Serguei2 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Pitstop ends too soon before I reached 9th lap. Because of this, I can't participate Colecovision High club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) You overfilled your fuel tank in the pitstop and it exploded. You needed to refuel again. Edited July 10, 2019 by ed1475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 This guy is not supposed to fill the car instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I believe that overfilling the fuel tank causes it to explode (although it doesn't actually show that). You have to stop him before he does that. It looks like the only indicator that overfilling has occurred is that the fuel gauge drops to zero. So, as ed1475 said, by the time you went back to the race the fuel tank was now empty (or in fact is strewn in a million pieces all over the pit). Rather bad that it doesn't at least put up a piece of text to say the tank has exploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Thanks guys I completed all 9 laps this time. I submitted it to the high club. Edited July 10, 2019 by Serguei2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 11 hours ago, Ikrananka said: I believe that overfilling the fuel tank causes it to explode (although it doesn't actually show that). You have to stop him before he does that. It looks like the only indicator that overfilling has occurred is that the fuel gauge drops to zero. So, as ed1475 said, by the time you went back to the race the fuel tank was now empty (or in fact is strewn in a million pieces all over the pit). Rather bad that it doesn't at least put up a piece of text to say the tank has exploded. If you listen closely, you can hear it explode. Given the limitations of the time, I guess that's better than nothing, but why not just flash the screen red and say 'game over', who knows. Those wacky guys at Epyx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 It's also mentioned in the manual that the tank will explode if overfilled, necessitating a restart. The "bang" sound effect did the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Ah thanks - I missed the "bang" when watching the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Pitstop was one of my favorite games, the need to manage the pit mini game was an excellent addition to the racing game genre. Hearing that damn bang is something I'll never forget as it could lead one from being a winner to a loser, while also providing me with copious amounts of pride and joy when I timed it just right at the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Loafer said: It's also mentioned in the manual that the tank will explode if overfilled, necessitating a restart. The "bang" sound effect did the job. I'm player type who won't read the manual and figure out how to play. Also ed1475 has answered different thing and changed his comments later. That's why my answer made no sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 RTFM !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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