RAGE RACER Instruction Manual

Enter the world of RAGE RACER where you must conquer
four of the toughest courses ever conceived. Take a wild ride on the three
challenging winding mountain tracks that take you up steep hills, around
sharp turns, and into dark tunnels. When you achieve Class 3, you can
challenge the fourth oval track. Win races and earn prize money on your
quest for the ultimate speed machine.

Set up your PlayStation according to the instructions in its Instruction
Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact
disc. Insert the Rage Racer disc and close the Disc cover. Insert the
Controller and turn on the PlayStation. Follow on-screen instructions to
start a game. It is advised that you do not insert or remove peripherials
or Memory cards once the power is turned on.

A race cinematic will cycle. Press START button to advance to the Title
Screen, then press the START button again. When the Title Screen with the
Mode Menu appears, use UP/DOWN Directional butoons to make a selection,
then press the START button to confirm your selection.

Select Grand Prix or Time Attack and press the START button. The Course
Selection Screen will come up and you can select a track by using the
LEFT/RIGHT Directional buttons. Choose a variety of race options by using
the Directional buttons to highlight the desired icon, then press O or X
buttons to select the options.

Using The Controller (Default Setting)

Directional buttons Use to turn the steering wheel left and right while
racing. Use for cursor movement when making selections.
START button Use to confirm all menu selections. During the game, press
this button to pause, unpause, or exit the race.
L1/L2 buttons Use to shift down while racing, using the manual
transmission.
R1/R2 buttons Use to shift up while racing, using the manual transmission.
T button Use to change views or to cancel when making selections.
O button Use to select menu options.
X button Use to accelerate and to select menu options.
S button Use to brake and cancel selections.

Using The neGcon Controller (Default Setting)

UP Directional button Use to shift down while racing, using the manual
transmission. DOWN Directional button Use to shift up while racing, using
the manual transmission. TWIST the neGcon to the left and right Steers the
car left or right.
You can steer the car to the left or right by gently twisting the neGcon.
You must practise using the neGcon to get the fastest lap times.
START button Use to confirm all menu selections. During the game, press
this button to pause, unpause, or exit the race.
B button Use to change views or to cancel when making selections.
A button Use to select menu options.
I button Use to accelerate and to select menu options.
II button Use to brake and cancel selections.

You have two kinds of views to choose from while racing: Drivers View and
Behind the Car View. You can change views by pressing the T button. (The B
button when the neGcon is used).

Select this icon to go to the Save & Load Screen. Select Save & Load using
the Directional buttons and press the O button to confirm. Select the
desired data file with the Directional buttons then press the O or the
START buttons to confirm. Up to three games files can be saved on one
Memory card.

NOTE: Memory cards can only be used in Memory card slot 1. Make sure you
have enough free blocks on your Memory card before commencing play.

Save: Saves data.
Load: Loads data.
Exit: Returns to the title screen.

Pause Menu

Pause the game while racing by pressing the START button, then the Pause
Menu will appear. Make a selection with the Directional button then press
the START button to confirm your selection.
To hide the rear view mirror, press the T button + L1 button when paused.
Press the T button + R1 button to return the mirror. Cancel: Cancels pause.
Retire: You lose one chance unless you retire during the starting
countdown.
Chance: Tells you how many chances you have left.

Use either the O or X buttons to select options or the S or T buttons to go
back to the previous screen.

1. COURSE SELECT

The tracks will change when you repeatedly press the LEFT/RIGHT Directional
buttons. Select the track you like, then choose a menu selection by moving
the UP/DOWN Directional buttons. Then press the O button. There are 4
tracks. (Classes 1 & 2 consist of 3 tracks).

2. SELECT CARS

Move the Directional button right or left to select the car type. Move the
Directional button up or down to Race Start and press the O button. You
have only one car to begin with. However, as you win more prize money from
the races, you can visit the car shop to buy up to 13 cars as they become
available. Each car has 2-5 grades. The higher the grade, the better
overall performance the car will have. Also each car maker is grouped into
4 major categories.

1. Grade.
2. Transmisson: Although you can select your transmisson with the
Customize option, there are certain cars that can only use manual
transmisson (MT).
3. Performance Graph: The longer the bar, the better the performance.

CAR PERFORMANCE TRAITS

Although cars a categorized into 4 different types, their performance can
greatly differ depending on their grades. To determine the performance of
your car, check the following points on the screen.

ACCELERATION

Gives you more power for going up hills and more power to increase the
speed of your car.

MAXIMUM SPEED

The higher the maximum speed, the more advantage you have of winning tracks
with many straight-aways.

HANDLING

A car with high handling will have an easier time cornering. Handling
performance will be an important factor in tracks with many sharp turns.
GRIP: Cars with strong grip have better traction in the turns, but are not
good for drifting. Less grip means less stability but makes drifting
easier.

3. CUSTOMIZE

You can design your own car by selecting Customize on the Car Select Menu.
Make your selection with the Directional button then press the O button.
Exit: Returns to car select screen.
Tire: You can increase the traction up to 5 grades.
Transmission: Select either AT or MT. ATis automatic and MTis manual. There
are some cars that only have manual transmission and their gears differ
from 4-6 gears.
Design: Design your own car. Make your selection with the Directional
button then press the O button.
Team Logo: You can make an original team logo.
Team Name: Name your team. Select the letters with the Directional button
and press the O button to enter. BS is backspace. Select ED when finished
making your selection then press the O button.
Paint Colour: Colour your car. Make your selection from the menu by using
the UP/DOWN Directional buttons then press the O button to confirm. Pick
the colour you like by using the LEFT/RIGHT Directional buttons then press
the O button. Both body colour and line colour (the colour of the stripe)
have 18 different colours. Select exit to go back to the previous screen.
18 x 18 = 324 different colour patterns ! Select Exit to return to the
Customize Menu.

TEAM LOGO

You can create your own team logo by slecting team logo in the Customize
Menu. Exit: Returns to customize screen.
Sample: Create you own logo with the combinations of sample patterns. The
different backgrounds give the same logo brand new looks.
You can even draw on the sample patterns. Just follow the chart on the
right, and create a cool-looking logo of your own.

In this mode, section time appears instead of rank and total record appears
on the right hand side of the screen. The rear-view mirror is not
available. Only those cars obtained in the Grand Prix mode can be used.

1. Section Time: Courses are divied into sections. This indicates how
long it took you to run the section.
2. Total Record

HOW TO PLAY TIME ATTACK

SELECT COURSE

Use the LEFT/RIGHT DIrectional buttons to select a course. Next, make your
selection from the menu by using the UP/DOWN Directional button, then press
the O button to confirm your selection. There are 3-4 different courses.
Car Select: Takes you to the Car Select Screen.
Ranking: Indicates the ranking lists for Fastest Lap Time & Total Time of
each course.
Exit Time Attack: Exit the Time Attack and go back to the Title Screen.
Use the LEFT/RIGHT Directional buttons to select the car type. Next, use
the UP/DOWN Directional buttons to Race Start, then press the O button.

1. The number of cars you have.
Race Start: Starts the race.
Customize: Customize your own car.
Course Select: Returns to the Course Select Screen.

Note: The Customize option haslimited functions in this mode

You can choose the following 5 options in the Option Mode. Use the
Directional buttons to highlight Option and press the O button to confirm
your selection.

TROPHIES

You will get a gold, silver or bronze trophy for each class depending on
your finishing position. Gold is for finishing in first place for all the
tracks of that class. If you finish second once, you will receive Silver.
With one third place finish on any track or two second, you will receive
bronze. No trophies when your car has more the the normal grade for the
class.

KEY CONFIGURATION:

Controller:

You can choose from eight type of Key Configurations. Use the LEFT/RIGHT
Directional buttons and use the X button to make your selection.

neGcon:

You can choose eight types of Key Configurations. Use the LEFT/RIGHT
Directional buttons and either A button or I button to make your selection.
Also adjust the Steering Play and Maximum Twist by pressing the START
button.

1. Hold neGcon in the untwisted position and press the START button.
2. Choose the Steering Play by using the LEFT/RIGHT Directional buttons
and press the START button to select.
3. Choose the Maximum Twist by using the LEFT/RIGHT Directional buttons
and press the START button to select.

VOLUME BALANCE

You can change the Volume Balance of the Background Music (BGM) and the
Sound Effects (SE). Adjust the volume by using the LEFT/RIGHT Directional
buttons. The larger the guage, the louder the volume. Also change the sound
output from stereo to monaural with the OUTPUT selection.

MUSIC PLAYER

Listen to the background music during the race. To select the music, use
the Directional buttons to highlight >> or <<, then press the O button.
Press the S button to go back to the Menu Screen.

ADJUST SCREEN

You can adjust the screen using the Directional buttons.

GNADE(Germany)

Standard Performance.
A powerful car that can handle the narrow streets to the Autobahn. Nicely
balanced in all performance traits (Acceleration, maximum speed and
handling).

LIZARD (U.S.A)

Best Acceleration Performance.
An American manufactuer that specializes in Stock Car Racing. This car is
good on tracks with long straight-aways. No other model can beat its high
performance when accelerating up steep hills.

AGE (France)

Best Handling Performance.
A stylish sports car. You can drive like a professional driver with its
awesome handling. With this little beauty you can conquer the winding
mountain roads.

ASSOLUTO (Italy)

Highest Maximum Speed.
When you're ready to experience some real speed, then it's time to purchase
an Assoluto-made sports car. Blow away your competition on the oval track
with one of these speed demons.

Mythical Coast: 2.88 miles

The track runs along the coast, past Mediterranean style villas and a
chapel. A standard concourse with some hills. Standard Performance cars
like the Gnade are recommended.

Over Pass City: 4.13 miles

The longest circuit is also the most spectacular. Just like the City of San
Francisco, the city with a lot of hills. Cars with high acceleration are
recommended for this track.

Lakeside Gate: 3.88 miles

This road has some beautiful scenery to admire. One of the attractions is
where the route opens up by a lake, which reflects the surronding scenery.
But the main attraction is its very tricky and challenging turns. Beware of
the cars that fly through this trach at high speed. Cars with good handling
are recommended for this track.

The Extreme Oval: 1.9 miles

This track consists of two very long straight-aways that are connected by
two giant turns. Don't even try to win races here until you buy one of the
Assoluto cars.

This section is an introduction to the basic techniques of Rage Racer.
Playing Rage Racer without learning the basic techniques is possible.
However, to set new records and truly savor evety aspect of Rage Racer, it
is recommended that you master some of these powerful driving techniques.

Drifting

This is a technique used to slide gracefully through tight corners.
Although drifting is actually slower than Grip Driving, there are many
sharp turns where drifting allows the smoothest cornering. There are two
types of drifting:

Acceleration Drifting:

As you approach the corner, release the accelerator. After you start to
turn, begin accelerating. As you begin to drift, steer your car towards the
opposite side of the corner's direction. Finally, when the body of your car
becomes aligned with the road again, straighten and accelerate.

Brake Drifting:

As you approach the corner, trun before entering the corner. Press the
brake button once. (Do not press the acceleration button at the same time).
Accelerate again to drift. Apply this technique at low speeds.

Grip Driving:

Take turns without drifting. Just use your brake. As you get close to a
turn, brake and accelerate at the same time. Then let the brake go slowly
as you exit finish the turn. Grip Driving is easier than drifting when it
comes to taking turns. Eventually you will learn which techniques to use on
each turn. Don't try to do unnecessary drifting in turns.

Shifting Gears:

For smooth acceleration, it is necessary to keep the engine running fairly
fast. Try to shift gears often, checking the RPM meter and the sound of the
engine. Right before drifting, shift down to the right gear for smooth
acceleration. Manual cars have less power loss and should run faster than
automatic cars. If you want to break records, you've got to try manual
cars. Shift down to a lower gear when you drive up hills, or when the RPM
meter goes down after drifting, and when you slow down by hitting other
cars. Shift up when the RPM meter reaches the end of the red zone.