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| Filename: | !AWMar94/Goodies/CarWars/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0991 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Car Wars
By Ben Mansell
� Archimedes World 1993
The year is 2047 and the sport of motor racing has changed when it was
realised that the best part of Grand Prixs were the spectacular crashes, not
the racing. The object now is to crash the opposition, not win any races. To
help drivers, all cars are equipped with sophisticated weapons systems to
blast the others off the road.
The object of this 'realistic simulation' is simple - destroy the other car
in a head to head battle! One or two players can control the cars, and must
destroy the other player before being killed. Better weapons can be
collected by driving over the icons as they appear. (On the menu or title
screen, look at bonuses for a description of them.) Energy is shown by the
bars at the top of the screen, and can be increased by bonuses. On the one
player game, there are 8 levels of increasing difficulty to try, while the
two player game is simply a head to head duel. Also on the one player
version are bonus levels. On these, you can collect power-ups before the
race to give you the edge in the coming battle.
Hint
Always try and collect the bonuses your giong to need them, also try
and corner your oppenent.
Controls:
=========
Game keys: These can be redefined by selecting
option '2' on the title page.
Default settings are:
Player 1 Player 2
Left A 1
Right S 2
Up R 6
Down D 3
Fire T +
Number of players: Changeable also by selecting
the options page, then pressing '1'
Volume: This is controlled on the title screen,
by using the arrow keys.
Returning to desktop: You can return by selecting
option '3' on the title page.
Pause: Click a mouse button in the game to pause.
The computer returns to the desktop,
and to continue the game, click on the
car icon.
Quitting the game: Press all of the mouse buttons
whilst in the game to quit the
current game and return to the title
screen.
Quitting: Select the quit option from the menu
in the desktop. Car Wars will attempt
to save the highscore table.
I would suggest you copy this game to a new disk as the high score table is
saved.
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Car| 00000900 20 57 61 72 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 61 74 74 65 6d | Wars will attem| 00000910 70 74 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 74 6f |pt. to| 00000920 20 73 61 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 68 69 67 68 73 63 | save the highsc| 00000930 6f 72 65 20 74 61 62 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 49 20 77 6f |ore table...I wo| 00000940 75 6c 64 20 73 75 67 67 65 73 74 20 79 6f 75 20 |uld suggest you | 00000950 63 6f 70 79 20 74 68 69 73 20 67 61 6d 65 20 74 |copy this game t| 00000960 6f 20 61 20 6e 65 77 20 64 69 73 6b 20 61 73 20 |o a new disk as | 00000970 74 68 65 20 68 69 67 68 20 73 63 6f 72 65 20 74 |the high score t| 00000980 61 62 6c 65 20 69 73 0a 73 61 76 65 64 2e 0a 0a |able is.saved...| 00000990 0a |.| 00000991
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