Renegade Racers
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(Playstation - US, Racing)
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Developed_By:
Promethean Designs Ltd.
Published_By:
Interplay
Released On:
01 Jan 1999
Renegade Racers is a racing game where you compete in a tournament sponsored by millionaire Buck Billionaire. You choose from a series of renegades and aim to win.
The gameplay modes include two-player vs., a mission-based tournament with over 40 races across 6 tracks, each with unique objectives such as jumping over obstacles or winning within a certain time bracket. The game also features battle races with power-ups and wacky weapons. All vehicles are hovercrafts, providing consistent control regardless of the track surface.
The graphics use Direct 3D accelerated polygonal graphics for smooth performance on the Playstation console.
EAN-13:
5026102002938 (Italy)
Sony PN:
SLES-02274 (Italy)
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Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a quirky adventure game where players embody Buck Billionaire, a jaded rich man seeking new thrills. After a dramatic near-death experience, players will likely guide Buck through various challenges and escapades to find excitement in his extraordinary life.
Story
IN THE BEGINNING
Although it was a cool night, Buck Billionaire was covered with sweat. Standing alone atop one of the huge cable support towers that make up the Brooklyn Bridge, he wiped his forehead with a $1000 bill and absentmindedly returned it to a pocket completely stuffed with others of equal value.
Buck had left his own 30th birthday party... early. He couldn't stand it any more. His life had become filled with ordinary people talking about their ordinary fortunes and doing things he could no longer stand to hear about.
By the age of 21 Buck had already earned an eight-figure fortune to go along with the seven-figure sum his parents had already given him. By 25, he had climbed Everest, swum the English Channel, dated (and ditched) numerous starlets, pacified an alligator with his bare hands, bungee jumped from his own private blimp, and established top speed records on water, on land, in the air, and even in space.
In short, the world held little challenge for Buck Billionaire; it was time to end it all. Taking one last massive lung-full of air into his chiselled chest (in case he survived the plunge), Buck closed his eyes and took a single step to the front.
Dropping at precisely 62 feet per second, he figured it would take approximately 12 seconds to hit the horizontal wall of deadly, swirling waters below. Two seconds into the plunge, however, a nimble yacht cleft the waters heading for a berth on the far side.
Buck opened one eye, looked down in horror past his shoes, and realized there was no way to avoid the deck of the sloop below! Fate intervened. Buck struck feet first into a tall stack of life preservers.
Having broken his fall, Buck not only survived, but was also shot up into the air again, landing on the comfy cushions of a nearby deck chair. Blazed across the bow of the yacht was the name RENEGADE.
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INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS™
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Set up your PlayStation® using its Instruction Manual. Insert the Renegade Racers™ disc and close the disc cover. Turn the PlayStation® ON at the POWER button.
It is advised not to insert or remove peripherals or MEMORY CARDS once the power is turned on. Ensure enough free blocks on your MEMORY CARD before playing.
MEMORY CARDS
To save and continue games, insert a Memory Card into Memory Card Slot 1 BEFORE starting play. You need 1 free block on your Memory Card to save Renegade Racers™ game data.
If your Memory Card is full, delete at least 1 block using the Console's internal Memory Manager before playing Renegade Racers™.
Top View
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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POWER BUTTON
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CONTROLLER PORT
Front View
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CONTROLLER PORT 1
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CONTROLLER PORT 2
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OPEN BUTTON
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DISC COVER
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 1
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 2
Arcade Mode
When selecting a new character, you must enter the same three-letter code from your previous save to continue that saved game.
Quick Race
This is a 1 or 2 player game mode. Initially, only one race is available. Each time you unlock a Boss in Arcade Mode (Head To Head Challenge), another track becomes available, up to a maximum of 6 tracks.
High Score Mode
This is a 1 player game. It allows the player to re-race favorite races already completed in Arcade Mode.
On-screen, there will be 32 icons for easy mode, 40 for medium, and 48 for hard. Some icons will not be selectable if they haven't been raced in Arcade mode at the corresponding difficulty level.
Selecting an icon provides race information. Selecting it again allows the player to race for a better high score. High scores are for a race type only, not every individual race (e.g., Air Time, Smash & Grab).
Party Play
This game mode is for 2 to 8 players and requires two Controllers. Player one chooses the number of players in each race. If more than two players are chosen, they are paired off and race two times each.
Players with the highest score advance to the next round. Either 2 or 4 players go through, depending on the initial selection. If four go through, the game proceeds to a semi-final; if only two go through, it goes straight to a final.
Scores are calculated by meters jumped in Air Time and target points gained in Drop Zone. Beating the opponent to the finish line does not affect the score in this race. If only two players are selected, the game goes straight to the final.
OPTIONS MENU
AUDIO SET-UP
Press the X button to activate this function and change the settings below.
Effects Volume
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Use the left directional button to decrease.
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Use the right directional button to increase the volume of in-game sound effects.
Music Volume
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Use the left directional button to decrease.
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Use the right directional button to increase the volume of in-game music.
Speaker Setup
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Press the left/right directional buttons to choose between Mono, Stereo, or Surround Sound output.
SCREEN CENTER
Use the directional buttons to reposition the screen. Press the X button to confirm or press the ▲ button to restore the default position.
CONTROLLER SET-UP
Use the options in this menu to set up controls for Controller 1 and Controller 2.
Vibration Set-up
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Press the left/right directional buttons to turn the vibration function ON or OFF.
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Press the ▲ button to return to the previous menu.
Setup Controls
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Press the left/right directional buttons to select the Controller layout you wish to change.
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Press the ▲ button when finished.
You have 4 pre-selected button configurations to choose from. Use the left and right directional buttons to select your choice. Press the ▲ button to return to the previous menu.
DIFFICULTY
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Easy – In this setting you play 32 races.
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Medium – In this setting you play 40 races.
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Hard – In this setting you play 48 races.
LOAD/SAVE GAME DATA
Load Game Data
To load a previously saved game, ensure a MEMORY CARD is inserted in a MEMORY CARD slot. Use the directional buttons to highlight the appropriate MEMORY CARD slot, and press the X button to select. Press ▲ to return to the previous menu.
Save Game Data
To save your progress, ensure a MEMORY CARD is inserted in a MEMORY CARD slot. Use the directional buttons to highlight the appropriate MEMORY CARD slot, and press the X button to select. Press ▲ to return to the previous menu.
VIEW HIGH SCORES
This allows you to view the High Scores in each of the Race Modes. Use the up and down directional buttons to scroll. Press ▲ to exit to the previous menu.
IN-GAME MENU
Press the START button to pause the game. Use the up and down directional buttons to highlight your choice from the In-Game Menu and press the X button to confirm.
Continue
Returns you to the race.
Restart Race
Allows you to restart the current race. Use the up and down directional buttons to highlight either YES or NO and press the X button to confirm. Choose YES to return to the beginning of the current race. Choose NO to return to the In-Game Menu.
Controls
Directional Button Left
Steer Left
Directional Button Right
Steer Right
X Button
Accelerate
Square Button
Brake/Reverse
R1 Button
Powerslide
R2 Button
Change View
L1 Button
Use 1st Pick-up
L2 Button
Use 2nd Pick-up
Analog Controller (Left stick) Left
Steer Left
Analog Controller (Left stick) Right
Steer Right
directional buttons
highlight an option (in menus)
button
return to the previous menu
Enemies & Characters
Major General Jessip Ergertain
AWOL from the US Army, he wants to re-establish himself as a top dog in a tougher fighting machine. He prefers frontal assaults and is a disciplined, fearsome opponent.
Yippee Ki-Yeah
Jimmy, who took on the name Yippee Ki-Yeah, wants to publicize his desire to take his friends back to their homes after an oil company displaced them. He has the eyesight of an eagle and a powerful boat, but his boat is not fast.
Dexter Parnherfer
A bitter man recently fired as chief engineer for a rocket company, Dexter aims to win the race to buy back the company and fire those responsible. His boats are sleek and aerodynamic, but his navigation calculations are slow due to an ancient laptop.
Bobby Falluccio
Bobby made too many 'five-fingered withdrawals' from a money laundering operation and now needs to clear his name with the prize money. He takes twisted routes to bag power-ups but reacts strongly to acts of aggression.
"Bootsie" Smith
Disgusted by the lack of credit for his work as an investment banker, Reginald Boots transforms into 'Bootsie' Smith, a '70s funk musician, to 'stick it to the system.' He uses his speed and agility to outmaneuver opponents, but is susceptible to missiles and tends to over-steer.
Nikita Pavlovsky
A former undercover operative for the Kremlin, Nikita plans to use the winner's podium to display her country's secret documents. She possesses incredible racing skills and 100 percent concentration, but hitting her craft into a wall can break her focus.
Sparks
Sparks is a machine crazy girl who ran away from home at age 11 and worked with race teams and pit crews around the world. Frustrated by men not appreciating her mechanical skills, she opened her own racing shop and entered the race to gain press and overcome male domination and prejudice.
Mastov Kartnov
Mastov is an expert sub captain who found real aliens at the North Pole, but no one else can see them, leading him to be a discredited crackpot. He sees the race as a way to regain his status within the new Russian Republic and perhaps get a new sub command using alien technology.
Chase Rainbow
Chase Rainbow, born between Santana and The Grateful Dead sets, has spent his life selling ice cream and zigzags when not in penal institutions for his 'manifesto'. Tired of police encounters, he entered the race to bring Peace, Love & Happiness back into the mainstream political landscape.
The Mummy
Reincarnated by a mystic, The Mummy is down on his luck, performing at birthday parties instead of for pharaohs, bringing shame to his adopted family. He cannot return home until he finds success, hoping the race will be his way back to the top.
Franklin Stein
Franklin Stein, the monster who survived the villagers' torching, endured centuries of hardship before discovering the Internet and distance learning, earning a Harvard law degree. Now, he runs a lucrative victim's rights consulting business but seeks more than a hidden existence, choosing the race for his 'second coming out party'.
Buck Billionaire
Buck Billionaire, having made all the money he wanted by twenty and traveled the world for adventure, contemplated suicide on his 30th birthday. Saved by a powerful motor yacht, he had a vision of the ultimate race, hoping to find a new purpose in life by carousing with the world's most amazing renegades.
Items & Weapons
Level 1
Non-homing missile.
Level 2
Homing missile, which will track to the nearest opponent in front of you.
TURBOS
Vital for overtaking opponents and gaining that winning position. Use with caution as activation at the wrong time could send your racer straight into a wall. Once used the racers speed is boosted by 10% (Level 1), 15% (Level 2) and 20% (Level 3).
MEDI-PAK
A strong favorite with the less aggressive racers in the game, utilizing this pick-up restores your racers health to 100%.
QUESTION MARK
A variety of interesting effects can be achieved when activating this pick-up; trouble is you won't know whether it's good or bad until you activate it. Once activated a 3,2,1 countdown will appear over the racers.
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