As

the race progresses, the bike's condition is displayed

on-screen: it starts out as a bright, shiny machine but

in the hands of an incompetent rider it can soon end up

as a battered, incomplete heap of scrap. Damage is

progressive � as you sustain more and more knocks,

beginning with scratches and dents, the mechanical

condition deteriorates until parts start to fall off.



A countdown clock shows the time remaining in which

the current course has to be completed � take too long

and disqualification is the result. A fast time earns a

bonus � the surplus time is multiplied up by a factor

that depends on the level of the game, and the total is

added to your score.

Prize money is awarded at the end of each round and

winnings are added to your cash reserves on screen.

Before the next round starts you can upgrade your machine

with repairs and spare parts � so long as you have the

money. Select the item or service you require from the

repair screen and the cost is deducted automatically from

your bank balance. The part is fitted or the repairs

effected immediately and the performance of your bike

improves instantly. If the bike is really battered and

you have a lot of money in the bank, you can always buy a

brand new machine... Remember you can only buy what you

can afford: the garage doesn't give credit in this game!

Get used to the controls by practising with the

clock option off.

Note that as it's a downhill race, there's no

backtracking: you only get one attempt to each hazard on

the way down the hill. If you're too cautious with the

throttle you'll never complete the round in time...

Ready to race? Then helmet on, ignition on, and

you're off!



PLAYING CONTROLS � SPECTRUM & AMSTRAD



JOYSTICK KEYBOARD

UP - Accelerate - Q

DOWN - Decelerate - A

LEFT - Turn left - O

RIGHT - Turn right - P

FIRE - Wheelie - SPACE



LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

SPECTRUM

Type Load "" and press ENTER.



AMSTRAD

Amstrad 464: Press CNTRL and small ENTER



Amstrad 664/6128: Type ITAPE and press RETURN, press

CNTRL and small ENTER.



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