CONTINENTAL CIRCUS ================== THE QUEST: to qualify as a Formula One driver. Experience all the thrills of the arcade original as you stretch your driving skills to the limit. Eight international circuits have to be conquered in a series of gruelling races — are you up to it? BEHIND THE WHEEL Your aim is simple. To prove to the racing world in general (and to your team manager in particular) that you have the skills and experience to drive Formula One machines. Such honours are not easily earned. Only a handful of people in the world are allowed to compete at Formula One level, and entry to that elite club is restricted to the most talented drivers. After years of racing you are now ready to take up the challenge, a challenge that will entitle you to compete with the finest drivers, the elite of motor racing. A challenge known as the Continental Circus... TAKE THE CHALLENGE The Continental Circus consists of a series of eight races, each run on a different track in a different country. To complete the series and earn the right to compete at Formula One level, a driver has to enter the Circus and finish races inside a qualifying position set for each successive track. In theory, failure to qualify on a single track spells disqualification — the whole sequence of eight circuits has to be started again from scratch. However, drivers entering the Circus are given 4 'lives' or 'credits'. Should you fail to qualify on a track, you can exchange a credit for the opportunity to compete in another race on that track instead of being forced to return to the first race in the sequence. DRIVING SKILLS Your car has very simple controls — a high/low gearshift and an accelerator combine to control speed, while left/right controls govern your position on the track. Watch the clock that ticks off the seconds of Racetime. You start the race with a limited amount of Racetime. When it runs out completely, the race finishes and you are assigned your current position in the field. Extra Racetime is earned by passing checkpoints located around the track within a time limit. Avoid collisions wherever possible — they cost valuable time and can lead to pit calls — if the car is damaged, get into the pits as soon as possible rather than soldiering bravely on. Racetime is stopped while you are in the pits, so getting things fixed doesn’t harm your chances of qualifying, but if you continue racing with a damaged car it will perform badly and eventually blow up! Of course, the going gets tougher the further you go: each successive track in the Circus sets greater challenges. And watch out for the rain... it affects the car’s handling characteristics quite dramatically. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS COMMODORE 64/128 - CASS: Hold down SHIFT key and press RUN/STOP. Press PLAY on tape. Program will load and run. AMSTRAD - CASS: (464) Press CTRL and small ENTER. (6128) Type /TAPE and press RETURN. Press CTRL and small ENTER. SPECTRUM CASS: (48k) Type LOAD"" and press ENTER. (+2, +3) Insert cassette and press RETURN. CONTROLS: UP - SPEED UP DOWN - SLOW DOWN LEFT/RIGHT - STEER LEFT/RIGHT FIRE - CHANGE GEAR Licensed from © Taito Corp., export outside Europe and Australasia prohibited. ©1989 Virgin Mastertronic Ltd. Produced by The Sales Curve for Virgin Mastertronic. Design Khartomb. Virgin Mastertronic Ltd. 2-4 Vernon Yard, 119 Portobello Rd, London W11 2DX. WARNING: ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER AND THE OWNER OF THE WORK REPRODUCED RESERVED. UNAUTHORISED COPYING, HIRING, LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, RADIO OR TV BROADCASTING OR DIFFUSION OF THIS CASSETTE PROHIBITED. THIS PROGRAMME IS SOLD ACCORDING TO VIRGIN MASTERTRONIC TERMS OF TRADE AND CONDITIONS OF SALE COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.