| Genre: | Unknown Genre Type |
| Publisher: | Micro Power |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | BBC Model B |
| Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 29th September 1984 |
| Original Release Price: | £7.95 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Black |
| Author(s): | Ashley Saulsbury |
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Cassette
Big K
22nd August 1984
Fairly amusing, but after a few miles of the same sort of landscape it gets a bit tedious. Read Review
Games Computing
1st March 1985
A fun game and well worth the money. The terrain is not easy, there are lava pits and radioactive rocks which you must jump. Read Review
Home Computing Weekly
11th September 1984
The graphics are great and the game has that fascinating quality which leads to compulsion. Read Review
Personal Computer News
29th September 1984
The lava pools are just too small to be spotted when your eyes are busy on other parts of the screen. Read Review
The Micro User
1st March 1985
Extremely addictive and fun to play. Read Review
The Micro User
1st March 1985
Extremely addictive and fun to play... Movement keys are user definable and there is a joystick option. Read Review
Full Instructions
The Game
You are a galactic courier commissioned by the people of Zennon to run the blockade of aliens besieged their planet, carrying documents vital to the planet's defence. Taking a Dune Rider you set off across the desert wastes of the barren world pursued by the desperate aliens. Move backwards and forwards over the landscape to destroy the enemy fighters and jump over radioactive rocks and lava pits which block your way. At a later stage in the game you will have to blast the top off large outcroppings before you can jump over them. Replenish your fast diminishing fuel supply by hitting a tanker and catching the cannister as it falls to the ground.
Game Controls
CAPS LOCK - Left, CTRL - Right, RETURN - Fire Upwards, SHIFT - Fire Forwards, SPACE - Jump
Alternatively, you may use a joystick.
Q/S - Sound Off/On
ESCAPE puses the game, and any other key resumes play. Pressing ESCAPE twice
aborts the mission.
Scoring
| Scout | 40 points |
| Orbiter | 50 points |
| Whizzer | 80 points |
| Tanker | 100 points |
| Bomber | 100 points |
| Floater | 100 points |
| Zapper | 150 points |
| Hitting cannister | 10 points |
| Catching cannister | 100 points |
Extra lives are awarded on attaining 3,000 points, 6,000 points and 9,000 points. From 12,000 onwards, a bonus score of 500 points is awarded every 3,000 points scored.
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Dune Rider suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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