Childhood favourite game. My favourite track was the Great Wall of China track for some reason. I remember feeling so cool when I was able to pass this game!

However, when I tried the PC version yesterday, I found it to be quite different. There were 23 other riders to defeat and the difficulty level was much more intense. I kept losing, as I am not a fan of keyboard controls which made it even harder for me. I only played a little bit, so I am not sure how the game progresses. I am undecided if I will continue playing because the controls are too difficult for me, and I have read that the difficulty remains intense, even on the easy level and near impossible on hard.

edit: so I tried the PC version as well. You can't rate different versions separately on this website. I managed to finish the championship and got to the pocket bike championship. I am not sure if I want to continue. It wasn't very fun and the controls are a challenge, using the keyboard is too much for me. You also have to keep saving it. If you exit to the main screen you lose all your progress. (can't remember this on the playstation version, I never used a memory card but played it all in one go). It isn't as fun as the PlayStation version. In the Playstation version it was easier to control the biker and there were less bikers to defeat. I am also unsure how to get the 2 extra tracks (these just came with the PS version). I think you need to download them off the internet??? 2 stars for computer version.

I went to replay this as an adult yesterday (British version). I have not played this game in several years. I have not played the British version before. The Cluefinders 3rd Grade remains a stable favourite of mine to this day. The voices are quite less creepy than the American version.

I was never a smart kid, so I never was able to complete this as a 3rd grader, 4th grader.. OK UNTIL I WAS PROBABLY A TEENAGER OR ADULT.
I always preferred the Monkey Kingdom as the Goo Lagoon creeped me out and just was not my cup of tea.

How I found the games:
{GOO LAGOON}
TWIN SPIDERS was so horrifying to me as a child. I would always avoid this game as much as possible because it terrified me. Seeing it again yesterday, I still feel uncomfortable with it. Game play is still hard for me...
Crabalock attack: I loved this one. I think because I have always preferred word games. I don't recall needing help for this.
Attack-nids: I found this one far too hard. When I went through and played it yesterday, I STILL COULDN'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
Moths and Fleas. GROSS. I never liked this as a kid and find it hard it hard to see what they want me to do to this day.
Worms Day Out: Mum would help me with this one. It's cute but kinda icky to pick up the worms. I found it hard playing it yesterday.
River of the Goo Creature: always needed mum's help. I struggled a bit yesterday playing this, even on easy level. (I believe I have dyscalculia)
Goo Falls: I rememebr struggling for years with this but then mastering it maybe in my teen years. Playing it yesterday, I lost several beettle bags. The patterns are hard for me to see.

{Monkey Kingdom}
Address Stones. Never some help on easy level as a kid. As an adult I had to cheat on hard level. I HATE MATHS
The Queen's Calendar: so-so for me as a kid but I always needed help with this entire PC game. On hard level I did ok yesterday.
The Pit and the Vines: always needed help. I cheated yesterday.
Monument: Yeah, always needed help with this too. I couldn't be botehred reading what it said so picked up anything.
Treausre Chest: far to hard for me as a child. I played the British version yesterday, so money was different. I picked up anything.
Chasm of snakes: another maths one, so I needed help with this too. I picked up anything yesterday.
The Rings of Fire: This one drove me nuts but for some reason I actually enjoyed it, despite needing help. I cheated yesterday as I can't do maths.

{jungle canopy}
Where are you: I am not good with geography so I always needed help. I was able to do ok with it yesterday, but in the past as an adult I found it difficult.
Birds on vacation: this game is very nostalgic to me and my mum. We LOVED IT because of the cute birds. I always needed help, didn't find it hard on hard yesterday.

{lost city}
The Chamber of Order: This game was fun for me as a kid. I never found it too hard on easy level. As an adult on hard it was OK but I struggled a bit.
The Chamber of Vision: I KIND OF liked this as a kid but you have to have a keen eye to see the frames and some of the order frames don't make sense. I tried it yesterday with a frog's life cycle and wasn't sure why one frame went before another. I never liked this one.
The Chamber of Structure:. I HATED THIS AS A KID and still do to this day. On hard level I struggled yesterday and had to put it back on easy.
The Chamber of Illusion: found this one ok as a child on easy, still needed help but it was kinda fun. I liked how it was a lava lamp. I played on hard yesterday and despite getting one or two wrong, it was ok to play
The Chamber of Knowledge: This game annoyed me as a kid, I'd avoid it. I am sure it had more tiles to arrange, not just four??? I played it yesterday on hard and I made mistakes. SHows how dumb I am right?
Bottomless Pits of Doom: The final game. I always needed extensive help with this. The first 2 levels are ok to pass, but after that were too difficult for me. I tried it yesterday and it seems I haven't changed. The red andgold levels were too hard for me. I had to keep getting snagnets. I thought I'd not be able to complete the gold stage. It wasn't that I didn't understand the gameplay, it was how to place them right. I wasn't sure how to store the pieces when the storage bay was filled up.

Overall a VERY nostalgic game for me. Me and mum INTO MY ADULTHOOD would make jokes about the snagnets and sneezeberries. You have to be a very bright child to be able to play this on your own. Sadly, I was never that kind of child.

One of my first games ever as a kid was for the Playstation. I have never played the PC version.

Skating:
Doing tricks seemed too difficult. I remember trying countless times to get onto platforms and spending so much time trying to complete tasks they wanted. The things on the skating area that made noise were pointless. I'm not sure what they were, but if you touched them, they made noise and I always expected more.

Snowboarding:
I never enjoyed the snowboarding part as it was difficult to avoid the blue balloons. However, I loved the secret snow caves you could snowboard through - this was enchanting to me as a child! Trying to get into the area to get back up the slalom was a bit difficult.

Other:
The music section could have had more music. The start menu where it says "to choose Barbie, Teresa, Christie..." was irritating because when you hovered over each character, they each spoke their name. This was amusing for people I have watched, including my brother as a child. There seemed to be not as much interaction as I would have liked. Not sure what it was, but in the points area after you finished a game, I expected more as well (maybe an arcade-type mini-game, but I was a kid so I can't remember). What is irritating is the lack of snowboards and skates and general customization. The outfits to choose from aren't good. I always wanted more options. The fountain part annoyed me as a child because I wanted more interaction with it (it runs water, but I expected more as a child), it felt pointless.

It's not a "BAD" game, it warms a place in my heart and watching others play it makes me nostalgic. But could've been better.