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itself, but at a very slow rate.)
AMMO = These icons look a little like shotgun shells. When you pick these up, you get some ammo back. There are no 2 sizes, there is only one size for this icon. (Keep in mind that ammo will not fill up by itself at all, you can only get ammo by picking these up. The ammo icons will only appear if you are racing with the weapons option selected.)
MUSHROOMS = DO NOT PICK THESE UP, THEY ARE HARMFUL TO YOU!!! If you do pick these up, you will experience what it is like to do drugs. The screen will warp weirdly and will cause your vision to go bonkers.
This can cost you a race if you are not careful. Although it is possible to still drive, you will have a hard time judging when to turn, shoot, and speedup or slowdown.
Sometimes, some of these are hard to get, some are hard to avoid, and some are even hard to find while racing. Also remember that these items will not stay on the track for very long, so pick up what ever you can before they're gone.
24.) OKAY, SO TELL ME ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR MONEY?
==============================================================================
Okay, I'll explain in more detail about these guys...
A.) One of the people will ask you to get the STEROIDS for him. This is how it works. When he asks you, you can say YES or NO. If you say YES, what you do is, during a race, look for the pills or steroids that he is asking for, and when you find them, get the pills and then HALL YOUR BUTT so you are first. You must win first place when you collect the steroids, or you won't get the money he offers you and he takes some of your money for not doing what he asked you to do. Money varies from the type of car you got.
If you do the job right, he gives you the money at the end of the race.
B.) The second type of person you will see will be a guy who places a bet with a friend that he believes that a certain car or person will not make it to the finish line. What he does is offers you a percentage of his winnings to you and tells you that you will get the winnings if you take a certain person out that he wants. You may say YES or NO to him, but saying YES means that you have to take him out and he must not reach the finish line no matter what. If you do, he offers you a large some of cash for doing your job. He gives you your money after the race is over. This will only happen if you select the weapons option ONLY. If you did not do your job when you excepted the offer, he takes some of your money. If you race without the weapons option, you will not get this guy to appear.
C.) If you kill all the cars during one race, some strange looking guy comes to you and says that you can join his group or something like that. He also gives you some money for being the only person to survive that race.
This will only happen after the race, and if you kill all the cars in that race you were in.
D.) Some guy comes up to you and says that he was surprised to see you come out of that race with hardly any scratches to your paint job. He also says that his bet was on you and it paid him back big time and hands you some of his earnings that he won. This will only happen after the race, and if you have taken only 2% damage or less during a race.
E.) If you win 1ST place 3 times in a row, some guy comes to you and says that your winning streak has earned you some bucks. He then hands you some money. This only happens after the race, and if you won 3 times in a row.
It doesn't matter what races you have won, just win 1ST place 3 times in a row.
Just so you know, no one in this game ever rips you off. You always get the money you deserve when you earn it properly. But as mentioned, if you do not fulfill your part of the bargain, then they will rip you off by taking some of your money. Another thing you must know is that the money earned is increased or decreased based on what type of car you have.
25.) GEEZ, SOME OF THE NAMES OF THESE CHARATCERS ARE FUNNY, WHY?
================================================================
That's APOGEE for you. (APOGEE is just a game company that helped make this game.) APOGEE is notorious for making games with funny and humorous people.
Here is a list of the characters that they are making jokes about that I know of so far...
Character name Name They Are Joking About
============== ==========================
CHER STONE Sharen Stone (Actress)
CLINT WEST Clint Eastwood (Actor/Director)
MAD MAC Mad Maxx (Character from a movie)
JANE HONDA Jane Fonda (Actress/Erobics Instructor)
GREG PECK Gregory Peck (Actor)
LEE VICE (Name is based on the MIAMI VICE series)
SAM SPEED (Based on cartoon series SPEED RACER, note the car)
DUKE NUKEM (An old character APOGEE came up with for a game)
As you can see, some of the characters are closely related to real characters in real life, or characters that we are familar with. (Please keep in mind that the APOGEE name and all names mentioned, except of course the real actor names, are copyright and registered trademark.)
26.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF?
======================================================
Hmmm, good question. Sometimes a person can only tell you so much, but the real question is, "Are you ready for this?". Also, part of the trick is seeing if you can use the info I have given you. Information is free, but it's putting the information to good use that costs you. I cannot tell you anymore than what I have told you. It's up to you if you are ready to use the info
I have given you. I might do an update on this FAQ, but it all depends on if
I find any new information on this game. I hope that you can put all this info to good use and good luck.
27.) WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE LAST CAR...THE BOSS CAR?
============================================================
Well, here is a list of what you can expect from the secret boss car if you race against this person (Remember, you must rank #1 and you cannot tie with anyone if you want to race the boss car in the game. Also remember that you cannot race up against the boss car in the SHAREWARE version of this game.)
A.) He is very fast, he has the fastest car in the game. I do not know if there is a way to play as this car, but I will add more info as it comes to me.
B.) He will always have mines for extra weapons, so expect this from him.
C.) His weapons are more powerful than yours and you will take a lot of damage from him if you get hit.
D.) If you do have the ability to take him out, do so. You have plenty of time to do it. The race is 9 laps long, so you will have plenty of time to do anything to this guy.
E.) In this race, you only race against him, no one else. It's a one-on-one race against time and speed.
F.) There is nothing special when you beat this car in any difficulty. All you get is a cinematic of the boss car getting destroyed and then a closeup of the boss car in flames. Then the game is over. Then your name goes into the HIGHSCORE hall of fame. (WHOOPIDO!)
G.) They call him the "ADVERSARY", as for why he is called that is beyond me, but it does fit his reputation.
This race is gonna be a tough one and it will take all the skill of an experienced racer to win and/or take out this racer for good. One thing you need to know is that once you beat the boss car, the game is over.
28.) YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO REAL ENDING TO THIS GAME?
===================================================================
That's correct. There is nothing special to see when you beat the boss car at the end of the race. You just get the usual "GAME OVER" screen when you win.
The people who made this game (I'm guessing at this) didn't want you to enjoy the ending, they wanted you to enjoy the game.
29.) HEY, WHY CAN'T I SABATAGE THE BOSS CAR?
============================================
Because he is the boss and he does what he wants. Also because they didn't want to make this game THAT easy for you. I mean, come on, if they gave you the SABATAGE option when you are about to race against this guy, you would be able to beat him NO PROBLEM, but since the game won't let you, you have to
EARN your win, FAIR & SQUARE...(Yeah right, even the boss car plays dirty. See question 27 for more info.) Another thing could be is that he has the best security money can buy, so the boss doesn't let ANYONE mess with his car except him. (It's also possible that the programmers of this game decided to make a real game for once...[just kidding of course] ;)
30.) CAN I RACE UP AGAINST ANYONE ELSE IN THIS GAME?
====================================================
Well, that all depends, do you have a modem, network, or COMM connection?
31.) UMM, WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
===============================
Well, if you want to race up against other or more interesting racers, having a modem, network, or COMM connection can help. If you are using a modem, you can call other people to have race with you. The best modem to use is a 28.8 or higher if you have one. (For those of you who own a 14.4 modem, you must know that most 14.4 modems have been known to be rather twitchy when using a game with modem support. If you are having trouble with your 14.4 due to a game that you have, call your local tech. support or computer store for help on this problem.) If you are using a network, it will most likely work when you are using multiple computers near or within the area of your network server. (If you are using network, please make sure you load the proper IPX and other network commands before you use the network option.) If you are using the COMM option, this is basically your COMM port connected to other computers around you. (If you use the COMM option, you will need to make sure you properly specify which COMM port you are using.) Just so you know, the
SHAREWARE version of this game can do this to. Just so you know, you don't need to use ANY modem programs, there options are already in the game itself, it's in the main menu screen called "CONNECTION". Select that and you can then select the type of connection you have. (Keep in mind that both you and the person you want to race against must have his/her own copy of DEATH RALLY installed on the computer and both must have a connection of some sort.)
32.) HOW EXCATLY WOULD THIS WORK FOR EACH TYPE OF CONNECTION?
=============================================================
Okay, I'll explain in more detail about each type of connection, but you must also realize that it would also help if you read your manuals more often, instead of trying to read FAQ guides...
MODEM = With this option, one person must setup the computer to CALL someone and the other end must select the ANSWER option. When someone is CALLing, the other end must be ready to ANSWER your call, or else there will be no connection. The number you call is basically the phone number of a person, like a ragular phone number, but the modem programs in the game will make it so that it will set it up so you are racing with someone on the other end of the phone line. Unfortunely, it is only against you and the person you are calling, that's it. Another problem is that this will go on your phone bill as a regular phone call, so you might want to call someone that is local rather than long distance.
NETWORK = This is a great feature to have and is a lot faster than a modem.
This ability requires you to have a remote access to the server using cables instead of modems. Plus, using a network setup will allow you to race up against 3 other racers at one time. That means 4 racers to really pump you up. How it works is, one person sets up the game, while the other 3 people just join in on the race that you create. The person who sets it up will allow all racers to start with a certain amount of money and the person also can choose the race track to race on. You can also choose whether or not to use weapons or not. Plus, all racers can upgrade their cars in the shops, as though they were playing a real game.
COMM port = This feature is very similar to the NETWORK option, but with this one, you have to have what's known as COMM ports. These COMM ports are located on the back of most computers. They use special COMM cables that connect to other computers near you. When using this feature, the game will go just as fast as network, but when you select this option, you have to select in which COMM port you have it connected to when you play, or the game will not work properly.
Just like in network play, one person selects the options, while the rest just wait for the game to begin.
Just so you know, when using modem play, you can set up the game just like in the NETWORK or COMM play. This really is a great feature to have. If you don't have a modem, then get what they call COMM cables. These cables can be baught in almost any computer store for about $5-$10 a piece. All you basically do is connect one COMM cable to one computer to another computer. Getting a NETWORK game is not that easy. You have to have a server machine or go to someone who has access to computers that have remote access to the server using NETWORK cables. Just so you know, anyone can get a server machine, but the price for one is very expensive. A server has a starting price of about $2000. These servers will give what's called a SITE LICENSE for 10 users or people.
(Meaning that 10 computers can have access to the server at one time. A SITE
LICENSE is a license that allows you to give a certain amount of people access to the server at your descretion, as long as you abide by the SITE LICENSE rules.) One more thing you should know is that this option is available in the
SHAREWARE version of this game for you to test as well.
AMMO = These icons look a little like shotgun shells. When you pick these up, you get some ammo back. There are no 2 sizes, there is only one size for this icon. (Keep in mind that ammo will not fill up by itself at all, you can only get ammo by picking these up. The ammo icons will only appear if you are racing with the weapons option selected.)
MUSHROOMS = DO NOT PICK THESE UP, THEY ARE HARMFUL TO YOU!!! If you do pick these up, you will experience what it is like to do drugs. The screen will warp weirdly and will cause your vision to go bonkers.
This can cost you a race if you are not careful. Although it is possible to still drive, you will have a hard time judging when to turn, shoot, and speedup or slowdown.
Sometimes, some of these are hard to get, some are hard to avoid, and some are even hard to find while racing. Also remember that these items will not stay on the track for very long, so pick up what ever you can before they're gone.
24.) OKAY, SO TELL ME ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR MONEY?
==============================================================================
Okay, I'll explain in more detail about these guys...
A.) One of the people will ask you to get the STEROIDS for him. This is how it works. When he asks you, you can say YES or NO. If you say YES, what you do is, during a race, look for the pills or steroids that he is asking for, and when you find them, get the pills and then HALL YOUR BUTT so you are first. You must win first place when you collect the steroids, or you won't get the money he offers you and he takes some of your money for not doing what he asked you to do. Money varies from the type of car you got.
If you do the job right, he gives you the money at the end of the race.
B.) The second type of person you will see will be a guy who places a bet with a friend that he believes that a certain car or person will not make it to the finish line. What he does is offers you a percentage of his winnings to you and tells you that you will get the winnings if you take a certain person out that he wants. You may say YES or NO to him, but saying YES means that you have to take him out and he must not reach the finish line no matter what. If you do, he offers you a large some of cash for doing your job. He gives you your money after the race is over. This will only happen if you select the weapons option ONLY. If you did not do your job when you excepted the offer, he takes some of your money. If you race without the weapons option, you will not get this guy to appear.
C.) If you kill all the cars during one race, some strange looking guy comes to you and says that you can join his group or something like that. He also gives you some money for being the only person to survive that race.
This will only happen after the race, and if you kill all the cars in that race you were in.
D.) Some guy comes up to you and says that he was surprised to see you come out of that race with hardly any scratches to your paint job. He also says that his bet was on you and it paid him back big time and hands you some of his earnings that he won. This will only happen after the race, and if you have taken only 2% damage or less during a race.
E.) If you win 1ST place 3 times in a row, some guy comes to you and says that your winning streak has earned you some bucks. He then hands you some money. This only happens after the race, and if you won 3 times in a row.
It doesn't matter what races you have won, just win 1ST place 3 times in a row.
Just so you know, no one in this game ever rips you off. You always get the money you deserve when you earn it properly. But as mentioned, if you do not fulfill your part of the bargain, then they will rip you off by taking some of your money. Another thing you must know is that the money earned is increased or decreased based on what type of car you have.
25.) GEEZ, SOME OF THE NAMES OF THESE CHARATCERS ARE FUNNY, WHY?
================================================================
That's APOGEE for you. (APOGEE is just a game company that helped make this game.) APOGEE is notorious for making games with funny and humorous people.
Here is a list of the characters that they are making jokes about that I know of so far...
Character name Name They Are Joking About
============== ==========================
CHER STONE Sharen Stone (Actress)
CLINT WEST Clint Eastwood (Actor/Director)
MAD MAC Mad Maxx (Character from a movie)
JANE HONDA Jane Fonda (Actress/Erobics Instructor)
GREG PECK Gregory Peck (Actor)
LEE VICE (Name is based on the MIAMI VICE series)
SAM SPEED (Based on cartoon series SPEED RACER, note the car)
DUKE NUKEM (An old character APOGEE came up with for a game)
As you can see, some of the characters are closely related to real characters in real life, or characters that we are familar with. (Please keep in mind that the APOGEE name and all names mentioned, except of course the real actor names, are copyright and registered trademark.)
26.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF?
======================================================
Hmmm, good question. Sometimes a person can only tell you so much, but the real question is, "Are you ready for this?". Also, part of the trick is seeing if you can use the info I have given you. Information is free, but it's putting the information to good use that costs you. I cannot tell you anymore than what I have told you. It's up to you if you are ready to use the info
I have given you. I might do an update on this FAQ, but it all depends on if
I find any new information on this game. I hope that you can put all this info to good use and good luck.
27.) WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE LAST CAR...THE BOSS CAR?
============================================================
Well, here is a list of what you can expect from the secret boss car if you race against this person (Remember, you must rank #1 and you cannot tie with anyone if you want to race the boss car in the game. Also remember that you cannot race up against the boss car in the SHAREWARE version of this game.)
A.) He is very fast, he has the fastest car in the game. I do not know if there is a way to play as this car, but I will add more info as it comes to me.
B.) He will always have mines for extra weapons, so expect this from him.
C.) His weapons are more powerful than yours and you will take a lot of damage from him if you get hit.
D.) If you do have the ability to take him out, do so. You have plenty of time to do it. The race is 9 laps long, so you will have plenty of time to do anything to this guy.
E.) In this race, you only race against him, no one else. It's a one-on-one race against time and speed.
F.) There is nothing special when you beat this car in any difficulty. All you get is a cinematic of the boss car getting destroyed and then a closeup of the boss car in flames. Then the game is over. Then your name goes into the HIGHSCORE hall of fame. (WHOOPIDO!)
G.) They call him the "ADVERSARY", as for why he is called that is beyond me, but it does fit his reputation.
This race is gonna be a tough one and it will take all the skill of an experienced racer to win and/or take out this racer for good. One thing you need to know is that once you beat the boss car, the game is over.
28.) YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO REAL ENDING TO THIS GAME?
===================================================================
That's correct. There is nothing special to see when you beat the boss car at the end of the race. You just get the usual "GAME OVER" screen when you win.
The people who made this game (I'm guessing at this) didn't want you to enjoy the ending, they wanted you to enjoy the game.
29.) HEY, WHY CAN'T I SABATAGE THE BOSS CAR?
============================================
Because he is the boss and he does what he wants. Also because they didn't want to make this game THAT easy for you. I mean, come on, if they gave you the SABATAGE option when you are about to race against this guy, you would be able to beat him NO PROBLEM, but since the game won't let you, you have to
EARN your win, FAIR & SQUARE...(Yeah right, even the boss car plays dirty. See question 27 for more info.) Another thing could be is that he has the best security money can buy, so the boss doesn't let ANYONE mess with his car except him. (It's also possible that the programmers of this game decided to make a real game for once...[just kidding of course] ;)
30.) CAN I RACE UP AGAINST ANYONE ELSE IN THIS GAME?
====================================================
Well, that all depends, do you have a modem, network, or COMM connection?
31.) UMM, WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
===============================
Well, if you want to race up against other or more interesting racers, having a modem, network, or COMM connection can help. If you are using a modem, you can call other people to have race with you. The best modem to use is a 28.8 or higher if you have one. (For those of you who own a 14.4 modem, you must know that most 14.4 modems have been known to be rather twitchy when using a game with modem support. If you are having trouble with your 14.4 due to a game that you have, call your local tech. support or computer store for help on this problem.) If you are using a network, it will most likely work when you are using multiple computers near or within the area of your network server. (If you are using network, please make sure you load the proper IPX and other network commands before you use the network option.) If you are using the COMM option, this is basically your COMM port connected to other computers around you. (If you use the COMM option, you will need to make sure you properly specify which COMM port you are using.) Just so you know, the
SHAREWARE version of this game can do this to. Just so you know, you don't need to use ANY modem programs, there options are already in the game itself, it's in the main menu screen called "CONNECTION". Select that and you can then select the type of connection you have. (Keep in mind that both you and the person you want to race against must have his/her own copy of DEATH RALLY installed on the computer and both must have a connection of some sort.)
32.) HOW EXCATLY WOULD THIS WORK FOR EACH TYPE OF CONNECTION?
=============================================================
Okay, I'll explain in more detail about each type of connection, but you must also realize that it would also help if you read your manuals more often, instead of trying to read FAQ guides...
MODEM = With this option, one person must setup the computer to CALL someone and the other end must select the ANSWER option. When someone is CALLing, the other end must be ready to ANSWER your call, or else there will be no connection. The number you call is basically the phone number of a person, like a ragular phone number, but the modem programs in the game will make it so that it will set it up so you are racing with someone on the other end of the phone line. Unfortunely, it is only against you and the person you are calling, that's it. Another problem is that this will go on your phone bill as a regular phone call, so you might want to call someone that is local rather than long distance.
NETWORK = This is a great feature to have and is a lot faster than a modem.
This ability requires you to have a remote access to the server using cables instead of modems. Plus, using a network setup will allow you to race up against 3 other racers at one time. That means 4 racers to really pump you up. How it works is, one person sets up the game, while the other 3 people just join in on the race that you create. The person who sets it up will allow all racers to start with a certain amount of money and the person also can choose the race track to race on. You can also choose whether or not to use weapons or not. Plus, all racers can upgrade their cars in the shops, as though they were playing a real game.
COMM port = This feature is very similar to the NETWORK option, but with this one, you have to have what's known as COMM ports. These COMM ports are located on the back of most computers. They use special COMM cables that connect to other computers near you. When using this feature, the game will go just as fast as network, but when you select this option, you have to select in which COMM port you have it connected to when you play, or the game will not work properly.
Just like in network play, one person selects the options, while the rest just wait for the game to begin.
Just so you know, when using modem play, you can set up the game just like in the NETWORK or COMM play. This really is a great feature to have. If you don't have a modem, then get what they call COMM cables. These cables can be baught in almost any computer store for about $5-$10 a piece. All you basically do is connect one COMM cable to one computer to another computer. Getting a NETWORK game is not that easy. You have to have a server machine or go to someone who has access to computers that have remote access to the server using NETWORK cables. Just so you know, anyone can get a server machine, but the price for one is very expensive. A server has a starting price of about $2000. These servers will give what's called a SITE LICENSE for 10 users or people.
(Meaning that 10 computers can have access to the server at one time. A SITE
LICENSE is a license that allows you to give a certain amount of people access to the server at your descretion, as long as you abide by the SITE LICENSE rules.) One more thing you should know is that this option is available in the
SHAREWARE version of this game for you to test as well.
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