The Race (activity)

The Race is a non-educational activity in JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade: Fundamentals.

Playable

 * Frankie
 * Casey
 * Hopsalot
 * Pierre
 * Kisha
 * Eleanor
 * CJ

Non-playable

 * Jimmy Bumples (opponent)
 * Edison (appears at winner's circle)

Description
The player controls a racer and moves them left and right with the arrow keys. The goal is to reach the end of course before the other racers.

There are various obstacles on the course, and each obstacle correlates to a certain gadget. The gadgets that the player has are displayed on the dashboard at the bottom of the screen. As the player approaches an obstacle, the matching gadget is loaded for the player. The player must press the spacebar at the correct time to activate the gadget. If the player lacks the correct gadget or doesn't press the spacebar at the right time, the obstacle slows down the racer.

The activity can be played with two players. The second player uses the A and D keys to move left and right, and the S key to activate a gadget.

This activity doesn't contain any educational content, nor does it have difficulty levels.

Digital manual description
Gameplay Instructions

Ready to roll? The race begins with a quick countdown and you're off! The dashboard at the bottom of the screen shows the gadgets your racer does and doesn't have. The gadgets you do not have are grayed out. Each gadget matches one of the obstacles on the track. As you approach an obstacle the best gadget will be loaded for you. You'll need to launch the gadget at just the right time to cruise through the obstacle. The dashboard also has a miniature map of the track. It shows how close you, and the other racers, are to the finish line.

Player One Controls:


 * Left arrow key = Left
 * Right arrow key = Right
 * Space bar = Activates a gadget

Player Two Controls:


 * A key = Left
 * D key = Right
 * S key = Activates a gadget

Trivia

 * Not counting massively multiplayer online games (such as KnowledgeLand or JumpStart (online game)), it is one of the few multiplayer JumpStart activities.