
       PLAYING TURBO LOTUS CHALLENGE 2
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THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE OFFERED;

PLAYER 1 NAME (1). if you wish to change the name,simply highlight
this option and type in your new name.

PASSWORD . to eneter a password, highlight this option and type in
a new password.

PLAYER 2 NAME . as for player 1  option 

ACCELERATION FOR PLAYER 1 

THIS ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE WETHER PUSHING FORWARD, OR PUSHING THE 
FIRE BUTTON,WILL ACCELERATE YOUR CAR. THE EFFECT THIS HAS ON THE
OTHER CONTROLS IS AS FOLLOWS.

                  FORWARD ACCELERATION         FIRE BUTTON ACCELERATION

ACCELERATE;       forward                      fire button
BRAKE;            back                         back
STEER LEFT;       left                         left
STEER RIGHT;      right                        right
CHANGE UP;        forward and fire             forward
CHANGE DOWN;      backward and fire            backward
OTHER KEYS..      F10 - PAUSE                  ESC -  RESTART GAME 

ONE OR 2 PLAYERS;
choose number of players. how to choose more than 2 players for link 
up games,and full screen 2 player games is explained later.

ACCELERATION FOR PLAYER 2 
as player 1

MANUAL/AUTOMATIC GEARS: PLAYER 1
player 1 chooses gear type.

2 COMPUTER LINK UPS

MANUAL/AUTOMATIC GEARS/PLAYER 2
player 2 chooses gear type

PLAYER ONE CONTROL
joystick only for player 1, so this is non functional.

START GAME.
choosing this option and pressing fire will take you to the 1st 
stage of the race with the current options.

PLAYER CONTROL.
player 2 can either use a joystick in port 2, or the keyboard, if
the keyboard is chosen the following keys are used to control the car.

FORWARD  -  L
BACKWARD -  ,
LEFT     - Z
RIGHT    - X
FIRE     - SPACEBAR

STAGES AND CHECKPOINTS;

THE GAME IS PLAYED OVER A NUMBER OF STAGES, 8 IN TOTAL, EACH ONE
IS MADE UP OF A NUMBER OF CHECKPOINTS, WHICH WILL VARY BETWEEN 6
AND 10, DEPENDING UPON THE STAGE. THE PLAYER MUST REACH THE NEXT 
DESIGNATED CHECKPOINT WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME IN ORDER TO CONTINUE 
RACING. THE OBJECTIVE,OBVIOUSLY, IS TO REACH THEFINAL CHECKPOINT ON 
ANY STAGE AHEAD OF YOUR OPPONENTS,AND WITHIN THE GIVEN TIME.

EACH STAGE TAKES PLACE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF AMERICA, AND EACH HAS
A PASSWORD WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO START ON THAT STAGE IN FUTURE RACES. 
EACH HAS ITS OWN HAZARDS AND DANGERS, FROM ICE TO GIANT BOUL. THE 
STAGES WHICH WILL ALSO DETERMINE WETHER YOU DRIVE A LOTUS ESPRIT OR
A LOTUS ELAN, ARE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.

THE STAGES;

FOREST;5 checkpoints.
dense trees line this stage, and you will find water,trees and logs 
strewn across the track. hitting a log,however,will cause the car 
to do a spectacular jump,which can be used for overtaking or jumping
over other hazards.

NIGHT; 7 checkpoints.
the darkness will be your biggest enemy, as it will ake the track
beyons a certain distance obscure to you. this stage also contains
some long tunnels,but it is a relatively fast section of the race.

FOG; 8 checkpoints.
unlike this one, this is one of the more difficult stages,with fog
serving to obscure your vision to a very high degree.low visibilty 
and twisting roads will make this section very difficult.

SNOW; 6 checkpoints.
trees and bushes could again prove to make the going difficult on
this section.add to this the driving snow, ice patches and lighter
than light steering, and you`ll know you have a challenge on your
hands.

DESERT; 10 checkpoints.
not the easiest surface to race on,try to stick to the centre of
the road, where there is less sand to clog up your car,towards the 
edge there will be more sand,and in some places small snadrifts will 
prove hazardous.

CITY; 8 checkpoints
there are 2 lanes in this stage,and its up to you wether you want 
to take the chances-if you cross over into the right hand lane,
there will be less traffic going in your direction,but a lot more 
coming coming towards you. this is very difficult,in addition,there 
are also lorries crossing your path at the intersections. you couls 
avoid them,but managing to drive underneath them willearn you extra 
points.

MARSH; 10 checkpoints.
oil and water make the gong tough,but on this stage, you`ll be given 
some help in the shape of green time bonuses to be found on the road.

STORM; 6 checkpoints.
wild rain,thunder and kightning serve to slow you down, but again 
theres extra help on hand for the final stage of the race.red turbos, 
which are activated assoon as you pick them up, will give you an extra 
burst of speed.

RACING;
if you choose 1 player, then you will be presented with a full 
screen view of the 1st section once it has loaded. the screen layoutis
as follows;

YOUR SPEED IS INDICATED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PLAYING SCREEN
, WITH YOUR REVS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH, AND YOUR GEAR UNDERNEATH THIS.
IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IS YOUR SCORE. WITH THE RELATIVE POSITION 
INDICATOR IF YOU ARE IN MULTI-PLAYER MODE BELOW THIS.AND YOUR TIME 
REMAINING BENEATH THIS.

2/3/4/ PLAYER OPTIONS;
if you choose a multi player option,another icon will appear on 
the screen underneath your score. this indicates the positions of t
he other players relative to you. 

LINKING 2 COMPUTERS;
linking 2 computers is possible with lotus II. 2 amigas or 2 
atari st`s can be linked,offering a number of opportunities,obviously 
each machine will need a copy of lotus II, 2 players can now race. 
each with a full screen view,alternatively, 3 or 4 players can race 
simu;taneously with a split screen view.
to do this you will need to obtain a null kodem lead to link the 
serial ports of the 2 computers.(these can be purchased from gremlin 
for just 9.99 each) once the 2 computers are connected to each other
,you need do no more,exceptselect the 2 computer link up option 
indicated on the main menu...

and thats yer lot...signed scooter...30/10/91




            LOTUS TURBO CHALLENGE 2  HINTS, CHEATS                   
                                          
                        
Type the following passwords etc to start on other levels, cheat etc;
          
                          
                             THE LEVELS
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                          TWILIGHT - NIGHT
                          CITY - LIVERPOOL
                          THE SKIDS - SNOW
                           PEA SOUP - FOG
                          PEACHES - DESERT
                           BAGLEY - MARSH
                           E BOW - STORM
        
                        
                               CHEATS   
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                  TURPENTINE - NEVER RUN OUT OF TIME
                     DEESIDE - ALWAYS COME FIRST
        
                        
                            SECRET GAME 
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                      DUX - ENTER CARNIVAL GAME

