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- SKUNNY KART DOC
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-
- The game requires a 386 or better and VGA of course. We strongly recommend a
- SOUNDBLASTER or ADLIB (or compatible) card and the use of JOYSTICKS. The game
- can be played in HIGH resolution VGA mode or in LOW resolution (much faster).
-
- The music and sound effects volume are adjustable. The sound effects player
- is multichannel and can play 8 sounds simultaneously (mixed in real time)!
-
- There are 40 tracks in the registered version divided in 8 cups (of 5 tracks
- each). 5 cups are for RACING MODE and 3 cups for BATTLE MODE.
-
- There are eight drivers (animals) to choose from, and they all have different
- racing capabilities:
-
- - SLOW (speed and acceleration) but nearly no skidding;
- - MEDIUM (...) a bit more skidding;
- - FAST (...) really hard to drive specially on ice tracks.
-
- The game speed is adjustable (cf. SETUP), the default value is 50%.
-
- In one player mode, there is a REVERSE MODE VIEW (cf SETUP).
-
- If the game is too hard for you, choose DIFFICULTY=EASY in the SETUP
- menu.
-
- RACING MODE (5 CUPS)
- --------------------
- You run against the others but also against the time. Two options are
- available:
-
- - PRACTICE
- The player can choose the cup and the track he wants to play and he has
- unlimited lives to retry. The track high scores are recorded but no cup
- high scores.
-
- - RACE
- The player can choose the cup but not the track. He has three lives to
- run the five tracks. He can go to the next track only if he is qualified
- (must be in position 1..4). If he is not qualified, he will lose a life
- and must redo the track. If he is qualified he receives points as follows,
-
- First place receives 100000 points
- Second place receives 75000 points
- Third place receives 50000 points
- Fourth place receives 25000 points
-
- The cup's high scores and results are based on these points.
-
- There are plenty of pickups that can greatly influence the gameplay:
-
- - The RED CLOCK will add 5 seconds to the players time;
- - The MAGENTA CLOCK will remove 5 seconds to the players time (advantage);
- - The COINS will give 5000 points to player;
- - The RED bottle will make me small (and slower) during the game for 5
- seconds;
- - The MAGENTA bottle will allow me to make all others SMALL (use joystick
- button 2). VERY USEFUL;
- - The MISSILE allows me to shoot others players (seeking missile). Use the
- UP-DOWN (on joystick only) or LEFT-RIGHT while holding the second button
- to adjust the target;
- - The TURBO PICKUP will give you extra speed;
- - The BEAR will be glued to the player and will slow him down. Player must
- use LEFT-RIGHT very quickly to remove him;
- - The INVINCIBLE will make the player invincible for 5 seconds (he can
- go through other players, he will not be affected by a missile, red clock,
- red bottle, etc.);
- - The INVISIBLE will make the player invisible for 5 seconds (very
- useful in battle mode);
- - The GHOSTS will stop the player when they are down;
- - A DEVIL will appear if you drive the wrong way;
- - The BANANA will spin the player and put him out of control for a second;
-
- You can only have one pickup at a time. Don't take a MISSILE if you are in
- first position, you will not be able to take another useful pickup!
-
- There are also plenty of things in the map:
-
- - There are HOLES in the map to stop the player for 3 seconds (you will
- automatically get out of hole);
- - There are OIL slicks to spin the player and put him out of control;
- - TURBO on map (arrows) will also give the player an extra boost of speed;
- - JUMPS (to avoid water or slow surfaces);
- - It's possible to drive underwater but doing so will slow the player down;
- - Surfaces other than the road will stop or slow down the player;
- - In some maps it is possible to jump over the road. If the player misses
- the jump, he must redo part of the circuit.
-
- So, the best playing method is:
-
- - Drive as fast as you can;
- - Take all MAGENTA pickups and use them (bottles);
- - Take and use all the INVINCIBLE pickups (will perhaps save you from a bomb
- or a red pickup). This will also allow you to go through obstacles, etc.;
- - Don't take ANY red pickups;
- - Collect ALL the coins.
-
- If you cannot drive fast, make sure you take the COINS and the MAGENTA clocks.
- Even if you are in position #6 and you have 2 clocks, the ten seconds you
- have won with the clocks will possibly put you in first position (the
- track score at the end of the race will blink and CHANGE THE POSITIONS)!
-
- Also, if you have five coins, you receive 25000 points (as much as if you were
- in position 4).
-
- This shows that even bad players can still make very good scores if they play
- cleverly.
-
- BATTLE MODE
- -----------
- You have to battle against a friend or against the computer. Each player has
- 3 balloons. If you shoot the other player he looses a balloon. When a player
- has no more balloons, he has lost the game.
-
- There is a maximum of six missiles per game. If no more missiles are available,
- the game is over and both players have lost.
-
- If the player hits a bomb, he looses a balloon also.
-
- The INVINCIBLE and INVISIBLE pickups are ESSENTIALS in battle mode. When
- you hear the sound "Incoming...", it means a missile is coming. If you have
- the INVINCIBLE pickup, use it IMMEDIATELY and you will not be hit by the
- missile.
-
- Don't shoot at the other player if you are in front of him and traveling at a
- high speed, you will probably miss him and loose the missile.
-
- If you are near an INVISIBLE pickup, take it. If the other player has a
- missile, USE the INVISIBLE, he will not be able to find you (unless the other
- player is the computer).
-
- The little red square on top of the screen is radar showing both positions.
-
- Always listen to the sounds, they give you an indication of the position of
- the other player.
-
- If you play AGAINST THE COMPUTER, you can adjust the DIFFICULTY to EASY,
- NORMAL or HARD in the SETUP (cf. Main menu). Try EASY to start and if
- you want to become completely crazy, try the option HARD. Use the INVINCIBLE
- pickups if you want to win or the computer will take them all... Good luck!
-
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- * When you first try the game, don't be surprised if it is a bit difficult, *
- * you need to practice! At the begining, don't try to use pickups, just try *
- * to stay on the road and to drive straight... If you have a GRAVIS Game Pad *
- * (like NINTENDO's): use it! It is much better for this type of game. Choose *
- * a slow driver to start and choose practice mode. Have FUN! *
- * *
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- Document (C) EDISYS SCRL 1993,1994
-