This racing game is set in the Ramsay Street universe of the Australian soap opera, which was hugely popular in the UK. Nominally you play Scott Robinson, riding his skateboard in races against between one and four fellow characters – Mike Young on another skateboard, Charlene Ramsay in a go-kart, her brother Henry on a lawnmower, and Matt Robinson on a motorcycle. The 8 races take in Ramsay Street, the Lassiter's Complex, Erinsborough High School, and Anson's Corner.
There are 3 boards available (2 on the Spectrum), trading top speed off against manoeuvrability. Gameplay involves guiding your craft through a series of gates around a forced-perspective course. There are 3 levels of hazard presence available – hazards include kangaroos, emus and other (stereotypically Australian) animals, Bouncer the dog, grotty old Mrs. Mangel, and traffic bollards. Contact with any of these costs you time, and popularity but collecting litter will restore this. |
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