| Geordie Racer | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Longman Logotron |
| Publisher(s) | BBC Enterprises |
| Year released | |
| System(s) | BBC Micro |
| Followed by | Through the Dragon's Eye |
| Series | Look and Read |
| Designer(s) | Peter Smith, Christopher Russell, David Watkins |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Players | 1 |
| Modes | Single player |
Template:Series disambig Geordie Racer is an educational game developed by Longman Logotron for BBC Enterprises (now known as BBC Worldwide), and released to British primary schools for the BBC Micro in 1987; it is based on the twelfth serial of the BBC's drama series Look and Read (which premiered on BBC2 in 1967), and the player is guided through it by the show's mascot, Wordy (but the serial on which it is based was the last to feature him). The character of Sal the Sea Serpent, who appears in the tenth and final challenge, was also created specifically for the game and did not appear on the television.
Story
This is taken from the back of the disk's inlay card, the front of which is seen in the image to the right:
This is the first game for the Look and Read series; it was later followed by four sequels: Through the Dragon's Eye (BBC Micro, 1989), Sky Hunter (BBC Micro and Acorn Archimedes, 1991), Earth Warp (Acorn Archimedes, 1994) and Spywatch (RISC PC, 1996). However, the 32-bit games are now only playable if you still have the original disks, and an actual Acorn Archimedes or RISC PC to run them.
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The game's title screen.
