No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking

Traditionally the preferred mode of transport of small-time drug dealers, mountain bikes have yet to make much of an impression on the rarefied world of virtual reality computer games. Until 2000, that is, when No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking becomes the first dedicated game of this popular and demanding sport. Serious cuts and bruises, blood splattered legs, aching limbs, din and gravel pummelling your skin -none of these should be of any concern as the only injury you're likely to acquire is a chafed thumb.

Set over 11 international locations, from the arid deserts of Morocco to the snow and ice of Sweden, the in-game cyclists pedal, wiggle their bikes, crunch into the saddle after a heavy jump and lean into comers, even placing their feet down for added stability. The action can be viewed from a third person perspective or, for the full effect, from over the handlebars.