ZX Spectrum

Ready Steady Go

There's no splash screen, this game starts by asking 'How Many Players'

Next it's enter your name. I found this surprisingly hard so I took a default

You can choose which keys you want to use or which joystick port

here i'm racing against the computer. I must complete 5 laps of the hurdles in under 119 seconds and I have three attempts. The game pauses at this screen for a while then ...

Here's where the game gets its name from ..

Can you guess what comes next?

and after this you're straight into the hurdles

An unusually bendy track for the hurdles. The faster you mash those buttons the faster you go. There's a timer on the right and power indicators at the top

Warning : If you haven't got RSI then this game will cause it! After 3 failed qualifying attempts I had to stop - hence no shots of the other games