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= | | " TEST DRIVE DOCS | | " =
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= | | " ISK BY | |______ " APER =
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= _|_|_____ " THE DISK RAPER __|_|_ "__ =
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Introduction
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go into a dealership that
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specializes in sports cars and test drive the car of your dreams? Of course!
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Don't be a loser! Just give it a try! No guts? Afraid they'll kick you right
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out of their showroom? Well, here's your chance!! Test drive by accolade puts
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you behind the wheel of your favorite sports car. The game starts out with a
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glamorous title sequence (awesome!!!), while a stereo soundtrack plays in the
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background (depending on what computer you are playing). To abort the sequence
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press the fire button on the joystick, and the game will finish loading. Now
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comes the hard decision-which car to drive?
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Choosing A Sports Car
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The screen is now split in half, showing one of the five sports cars that you
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may test drive and the specifications of the current car. To cycle through the
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different cars, press the joystick up or down. This will cause the top portion
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of the screen to scroll, displaying a different sport car, and the bottom
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portion to display specifications. The cars from which you may choose are:
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lamborghini countach, ferrari testarossa, porsche 911 turbo, lotus turbo
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esprit, and the chevrolet corvette. Each car performs just like in real life,
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including speed and handling.
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You had better bring along your swiss bank account money, because you're going
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to need it. For instance, the lamborghini has a top speed of 173 mph,
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mid-engine/rear drive handling and a price tag of (gasp!!) $135,000. While the
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corvette has a top speed of 154 mph, front/rear handling and a price of only
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$35,000. To select your car, press the fire button.
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Seeing What's Ahead
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Now that you have selected a sports car, let's take a look at what lies ahead.
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The object of the game is to drive as fast as you can along a mountain road,
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while avoiding obstacles such as sunday drivers, on-coming traffic, pot holes,
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water slicks and, most of all, the fuzz. Whoops, I almost forgot the little
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bird that flies over and shits all over your windshield (it's just not the car
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that has real-life performance).
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In addition to this, you must keep your car on the road without crashing, which
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Is no simple task when you're going 160 mph. The game ends after you have
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crashed your car five times or you rear-end an officer of the law. (those
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assholes!!)
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Game Play, How to Play, etc
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Now, it is finally time to see what this fancy european or american car has
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under the hood. It will not be as simple as plying a lead foot, because this is
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no ordinary highway. The perspective you have is that of a person sitting
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behind the wheel looking out through the windshield of the car. In the
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top-middle of the windshield, you have a rear view mirror which is very
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detailed, showing the cars you have passed and the distance they are behind
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you.
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The mountain route you must drive has a nice perspective to it and makes you
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feel like you are actually driving on the road. To accelerate push the joystick
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up, to decelerate push down, and to shift gears, press the fire button while
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pushing the joystick up or down. It takes a lot of practice to shit gears,
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because it's not just a matter of shifting, but rather knowing when to shift.
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When you do shift gears, there is a window that opens in the lower right corner
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of the dashboard displaying the gearshift and the gear you are currently in.
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There are also two indicators on the dashboard, one for the current mph and
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another for rpm. The mph indicator simply displays your current speed, while
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the rpm indicator tells you how much faster you can go without blowing your
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engine in the current gear.
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The most important device on your car is the radar detector (never leave home
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without it). This device is located in the upper left part of the windshield,
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attached to your sun visor. When the red lights start flashing on the radar
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detector, it means that a radar gun has been detected, so slow down. It is safe
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to speed up when the red lights turn to green.
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The Pit Stop
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Once you have completed the stretch of road, your car automatically pulls over
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into one of four gas stations (time to take a leak). Here you are given your
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average speed, the time it took for you to complete the stretch of road and
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your total points so far. If your score is low, the dealership will have called
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ahead and told the gas station to send you back.
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Winning The Game
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If you are successful and do complete the mountain road four times, your car
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will automatically pull over into the dealership for the surprise of your life.
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Inside the glove compartment is the title to a brand new yugo!!!! (ha ha ha)
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just kidding, anyway, inside you will find the title to your car, which the
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dealership has signed over to you. The game will now prompt you for your name
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(if your score is high enough) in order to put you in the top drivers hall of
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fame.
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Some Hints and Tips
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When you first get the game, start out with something that does not have as
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much zip as the 173 mph lamborghini. The porsche is one of the best all-around
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cars for beginners (if you have the dough). It combines good speed and handling
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along the mountain road to help you get the "feel" of the game.
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When your rpm indicator gets in the red area, it is time for you to shift into
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the next highest gear, or bye bye engine!!!
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Shift into first gear before you accelerate when starting out from the gas
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station or beginning a new game. If you don't, you're history even before you
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get started.
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If you been pulled over too many times by the police, try this: get up a speed
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of over 110 mph, and nothing will stop you. You're just a blur on their radar
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and no match for their cruisers.
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|A couple additions to the "Test Drive Docs" file....|
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_________|____________________________________________________|__________
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|__ __|_|________________________ _______________________________|
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|__Keys__|_|________________________Commands_______________________________|
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|________|_|_______________________________________________________________|
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| Ctrl-R | |Ends current game and takes you back to the car selection menu.|
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|________|_|_______________________________________________________________|
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|<Escape>| | Pauses/restarts current game. |
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|________|_|_______________________________________________________________|
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| s | | Toggles sound off/on. |
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|________|_|_______________________________________________________________|
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| m | | Toggles music off/on. |
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-END-
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