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View: AMERICAN CHALLENGE DOCS
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THE ALMOST COMPLETE AMERICAN CHALLENGE DOCS
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WRITTEN BY THE TWINS
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3/17/86
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American challenge is a boat simulation with seven different courses to choose
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from. I have discovered five of the seven courses, but have yet to solve the
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H. ANDERSON & GOLD CUP. When it happens, I will write it up, but for now here
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is what i've discovered so far.
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One other note. The following commands are for the motorboat simulations.
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We haven't done much with the sailboat races, so you are on your own there.
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<engine power>
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The keys (T) (R) & (E) control your speed. (T) seems to be the fastest way of
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speeding up. If you want to slow down then you would hit the opposite key that
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you hit to start. If that doesn't work, then try the other key, either way
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you can speed up or slow down with these keys. <ex.> (T) to speed up (E) to
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slow down.
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<directional control>
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The keys (J) (K) & (L) control your directional headings. If you press (J) you
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will turn left, and if you press (L) you will turn right. the (K) key will
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straighten your boat out after you have executed a turn. Use the turning keys
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repeatedly for the right angle of turn you want.
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<mapping and pause>
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The (spacebar) will give you these options.
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<distance keys>
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If the keys (I) or (O) are pressed it will move your boat forward on the screen
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or back towards you, depending on which one you push. I guess it is a way to
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adjust your boat to make it easier to steer. I leave it where it is.
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<restart>
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The (esc) key will give you this function
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<special keys>
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The (cntrl-U) and the (cntrl-H) keys will give you a view of the boat from an
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angle outside of the boat. Together they give you the ability to see in a
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360 degree radius. Hit them repeatedly for the view you want to see, but
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remember to put it back to normal to steer correctly.
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Depending on what copy you have, you may or may not have any courses laid out
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for you. One way of determining this is to boot up the game and choose what
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you want, then on the main race screen you will either see the name of a boat
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or the word "DEMO" beside it. If there is "DEMO" there, then you won't see
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the outline of the route to take. So, here are the courses in order:
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<Beginner> _____
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<finish> | | <start>
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<Triangle>
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<H. Anderson>
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Not presently known by this author
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<Gold Cup>
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Not presently known by this author
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<The Needle>
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<finish>| |<start>
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<Atlantic>
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Same as the triangle, except that you have to go around the
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course twice.
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<North South>
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A final note. When you first start the race, you will have about 2 minutes
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before you can cross the two white markers. If you cross them too early,
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you will have to go around the course an extra time, or do as we do and hit
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esc to restart the race. Also if you already have a course laid out for you
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then you will have to race the other boat. Note that you will always be in the
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middle of the viewscreen.
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Well, that should about do it for now. When and if I find those courses, I'll
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let ya'll know. In the mean time, if anybody discovers anything more to the
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game, especially pertaining to the sailboat racing, then do let me know.
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I can be reached at:
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"The Hobbit's Hideaway AE"
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(713) 690-3918
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no p/w - Hit D after connecting
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Thanks for the read,
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The Twins
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