Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an activity in JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective. It is not intended to teach any educational concepts.

Description
Sometimes, after choosing a location in Hooverville to go to, Jo Hammet will skateboard there. The player controls Jo Hammet by using the up and down arrow keys to move up and down the street, the right arrow key to slow down, the left arrow key to speed up, and the spacebar to jump. Various obstacles, such as pedestrians, manhole covers, and junk will appear in the street, and if Jo hits one, she'll trip.

Dr. X's goons will also chase after Jo, and if one of them catches her, she'll be sent to the dungeon. If a goon hits any of the aforementioned obstacles, he will be stopped. They will not appear while skateboarding in the first mission, as the goons do not yet know of Jo's existence.

To complete the activity, Jo only needs to make it a certain distance without getting caught.

Difficulty level differences
The activity has three difficulty levels for game play difficulty only.

Help file description
My skateboard and I are one. We can get anywhere on this thing. Hope you can keep up. Nothing stops me¾I jump right over what ever comes in my way, or I go right by it. The problem is, now it looks like some goons are after me. If I hit something, I fall down. Hey, no problem. But if one of these goons gets me, I'm a goner: it's off to the dungeon.


 * Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to travel from top to bottom along the street.
 * To speed up, press the left arrow key.
 * To brake, press the right arrow key.
 * To jump, press the space bar.