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Screamer cheats / Screamer hints / Screamer faqs / Screamer solutions Screamer faqs and solutions CMSTR@AOL.COM proudly presents... T H E H I G H L Y U N O F F I C I A L G U I D E T O: ============================================================================== Table of Contents. 1. Introduction 2. Legal Disclamier 3. Minimum and Recommended Setup 4. Cars 5. Tracks 6. Stragety & Cheats 7. Bugs 8. Misc. 9. Conclusion. ============================================================================== 1. Introduction. Imagine your car running at 330 km/h (that's about 200 mp/h for you people who still uses the old system of feets and yards. :) ), whizzing past the traffic. You keep one hand on the wheel (or thumb, for the rest of us who do not have the Thrustmaster T1 or T2) the other on the gear shift, one eye on the road, and the other on the map (No rear view here folks). All of a sudden, WHAM!! You slam your lovely Toyota (There are other high performance cars, so don't worry folks.) on the wall, but you come screaming back, only shaken a bit. In a few seconds, you will break the speed limit again, so it really doesn't matter, does it? Welcome to Screamer, the fastest Arcade-style racer in the World of PC. The graphics of this lovely little jewel will impress you, and the sounds will overrun you like a roadkill. However, its more than eye or ear candy. This game rocks! This game is very exciting, and has been getting rave reviews from the press so far. "..takes Ridge Racer and turns it on its ear.." proclaims DIMENSION 3 "Screamer gives ... Daytona and Ridge Racer a run for their money." PC Entertainent, Jan. 1996 These are only few samplings from the press who rave wildly about this game. Speed is the only thing that matters, and this game is, in essence, speed... ============================================================================== 2. Legal Disclaimer The author, Yong Choe, is not responsible for injuries, murders, suicides, madness, etc. etc. caused by this little gem. Also, I will not be held responsible if this gem goes berserk and destories your computer, floppies, CD and CD-ROMs, joysticks, T1 and T2, etc. etc. Caveat Emptor! Let the Buyer, or in this case, reader beware! In other words, don't go running around and come at me if your computer goes berserk and eats your Screamer CD. I will not be held responsible if that happens, or something similar happens. OK? Screamer: Breakneck Road Racing (C) 1995 Graffiti di Antonio Farina. Virgin is a registered trademark of Vigin Enterprises, Ltd. Thrustmaster, T1, T2, and such are registered trademark of Thrustmaster Co. If there is something I missed, then it also belongs here. (i.e. If I mention something about X-Wing, then it is a trademark of LucasArts, but you knew that. ;) ) Last word. I only want to mention that this file is solely intended for good use only! If you use this file to take over the world, then shame on you! Shame, shame, shame!!! ============================================================================== 3. Minimum Setup and Recommened Setup Minimum Setup (by Virgin) * 486 DX2/66 or greater * 8 MB of RAM or 12 MB of RAM for SVGA play and Time Attack Mode * DOS 5.0 or highter * SVGA video card (12 MB of RAM necessary for SVGA) * SB, GUS or SB-Compatible card * Single Speed CD-ROM (for Music) * Mscdex 2.2 or greater. Minimum Setup (by Author) * 486 DX4/75 or greater or Pentium * 12 MB of RAM * VLB or PCI Video card with 1MB of VRAM * Joystick (analog or digital), Gravis Gamepad, or Thrustmaster T1 or T2. Recommended Setup (by Virgin) * Pentium 90 * 16 MB of RAM * SVGA card with 2MB of VRAM (PCI, of course, its with Pentium) * Thrustmaster T1 or T2 Recommended Setup (by Author) * Not much. If you can meet or exceed the recommened setup, then you will be really satisfied with this game. This game in SVGA really knocks Daytona and Ridge Racer (Arcade Versions and Home Versions) on to its buttocks. ============================================================================== 4. Cars a. Comparison of Cars Side by Side. +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | Name of Car | Manual Transmission | Automatic Transmission | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | SHADOW | | | | Top Speed | 343 | 340 | | Grip | *** | *** | | Acceleration | ** | ** | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | TIGER | | | | Top Speed | 340 | 336 | | Grip | **** | **** | | Acceleration | *** | *** | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | HAMMER | | | | Top Speed | 336 | 332 | | Grip | **** | **** | | Acceleration | **** | **** | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | RISING SUN | | | | Top Speed | 324 | 319 | | Grip | * | * | | Acceleration | ***** | ***** | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | PANTHER | | | | Top Speed | 332 | 329 | | Grip | ** | ** | | Acceleration | **** | **** | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ | YANKEE | | | | Top Speed | 343 | 338 | | Grip | ** | ** | | Acceleration | * | * | +---------------------------+----------------------+------------------------+ b. SHADOW SHADOW, a Ferrari, is one heck of a car. This is the fastest car, bar none. Even the R.S. can't out run this thing once SHADOW is in top speed. Unfortunately, It's acceleration isn't that hot. But this lack of acceleration is balanced by good handling. c. TIGER TIGER is all machine. This Lamborghini is a machine, pound for pound, a near match for Shadow and Yankee. Its great handling and acceleration makes this car a machine that you should be fearful of. d. HAMMER HAMMER (is this a Ferrari or Lamborghini?) literally hammers the competition with its great handling and acceleration (No puns, I swear!). This may not be the fastest car, but when it comes down to that tortous (Curvy) course, this car is the one to choose. e. RISING SUN RISING SUN, the lone Toyota (The exact same model used in Sega Rally.), is a fast thing! None can out accelerate this puppy. Unfortunately, it has no grip, and you'll find yourself spinning every which way. I'd stay away from this car. f. PANTHER PANTHER, the once hot Porsche, is respectable machine, with decent top speed. It has average handling and great acceleration. Comes in handy in courses where you need quick boost of speed. g. YANKEE Why is it that the awesome Corvette gets the lousiest rating? Poor acceleration and average handling! HA! Sorry. Ravings aside, This car is, top speed wise, a match for SHADOW, but don't expect this car to win a drag race with the SHADOW. ============================================================================== 5. Tracks a. The Tracks * Palm Town Your basic, Indianapolis 500, round circular course. Nothing much to rant about except that third turn. * Lake Valley Drive through the Alps in this high speed course. Fairly curvy, not pretty fun to drive through. One of the prettier courses in the whole game * Lindberg Always wanted to drive through the Europe but no car or cash? Well, here's your European Drive, complete with Castles, Dangerous Curves, Hotels, and Helicopters! An awesome track to behold, but one of the most difficult courses in the entire game. Manual Transmission is highly recommended. * Palm Town Night. This town is a were-city! During the day, its tame, but at night! IMHO, this is one of the most beautiful courses I've seen. Working headlights, bright buildings, and even a carnival, complete with ferris wheel (Texture mapped, of course!) and that hammer thingy. This course is available in the Normal game after you beat the Beginners in Championship mode. * Sunbeach Hill. Pretty, long, and fun. Take a long drive, and enjoy the scenary. Fairly tortous, and pretty hairy at some spots. This course is available to the Normal game after you beat the Amateur in Championship mode. * Sandrock. The mother of all courses. Hairpin curves and an S-curve to ruin your lovely day. The land bridge (you'll know it when you see it) is a marvel in programming. Awesome course, not for the meek or those with abnormal heart conditions. Manual Transmission is highly recommened here, along with a vehicle that handles like a dream. This course is available to the Normal game after you beat the Pro in Championship mode. * ??? Is there another course when you beat the Bullet league? If you have the answer, stay tuned... b. Game modes * Normal Just a stroll around the course, great for practice. Numbers of lap customizable through Options. * Champ Mode Arcade a la PC. The great driver all come here. Place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd to proceed to next course. Achieve certain amount of points, and you proceed to next league, and get a new track in the Normal Game in the prcess * Special Modes They are special. TIME ATTACK (Requires 12mb of RAM), Cone Slaughter (actually its cone carnage) and Gateway of death and time (Slalom). The tracks availabe here are equiv. to Normal game. If you have won Amat. league, then you can drive upto Sunbeach Hill. ============================================================================== 6. Stragety and Cheats -General Strats. * Always choose Manual if you can help it. The first two courses, you can get away with Automatic, but trust me, go with manual. * Play their game. Wreck their cars until they scream mercy! This way, you have less cars to deal with should you fall behind. One of the worst things that can happens is when you are in 7th ot 8th spot, and there are five gazillon cars at the same spot that you have to negotiate through. It's really tough to negoitate through that mess, and you've lost! * Go inside during curves. Hang inside when you enter curve, drop a gear or decelerate when you enter the curve, and accelerate or up a gear when you are about 5/8th - 3/4th through the curve. Play the demoliation game in the curves if you have to. Sacrifice others before you sacrifice yourself. * Toggle map to the max. zoom and press F4. If you time it just right, have a tailgater handy, and slam the breaks unexpectedly... Look ma! I can see my house from here!!!! You will be airborn. It's tough to do it in the computer game, since computer really doesn't tailgate, so try it in the NETWORK GAME. If you have a time proven stragety then send it in... More info on that later. Cheats: So far, there are none, save the speculations. I think there may be a hidden track, but I can't confirm it. No cheats are out there yet. If you have a cheat that you'd like to share, read on! If you have a great strat. or a great cheat, then e-mail it to CMStr@AOL.COM Your name will be plastered through the whole net. May be you can print this out and say: "Look ma! I'm famous!" ============================================================================== 7. Bugs. Couple of bugs (features) I've seen so far. Camera on the replay likes to chop cars into its primordial polygon pieces. (VGA, REPLAY CAM) No music with GUS ACE. For version 1.00, it's a pretty clean game, but there are bugs. If you find them, contact Virgin and the author of this thing at CMStr@AOL.COM. ============================================================================== 8. Misc. Joystick Setup I use Gravis gamepad, and the game is much easier with it then without. ___ / \____________________ R=Brake / \ B=Accelerate / <- -> B \ Y=Gear Down | R G | G=Gear up \ Y / \____________________ / \___/ I use this setup, since its easier for my fingers. I just put my index finger on the blue button, and use my thumb to control the gear shaft. Easy and comfy. Left handers just reverse. * Wish list Well, this certainly belongs under Misc. Anyway, I'd really like to try the TIME ATTACK and SVGA mode, yet this thing asks for 12 MB of RAM, but I only have 8!!! Sorry about my ranting, once again. One thing that I'd like to see is to lower the memory req. of TIME ATTACK to 8 MB. Also, a car paint shop, the same one that is featured in NASCAR, would be also cool, and more tracks couldn't hurt either. More things to wish for, read on! ============================================================================== 9. Conclusion Here we are. We've reached the finish line without a scratch! What a show! Anyways, comments, suggestions, erors (Heavens no!), mistaces, what ever, e-mail the author at CMStr@Aol.com. Hey! You might even see your name here! You can contact Virgin at http://www.vie.com. FTP site: ftp.vie.com E-Mail: ??? Snail Mail: Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. 18061 Fitch Av. Irvine, CA 92714 ATTN: ??? BBS: 714-833-3305 8-N-1 up to 14.4 KBPS I'd like info on the boxes with ???. Keep on racin' dude, and I'll see you on the flip side. Until next version of this ghastly thing, cya! SCSTG v1.00 Other Screamer cheats hints faqs solutions: 1. Screamer cheat codes |