Instructions
Skimmer Circuit
Skim a hovercraft round tidal circuits against a draining clock. The throttle is always open: steer, brake, and boost across the lap gates. Cross a gate on the racing line while boosting for a kiss, and the boost tank only refills over water.
- Year
- 1994
- Era
- 16-Bit
- Genre
- Racing / Hovercraft time trial
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Left / Right steer, Space boost, Down brake.
- P to pause.
On touch
- LEFT and RIGHT buttons steer, BOOST button boosts.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
Every gate pays a few seconds back, a boost kiss pays more, and each lap and circuit pays a bonus. Circuits alternate and get narrower. The seed nudges the corners and the water patches.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 11,500
- 23,000
- 35,000
- 47,500
- 510,000
- 613,000
- 717,000
- 821,000
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The 16-Bit era, 1990–1996
Dithered sunsets, parallax hills and more colours than anyone knew what to do with.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
