Home Computing Weekly


Scandarally

Author: J.W.
Publisher: Softi
Machine: TI99/4A

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #86

This is a car rally game which takes place in three stages. You guide a car down a forest path avoiding the trees and huts that scroll up the screen.

Providing the car is not too damaged to continue, you then steer along a winding mountainous path before crossing water over a steep bridge. In the final part you drive along a crowded motorway, dodging the traffic.

At the end of each stage the number of penalty pionts gained are shown. You have three cars with which to compete. Your final score depends on the number of stages completed and any bonuses awarded, minus all penalties.

At the end of the game a Hall of Fame shows the score and your place in it, but there is no best score feature incorporated.

The S and D keys control left and right movements of the car, but some numeric keys can control speed and cornering. I found trying to use these most difficult, partly because of not being very dextrous, but mainly because they do not work as expected.

This game needs Extended Basic.

J.W.

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