Stuck on B.C'S Quest for Tires

[Rik]

In my Colecovision phase,i decided to play B.C'S Quest For Tires.There's one part thats driving me crazy, and i dont remember how to do it.Its the part were you're going downhill really fast as you must gather up speed to jump the cliff.I ALWAYS slam into the side of the cliff.I got game loose without the instructions.So i looked online and the instructions say to have enough speed and B.C must be balanced right to make jump.I have all the speed,but how to you know or make B.C perfectly balanced,the instructions dont say.I tried moving stik various ways,to make him balanced,nothing works,or maybe my stock CV stik doesnt work right?I did a search here at AA 1st and didnt find anything on the matter.Any suggestions?id just love to see whats next in game,thanx!

[Tempest]

I thought you had to grab onto a bird to make that jump? That's how it worked in the Atari version anyway.

 

Tempest

[retroillucid]

In my Colecovision phase,i decided to play B.C'S Quest For Tires.There's one part thats driving me crazy, and i dont remember how to do it.Its the part were you're going downhill really fast as you must gather up speed to jump the cliff.I ALWAYS slam into the side of the cliff.I got game loose without the instructions.So i looked online and the instructions say to have enough speed and B.C must be balanced right to make jump.I have all the speed,but how to you know or make B.C perfectly balanced,the instructions dont say.I tried moving stik various ways,to make him balanced,nothing works,or maybe my stock CV stik doesnt work right?I did a search here at AA 1st and didnt find anything on the matter.Any suggestions?id just love to see whats next in game,thanx!

 

Just "Press UP" just at the edge and you'll fly away!

[Rik]

I thought you had to grab onto a bird to make that jump? That's how it worked in the Atari version anyway.

 

Tempest

No,grabbing the bird is before the big cliff,in the CV version anyway.Which Atari console?I failed to realise there are other versions of the game,or any differences.I'll have to look that one up!Should have known,oh well,thanx for replying anyway Tempest!

Edited April 1, 2009 by Rik

[Rik]

In my Colecovision phase,i decided to play B.C'S Quest For Tires.There's one part thats driving me crazy, and i dont remember how to do it.Its the part were you're going downhill really fast as you must gather up speed to jump the cliff.I ALWAYS slam into the side of the cliff.I got game loose without the instructions.So i looked online and the instructions say to have enough speed and B.C must be balanced right to make jump.I have all the speed,but how to you know or make B.C perfectly balanced,the instructions dont say.I tried moving stik various ways,to make him balanced,nothing works,or maybe my stock CV stik doesnt work right?I did a search here at AA 1st and didnt find anything on the matter.Any suggestions?id just love to see whats next in game,thanx!

 

Just "Press UP" just at the edge and you'll fly away!

Thanx for your reply,ill try that one right away!!!!!!!!Aha,just at the edge is where you press up,thats where i was screwing up!

Edited April 1, 2009 by Rik

[Tempest]

I thought you had to grab onto a bird to make that jump? That's how it worked in the Atari version anyway.

 

Tempest

No,grabbing the bird is before the big cliff,in the CV version anyway.Which Atari console?I failed to realise there are other versions of the game,or any differences.I'll have to look that one up!Should have known,oh well,thanx for replying anyway Tempest!

BC was made for the Atari 8-bit computers and Apple II at least. I think there's also a version for the C-64.

 

Tempest

[pinball22]

...I think there's also a version for the C-64.

 

Tempest

 

Yep, there's a C64 version. I've played it a ton.

[Tempest]

According to Moby Games it was released on: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum.

 

Tempest

[Rik]

In my Colecovision phase,i decided to play B.C'S Quest For Tires.There's one part thats driving me crazy, and i dont remember how to do it.Its the part were you're going downhill really fast as you must gather up speed to jump the cliff.I ALWAYS slam into the side of the cliff.I got game loose without the instructions.So i looked online and the instructions say to have enough speed and B.C must be balanced right to make jump.I have all the speed,but how to you know or make B.C perfectly balanced,the instructions dont say.I tried moving stik various ways,to make him balanced,nothing works,or maybe my stock CV stik doesnt work right?I did a search here at AA 1st and didnt find anything on the matter.Any suggestions?id just love to see whats next in game,thanx!

 

Just "Press UP" just at the edge and you'll fly away!

Thanx for your reply,ill try that one right away!!!!!!!!Aha,just at the edge is where you press up,thats where i was screwing up!

I did what you suggested,still no luck!

[moycon]

Here's a video of someone playing through the c64 version.

Maybe you can watch up to that part you are stuck at and figure out how they are getting past it.

 

 

here's the Atari version:

 

Edited April 3, 2009 by moycon