$aff|2-Ridge Racer







$afa|1-Tips for your Playstation



$fff                       By Madman/Strobe & Ultima

$faf    Set-Up your Playstation and insert the Ridge Racer disk as described
in your Playstation manual.  Turn on the power button.

    There's a short loading break (in which you can play a brief game of
the  arcade  classic  Galaxian) and then push START to bring up the menu
screen.  Push start again to get straight to the grid.

                       Basic Controller Operation

Directions buttons - move around screen
Button {} or square - Cancel selection or return to the previous menu.
Button circle or X or start - Confirm selection.

                        Default Driving Controls

L/R Button - Shift Up/Down a gear.
Left/Right - Turn Left/Right.
Start - Pause Menu.
Square - Brake.
{} - Change View.
X - Accelerate.

                           Negcon Controller

    If  you  are  using  NegCon  controller,  then  the  controls are as
follows:

Directional Pad - Move around screen.
Button II or B - Cancel Selection or return to the previous menu.
Button I or A or Start - Confirm Selection.

                    Negcon Default Driving Controls

Up/Down - Shift Up/Down a gear.
Start - Pause menu.
Twist Anti-Clockwise/Clockwise - Turn Left/Right.
II Button - Brake.
B Button - Change your view.
I Button - Accelerate.

                                 Pause

    Pressing  Start  during  a  race brings up the pause menu.  From top
down  the  choices are:"CANCEL", To continue racing, "RESTART", to start
the  race  from  the  beginning,  or  "EXIT"  to return to the main menu
screen.

                                  Hint

    You  can control the car better at high speed if you master skidding
around  corners.   Before  you  start  to turn, take your finger off the
accelerate  button  and  hit  the  brake  for  a  moment.  Return to the
accelerator  again while holding down left or right, and the back of the
car should begin to drift out.

Screen Layout (See Piccy)

The Main Menu (See Piccy)

                             Course Select

    You begin with a choice of four races.  Use left and right to select
which  one you want.  When you win a race it is recorded here.  Once you
have  won  all  four  races  you then get to try them all in the reverse
direction.   The T.T.  Race is a time trial against the car #2(or car #3
if your driving the yellow solvalou).

             Race Type   Course    # of Laps   Top Speed/Kmh

             Beginner    Normal       2             160
             Mid-Level   Normal       3             200
             High Level  Extended     3             200
             T.T.        Extended     3             220

                              Transmission

    Use  left and right to choose between automatic transmission(AT),and
manual transmission(MT).

                               Car Select

    Use  left  and right to choose between the cars available.  Each car
has a performance profile diagram based upon four parameters:

                              Acceleration
                                   /\
                                  /  \
                         Handling/    \Traction
                                 \    /
                                  \  /
                                   \/
                             Maximum Speed

                              Sound Select

    Use  left  and  right  to  choose  between  the six music tracks, or
"Random Play" (Track 0).

                                Options

There are three options here:

    Fastest  Laps  - The top six ranking for the time trial is displayed
here,  among  with  the  initials of each driver, and the car used.  The
overall best lap time is shown at the bottom.  Select"EXIT" to return to
the  main menu screen, "LOAD" to load in a saved game, or "SAVE" to save
your current game these last two operations can only be performed if you
have a memory card(see the section on saving and loading a game).

    Button  Config  -  Use  left and right here to choose your preferred
button configuration for your controller.  The labelling is as follows:

                             Below in bold

Accelerate - Accelerate
Brake - Brake
Shift Up - Shift Up a gear
Shift Down - Shift Down a gear
Change View - Change View

Adjust Mode - Calibrating your neGcon

    If you are using a neGcon you can press start on the "Button Config"
screen to adjust the analogue controls:

    Firstly,  press  start  with  the neGcon straight to set the central
rest  postion.   Next,  adjust the width of the central' no turn' region
(The  margin  around  the  central rest postion throughout which the car
drives  straight)  then press start again.  Finally adjust the full lock
position  (This  is  the  distance  that  the controller must be twisted
through to peform the tightest turn) and press start to confirm.

    Music  Player  - This option lets you listen to the background music
while watching a racing demo.

                       Saving and Loading a game

    If  you have a memory card then you can save your current game along
with  your  best times, and load them back in later.  From the main menu
screen  select  "Option"  then  "Fastest Laps" and then either "Load" to
load a game or "Save" to save a game.

    Saving:   Select  "New file" to create a new saved game, or selcet a
previous  saved  game if you want to save over it, and then confirm.  If
there  is  no  available space left on your memory card then the message
"Card is Full" appears.  Press {} or square to exit.

    Loading:   Select  a  saved game (These are indexed by the best race
time in each) and then confirm.  Press {} or square to exit.

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