Crazee Rider

The player competes as one of sixty riders in a series of motorbike races held on the real life race circuits Le Mans, Anderstorp, Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Misano, Silverstone and the Nürburgring. The player must finish in the top six in order to qualify for the next race.

As the race begins, the player's bike is slow to accelerate so the rest of the field speed past. The player must attempt to catch and pass the other racers. The player may also gain bonus points by knocking the other racers off their bikes by side swiping them when the player is slightly in front. If the computer controlled racer is slightly in front when the bikes clash, it will cause the player to slow down. If the player hits the back of another bike, their bike is disabled for a short time.^[2]

The game was originally conceived as an Acorn Electron car racing game as a follow-up to the hugely successful Overdrive. That game was the only 3D racing game available for the Electron so despite only having straight tracks, became Superior Software's biggest selling game.^[3] In late 1986, Superior reissued Acornsoft's BBC Micro only racing simulation Revs and were also working on the Grand Prix Construction Set, set for release in 1987. Neither of these games were able to be converted for the Electron. After completing the shoot 'em up Galaforce, Superior asked Kevin Edwards if he would be interested in writing an Electron racing game.^[4] During development, it was decided to change the game to a motorbike racer and to also release it on the BBC Micro.^[4]

The Electron version runs in a four colour mode with the player able to change the three main colours (the fourth always remaining black). The standard BBC Micro version is virtually identical but runs in an eight colour mode. An enhanced version was included for the BBC Master which included more circuits, extra in-game graphics (including extra animation and different coloured opponents) and music by Martin Galway.^[5][6]