Commodore Amiga Floppy disk (1200 and 500/600)
1.Insert the Top Gear disk 1 into the default disk drive.
2.Plug in your Joystick(s)
3.Turn on your computer and monitor. The game will now load automatically/ Follow any on-screen loading instructions.
1.Boot your machine so that you are in the workbench screen.
2.Insert disk 2 in your disk drive.
3.Click on the disk 2 icon. A window will open with an Install Top Gear 2 icon, click on the icon.
4.The install program will now load.
5.Follow the detailed on screen instructions. 6.After the install program has finished Top Gear 2 will be installed on your hard drive.
If after clicking on the Top Gear 2 icon, an Iconx window opens with the message "Top Gear 2: Not enough memory available" ; then reset the machine. Hold both mouse buttons down, you will then boot into the Amiga Early Startup Control Panel. Select Boot with No Start Up Sequence. Your machine will now boot into the CLI shell. Once this has happened you will see a blank screen with a prompt (1>).
1) Type "cd games:" (or the name of the drive the game is installed into, e.g. "cd dh0:" or "cd games:")
2) Press return
3) Type "Topgear2" or if you have renamed the directory yourself, type that name
4) Press return
5) type "Topgear2.exe"
6) Press return.
The above problem is caused by not having enough free "graphic memory" if you follow the above procedure each time you play Top Gear 2 the problem should be rectified. Having several windows open at the same time will use up your machines memory. To avoid this problem keep the number of windows open at one time down to a minimum, also ensure any external devices such as printers are disconnected.
During game options screen, set up mode and parts and body shop. Use joystick to toggle between the on-screen choices and press any button to select.
When the Top Gear 2 title screen appears, use your joystick to toggle between the following choices.
1. Choose 1 or 2 players.
2. Choose to select SFX or music and the level of difficulty for the race. Use up and down to toggle between choices on the highlighted feature, press any button to return to the Top Gear 2 title screen.
3. Choose to enter a password or select a country, both of these options will let you continue racing from where you last left off.
Use joystick to toggle and press any button to select. Everytime you successfully complete all four races in a country the game will display a password. Write this password down carefully so that you may enter it again if you want to continue racing in that country.
Entering the correct password will allow you to continue racing in a country you've completed. Entering an incorrect password will give you an invalid message, enter the correct password or press ESC to return to the main title screen.
This screen allows you to select the country in which you wish to race. All the countries you've raced in will be highlighted, you'll need a password for those that are not highlighted. This feature allows you to go back and race in countries you've raced before. Press ESC to return to the main title screen.
Use any button on the joystick as the accelerator. Move the joystick left/right to steer the car. Double clicking on the accelerator button will fire a Nitro. If you are using a manual gear box, hold down the accelerator button and move the joystick up or down to change gear. To brake, take your finger off the accelerator button and push the joystick down.
Please note: We have included a keyboard option for this version of Top Gear 2, player one can use the keyboard while player two uses the joystick. The keys are as Follows:
Up and Down cursor keys to change gear.
Left and right cursor keys to steer the car.
CTRL acts as your accelerator.
LEFT SHIFT key for the brakes.
SPACE to activate the Nitro
After setting up the game to your preferences and choosing Race Game in GAME SET UP MODE there are several screens of information to proceed through before the actual race.
Player One enters information on the top screen, while Player Two enters information on the bottom screen. Player One and Player Two may enter on their screens at the same time. On this screen you are presented with four options.
RACE: When you are ready, choose this option to begin racing.
PLAYER: Choose this to enter your name. To enter your name, use the box cursor to select the appropriate letters, then press any button on your joystick to enter the letters one at a time. Use the "_" options to leave a space between characters (e.g. GREM_ONE). Choose the "<-" to backspace and erase unwanted characters. Move to "end" and press any button to enter your name and return to the Player Options Select Mode screen.
NOTE: Entering new letters doesn't automatically delete the existing name that is shown on the screen.
GEARS: Choose this option to select whether your car will have Automatic (computer shifts gears) or Manual (player must shift gears) transmission. If you are using a manual gear box, hold down the accelerator button and move the joystick up or down to change gear.
SPEED: Choose between MPH or KM/H speed readout.
This screen shows you the current country and city you will be racing in, the length of the circuit and the number of laps in the race, as well as the weather conditions and the time the race begins. Take note of this information when setting up your car and planning a race strategy.
This sequence allows you to purchase equipment and set up your car to race. Remember the information supplied on the RACE INFORMATION SCREEN when setting up your car.
1. Fuel Gauge: Indicates the amount of fuel in your tank.
2. Car Damage Meter: This meter indicates damage caused to your car by collisions during a race. Green is good, yellow is bad and red means your armour is totally destroyed, crashing will cause your car to slow down. If this happens, your car will run at a slower rate for the rest of the race.
3. Nitros: This gauge indicates the number of nitro Boosts left for you to use during a race.
4. Gear Indicator: Use this to keep track of what gear you are in.
5. Tachometer: This gauge shows how fast your engine is running (RPM). When racing in manual transmission, and the gauge is in the red shift to a higher gear!
6. Track Diagram: This map indicates your current location on the race track, as well as the location of your opponent when you are racing in 2- player mode. When racing in 1 player mode the diagram indicate your position and the race leaders location.
7. Stopwatch: Indicate the amount of time that has elapsed during the race.
8. Speedometer: Gives you an accurate speed read-out in MPH or KPH.
9. Lap counter: This tells you which lap you are on out of the total laps in this race.
10. Place indicator: Indicates what position you're in.
Stock V-6 A high revving lawn mower engine that's economical to run.
Roarin v-8 Silky smooth power with adequate performance describes this engines output.
Screamin v-12 Stump pulling torque and limitless horse power... The ultimate in high tech speed!.
Thumpin v-10 Raw torque and exhilarating power for muscle car enthusiasts.
4-speed standard The bottom of the barrel transmission. Go for it, Gear Grinder!
5-speed overdrive The extra gear will help your top speed a bit if you're running the V-6, but you'll need something with more power to really take advantage of it.
6-speed Tranny A precision transmission for the true professional driver.
6-speed Close Ratio Now you're Talking!
Standard Taken directly from your dad's car.
Special A little more money, a little more performance
Kemco racing auto-clutch system Can you really afford this high tech gear change?
Slick Shift 150 (oo-er!) Smooth, limited slip power transfer.
Generic all season Are you really going to race in these re-moulds ?
Spinner High-performance Radials Good performance tyres.
Kemco Rain Slicks State of the art slicks for high speed wet track handling.
Stick`em race compound Expensive high grip rubber.
Generic Radial Stop taking stuff off your dad's car!
Spinner high-performance Radials Adequate dry weather traction
Kemco Racing slicks Racing tyres for the automotive performance connoisseur
Stick `em soft compound Nice choice.
Boost 300 standard issue boost system.
Super boost 400 More Psi, more speed and more expensive.
Total Boost 600-r Guaranteed to leave skidmarks all over the road. Should be illegal.
Rad Boost 500 Even more "bang per buck". Almost illegal
Single Sheet Steel Minimum required chassis protection.
Double Sheet reinforced steel Offers more protection but at a heavier weight.
Total rebound, triple-strength kevlar Heavy duty paint protectant.
Shock Mounted Titanium professional calibre racing protection.
Single Sheet Steel Slightly better than nothing.
Double sheet reinforced steel This will protect you from low speed read enders.
Total rebound, triple strength kevlar Sunday driver proof
Shock Mounted Titanium Expensive, but worth every penny
Single sheet steel Better safe than sorry.
Double sheet reinforced steel good protection
Total Rebound, triple strength kevlar Space shuttle technology reinforced protection.
Shock mounted titanium Tough high end protection.
Customise your car's paint colour for each race. Choose from the following colours:
Radical Rocket Red Kemco Cobalt Blue
Pearly white Screamin` psycho yellow
Gremlin racing green Too cool black
Gun Metal grey Luscious lavender
All paints are lustrous, high quality poly-carbo-tetra-hydro-urethane, and are guranteed for the life of your vehicle (provided of course, you never drive your car, hand wax and detail it every day, and keep it stored in a hermetically sealed environment).
Blast through the following countries:
Australasia Britain Canada Egypt
France Germany Greece India
Ireland Italy Japan Scandinavia
South America Spain Switzerland USA
Each of the sixteen countries maintains 4 race tracks for a total of 64 totally different circuits.
Scattered on the race track are power-upps that will help you race faster or longer. you can obtain these power-ups by driving your car over them as you race. Following are brief descriptions of the available power-ups:
NITRO Refill your nitro tanks by picking these up off the track, 1 nitro blast per pick up.
SPEED UP Run over these to instantly propel your vehicle to whiplash-inducing speeds for a short period of time!
MONEY Obtaining these will boost your bank account
