Grand Prix Circuit Manual
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1. N N WARRANTY 90 ACO 4101B Grand Prix Circuit ACCOLADE CUSTOMER SERVICE 408 296 8400 If you need help with this or any other Accolade product please give us a call between the hours of 8am and 5pm Pacific Standard Time Be sure you are at your computer when you call We ll do everything we can to solve your P OLD or answer your question Or write to us at Accolade Attn Customer Service 550 S Winchester Blvd Suite 200 San Jose CA 95128 DO YOU WANT TO BACK UP YOUR DISK We know you re concerned about disk damage or failure Therefore each registered owner of Grand Prix Circuit may purchase one backup copy for 10 California residents please add 7 sales tax Tear off the Proof of Purchase flap from the top of your package make your check payable to Accolade Inc and send both to the address above Please indicate which computer system you have what size disk you want 3 1 2 or 5 1 4 and allow 4 6 weeks for delivery This copy of course is for backup purposes only not for resale Both your original and backup disks are covered by our warranty YOUR DISK CARRIES A 90 DAY WARRANTY Accolade Inc warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase by the original purchaser of the Software that the recording medium on which it is recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship Defective media which has not been subjected to misuse excessive wear or damage due to2. carelessness may be returned during the 90 day period without charge After the 90 day period defective media may be replaced in the United States for 10 plus 7 sales tax if the purchaser resides in California Make checks payable to Accolade Inc and return to the address above To speed up processing return only the disk not other materials LICENSE AGREEMENT and LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO This computer software product the Software and the user manual are provided _ to the Customer under license from Accolade Inc and are subject to the following terms and conditions to which the Customer agrees by opening the package of the Software and user manual and or using the Software Granting of this license does not transfer any right title or interest in the Software or the user manual to the Customer except as expressly set forth in this License Agreement The software and the user manual are copyrighted 1989 by Accolade Inc All rights are reserved Neither the Software nor the user manual may be duplicated or copied for any reason The customer may not transfer or resell the Software or user manual All registered trademarks and names are properties of their respective owners The remedies provided above are the Customer s sole and exclusive remedies In no event shall Accolade Inc be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or con _ sequential damages with respect to the Software or
3. following three dialog buttons or if you are using the keyboard press the corresponding number key On the Apple IIGS move the joystick to select an option and press the fire button e Change Left 1 Change the two tires on your left side Change Right 2 Change the two tires on your right side e Change All 3 Change all four tires Note it takes more time to change both sides but all damage is fixed and your indicator resets to zero If you change just two tires some damage remains Watch your pit clock in the corner As soon as your crew is finished click the mouse button or press any key on the Apple IIGS press the fire button to accelerate out of the pits and rejoin the race 15 Grand Prix Circuit Race Results After Every Race A screen appears that shows you how well you performed against the competition It gives you some individual information for that race your overall time and average speed as well as Best Lap Statistics which lap was your best how fast you ran it and how long it took you If your best average lap time is among the Top 10 ever for that track it is automatically recorded on the Clip Board If you re running the Circuit click the mouse button press the fire button on the Apple IIGS to see your point earnings Circuit Results A screen appears after every Circuit race that posts point totals tells you the winner of the race and shows you where the next race
4. the user manual Except as provided above Accolade Inc makes no warranties either express or implied with respect to the Software or the user manual and expressly disclaims all implied warranties including without limitation the warranty of merchantability and of fitness for a particular purpose Cce M Mrre AAU UJU NJL 05113 The best in entertainment software 11 89 Grand Prix Circuit The Manual for anani IIGS Wersal nr MALULU WL The best in entertainment software Ca Designed by Esteban Ahn Allan Johanson Distinctive Software Inc Producer Pam Levins Testing Cyndi Kirkpatrick and Keith Orr Manual by Jeff Hoff Grand Prix Circuit The Circuit The grandaddy of Formula One racing A world of high speed high tech and big bucks The action here is fast the glamour _ incomparable And now you re part of the excitement with a chance to earn the coveted title of World Driving Champion Take the ultimate junket around the free world Select from three championship cars Then test yourself against the world s best Many try but only one succeeds And the risk is eclipsed only by the thrill of victory Getting Started e For the Macintosh Note If you have a Mac II you must first switch your computer into two color mode For every Mac make sure that the operat ing system is the only software that appears when you turn on your computer Check your computer man
5. S See the diagrams below for mouse joystick Tum left 4 8 6 Turn right equivalent controls To choose your control from the Game a 2 S 5 Be Z Selection screen Brake left 5 4 8 gt Brake right e Macintosh Brake e Press d and M simultaneously for mouse steering e To upshift press A while accelerating to downshift e Simultaneously press 6 and K for keyboard steering press Z while braking e Apple IIGS Keyboard if you don t have a keypad e Press J for joystick steering Accelerate e Press K for keyboard steering Note See page 2 for further explanation Accelerate left lt R aaa 000 annan e 7 3 OO Macintosh users Turn left F The following control information is summarized on a Help screen accessed by the HELP command under the Apple logo menu Additional pull down commands appear under the i e Brake screen headings File View and Option Mouse e To upshift press A while accelerating to downshift press Z while braking e To accelerate press 8 on the keypad to brake press 2 on the keypad Apple IIGS users e To steer the car to the left and right move the mouse to Numeric Keypad the left or right PORE EEN e To upshift press the mouse button while accelerating to Accelerate left 1 a SB Accelerate 1 downshift press the mouse button while braking te left UE Ey B Accelerate right e For best results make sure that the mouse speed on the Turn left 4 8 8
6. ckered squares On the Apple IIGS you re the large white square and the other racers are the small yellow dots Also lets you anticipate what type of road looms ahead curves straightaways even tunnels Tunnels are marked by a broken line on the circuit Race Information Box On the upper right It gives you your current race position P and the current lap L you re on as well as your elapsed time for the race the top clock and your time for the current lap lower clock Taking the Turns Hard core driving is done in the turns or on the approaches to the turns That s where you re most likely to overtake another racer or be overtaken yourself The basic tactic is to out brake the other guy If you can wait just a second longer to brake you win that turn All turns have striped borders Yardage markers of 150 100 and 50 yards are placed on the outside approach to every turn 14 Pit Stops Puse o o N When your Damage Indicator climbs too high it s time to hit the pits and change those tires The Pits are on the outside lane of every track 1 When you re ready pull into the pits and stop between the two horizontal white lines your cockpit automatically dissolves to the Pit Stop screen e In all but two of the tracks Canada and Italy the pits are located right after the starting line For these two they re located right before the finish line Click on one of the
7. d to the desktop 6 To remove Grand Prix from your hard drive first insert the key disk into the floppy drive Double click on the disk icon then double click on the Grand Prix icon from the original key disk A hard disk dialog box similar to the earlier one will appear 7 Press the REMOVE button Grand Prix will remain on your hard drive but you can now throw it into the trash if you wish If you don t throw it away you can reinstall the game onto your hard drive by double clicking on the Grand Prix icon and following the same dialog box instructions above The Demonstration Run Answers the major questions about Grand Prix Circuit e What types of races can you run e Where are the Circuit tracks located e What kinds of cars can you drive e Takes you on one practice lap for each track If you tire of the demonstration pun intended press the mouse button Esc for Apple IIGS anytime during the demo to accel erate into the real thing Grand Prix Circuit How To Control Your Car You can use either the mouse numeric keypad or keyboard but auae only the joystick and keypad for Apple IIGS to steer your car in r Grand Prix Circuit To keep things simple however this 7 amp manual refers to only the mouse for the Mac and joystick for the Numeric Keypad ate BM My Q 18 gt Accelerate right OOOO sooo Accelerate left lt 7 a OOOO ine are o Ree we 2 Apple IIG
8. er On the Apple IIGS type in a number only from 1 to 99 laps per race Notice that qualifying is always one lap Choose Your Track If you select Practice or the Single Race the Track Selection screen appears You don t choose on the Circuit you race each of the eight tracks in succession Macintosh Click on one of the eight track illustrations After making your selection click on the Select Car dialog button to continue Apple IIGS Use the joystick to highlight one of the eight track illustra tions then press the fire button to select it Grand Prix Circuit Choose Your Track continued Note To view the Clip Board which records the best average lap times for each track highlight a track and press 6 H or use the command under the screen heading View If you have an Apple IIGS press C to view the Clip Board If your practice or race results are good enough they are automatically saved and appear on the Clip Board for that track 10 Choose Your Car Macintosh Click on the radio buttons beside the car of your choice descrip tions below After you select your unit click on the Play Game dialog button to continue After the selection wait a moment for the information to load Apple IIGS Move your joystick up or down to view each of these three cars When the car of your dreams appears on screen press the fire button to select it 11 Grand Prix Circui
9. gt Tur right control panel see your Mac manual for more details is set at it slowest speed Brake left Grand Prix Circuit Numeric Keypad continued e Press and hold any of the designated keys to accelerate or brake When you re ready to change gears you must release that key then press the A to shift up or Z to shift down To resume accelerating or braking press and hold down the same or another numbered key Joystick Accelerate t Left Right Brake e Move the joystick to accelerate or brake Use the upper fire button to shift up and the lower fire button to shift down Additional Controls Note During the game if you don t touch the keyboard for a prolonged period the computer automatically returns you to the Demonstration Run Press the mouse button On the Apple IIGS press Esc Choose Your Race Setting up a race is easy as shaking a magnum of champagne Macintosh Use the mouse to make your choices on the Race Selection screen Move the cursor to your selection press or click the mouse button and a box will highlight your choice After all selections are made click on the Select Track dialog button or double click the mouse on the last selection to continue If you want to repeat the selections made on the previous game click on the Replay dialog button Apple IIGS Use the joystick or cursor keys to make your choices When you ve made all you
10. itch to joystick control press J You will be instructed to calibrate the joystick as follows move the joystick to upper left and press fire button lower right and press fire button center and press fire button To switch it back to keypad control press K For more informa tion about controlling your car please turn to page 4 How To Install Grand Prix Onto Your Hard Drive Macintosh only Your Grand Prix disk features a special kind of copy protection that lets vou install the game onto your hard disk Once in stalled you can start up the game without the original program or key disk Here s the poop 1 Turn on your Macintosh to the desktop then insert your Grand Prix key disk into the disk drive label side up 2 When the floppy disk icon appears on the desktop double click on it to open it Drag all the files inside onto the hard drive except for the System folder and Finder 3 Remove the key disk from the floppy drive 4 Open the Grand Prix folder and double click on the Grand Prix icon A dialog box will appear telling you to insert the original or key disk Do that Then another dialog box will appear which tells you how many hard disks the game can be installed on 5 Press the INSTALL button Now you will be able to launch Grand Prix from your hard drive without using the key disk If you choose RUN PROGRAM you launch Grand Prix but you will need your key disk choose FINDER and you are returne
11. mage Indicator Damage to your car tire wear chassis abuse affects your braking and handling ability How much damage you re suffering is indicated by a rectangular Color bar above the steering wheel Starting at zero the bar changes colors three times as it moves from left to right The first color represents the normal wear and tear of racing But if you wait too long to make a pit stop or drive off the road one too many times the indicator climbs into the second color then the third If it reaches the end of the third you re out of the race and must be towed into the pits See Pit Stops for information on repairing your car D Speedometer This digital readout in miles per hour is located to the left of the damage indicator If you want to increase speed accelerate press the 8 key on the keypad on the Apple IIGS push the joystick forward To put on the brakes press the 2 key on the keypad on the Apple IIGS pull the joystick backward For other controls see the diagrams under How To Control Your Car 13 Grand Prix Circuit Rear View Mirror Dual mirrors attached to both sides of the cockpit show you what s coming up fast behind you Map Box On the upper left of the screen This track diagram indicates the finish line the short line across the track and your current location on the Macintosh you re the black square in relation to the other racers che
12. r selections press the joystick button or return Q Type of Race 1 Practice Choose this option to shave seconds off your lap times and to decide which car handles the best on the track The number of practice laps you are given equals the number of laps you choose in the Laps per Race option 2 Single Race Choose one of the eight Circuit tracks and head for the races First you run a solo qualifying lap see Qualifying page 12 then you go on to the actual race Your qualifying time determines your starting position against the other nine cars and drivers Grand Prix Circuit Choose Your Race continued 3 Championship Circuit Eight tracks eight different races Your cumulative record on all eight tracks determines your place in the World Driving Championship See Circuit Results for more information e To view the Clip Board for current high scores press a6 H press C on the Apple IIGS Difficulty Level Bar Difficulty how much skill is needed to corner shift avoid damage etc increases from a Beginner level on the left side of the bar to the Pro level on the right Click the mouse on any of the five levels On the Apple IIGS use the joystick or cursor keys to select level Q Your Name Click on the Name box and type in your name Spelling counts On the Apple IIGS simply type in your name Laps Per Race and practice runs Click on the Laps box and type in a numb
13. t Qualifying Whether you re entering a Single or Circuit race you first have to qualify It s one lap you against the clock So make it good Your time on this lap determines your position in the 10 car starting grid five rows two cars to a row Your performance and position in the starting grid is automati cally displayed after the lap If you don t finish or it takes you longer than three minutes to complete the lap you are towed to the pits and a DNQ Did Not Qualify is posted beside your name If you DNQ you can t race The Competition The nine drivers who want to keep you in the back of the pack differ in ability and temperament some are aggressive some more conservative some race a highly strategic race others are more spontaneous some are masters of their cars others still need a little work This driver roster ranks your opponents from the best in ability to the novice 12 The Cockpit Tachometer The large gauge in the center A device that registers in thousands the revolutions per minute RPM s of your drive shaft The bigger the number the harder your engine is working If it works too hard the tach needle climbs into the danger zone or red lines you can blow it up So keep an eye peeled when you re shifting around 11 000 RPMs Q Steering Wheel On the Macintosh move the mouse left or right to steer On the Apple IIGS push the joystick left or right to steer Q Da
14. takes place Your name appears in the standings column The first six finishers receive points see below the last four are out of the money If you don t finish at all a DNF Did Not Finish appears beside your name Place 123456 Points 964321 Race points are accumulated for each race throughout the Circuit The racer with the highest cumulative score after the eight races wins the Grand Prix and the title of World Driv ing Champion To return to the Game Selection screen from Circuit Results click on the Cancel dialog button Macintosh only To move on to the next race on the circuit click on OK press fire button on Apple IIGS 16 QHow to Save and Load a Game When you re racing the Circuit you probably won t finish in one sitting So you can save the current game at the end but not in the middle of any race Macintosh 1 When you get to the Circuit Results screen click on the Save dialog button Type in a name for the saved game then click on Save again 2 To load a saved game click on Open Click on the name of the saved game of your choice to highlight it then click on Open Apple IIGS 1 When you get to the Circuit Results screen press 2 to save the game Press 1 to load the game again 2 Type a number from 0 9 you can save up to 10 games and press return Choosing a previously chosen number will overwrite that saved game 3 Press return to continue 17
15. ual for detailed instructions 1 Insert your Grand Prix Circuit Game Disk label sides up into the disk drive 2 Turn on your computer and the game loads automatically 3 After the title and credits screens a Game Selection screen automatically appears on which you set up your race e Press 32 and Q simultaneously anytime during game play to return to this screen but when you do you wipe out your current race 4 To return to the desktop from any game selection screen press f and Q simultaneously Then restart your system to quit the game 5 To return to the beginning of the selection process press 4 and R simultaneously Grand Prix Circuit Getting Started continued For the Appie IIGS Connect your joystick if you have one Insert your Grand Prix Circuit Game Disk label side up into the disk drive Turn on your computer and the game loads automatically After the title and credits screens a Game Selection screen automatically appears on which you set up your race If no selections are made the game will automatically go into a demonstration run on one of the eight tracks e Press Esc anytime during game play to return to this screen but when you do you wipe out your current race To return to the beginning of the selection process press Esc To choose joystick or keypad When you first boot up the game it s in keyboard mode and you can use the numeric keypad to control the race To sw
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