This manual is brought to you by the Playstation Manuals Online - Greg Stanton http://www.seanet.com/~greg ***************************************** SPEED RACER Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SETTING UP YOUR GAME 1 MENU CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS 2 RACE CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS 3 PAUSE MENU 4 OPTIONS 4 RACE START 5 SOUND 6 THE GAME SCREEN 7, 8 THE MACH 5's SPECIAL FEATURES 9, 10 RACER X 11 SPEED RACER 12 SAVING YOUR GAME 13 AUTOSAVING 13 LOADING A SAVED GAME 13 CREDITS 14 MENU CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS - move through selections X - decision / enter Triangle - cancel decision / return to previous screen 2 RACE CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS The Default or Type A settings include. DIRECTIONAL LEFT - Turn left DIRECTIONAL RIGHT - Turn right When using a race car with a Manual Transmission: DIRECTIONAL UP - Shift down DIRECTIONAL DOWN - Shift up X - Accelerator Circle - Activate / Disengage special feature Square - Brakes L1 - Select a special feature on steering wheel hub (counter-clockwise) R1 - Select a special feature on steering wheel hub (clockwise) L2 - Adjust camera view (zoom in) R2 - Adjust camera view (zoom out) 3 PAUSE MENU Pressing START during a race places the game into Pause mode. To continue a race, select CANCEL. To restart a race, select RESTART. To return to the title screen, select EXIT. Soft Reset: Return to the title screen by pressing START and selecting EXIT from the PAUSE menu THE MAIN MENU Select OPTION if you would like to reconfigure race settings, adjust your controller settings, or access a Memory card. Set up a race by choosing RACE START. Select SOUND to adjust the sound output, and to listen to the musical tracks. To return to the previous menu from any of the option or menu screens, select Exit. OPTIONS Game Mode Options Race Style: Normal, Endurance Enemy Level: Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard Auto Save: Off / On 4 Key Assign Options Select from one of four controller types: A, B, C, or EDIT. Choosing EDIT allows you to customize your controller’s button functions. Press START to begin editing the button functions on your controller. Data Options To review the top five race times and the fastest lap for each track select Ranking. The race car and driver who posted the record time are also shown. Access memory cards by choosing Memory Card. To load previously saved data, select Load, then follow the on screen prompts. To save your current game data, select Save, then follow the on screen prompts. RACE START Course Select Choose from three courses, 5, M, or L. The M and L courses are more diffi- cult, but a variety of shortcuts can be found. Time Trial Mode Holding SELECT while choosing a course engages the Time Trial mode. In Time Trial mode, there are only two cars on the course. The first is your car. The second car is a pace car piloted by Racer X. If you’re driving the Shooting Star, Speed Racer will pace you in his Mach 5. 5 Car Select At the beginning of a new game you can choose one of three Mach 5 vari- ants. Finish a race in 1st place on each course, with Enemy Level set to Normal, to gain access to opponet race cars. More cars are hidden. Can you find them? The Mach 5 Automatic-G offers balanced acceleration and grip, but sacri- fices top speed. A good choice for beginners. The Mach 5 Automatic-S achieves a higher top speed than that of the Automatic-G or the Manual variants, but it is more difficult to control. The Mach 5 Manual also offers balanced acceleration and grip, but has a higher top speed than the Automatic-G. SOUND Setting Options Output Stereo, Monaural BGM Volume: Off, 1, 2, 3 SE Volume: Off, 1, 2, 3 BGM Mode: Default, Shuffle, BGM:1, BGM:2, BGM:3, BGM:4 6 THE GAME SCREEN Speedometer: Tachometer: Displays how hard the engine is working Current speed in mph Current Gear Position Lap: Steering Wheel Hub Laps completed / Total laps Race Leader Current Lap Time: Fastest lap time is highlighted in red Player Course Map 8 THE MACH 5’s SPECIAL FEATURES The hub of the steering wheel on the Mach 5 is home to several lettered but- tons, each of which activates a customized accessory. During a race, this hub appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Circle - Activate/Disengage special feature L1 - Select a special feature on steering wheel hub (counter-clockwise) R1 - Select a special feature on steering wheel hub (clockwise) A. The A button activates auto-jacks that can be used to jump the race car short distances at high speeds. B. The B button engages special belts that surround the tire. This is espe- cially useful when racing on rough terrain. C. The C button extends two rotary saws from the front of the car- useful for cutting down trees. D. The D button activates a deflector which seals the cockpit into a water- tight chamber, just in case Speed has to race underwater. E. The E button activates a special illumination system that allows Speed to race in total darkness. F. The F button activates the Mach 5’s submarine-like periscope and aqua- propulsion system. G. The G button releases a homing pigeon that tracks the progress of Racer X and his Shooting Star on the Course Map. 9 [Screen shot of Special Features] 10 RACER X - RACER X In the world of Formula 1 racing, the absolute best and least understood driver of them all is the mysterious Racer X. But that was before Speed Racer entered the circuit. When the once unbeatable Racer X competes everyone knows there will be trouble. Ironically, Racer X is not only Speed’s greatest competitor, he is also his secret protector! For in reality, Racer X is actually Rex Racer - Speed’s older brother who left his family to follow his own course and now works undercover as a top secret Interpol agent. 11 SPEED RACER - MACH V Speed Racer is a smart, courageous, resourceful teenage race car driver with the fastest, most advanced car in the world. His ambition is to be the greatest race car driver in the world. Speed is a true hero. This never-say-die driver would rather lose a race than intentionally harm someone in the process of winning. On the other hand, Speed has no sympathy for those unscrupulous racers who are hurt as a result of their own malicious style of driving. No matter the situation, Speed can always be found with a winning smile for his girl, Trixie. 12 SAVING YOUR GAME You’ll need a Memory card (sold separately) to save your data. Make sure your Memory card is properly inserted into Memory card slot 1. At the options screen, select data followed by Memory Card. Select "Save" then follow the on-screen prompts. AUTOSAVING Again, you’ll need a Memory card (sold separately) to save your data. Your race data is saved automatically without having to revert to the Memory Card screen after each race. LOADING A SAVED GAME Make sure that the Memory card with your SPEED RACER game data is properly inserted into Memory card slot 1. At the Memory Card screen, select "Load", then follow the on-screen prompts. WARNING: Do not remove or insert a Memory card during a save or load operation. 13