                IVAN IRONMAN STEWARTS SUPER OFF ROAD

TYPED BY SCOOTER.  Edited by PARASITE.


AMIGA AND ST CONTROLS

DURING THE ATTRACT MODE,F1 TURNS BOTH MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS ON,F2 TURNS
MUSIC ONLY ON.F3 TURNS SOUND EFFECTS ONLY ON,F4 TURNS MUSIC AND SOUND
EFFECTS OFF,WHILE F10 ALLOWS YOU TO QUIT THE OPTIONS SECTION.

PLAYER 1,THE RED CAR,USES JOYSTICK PORT 1.
         UP - ACCELERATE
         DOWN - BRAKE
         LEFT - LEFT
         RIGHT - RIGHT
         FIRE - NITRO

PLAYER 2,THE YELLOW CAR,USES JOYSTICK PORT 0
         UP - ACCELERATE
         DOWN - BRAKE
         LEFT - LEFT
         RIGHT - RIGHT
         FIRE - NITRO

PLAYER 3,THE BLUE CAR,USES THE KEYBOARD
         /. LEFT SHIFT,SPACEBAR - ACCELERATE
        QWASZXUIJKM, - LEFT
        ERDFCVOPL; - RIGHT
        ALT OR RIGHT SHIFT - NITRO
        BRAKING IS AUTOMATIC WHEN ACCELERATE KEY IS RELEASED.

DURING PLAY.HELP PAUSES THE GAME AND ESC ABORTS A PAUSED GAME.


SUPER OFF ROAD(STADIUM RACING) THE OFF ROAD EXPERIENCE.

YOUR AIM IS SIMPLE;TO COME OUT AS THE BEST OFF-ROAD DRIVER IN A SERIES OF
STADIUM BASED RACES.4 DRIVERS,UP TO 3 OF WHICH CAN BE PLAYED BY THE
COMPUTER,COMPLETE OVER A SERIES OF 8 TRACKS-AND EACH TRACK IS RACED BOTH
CLOCKWISE AND ANTI-CLOCKWISE,GIVING 16 RACE CONFIGURATIONS.
BASED ON THE AMERICAN ARCADE GAME IVAN`IRONMAN` STEWARTS SUPER OFF ROAD
THIS CONVERSION IS FAITHFULL TO THE ORIGINAL,SO WHEN YOU FIRST LOAD THE
GAME EACH PLAYER NEEDS TO INPUT DETAILS THAT WILL BE USED LATER FOR THE
HIGH SCORE AND RACE RESULTS SCREENS.FIRST,YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF
WITH A THREE LETTER NAME-USE THE JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD TO MOVE THE CURSOR
OVER THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET TO ADD THE SELECTION TO YOUR NAME FIELD.
NEXT,DETAILS OF EACH DRIVERS BIRTH DATE ARE NEEDED,ACCORDING TO THE
CUSTOMS OF COMPETITIVE OFF-ROAD RACING.THE DATE YOU INPUT IS DISPLAYED IN
THE AMERICAN STYLE-WITH THE MONTH PROCEEDING THE DAYS DATE.

FINALLY,YOU GET THE CHANCE TO PICK A NATIONALITY FOR YOURSELF-MOVE THE
CURSOR AROUND THE SCREEN AND PRESS FIRE  WHEN IT IS RESTING ON THE
NATIONAL FLAG OF YOUR CHOICE.
ONCE ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ARCADE SET-UP SEQUENCES,THE REAL
RACING CAN BEGIN.

MONEY-LAPS-LIVES.

AT THE START OF A NEW SEASON,COMPETITORS BEGIN ON EQUAL TERMS,NO-ONE HAS
ANY MONEY IN THE BANK,AND EVERYONE HAS THREE `LIVES` IN THE FORM OF
CREDITS.  WHICH ARE WORTH 200,000 DOLLARS,MONEY CAN BE COLLECTED DURING
RACES:BAGS OF DOLLARS APPEAR ON THE TRACKS EVERY SO OFTEN.THE FIRST
PERSON TO DRIVE OVER A BONUS BAG COLLECTS THE LOOT IT CONTAINS.
SIMILARLY,CONTAIERS OF NITRO FUEL MATERIALISE ON THENTRACK FROM TIME TO
TIME-COLLECT THEM IF YOU CAN,NITROS USUALLY COST 10,000 DOLLARS EACH AND
CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED BEFORE A RACE STARTS.THE BONUS NITROS YOU COLLECT
DURING A GAME CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY IF YOU WANT..AND PRIZE MONEY IS
ALSO ON OFFER, OF COURSE.

THE MOMENT ONE DRIVER COMPLETES FOUR LAPS,THE CURRENT RACE ENDS AND HE IS
DECLARED THE WINNER.THE OTHER THREE DRIVERS ARE THEN AUTOMATICALLY RANKED
ACCORDING TO THEIR POSITIONS WHEN THE RACE FINISHED.

COMING 1ST IN THE RACE EARNS YOU 100,000 DOLLARS.2ND PLACE IS WORTH
90,000 DOLLARS,AND 3RD PLACE ADDS 80,000 DOLLARS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.EVEN IF
YOUR DRIVING SKILLS ARE`NT THAT IMPRESSIVE,YOU STILL COLLECT 70,000
DOLLARS FOR COMING 4TH.  WATCH OUT FOR THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED CARS-EACH
PLAYER WHO IS BEATEN BY ONE LOSES A CREDIT.

POINTS ARE ALSO AWARDED AT THE RATE OF ONE POINT FOR EVERY 1000 DOLLARS
YOU WIN WHILE RACING,AND ARE USED ON THE HIGH SCORE TABLE AT THE ENDOF A
GAME TO DETERMINE AN OVERALL RANKING FOR THE SEASONS COMPETITION.
EVERYONE STARTS THE GAME WITH THRRE LIVES,BEING BEATEN BY ONE OF THE
COMPUTER CARS COSTS YOU ONE OF YOUR LIVES.

AFTER EACH RACE,THE AWARD SCREEN APPEARSAND THE POSITION OF EACH
COMPETING DRIVER IS SHOWN,ALONGSIDE READOUTS THAT SHOW THE CASH WON AND
THE CASH COLLECTED BY PICKING UP BONUS BAGS ON THE TRACK.

IF YOU LOSE A CREDIT WITH A CREDIT REMAINING,A COUNTER STARTS TICKING
DOWN AND YOU CAN OPT TO CONTINUE PLAY BY PRESSING FIRE BEFORE IT REACHES
ZERO, IF YOU ALLOW THE `CONTINUE` PLAY COUNTER TO REACH ZERO, THEN YOU
ARE RETIRED FROM THE CURRENT GAME AND LEAVE THE OTHER DRIVERS TO CHASE
VICTORY.

SPENDING MONEY IN THE SHOP;

THE SPEED SHOP MENU APPEARS IN BETWEEN RACES AND ALLOWS YOU TO SPEND THE
CASH YOU HAVE ACCUMULATED ON THE TRACK AND BY WINNING RACES.THE DISPLAY
AT THE TOP SHOWS HOW MANY LIVES YOU HAVE(SHOWN AS CREDITS) AND HOW MUCH
CASH YOU HAVE AMASSED.

FIVE USEFUL ITEMS ARE ON OFFER IN THE SPEED SHOP,ALL OF WHICH IMPROVE THE
PERFORMANCE OF YOUR VEHICLE.BY GLANCING AT THE BAR READOUTS IN EACH
PANEL, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY OF EACH OF THE 5 ACCESSORIES HAS ALREADY BEEN
FITTED TO YOUR VEHICLE.

TO GO SHOPPING,MOVE THE CURSOR OVER THE PANEL THAT SHOWS THE ACCESSORY
YOU WANT TO BUY AND PRESS FIRE TO MAKE THE PURCHASE(IF YOU TRY TO BUY AN
ITEM YOU CAN`T AFFORD A CREDIT IS AUTOMATICALLY TRADED IN FOR 200,000
DOLLARS)

WHEN YOU HAVE BOUGHT ALL YOU WANT,SELECT THE NEXT RACE PANEL TO MOVE ONTO
THE TRACK.

NITRO FUEL UNITS;

YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 99 OF THESE-PROVIDING YOU HAVE LOTS OF CASH OR GET
REALLY GOOD AT PICKING UP THE FREEBIES DURING RACES.THE LAP COUNTER THAT
IS DISPLAYED DURING A RACE SHOWS HOW MANY NITROS EACH DRIVER HAS IN
RESERVE.

DURING A RACE,PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON OR NITRO KEY USES A NITRO UNIT IF
YOU HAVE ONE-WHEN YOU PUNCH THE NITRO IN,YOU GAIN A SHORT BURST OF
AMAZING SPEED AS THE HIGH-GRADE FUEL IS BURNED OFF.
USE NITROS AT THE START OF A RACE TO GET AHEAD OF THE PACK,AND WHEN EVER
YOU HAVE A BIT OF CATCHING UP TO DO!!.

TIRES;
YOU CAN BUY UP TO 5 GRADES OF `TIRE` THE HIGHER THE GRADE YOU HAVE,THE
BETTER YOUR VEHICLES GRIP ON THE RACETRACK,THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO
SKID, AND THE VEHICLES TURN RATE IS IMPROVED.

SHOCKS;
UP TO 5 TYPES OF SHOCK ABSORBERS CAN BE FITTED TO YOUR VEHICLE-THE LESS
BOUNCY THE RIDE.  THE IMPROVED CONTACT OF YOUR WHEELS WITH THE GROUND
GIVES IMPROVED ACCELERATION AND CORNERING.

ACCELERATION;
BY CAREFUL RACE TUNING,YOUR VEHICLE CAN BE MADE TO ACCELERATE UP ITS TOP
SPEED MORE QUICKLY.  YOU`RE LIMITED TO 5 ACCELERATION UNITS-EACH ONE YOU
BUY INCREASES PERFORMANCE.

THIS ACCESSORY BOOSTS THE TOP SPEED THAT YOUR VEHICLE CAN REACH WITHOUT
THE AID OF NITRO BOOSTERS.WHEN YOU HAVE FITTED5 TOP SPEED ACCESSORIES AND
5 ACCELERATION UNITS,YOUR TRUCK CAN`T TRAVEL FASTER WITHOUT NITROS...

LEARN FROM THE IRONMAN;

KEEP AN EYE ON THE STOCK OF NITROS YOU HAVE IN YOUR VEHICLE-THE RACE
READOUT THAT APPEARS ON SCREEN SHOWS HOW MANY LAPS EACH COMPETITOR HAS
COMPLETED AND HOW MANY NITROS THEY HAVE IN STOCK.

USE YOUR NITRO WISELY- TO GET AHEAD AHEAD OF THE PACK AT THE START OF A
RACE, OR TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.AND BUY PLENTY-BY USING NITRO BOOSTS TO
BEST EFFECT. ITS POSSIBLE TO TRIPLE YOUR OVERALL SPEED DURING A RACE.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR COLLECTABLES-BONUS BAGS STUFFED WITH CASH AND BONUS
NITRO CONTAINERS. THE QUANTITY OF CASH IN THE BAGS AND THE NUMBER OF
NITROS IN THE CONTAINERS INCREASES AS A RACE PROGRESSES. IF YOU`RE
FALLING BEHIND THE FIELD.IT SOMETIMES PAYS DIVIDENDS TO GO FOR PICK UPS
RATEHR THAN FOR THE BEST POSITION AT THE END OF THE RACE.

DRIVE INTELLIGENTLY!. THE MORE SKILFUL YOU ARE AT AVOIDING OBSTACLES LIKE
RAMPS,MOUNDS MOUNDS AND WATER SPLASHES,THE QUICKER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE A LAP.

SPEND MONEY!! THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS YOU COLLECT DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF
POINTS YOU ARE AWARDED ON THE HIGH SCORE SCREEN.BUT THERES NO POINT IN
SAVING CASH,SPEND OUT WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE SPEED SHOP....

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