Copyright 2002-2004 Andy Wilton. Pazzazz and Pazzazz Games are trademarks of Pazzazz Games. Published by Astraware Ltd. - www.astraware.com
All rights reserved.

Introduction

The fastest, the sharpest, the most exciting Palm OS racing game ever!

Engines roar, tyres screech. Pulses pound as the drivers push their cars to the limit, all to be the first past the chequered flag.

Choose between the thrill of a sports car, the style of a coupe or the raw power of a racing car, in the Palm of your hand. Eight different race tracks all with stunning backdrops, eight frenzied competitors with you on the track, and at the end of the day, just one winner. Can you meet the GTS Racing Challenge?

And its 3, 2, 1... GO!!!!! GTS Racing Challenge gives you the adrenaline charged, motor sport experience that you been waiting for in a Palm OS game!

GTS Racing Challenge Turbo Edition features:

• Now with full 480x320 screen support for the Tapwave™ Zodiac
• Fully textured track and skyline for unprecedented realism
• 3D trackside buildings
• Stunning 3D graphics engine
• 4 levels of difficulty, each with their own track layouts
• Race across 12 exciting venues in each difficulty mode!
• Travel at blistering speeds in the Sports car, Coupe and Formula (Coupe and Formula cars in Registered version only)
• Total of 48 different tracks available to race on!
• Razor sharp control using your choice of buttons or the Graffiti® area
• Four thrilling game modes, including Championship and arcade-style Challenge Cup (Registered only)
• Free camera and car movement - power slide round corners, spin around and drive the wrong way or even just 'doughnut' on the spot if you want!

How To Install

Use an extractor program such as WinZip or Stuffit Expander to get at the GTS Racing Challenge files. Install the game by double-clicking the .prc file, which opens the Palm Install Tool program.

Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your handheld. If you have a handheld with an expansion card, you can then move the game over to it. Do this before you register the game!

Now run GTS Racing Challenge and tap the screen to play the game!

If you've got any queries about GTS Racing Challenge or the registration process, first check out our knowledge base on our website (you must be connected to the internet to access this). If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at [email protected]. If you've got any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game itself, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.

Quick Start!

Follow these instructions to get into the game and get driving!:

• From the opening screen, tap to proceed to get to the menu
• On the main menu (the "Select Mode" menu), tap on "Single Race"
• On the next screen, ("Select Level"), tap on either "Easy" or "Normal"
• Tap on the red Sports car, and then on "Accept" on the next screen
• Select the "Honolulu" track, and then tap "Race" in the bottom left of the track map screen
• You will then see the starter's countdown, as the camera pans around your car. Once the countdown reaches "Go!", put the pedal to the metal!

Car Controls, or "Driving 101"

GTS Racing Challenge has two car control methods, Buttons (uses the buttons on the bottom of your Palm) and Graffiti (uses the stylus in the Graffiti area).
On installation, the game defaults to the "Button" system. If you want to change to use the Graffiti system instead, use the Car Controls menu (Options->Settings->Car Controls). You can also change in game, simply pause the game by tapping on the screen or the menu button and choose the Options menu

By default, GTS Racing Challenge will have a set of button controls pre-defined that will be comfortable on the majority of devices. However, if you wish to change the button controls, you have complete freedom to do so. From the Options Menu, select "Controls", and you can assign a different set of buttons to steering, acceleration and changing gears.

Each car can be driven with either an automatic or a manual transmission, selectable from the "Transmission" menu (Options->Settings->Transmission). There are three options here, "Automatic", "Manual" and the default, "Auto + Revs", "Auto + Revs" gives an automatic transmission but still displays the rev counter and currently selected gear.

Hints and Tips

Controls Revisited

If you get stuck against the edge of the track, you may find it helpful to use reverse gear. How you engage reverse gear depends on the control method and the transmission type:

• In 'Buttons' mode with automatic transmission, engage reverse gear by braking while stationary. Once in reverse gear, 'brake' accelerates the car backwards, while 'accelerate' slows the reversing action down, and switches you back into forward gears once you are stationary again.
• In 'Graffiti�' mode with an automatic transmission, reverse gear is selected by pressing on the lower 'gears' button: after reversing you can return to forward gears by pressing on the upper 'gears' button.
• With a manual transmission in either control mode, reverse gear is selected by changing down from 1st gear.

The camera and car are both free to rotate through 360 degrees: together with the photo-realistic track and horizon textures, this give GTS Racing Challenge even more freedom and realism.

Sound effects

Game sound can be adjusted from the sound options menu (Options->Settings->Sound Volume). The default setting is "100%", and you can change this by tapping on the bar or on the "+" and "-" icons either side of the bar. Tapping "Cancel" will return you to the Settings menu without saving your changes, and tapping on "Enter" accepts and stores the change.
Tapping on "Off" or "Max" sets the volume level to 0% or 100% respectively, allowing quick setting of the most common volume choices.

Technical Info - for the Curious!

Technical details

Palms don't have the kind of specialised display hardware that modern console or PC racing games like Mario Kart rely on, so GTS Racing Challenge has to use the CPU to create all elements of the display. This is a very tall order for the Palm's Dragonball processor, and required radical coding methods to get game-quality performance. The heart of the software renderer, the DDA (Differential Digital Analyzer) module, was built from over 30,000 lines of assembly language, mechanically generated by a special-purpose compiler.

The result is a game engine that can display a high-definition texture-mapped track with scaled car and tree sprites, scrolling background and onscreen instruments, at 18-20 frames per second on a Palm m130.

Registering

If you downloaded the game straight from the internet, from Astraware's web pages, or from one of the popular handheld download sites, then your copy is in 'Demo' form. Demo means that you can play free for a while, and then decide whether to register it or not.

In Demo form, you can play GTS Racing Challenge for free, as you decide whether you like it or not. After each time you play, the program will display a short message asking you to register or purchase a full version!

Registering Online:

For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when you register for the game, you'll get a key which will unlock the game and remain valid for future upgrades. Go to the web page at www.astraware.com/palm/gts/ for more details.

You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running GTS Racing Challenge, and selecting "Register" from the "Options" menu item. Your HotSync ID (or username) will be filled in for you. You can also find it by tapping on the "HotSync" icon of your Palm, and looking in the top right hand corner of the screen.

When you register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering. When you receive your key, go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.

Astraware Products

You can find out about Astraware and the product range we have for mobile platforms by visiting our website at www.astraware.com.
Here are our top products at time of writing:

Release Revision History!

• Fixed all known problems with game start up
• GTS Racing Challenge now runs properly on all hi-res Palm Os 5 devices

• Turbo powered new edition with 16 additional tracks!
• Full screen support added for the Tapwave™ Zodiac!
• Fixed speed issues on the latest Palm OS® 5 devices (Zire 72, Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, etc

• Enchanced sound on All compatible devices, including the Zire 71 and Tungsten C
• Minor bug fixes

• Added high resolution graphics and enhanced sound for other hi-res devices
• Added save function for resuming race after you leave game
• Added "blips" on the map to represent the other cars
• Fixed several bugs with the graffiti control system and other things

• The sound on Tungsten C and Zire 71 devices is currently set to the old style "piezo" sounds. We are currently working on fixing the enhanced sounds for both devices, and an update should be released shortly

• First public release!

Feedback

If you've got suggestions for Astraware GTS Racing Challenge, or wish to report any problems you've had, then please contact us!

GTS Racing Challenge enquiries/feedback: [email protected]
Registration problems: [email protected]
General Astraware enquiries: [email protected]  

Contributors

Pazzazz Games
Design :Andy Wilton, Florence Pirotais
Programming : Andy Wilton
Graphics: Florence Pirotais

Astraware
Quality Assurance: Graham Harrison, Kieren Smith, Tom Berman, Roland Glew, Steven Carrie, Paul Klosowski

Beta Testing
Conner, Avi, Hiroshi, Gavin, David, Ray, Jason, Roman, Tobias, Ivan, Scott, Dennis, Chris, Kevin, Steve, James, Moishe, Zac, Cheryl, Len, Frank, Roger, John, and all other contributors to the Astraware beta testing community!

Software License Agreement

1. Grant Of License
   This License permits you to use GTS Racing Challenge on any single computer, provided the software is installed on only one handheld device at any time.

2. Copyright
   The software is owned by Astraware Limited and is protected by United Kingdom copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and all other applicable national laws. You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the code and algorithms of the software.

3. Other Restrictions
   You may not rent or lease the software, but you may transfer your rights under this license agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the software and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this license.

4. No Warranty
   The software is delivered as is and Astraware Limited makes no warranty as to its use or performance. Astraware Limited does not, and cannot warrant the performance or results you may obtain by using the Software or its documentation. Astraware Limited makes no warranties, express or implied, as to noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will Astraware Limited be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or special damages, or for any claim by any third party.

Legal

Astraware Limited takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using GTS Racing Challenge. GTS Racing Challenge is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. GTS Racing Challenge is licensed, not sold.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software.

Astraware�s and its suppliers� entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at Astraware�s option, either (a) return of the price paid, if any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet the warranty and which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt. This warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an authorized source.

Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game, either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline methods. You may link to the product specific page, but not directly to the files (as these will change and as the programs are updated) 

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