Roader is a straightforward racing game where you control a car as it speeds along a track avoiding obstacles and other vehicles.

The road scrolls vertically down the screen, twisting from side to side. At times - and especially in the later stages of the game - it narrows right down to single-track width, making careful driving essential.

Houses and trees scroll down the border of the display. Rocks and oil slicks threaten the unwary driver. Driving over an oil slick causes you to lose control of your car temporarily.

Sensibly placed keys enable you to steer right and left, accelerate, and brake. There appear to be only three speed settings but the fastest should satisfy even the most demanding champions.

You only have one life, but you don't lose it by going off the road, unless you collide with a house or tree. The occasional petrol pump enables you to refuel if you're running low.

Roader is a rather ordinary game by comparison with the software available on other machines but it should give Camputers Lynx owners a good ride.