Action Biker C64

Description

Action Biker C64

• Objective: The player controls Clumsy Colin on a motorbike, navigating an open-world town to find and collect 40 pieces of equipment. After all parts are collected, the player must complete a final drag race.
• Perspective: The C64 version uses an isometric (faux-3D) view that wraps around at the edges of the map.
• Upgrades: Certain equipment pieces enhance the motorbike’s abilities. These include a new gearbox for better acceleration, water-skis for crossing water, and a larger fuel tank.
• Fuel and Lives: The player has a limited amount of fuel and several lives. Fuel can be replenished at a petrol station. Crashing into obstacles or running out of fuel costs a life.
• World: The game features several distinct areas, including a petrol station, a lake, a rollercoaster, and a building site. 

• Sound: The game features music composed by the legendary C64 musician Rob Hubbard.
• Platform differences: The ZX Spectrum version of Action Biker was a completely different game from the C64 and Atari 8-bit versions, featuring a top-down view and a different plot.
• Legacy: Despite its simple premise, the game is remembered for its fun, free-roaming design, decent graphics for the time, and catchy music. It was reviewed favourably in its day, including an 83% rating in Zzap! 64 magazine.