Milk Race
bicycle racing game for Commodore 64, 1987
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Use Control Port 2.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cycling 1000 miles is no mean feat, so don't start off to quickly.
If you over to do it you could end up suffering from exhaustion and be
forced to retire from the race.
Use your gears to attain the most efficient use of your energy reserves
depending on your speed. Pedal rate and the gradient of the road.
Picking up milk from the side of the road will provide you with essential
extra energy.
Potholes in the road, cars and other riders will hinder your progress, so
watch out for them.
At random points during the race a time trial may be sprung on you. If
you fail to complete that section of the in the race in the time you have
been alloted you will be eliminated.
CONTROLS
Joystick or Keyboard:
Keys can be redifined or use:
[Q] = Up, [A] = Down, [O] = Left & [P] = Right
Pressing [SPACE] will select the gears. Escape aborts the game.
Game controls without using the selector functions:
Up moves the bike up the screen.
Down moves the bike down the screen.
Left decreases the cycling speed.
Right increases the cycling speed.
Games controls with the selector function:
Pressing Up changes up a gear
Pressing Down changes down a gear
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F10] - toggle performance meter
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)