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                             Fastrack

                                by

                           George Kenney

Fastrack is a cross-country car racing game.  It's you against the clock, the
course, and obstacles on the course.  In Fastrack you're the driver, and your
job is to complete the course from New York to Pennsylvania.  Along the way
you'll have the opportunity to earn money and purchase things for your car
that will make your job easier.

Fastrack Game Play

1.    The goal of FASTRACK is to travel from New York to Pennsylvania in the
    shortest amount of time possible.

2.    The game starts with your Porsche in low gear in center screen; at the
    top of the screen is a display of your current stats, such as damage,
    gas, ammo, elapsed time, etc.  At the bottom of the screen is a display
    of the last saved game stats and the Course Record Time.

    This lower portion of the screen can be toggled between the game stats
    screen and the course map by hitting the PgUp key or M key.

3.    There are two flags (or markers) which must be captured on each map.
    IF ALL MARKERS ARE NOT CAPTURED WHEN YOU REACH THE END OF THE COURSE
    YOUR CAR WILL SIMPLY TURN AROUND AND HEAD THE OTHER DIRECTION...the
    assumption being that you just overlooked a marker.

    These markers are placed in the lower left and right hand corners of
    the map display.

3.    Your current position on the course is displayed as a RED square.  As
    you proceed along the course the square will mark your location.
    Knowlege regarding your current position on the course is crucial to
    finishing the game.

4.    As time progresses your car will run low on fuel and you will inevitably
    crash into other vehicles and road obstacles.  You must find a Gas and
    Repair station to remedy these problems.  Gas and Repair stations are
    placed at different locations on each map.  They are identified by a
    green gas can icon with a letter G on it.

5.    You acquire money to buy fuel and repair your car by blowing up other
    vehicles on the road.  Traffic flies by fast so be ready.  You also
    receive additional cash and ammo when you pick up a marker.

6.    The game uses both the keyboard and the joystick.  To toggle a definition
    of game controls for both the keyboard and joystick hit the P key.
    This will pause the game and display the keyboard and joystick interface
    controls.  Hit the P key again to return to the game.

The object of Fastrack is to finish the course in the shortest amount of
time.  To finish the game, and have it be automatically recorded, the player
must capture all of the flags (12 total).  These flags are always at the
bottom left and right corners of the screen.

When a player captures a flag the player will receive 50 rounds of ammo and
$100.

The player's car will deplete its fuel supply as it traverses the road map and
will accumulate damage as it collides with traffic and road hazards.  The
amount of fuel consumed and damage sustained is presented as health meter bars
in the upper left corner of the screen.

There are gas/repair stations placed at different locations on the state maps.
When a player turns into a gas station the player is presented with a billboard
of various repair, gas and material purchase options.  These options include:

     refuel                   $50
     repair                    200
     ammo                      100/50 rounds
     titanium fenders          1,000 (double resistance to collisions)
     enduro50 gas tank         500 (double gas mileage)
     enduro100 gas tank        1,000 (triple gas mileage)
     turbo jump thruster       1,500 (jump over traffic and road hazards)

A player gains $50 for each traffic object destroyed by machine gun fire
while driving.

It is an advantage to save the game immediately after leaving a gas station.
This is accomplished by hitting the ESC key.  The program will ask if you
1) want to save the game, 2) if you want to continue playing, and 3) if you
want to load a saved game.  If you answer yes to all three  you will have
saved the game and you will resume where you left off.

Pressing the P key displays the following help list:

M or PgUp                   displays state roadmap
N or PgDn                   displays state roadmap
B                           maximum roadside graphics
V                           reduced roadside graphics, greater game speed
C                           further reduced graphics
X                           minimum graphics
Z                           no roadside graphics
F                           fire machine guns
H                           toggle horizon view
R                           reverse direction of travel
T                           use turbo jump thruster
U                           toggle update screen info
P                           pause game and display help screen

Joystick

stick forward                     increase speed
stick backward                    decrease speed
button 1                          fire machine guns
button 2                          use turbo jump thruster

Hints for Game Completion

1 - Save the game often, particularly just after leaving a Gas and Repair
    Station.
2 - Get used to noting your position on the map quickly and prepare for
    turnoffs early.
3 - If you go by a turnoff you can reverse your direction of travel by hitting
    the R key or for the joystick by depressing button 2 and pulling the stick
    back.
4 - Get the long range "Enduro" gas tanks as soon as you can afford them.
5 - Be patient, drive fast, and blow up all on coming traffic.
6 - The Turbo Jump Thruster is Awesome.  Get the cash and make the dash.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum of 540K free RAM
VGA card with at least 256K Ram

Recommended:
386DX 33Mhz (the faster the better)
Sound Blaster
Hard Disk