Acorn User
1st March 1985
Published in Acorn User #032
You start Eddie Kidd's Jump Challenge by completing a few practice jumps over barrels on a BMX bike. I didn't see much point in this as it seemed to waste valuable program space which could have been used to enhance the graphics.
Anyway, once you've managed to negotiate the jumps on the BMX, you're allowed to try it on a motorcycle, and this time the objects are cars, trucks and jeeps. If you fail, it's back to the BMX for more practice.
The sideways scrolling of the screen is very good, although I did notice a slight amount of flicker in the graphics. Control of the game is either keyboard only or a combination of keyboard and joystick - I found keyboard only the easiest.
There is of course the competition - the winner is the person completing the longest jump, and you are able to save this on to tape. The game gets very boring after a short time - I even recruited a few children to play it and they felt the same - £7.95 it's a bit pricey.
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