Checkered Flag -------------- FORGET ABOUT BRAKING! --------------------- Race for the Checkered Flag behind the wheel of a turbo-powered speedway racer in real-time, 3D-action. Choose from 10 high-performance tracks and see the speedway from 6 distinct views. Alter features and attributes on your racer to improve your times or even change the weather conditions. You'll swear you feel the wind in your hair as your tires screech around the curves. Just keep your sweaty palms on the controller! GETTING STARTED --------------- 1 Make sure your Atari Jaguar is OFF. 2 Insert the Checkered Flag cartridge into the Jaguar. 3 Turn the Jaguar ON. 4 You should see the Checkered Flag Title screen. 5 Press the A, B, or C Button to go the Options Screen. CONTROLS -------- A Button ................ Accelerate B Button ................ Brake C Button ................ Cruise Control (while held down) Button 1 ................ Driver View 1 Button 2 ................ Driver View 2 Button 3 ................ Driver View 3 Button 4 ................ Driver View 4 Button 5 ................ Driver View 5 Button 6 ................ Driver View 6 Button 0 ................ Music ON/OFF JOYPAD UP ............... Manual Transmission Shift Up JOYPAD LEFT ............. Steer Left JOYPAD RIGHT ............ Steer Right JOYPAD DOWN ............. Manual Transmission Shift Down * and # ................. Resets Game OPTIONS SCREEN -------------- To get to the Options Screen, press the A, B or C Button at the Title screen. Move the Joypad LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to make a selection from the Options Screen. YOU MAY CHANGE: COLOR Red/Black (default) Blue/Yellow White/Green Red/White Green/Blue White/Orange WEATHER Sun (default) Rain Fog AIRFOIL Low (default) High TIRES Dry (default) Wet GEARING Auto5 (default) Man6 DRONES 1 to 5 (default) RACE Single Race (default) - Choose the number of laps and the track and race against the competition and the clock in a signle track race. Free Practice - Hone your racing skills by choosing the number of laps and the track you want to practice on - it's just you and your machine against the clock. Tournament - It's the ultimate race for the checkered flag! Take on 5 tough competitors in a full racing season on all 10 treacherous tracks. Your starting position is based on your previous race result so you'd better burn some rubber, baby. NOTE: In Tournament Mode, the weather is fixed, so you will need to adjust your tires and airfoil to suit track conditions. LAPS 1-99 10 (default) TRACK The Hole (default) Green Valley River Mouth Desert Pass Deep Wood Island Hop The Gorge Concrete Canyon Sunset Strip Arctic Run Press the A, B or C Button to start or press the Option Button to go to the Configure Screen. CONFIGURE SCREEN ---------------- The Configure Screen lets you change the default Joypad controls to the controller configuration you'd prefer. It also lets you change the Track Map or Tachometer Display. Press OPTION to move to and from the Configure Screen. Press the Joypad UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT to select the configuration options you want. To begin the game, press the A, B or C Button. CHANGE THE CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION ACCELERATE BRAKE default A B C A C B B A C B C A C A B C B A CHANGE THE TRACK MAP Spinning (default) Static OFF CHANGE THE TACHOMETER DISPLAY ON (default) OFF MEMORY SAVE FEATURE ------------------- The Memory Save Feature lets you keep the Music and SFX volume settings, best lap times per track, your car color and transmission type, and top five tournament results. It also lets you keep your selected track and number of laps (except if you were in tournament mode), as well as the button configuration and track map/tachometer settings. The cartridge will store up to 100,000 changes. After 100,000 changes have been recorded, no more changes will be retained. To clear the currently saved changes, press *, Option and # while on the Checkered Flag Title Screen. VOLUME ADJUST FEATURE --------------------- To adjust the volume: 1 Press PAUSE during gameplay. 2 Press A to access Music Volume Indicator Press the Joypad LEFT and RIGHT to adjust. 3 Press B to access SFX Volume Indicator. Press the Joypad LEFT and RIGHT to adjust. GAME SCREEN ----------- 1 SPEED How many miles per hour (MPH) you're racing. 2 GEAR Your current gear number (1 through 5 if automatic, 1 through 6 if manual). 3 TACHOMETER Shows the engine RPM. 4 POSITION Your current status compared to the other racers. 5 BEST LAP TIME Your current fastest time for a lap on this particular track. 6 CURRENT LAP TIME The current fastest lap time. 7 TRACK MAP Shows the position of all cars on the track, with your car circled. 8 LAP COUNTER The number of laps finished already. MANEUVERING ----------- STEERING Steering velocity follows a shallow bell form and with practice can be anticipated for successful turns. While holding the Joypad down, the car will turn a small amount at first, then will turn more sharply before lessening again. WHEEL MEMORY Wheel memory retains your vehicle's wheel position at the beginning of a curve. HINTS ----- Use wet tires in rain or fog. Choosing manual transmission gives you a higher top speed. A low airfoil gives your car less drag but it will have less downforce. You'll want to use it on fast tracks. High airfoils are especially good on curvy tracks. Avoid the roadsides and pit areas. They will slow you down and cost you time. You have less traction in the fog. CREDITS ------- Developer: Rebellion Producer: John Skruch Coordinator: Jason Kingsley Programmer: Robert Dibley Graphics: Justin Rae Music: Will Davis, Alex Quarmby, Nate Brenholdt, James Grunke Lead Tester: Andrew Keim Testers: Lance J. Lewis, Dan McNamee, Scott Hunter, Martin Mueller, Tom Gillen, Joe Sousa, Hank Cappa, Stewart Wilson, Toby Harrison-Banfield, Tal Funke-Bilu