Select Scenery
Press ▲/▼ on the Control Pad to highlight your desired route, then press START to select it.
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Desert Blast (easy): Straight roads, few off-road objects, and an all daylight drive make this route the easiest of the four.
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City Bound (medium): This route features a slightly windier road and more off-road objects than Desert Blast. One section of the route must be driven in the dark.
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East Coast (hard): Half of this route must be driven in the dark or rain. In addition, the road is windier and even more off-road objects appear.
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West Coast (hardest): You'll see it all here: rain, snow, darkness and winding roads, not to mention a multitude of off-road objects.
High Scores
Select this option from the Main Menu and press START to view the top scores.
The Cockpit
Before you start dueling, it might be a good idea to get acquainted with your car's instrumentation.
Tachometer
Registers the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of your drive shaft. The bigger the number, the harder your engine is working.
If you work it too hard, or "red line" - that is, push the needle into the red area - you'll blow all your precious horsepower right out the tail pipe (watch for smoke in the rear view mirror). Note: You can only blow your engine in the Manual-shift or Pro levels.
Steering Wheel
Turns the car left or right. The dot at the top of the wheel moves to show which direction your car is turning.
Radar Detector
A blinking light means it's on. If the light flashes and beeps, slow to the speed limit, because lurking nearby is a state trooper with an attitude and a shortfall on his weekly ticket quota. Of course, you could try to outrun the smokey, but you'd better be good.
Speedometer
Measures your speed. For the European-made cars, it's measured in KPH (kilometers per hour). One KPH equals about .62 MPH.
Use this chart to convert KPH into MPH:
Dots at the Top of the Screen
These moving dots represent the cars in the race (three dots if racing an opponent, two if racing solo against the clock). They move across the top of the screen during each leg of a race, starting at the left and ending at the red gas pump icon, which represents the finish line of that leg.
You are always the top dot (red = Ferrari, yellow = Lamborghini, white = Porsche). Below you is the computer opponent (red, yellow, or white) and the gendarme (white, only appearing when in pursuit). The dots quickly show you how much race is left and how you are doing relative to the competition.
Rear View Mirror
Monitor it well. Especially at higher levels, watch out for your zealous opponent. A keen eye to the glass will help you keep on any smokies, too.
How to Duel
After you choose your course from the Select Scenery screen, you are automatically taken to the spot where you begin The Duel. If you are racing against an opponent, you will see him hunkering in the rear view mirror, just waiting to rocket past you.
Routes
There are different numbers of sub-routes for each course:
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Desert Blast: Five sub-routes
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City Bound: Six sub-routes
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East Coast: Seven sub-routes
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West Coast: Eight sub-routes
Accelerate
If you're in either Rookie or Auto-Shift mode, just press the accelerator button (default is the A Button). Your car will automatically shift up and down.
If you're in either Manual-Shift or Pro mode, pop it into 1st gear, then press the accelerator button. After that, shift up or down appropriately, as you would a real car.
Gears
To shift up, press the R Button. To shift down, press the L Button (default setting). This only applies if you are in the Manual-Shift or Pro modes.
Be careful, though. If you "red line" (push your RPMs up into the red zone of the tachometer), you could blow your engine. Note: The Porsche has six gears, while the Lamborghini and Ferrari each have