Slot Cars

A hundred levels, each with its own track. A short track you drive around six times, a long one four times; the type is shown at the top of the screen. There's no steering: your car stays in its own slot. The only thing you do is accelerate and let go.

How to play

1. Hold the screen to accelerate. It doesn't matter where you press.
2. Let go before a bend. The red-and-white kerbs are placed exactly at the bends you shouldn't take at full speed.
3. Watch for the flames. Sparks behind your car mean: you're going very fast, let go before the next bend.
4. Press again after the bend. That rhythm is the whole game.

If it goes wrong

Take a bend too fast and your car flies off on the outside, explodes in a cloud of smoke, and returns to its own slot after about two seconds. You don't lose a lap and nothing is deducted - only time. Meanwhile, your opponent keeps driving.

Good to know

• The two cars drive in separate slots and can't touch each other.
• Red drives in the outer slot, blue in the inner one.
• On the second-to-last lap, a brief message appears announcing your final lap; the game just continues.
• Whoever completes all the laps first wins immediately. There's no draw and no extra time.
• Exactly halfway through, both cars swap slots, so you've driven on both tracks.
• Beat the computer and you move on to the next level. Lose and you're out.