This program was written for Palm OS 3.1 and later versions.
It has been tested on the following hardware: Palm III, Palm V, Handspring Visor, Visor Deluxe, Visor Prism.
It has also been tested with the following emulators: Palm III, Palm IIIc, Palm Vx, Palm m100
Game Rules
1. All races go for 8 laps.
2. You must place 1st in each race, otherwise lose a car. Lose all cars and the game is over.
3. For shareware version, the game begins with 1 life and no bonus cars awarded. In the registered version, the game begins with 3 lives and a bonus car awarded every 15000 points.
4. Bonus items appear every two laps at a random location. Bonus items include 100 points, 250 points, and bonus wrench.
5. Collect 3 bonus wrenches to get a bonus of speed, turbo, tires or brakes.
6. Computer cars get a random bonus after collecting 2 wrenches.
7. Bonuses are limited to 8 levels per item. After choosing 8 levels of any one item, that item will change to a point bonus.
8. After every 4 races, the number and variety of obstacles will increase as follows:
1 - 4 races: 0 obstacles
5 - 8 races: 1 obstacle, oil slick
8 -12 races: 2 obstacles, oil slicks
12-16 races: 3 obstacles, oil slicks or water puddles
17 or more: 4 obstacles, oil slicks, water puddles or sand
9. For tracks with intersections, drivers must complete the entire course for a lap to be counted. You cannot cheat!
10. For tracks with bridges, NO obstacles or bonuses will appear under a bridge. All track objects appear in plain sight, however, it is possible for a bonus object to appear directly under a car and therefore the bonus is immediately awarded to that car.
Game Controls
Control keys can be configured with the "Settings..." dialog box from the menu. However, the default setting are as follows:
Steer Left : Calendar button Steer Right : Phonebook button Brake Pedal : To Do button Gas Pedal : Memo button
To pause the game during play, press either the Page Up, Page Down, or the Power button.
When using the Power button during a race, the game will change to pause mode when the power is turned back on.
To resume play, press any of the car controls.
Software History
4/02/01 Version 1.1:
Game state save and resume feature added (registered version only).
Four tracks added bringing the total to 36.
Sand obstacle added.
Random Tracks option plays the tracks in random order.
Game difficulty increased - computer cars drive more efficient routes and use higher gears.
Bonus levels now limited to 8 levels per item. After 8 levels are chosen, the item becomes a point bonus option.
Power-on pause feature added. Game will be paused when a power-on event occurs.
Fix added to prevent auto-off from occuring during a race. Auto-off timer is reset before each race.
Back-space feature added to High Score initials sign-in screen. Choosing the "<" symbol will result in a backspace.