STADIUM 64 - Manuals Archive: Test Drive II: The Duel

	    Test Drive II: The Duel
            Copyright/Publisher: Accolade, Designer: Distinctive Software, inc., 
            Programmed by: Kris Hatlelid & Kevin Pickell, 
            Producer: Selley Day, Tests: Pam Levins, Art: John Boechler & 
            Theresa Henry, Music: Kris Hatlelid, 
            Manual: Jeff Hoff, Release Year: 1989, Genre: Racing Sports, Number 
            Of Players: 1 

            INTRODUCTION
            Imagine the desert. Flat. Hot. Roads that drill straight ahead into 
            perpetuity. A driver's dream. Now, imagine yourself at the wheel of 
            a silver gem known as the Porsche 959. The world's fastest 
            production car. That's what they told when you plunked down your 
            quarter-of-a-million dollars, anyway. You're cruising at 200 KPH, 
            feeling very royal, very kind-of-the-road. 
            Nothing in these parts can touch you. Or so you think. 
            Suddenly, there is a blur in the passing lane. 
            You blink. Whatever it was had to be going at least 240 KPH. You put 
            your pedal to the metal and investigate. Up ahead, in a perfect red 
            haze of automotive harmony, cruises a machine unlike any you've seen 
            before. Your jaw drops. It's the legendary Ferrari F40 - as sleek a 
            piece of Kevlar and carbon-reinforced plastic as ever rolled off a 
            production line. 
            You pull even. The other driver looks you over. He raises his 
            thumb... then roars ahead, finding another 40 or 50 KPH in the 
            bowels of his 478-horse, twin-turbo V-8. You glance at your 
            instrumentation. You've always wanted to explore the depths of the 
            famous Porsche 6th gear. You shift. You rocket, head to head, down 
            the desert chute. You wind up treacherous mountain curves. You 
            hurtle through lush woodland corridors. 
            And the cops are out in droves. 
            HOW TO LOAD THE DUEL
            1 - Connect your joystick to Port 2. Remove any cartridges. 
            2 - Turn on your computer and disk drive. 
            3 - Insert the The Duel: Test Drive II into the drive, label side 
            up, and close the door. 
            4 - Type LOAD "*",8,1 and press RETURN. The initial title and credit 
            screens will appear, the the game automatically goes into its 
            demonstration run - a preliminary peek at driving nirvana. Watch the 
            action. Enjoy the scenery. Let your jaw fall agape. (Also a good 
            time to don goggles and scarf.) 
            5 - Press RETURN or the FIRE BUTTON whenever you want to exit the 
            demo. You're whisked to the first Selection screen to set up your 
            race. 
            HOW TO SET UP A RACE
            (The setup screen : On this screen, use your joystick to move the 
            highlight box from option to option. When you want to set an option, 
            press the joystick FIRE BUTTON.) 
            Your choices include (and it's good to choose them in order): 
            (1) Your Car.
            - A picture of the current selection is diplayed in the box (in the 
            picture). To choose other cars, press the FIRE BUTTON. 
            - After the screen dissolves to the Car Selection screen, use your 
            joystick to scroll through the available cars. When your favorite 
            appears, press the FIRE BUTTON and the screen dissolves back to the 
            Setup screen. 
            The Ferrari F40 : Anything that can put a quarter-mile behind you in 
            11.8 seconds should be classified top secret, but here's the specs. 
            Everything except what the pit of your stomach feels like, cornering 
            at 200 KPH. (Hint: It has been described as "the Ferrari shriek.") 
            (2) The Other Car.
            - This displays your competition if you elect to race the computer. 
            Highlight, press the FIRE BUTTON and the screen dissolves to the Car 
            Selection screen. Choose the computer's weapon and press the fire 
            button to return to Setup. 
            The Porsche 959 : Is it truly the production zenith of modern 
            automotive engineering? Get it up to 240 KPH on a straight stretch 
            of road. Then try to figure out if that's a shimmy you feel - or 
            just the racing of your insane, babbling heart. (Hint: Porsches 
            don't shimmy. Ever.) 
            Need Another Unit? (advertisement) 
            Two cars come with The Duel from the factory; but if you want more, 
            you can have more. A Car Disk called The Supercars(tm) is available, 
            and features five additional road rockets from Lotus, Ferrari, 
            Porsche, Lamborghini and Chevrolet. If you want more poop, see your 
            software retailer or call 800-245-7744. 
            (3) Scenery.
            - You don't need this option unless you have an additional Scenery 
            disk If you don't, skip to #5 in this section. 
            - If you have one, press the FIRE BUTTON. The screen dissolves to 
            the Scenery Selection screen, which features the Mastery Scenery 
            Disk (pictures of the three original roadscapes you face in The 
            Duel.) If you've already installed a scenery disk (see Install 
            section), move the joystick up or down to examine other roadscapes. 
            When you see the scenery you want, press the FIRE BUTTON. The screen 
            disolves back to the Setup screen. 
            Need A Change Of Scenery? (advertisement) 
            The Duel comes with three different roadscapes, but another Scenery 
            Disk - California Challenge(tm) with seven additional roads - is 
            available. To find out more, visit your favorite software store or 
            call 800-245-7744. 
            (4) Install (see Install section)
            - You don't need this option unless you have an optional Car or 
            Scenery Disk. If you don't have them, skip to #5. If you do, read 
            the HOW TO USE THE INSTALL OPTION section. 
            (5) Do you want to race against the clock?
            - Highlight the stopwatch, press the FIRE BUTTON and you're off to 
            the Skill Selection screen. 
            (6) Or battle the relentless, icy cool driving hand of the computer?
            - Highlight the computer, press the FIRE BUTTON and you go to the 
            Skill screen. 
            CHOOSE YOUR SKILL LEVEL
            (The Skill screen : After choosing your car and competition, it's 
            time to honestly assess your talent. From wimp to stud.) 
            There are 12 levels of difficulty. Here's a quick breakdown of the 
            range for the different variables: 
            Auto-Shift on Skill Level 1 to 4. 
            Opponent speed is 90 MPH on Skill 1 to 200 MPH on Skill 12. 
            Cop Speed is 120 MPH on Skill 1 to 200 MPH on Skill 12. 
            Traffic Density is 50% on Skill 1 to 100% on Skill 12. 
            Traffic Speed is 30 MPH on SKill 1 to 60 MPH on Skill 12. 
            Scoring is 33% on Skill 1 to 100% on Skill 12. 
            - Move your joystick left or right to choose a level, then press the 
            FIRE BUTTON. 
            HOW TO DRIVE YOUR CAR
            Joystick Up = Accelerate, Joystick Down = Brake
            Joystick Left = Turn left, Joystick Right = Turn Right
            Joystick Left/Up = Accelerate/Turn left
            Joystick Right/Up = Accelerate/Turn right
            Joystick Left/Down = Brake/Turn left
            Joystick Right/Down = Brake/Turn right 
            To shift your car with these controls, accelerate or decelerate 
            until you're ready to change gears, then simultaneously press the 
            FIRE BUTTON. 
            The Expert Mode. 
            After you've mastered the manual shift in levels 5-12, and you're 
            ready for real challenge, press the letter O when you're on the road 
            screen (and when you're in manual shift mode (levels 5-12). Now 
            you're in expert mode. That means you must use your joystick like a 
            real stick shift. 
            For example, on the 959, push the joystick up and you're in the 
            initial (G) gear. When you're ready to shift into first, press the 
            FIRE BUTTON and pull straight down. For second, press the FIRE 
            BUTTON and push up and to the right. For third, straight down again. 
            For fourth, up and to the right. And for the fifth, straight down. 
            To downshift, you must reverse the procedure. Good Luck. 
            Note: If you're using the keypad, 7, 8, and 9 control the gears 
            across the top of the pattern, and, 1, 2, and 3 control the bottom 
            half of the pattern. To find out the shift pattern on other cars, 
            check the shift pattern that's on the gear shift in each car. 
            ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
            Letter D = Makes the Gear Shift appear and disappear on screen. 
            Letter O = Turns the expert mode on and off (see above). 
            Letter P = Pauses the action - press any key to continue. 
            Letter Q = Toggles music off and on. 
            Letter S = Toggles game sounds off and on. 
            Key RUN/STOP = Takes you to the Setup screen. 
            THE COCKPIT
            (The Cockpit: everything you need to get into a heap of trouble.) 
            Tachometer
            Large gauge in center of dashboard. Registers in thousands of 
            revolutions per minute (RPMs) of your drive shaft. The bigger the 
            number, the harder your engine is working. If you work it too hard, 
            or "red line" - that is, push the tach needle into the red area - 
            you'll blow all your precious horsepower right out the tailpipe. 
            (Watch for smoke in the rear view mirror.) 
            Steering Wheel
            The joystick turns the wheel left or right. The dot on the top moves 
            to show you how far off straight ahead you are. 
            Radar Detector
            Located on sun visor in upper left of windshield. A blinking light 
            means it's on. If the light flashes and beeps, slow to the speed 
            limit, because lurking nearby is your worst nightmare: A state 
            trooper with (1) an attitude and (2) a shortfall on his weekly 
            ticket quota. Of course, you could try to outrun the toast. But you 
            better be good. 
            Police
            A cop will chase you until you either outrun him or he passes you. 
            In the latter case, you must stop and get a ticket. (Getting a 
            ticket is not a good thing. Not only do your insurance rates go up, 
            but the clock is still running and you lose valuable time.) If you 
            crash into a cop, the game is over. That's justice. 
            At times you'll be coming around a bend and a cop will be standing 
            beside the road (car parked), motioning you to pull over. You have 
            three options: 1) pull over and get a ticket 2) speed by 3) run him 
            over. If you choose #2 and he catches you, you get a ticket. Choose 
            #3 and the game is over. 
            Speedometer
            Near the middle of the dashboard. You can't miss it. For the 
            European-made cars, it's measured in KPH (kilometers per hour). One 
            KPH is equal to about .62 MPH. 
            Trip Meter and Clock
            Critical info. The meter goes down, telling you the distnce left in 
            the leg. The clock goes up, tracking how long it takes you to 
            negotiate the leg. 
            Gear Shift
            To make it appear and disappear from the screen, press D. If the 
            display is off, the gear shift appears only briefly when you shift. 
            Rear View Mirror
            Monitor it well. Especially at higher levels, watch out for your 
            zaelous highway idiot of an opponent. A keen eye to the glass will 
            help you keep on top of ol' Smokey too. 
            TAKE A TRIP
            Lives
            You start with five, which is less than a cat gets, but still pretty 
            generous. You lose a life every time you crash or get a penalty. But 
            you gain one each time you refuel. 
            Penalties
            You lose a life and get 20-second penalties (added to your time) if 
            you crash, blow an engine, run out of gas, or hit too many road 
            hazards. 
            Gas
            Elixir of the road gods. When you see a gas sign, start thinking 
            about filling up. When the two white lines pop up beside the gas 
            station, stand on the brake and pull onto your side of the road. If 
            you don't stop between the lines, you can't refuel. That's not good- 
            and you'll find out why in a few miles. 
            Go
            Rev the engine, fool. You are now in gear. If you're on a manual 
            shift level, pop it into gear and go. 
            Shift
            To shift up, hit the fire button while holding the joystick up. To 
            shift down, hit the fire button and while holding the joystick down. 

            Road Hazards
            Rocks, signs, potholes and other such annoyances will not only slow 
            you down, but damage your steering ability, suspension, engine and 
            other integral parts. If you hit too many, your car won't run. That 
            means a 20 second penalty and loss of a life. 
            Resurrections
            After each crash or penalty, press the FIRE BUTTON to continue the 
            duel. If you run out of lives... well, cheer up, even Rome fell. 
            Don't quit. Ignore the callous insults flung at you by the computer 
            and take another shot. 
            SCORE SCREENS
            One or two score screens will appear after each leg of the race is 
            finished. 
            The stopwatch never lies: When you race alone, a score acreen 
            appears to reward or scold. Three stats - Best Time, Average Speed, 
            and Total Points - are the best ever recorded on your disk. They are 
            kept independently and may not come from the same run. When you race 
            against the computer, two screens appear squentially. 
            TOP GUN SCREENS
            After your race, and if you have one of the seven highest scores on 
            your disk, a screen appears whick asks you to type in your name. 
            Then press FIRE BUTTON and you'll see your name in print. Congrats. 
            (There are separate Top Gun screens, by the way, for each Scenery 
            Disk.) 
            HOW TO USE THE INSTALL OPTION
            This section explains how you can create your own unique races using 
            different combinations of cars and scenery from the original game 
            and the optional Car and Scenery disks. 
            What kind of combinations can you make? How about a Porsche RUF (top 
            speed 211 mph) head-to-head against the new Corvette ZR1? Rocketing 
            between a stand of redwoods near the Oregon border, or through heavy 
            San Francisco traffic? 
            To take the first step toward crating your custom match races, 
            highlight Install and press the FIRE BUTTON). You dissolve to the 
            Install Menu which looks something like this. 
            INSTALL MENU
            Exit
            Car Disk No
            Scenery Disk No
            Play Disk No
            Make Play Disk
            Copy Cars
            Copy Scenery
            Exit 
            Easy enough. Highlight, press the FIRE BUTTON. You may be asked to 
            insert some disks - just follow the on-screen instruction. You are 
            then returned to the Setup Screen. 
            A Tip to Save Disk Swaps
            After you've made a Play Disk, and you're ready to exit the Install 
            Menu screen, make sure that the Car Disk or Scenery Disk are 
            unassigned (No on the screen). It'll save you much swapping grief. 
            Car Disk
            - This tells the computer that you have inserted a Car Disk into 
            your drive (we're assuming you only have one drive). Highlight it 
            and press the FIRE BUTTON to toggle the specification between no and 
            yes. Yes means 'I've inserted a disk', no means 'I haven't'. 
            - Now when you highlight Exit, you may be asked to insert the Car 
            Disk. Follow all on-screen instructions. 
            - When you return to the Setup screen, choose Your Car or Other Car 
            option. You can now move your joystick to scroll through the 
            original and new cars. Press the FIRE BUTTON when you spot your 
            dream car. 
            Scenery Disk
            - This tells the computer that you've inserted a Scenery Disk into 
            your drive. Highlight it and press the FIRE BUTTON to toggle the 
            specification between no and yes. Yes means 'I've inserted a disk', 
            no means 'I haven't'. 
            - Now when you highlight Exit, you may be asked to insert the 
            Scenery Disk. Follow all on-screen instructions. 
            - When you return to the Setup screen, choose the Scenery option. 
            Now you can move your joystick to scroll through the original and 
            new scenery. Press the FIRE BUTTON when the roads of your dreams 
            appear. 
            Using More Than One Disk?
            Eventually, you may create quite a library of Play, Car, or Scenery 
            Disks. To switch them without turning off your computer, go to the 
            Install Menu. Take out your current disk out of its drive and put 
            your new one in. Highlight Play Disk (or Car Disk or Scenery Disk), 
            press the FIRE BUTTON twice and you're ready to go. 
            Play Disk
            - This tells the computer you have a Play Disk in your drive. What's 
            a play disk? It's a formatted disk onto which you can copy some of 
            The Duel (your Master Disk) as well as different combinations of 
            cars and scenery. For example, you could create a match race between 
            the F40 and the Corvette ZR1 in California. And it keeps you from 
            having to swap disks at each gas station. 
            You're Not Crazy!
            If you think your game is asking you to swap disks an awful lot, 
            you're not crazy. It is. But you can resolve the merry-go-round by 
            creating a Play Disk. 
            Don't Write Protect Your Play Disks! 
            If you write protect your disks (perhaps so that you won't make a 
            serious mistake when swapping disks), the game won't work properly. 
            So don't. Kris and Kevin, the designers, built safeguards into the 
            product. The game will make sure that you are writing on the correct 
            disk. 
            Another Essantial Play Disk Tip
            If you want to put cars or scenery onto your Play Disk from an 
            optional Car or Scenery Disk, make sure that the Car or Scenery Disk 
            is specified on the Install Menu before you proceed. Otherwise, you 
            can only extract cars and roadscapes from the Master Disk. 
            Make Play Disk
            - Before you Make Play Disk, be sure Yes has been specified for Play 
            Disk. With this option, you copy some of the Master Disk onto a 
            formatted disk. (The game will automatically format your disk when 
            you select the Make Plsy Disk option.) Highlight, press the FIRE 
            BUTTON, then follow the on-screen instructions. Now you're ready to 
            add Car and Scenery information which makes the Play Disk playable - 
            you must have at least one car and one scenery to make a working 
            Play Disk. 
            Copy Cars
            - After you make a Play Disk, this lets you copy cars from the 
            Master Disk or Car Disk onto your Play Disk. Press the FIRE BUTTON, 
            follow the on screen instructions, and screen appears which looks 
            something like this: 
            Master Play
            Ferrari F40 Ferrari F40
            Porsche 959 Corvette ZR1 
            Car
            Corvette
            Testarossa Delete

            Exit
            Copy 
            - Use your joystick to highlight the name of the car you want to 
            manipu- late, then press the FIRE BUTTON. An * will appear before 
            the name to indicate that it's selected. (Press the FIRE BUTTON 
            again to undo the selection.) You can select (put a * beside) more 
            than one at a time. 
            - You can only copy cars - never delete them - from the list in the 
            first column. Likewise, you can only delete - never copy - cars from 
            the second column list. 
            - After a car is selected, press Copy or Delete, and follow the 
            on-screen instructions. 
            Copy Scenery
            - This lets you copy scenery from the Master Disk or Car Disk onto 
            your Play Disk. (You can put up to two cars and one scenery onto a 
            Play Disk.) 
            - You can only copy scenery - never delete them - from the list in 
            the first column. Likewise, you can only delete - never copy - 
            scenery from the second column list. 
            - After a scenery is selected, press Copy or Delete, and follow the 
            on-screen instructions.
            - Use your joystick to highlight the name of the scenery you want to 
            manipulate, the press the FIRE BUTTON. An * will appear before the 
            name to indicate that it's selected. (Press the FIRE BUTTON again to 
            undo the selection.) 
            - After a scenery is selected, press Copy or Delete, and follow the 
            on-screen instructions. 

