First Past the Post screenshots

This screen displays as the game loads. It pays to advertise

The game has a save feature and it starts by asking the player if they want to continue a previous game

If there is no previous game then the player is prompted to enter their name. The name entered is MOBY. The trailing 'C' is displayed by the game and is NOT part of the name

The game's main menu

Trainers' records. These are the trainers in the current game

Trainers' Records This is the current record for a trainer. As this is the start of the season there is nothing to report.

Money Matters This is the current state of Moby's finances

Next Meeting This is the start of the first race meeting

These are Moby's horses. Any of them can be entered into the upcoming races

This is the record for one of Moby's horses 'Half Brother'. As yet he hasn't raced. It's from this screen that the player opts to enter the horse in the upcoming 1 mile race

Now 'Half Brother' has been entered into a race he no longer appears in the list of horses available for selection

This is the pre-race menu. The Race Lineup option shows the horses and their trainers

Form & Weights These are the horses in the race and the result of their last four races.

The Betting Prices menu. The player is asked to enter a horse's number (there's no indication on-screen to confirm which horse has been selected, then a stake

Only one bet is allowed. Once it's been placed the only option worth taking is to start the race. At this point the game pauses for a while...

The Race. The horses all line up and wait for the player to press the SPACE bar. This shot shows a race in progress. Moby's horses are shown in white, he didn't win.

The race results. Nothing here for Moby

At the end of a race meeting, three races, the trainers table is displayed

After the trainers table the player is given the option to sell some horses

Here a horse has been sold. There is no prior indication how much the horse will sell for

Next the player is given the chance to buy another horse. After this the player is taken back to the main menu where ....

... the trainer's records now show some activity

First Past the Post

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