Game Play:
Pressing space will launch your character from the platform.
Pressing left and right will control your drop, allowing you to collect tokens to spend on power-ups.
Pressing space while in the air will deploy your parachute.
If you drop in the mud, you will lose a life.
If you deploy your parachute too late, you will crash into the ground and lose a life.
If you finish in 4th or 5th place, you will be disqualified from the race and lose a life.
Levels:
There are 4 levels broken into 5 rounds each. Each level gets progressively higher.
Between levels you are given the chance to upgrade your equipment.
Tokens:
You are granted tokens for each one you collect in mid-air and a bonus for where you place in each round.
Upgrades:
Both upgrades have 3 levels that cost 500 tokens each.
Speed upgrade: Makes you drop faster. Gives you an advantage in the actual race
Parachute upgrade: Deploys your parachute faster. Gives you an advantage in the landing (can deploy later).
Scoring:
Finishing in 1st place in a round: 2,000 points
Finishing in 2nd place in a round: 1,000 points
Finishing in 3rd place in a round: 500 points (not yet verified... it's hard to finish in 3rd)
False start (starting before go): -200 points
Final summary:
2,000 points per round x 20 rounds = 40,000 max score.
The top 18 spots are already filled with 40,000 scores so I will let you know if they award me a trophy tonight (not the top 18, but max score)