User manual HASBRO ELMOS BIRTHDAY GAME

[. . . ] Racing in this mode takes you off the well groomed, paved courses that Dale Earnhardt made famous -- and includes nitty, gritty, dirt surfaces from the wilder NASCAR tracks, as well as paved tracks. The 10 geographic regions are: * Pacific Coast ** Great West *** Sunbelt **** Blue Ridge ***** Atlantic Seaboard ****** Northeast ******* Heartland ******** New England ********* Mid-America ********** Midwest You will automatically advance from location to location -- with the location appearing on screen before the next race begins. You will also have "Time Extensions": Each of the geographic races must be completed within a given time limit: You lose time when you crash. Each time you reach a "CHECKPOINT", 8 additional seconds are added to your timer. [. . . ] Type in your name, using the " " button to move higher in the alphabet and "v" button to move lower in the alphabet. As you select each letter in your name, use the " right or use the " " key to the left. " key to move the cursor When you have entered in your whole name, press the ACCELERATOR key to enter game selection mode. RACE SELECTION After selecting your car, the default mode of NASCAR season flashes on screen. Use the " " and " " buttons to move between the three choices of races: NASCAR SEASON, MARATHON DESTINY, and GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE. Press the " buttons to move the choice between the three skill levels of EASY. . . MEDIUM. . . EXPERT. CAR SELECTION Use the " " and " " and " " " buttons to move through your choice of race cars: -- Car #3 The default car is Dale Earnhardt's famous #3. This car has Dale's ability to bump into other cars without losing control of your own car! -- Car #1 While all cars have to pit, this car gets in and out of the pit faster than any other car! ON/START -- to turn on the unit. -- to start each race. -- Car #2 This car is the fastest -- but it's also the weakest when hit by other cars! -- Car #4 Good all-around car. While not the best performer in any specific category like the cars above, it is the car that is most consistently dependable in all the performance levels. AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL GEAR SHIFTING After selecting your skill level, "auto" will flash on screen. This warranty gives you specific rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. If you choose "Auto", then you merely use the ACCELERATOR button to increase speeds. If you choose "Manual", you will use the " " button to shift higher and the " " button to shift lower during racing. Although "Manual" is more work, you will be able to achieve higher speeds with it than you can attain in "auto" mode. Throughout the race, your time remaining, your mph, and your laps will appear on screen. You have to complete each race within the given time limit or receive a game over. In a race with AUTOMATIC SHIFTING, you just use your " " button to steer LEFT and your " " button to steer RIGHT. In a race with MANUAL SHIFTING, in addition to the controls above, you use the " " button to shift to higher gear and the " " button to shift to lower gear. TIME EXTENSIONS In NASCAR SEASON and MARATHON DESTINY, there are no time extensions. But in the GEOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE, there are no laps -- only checkpoints. Each time you make it to a checkpoint, you get both points and 8 extra seconds of time. If you run out of time before completing a race, you receive a GAME OVER. [. . . ] When the "PIT" indicator lights up, pull into the pit to refuel and change your tires. At the end of a race, your number of laps completed will appear on screen and your position out of 30 race cars is shown on screen. SCORING - NASCAR SCORING SYSTEM At the end of the race, your position out of 30 race cars will appear on screen. Each driver that leads a lap during the race is awarded 5 bonus points. [. . . ]