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- Thank you for trying Rapid Racer, Below are some details about the software.
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- Software Title : Rapid Racer (TrialWare)
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- Copyright information : This software is Copyright of Paul Ellams.
- This trial version may be distributed by/to anyone.
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- Required Operating system : Palm OS 2.0 or above including Palm IIIc
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- Game Description:
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- Become Number One racing driver driving around 10 challenging tracks.
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- How do I play?
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- Rapid Racer has 4 modes of play for you to try, All the modes are
- selected from the main title page.
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- 1. Practice
- This mode lets you practice driving around the tracks without worrying
- about hitting any other cars. When you have had enough practice
- select 'Quit to Mainmenu' from the menu bar to return to the title
- screen.
- 2. Single Race
- This is a single race against the 3 computer controlled cars.
- When you click on the 'Single Race' button a page will be displayed
- showing the currently selected track. Use either LEFT or RIGHT keys
- or the << and >> buttons to select a track, Then push the 'Select'
- button or the UP key to start racing.
- 3. Mini Grand Prix (Registered Only)
- In this mode you race against the computer on all 10 tracks with a
- score board being held.
- You score 2 points for coming first and 1 point for coming second.
- At the end of all 10 races the winner is the one with the most points.
- If at any time you quit out of the Rapid Racer application you will be
- given the option continue from the last race when you next
- select 'Mini GP'.
- 4. Infrared Racing (Registered Only)
- In this mode you can race head to head with someone else running
- Rapid Racer on their Palm Pilot.
- To start this mode point each Palm Pilot at one another.
- One of the players must then click the 'IR Race' button, This Palm
- Pilot will then become the master and must select the track to race on.
- The race will then start on both palm pilots.
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- In all four modes the game is played the same.
- The Palm Pilot UP and DOWN keys will speed up and slow you down accordingly.
- *Hint* Don't speed up and slow down at each corner, Set your speed
- to a reasonable pace and only speed up and slow down when overtaking.
- Go too fast and you will have to skid round all the corners.
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- The preferred LEFT and RIGHT keys are set on the options page and these
- will turn you car clockwise or anti-clockwise.
- Also if you are stopped you can push the key defined as BACKWARDS to
- reverse your car.
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- Why should I register?
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- It only costs $9 and by Registering you get all of these features:-
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- 1.All 10 large challenging tracks.
- 2.Infrared Head to Head racing with another player.
- 3.Mini Grand Prix with game save feature.
- 4.Track editor to design your own unique tracks.
- 5.Varying Difficulty levels and race lengths.
- 6.Free Upgrades
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- Install instructions:
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- This zip package contains 2 Palm Pilot files called named 'racer.prc' and
- 'tracks.pdb'
- Both these files should be installed using the Palm install tool supplied
- with every palm pilot.
- When this is done an icon will appear on the Palm pilot shaped like a
- Racing Car, Click this icon to run the game.
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- Registration instructions:
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- This game is a demo version which will let you try the software to see
- if you like it. The full version costs only 9 dollars.
- Registration can be done securely and safely online at
- http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/paulellams.html
- or for other ways of registering please go to my web site at
- http://www.ellams.force9.co.uk
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- Legal information/Terms and Conditions:
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- Copyright ⌐ 2000 Ellams Software. All rights reserved.
- Ellams Software and Paul Ellams make no warranty, either express or implied,
- with respect to this software, its performance, merchantability or suitability
- for a particular purpose.
- The software, manuals and all associated items are supplied to the user 'as is'.
- We can accept no responsibility for any problems or damages arising
- directly, indirectly or consequentially from the use or misuse of the software
- and/or associated items.
- Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to product replacement
- or a refund of the purchase price.
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- Contact information:
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- To contact myself Paul Ellams (The Author) you can email paul@ellams.f9.co.uk
- Please feel free to email me with any problems or suggestions about the
- software.
- Also don't forget to keep visiting my web site at
- http://www.ellams.force9.co.uk for all my latest software.
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- Thanks,
- And I hope you enjoy my software
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- Paul Ellams