******************************************************************************* World Tour Racing for Atari Jaguar CD FAQ by BHodges Version 1.0 Created 03/07/10 This document Copyright 2010 by Brian Hodges. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. ******************************************************************************* Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Getting Started III. Game Modes A. Single Race B. Championship C. Arcade IV. Basic Gameplay A. Controls B. Basic Strategies V. Workshop A. Tires B. Wings C. Gearbox D. Brakes VI. Tracks A. U.S.A. B. Hungary C. Germany D. Brazil E. San Marino F. Monaco G. Mexico H. Canada I. France J. England K. Portugal L. Italy M. Egypt N. Australia O. Japan P. India VII. Passwords and Cheats A. Passwords B. Cheats VIII. Game Review IX. Version History X. Contact Information ******************************************************************************* I. Introduction This is a FAQ for the Atari Jaguar CD game World Tour Racing. It contains a list of controls, strategies for winning, and a mini-review. ******************************************************************************* II. Getting Started Press any fire button to skip the intro movies and demo. On the Main Menu you will see the following items: Single Race Start a single race, see the Game Modes section for more info. Championship Begin a championship season, see the Game Modes section for more info. Arcade Begin Arcade mode, see the Game Mode section for more info. Options The following options are available: Race Length Change the length of the race to 3, 5, 8, 10, or 15 laps. Gearbox Choose whether to use an Automatic or Manual transmission. Change Keys Change the button layout on the joypad. Difficulty Set the difficulty level. The difficulty affects qualifying times and opponents aggressiveness. Change Names Change your or the CPU's names. Credits Under Credits are three items. Choose Teque to see the developer's email address (thepits@teque.co.uk), Team to view the credits, or Exit to return to the Main Menu. ******************************************************************************* III. Game Modes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Single Race Single Race allows one or two players to race on a single track. After choosing the number of players and track, you'll see the Race Weekend Menu: Free Practice Let's you run up to five practice laps on the track. Your car will be automatically guided from the pits onto the track. Press Option to bring up the Race Option Menu. Here you can visit the workshop and change your setup (Set-up), modify game options (Options), or return to the Race Weekend Menu (End Practice). Qualifying Basically the same as Free Practice, except your goal is to get the best lap time possible. The time needed to get the pole position fluctuates and becomes lower at higher difficulty levels. Race The main event. You will start the race on the track at a complete stop in the position you qualified in (if you skip qualifying you get stuck in 10th). If you go in to the Option menu, you'll notice that the Set-up option is missing, so make sure you finish all of your customizations BEFORE entering the Race! Abandon Event Return to the Main Menu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Championship Championship allows a single player to race a full season on all 16 tracks. You earn points based on the position you finish a race, the racer with the most points at the end of the season wins. After each race you'll be given a password so you can continue where you left off. When you choose Championship Mode, you'll go to the Championship Menu: First Race Head to the Race Weekend Menu for the USA track. Everything here is identical to Single Race Mode. Enter Code Enter your 32-digit password using the numpad. Please be aware that the password ONLY saves your total points, number of wins, and current track. EVERYTHING else (difficulty, car setup, player name, etc.) will be lost when you turn the power off. Standing View the current points standings. Exit Note: The Points Chart in the instruction booklet is incorrect, here is the correct one: Position Points 1st 9 pts. 2nd 7 pts. 3rd 5 pts. 4th 3 pts. 5th 2 pts. 6th 1 pt. 7th-10th 0 pts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Arcade Play a one or two player arcade-style season. Your goal is to make it through all 16 tracks. As you progress you will have to finish further up the field in order to qualify for the next track. If you fail to qualify in one player mode your game will end. In two player mode, if one player fails to qualify, he will get to move on to the next track, but he'll lose all his points. If both players fail to qualify, the game is over. Unlike the other two modes, there is no Free Practice nor Qualifying in Arcade Mode. You ARE allowed to modify your setup by going into the Option menu like usual. Points 1 pt. Per Lap for each mph 250 pts. Overtaking an opponent -500pts. Losing a position to an opponent Qualifying Chart Race No. Position Needed 1 9th 2 8th 3 7th 4 6th 5 5th 6 5th 7 4th 8 4th 9 3rd 10 3rd 11 2nd 12 2nd 13 2nd 14 1st 15 1st 16 1st ******************************************************************************* IV. Basic Gameplay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Controls Joypad Left/Right Steer Car Joypad Up/Down Shift Gears (Manual Gearbox Only) A Button Accelerate B Button Brake C Button Change Camera View Numpad 1 Cockpit View Numpad 2 Chase View Numpad 3 Chase View Numpad 4 Side View (Hold) Numpad 5 Rear View (Hold) Numpad 6 Side View (Hold) Numpad 7 Fly-by Camera (Hold) Numpad 8 Toggle Texture Maps On/Off (Default is OFF) Numpad 9 Toggle Radar On/Off Numpad * + # Resets Game ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Basic Strategies - I recommend using an Automatic Gearbox. - Don't forget to use your brakes! A single soft tap before a curve makes turning a LOT easier. - When using Soft Tires, be sure to keep the number of laps low so they don't wear out. - Avoid crashes, they will damage your car and losing a wing will absolutely kill your car's handling. - Cars ahead of you will be green on your radar while those behind will be blue. - Experiment with the various car setups to find one that best suits your driving style. ******************************************************************************* V. Workshop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Tires There are three types of tires: - Soft Soft tires give you the best grip but will wear out the fastest. - Medium Medium tires are a balance of grip and durability. - Hard Hard tires have the least grip but the most durability. Once your tires wear out, your car's handling will greatly decrease. I recommend that you use soft tires, as long as you keep the race distance under five laps, you shouldn't have to worry about them wearing out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Wings The wing angle affects grip and speed. A higher wing angle means more grip but less top speed while a lower angle gives you more speed but less grip. Your car has a front and rear wing, these are adjusted separately. Having a higher angle on the rear wing than the front will give sharper steering. Note: In my recommended setups in the Tracks section, the + and - numbers represent how many marks to the right or left to move the slider from the center. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Gearbox The gearbox allows you to customize the gear ratios using the slider. Having higher gears means more top speed but slower acceleration while shorter gears give you better acceleration but lower top speed. Note: In my recommended setups in the Tracks section, the numbers represent how many marks from the left to move the slider. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Brakes Here you can adjust the braking balance. Moving the slider to the left will cause your car to turn to the left when braking and moving the slider to the right will cause your car to turn right while braking. Note: In my recommended setups in the Tracks section, whenever I say +1, -3, etc., what I mean is that you move the slider so that its CENTER is lined up that many spaces to the right or left. ******************************************************************************* VI. Tracks In this section I list my recommended setup for each track, my best lap time with that setup, and the approximate times needed to qualify in the pole position for each of the three difficulties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. U.S.A. _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.0 4: 5.0 5: 6.5 6: 8.5 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -1 | | Front Wing: +3 Rear Wing: +3 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:02.9 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:19.7 Med: 1:07.4 Hard: 1:00.9 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Hungary _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.5 3: 3.5 4: 5.0 5: 6.5 6: 8.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +2 | | Front Wing: +2 Rear Wing: +2 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:08.3 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:23.7 Med: 1:09.8 Hard: 1:04.0 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Germany _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.5 3: 3.5 4: 5.5 5: 7.0 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +3 | | Front Wing: -2 Rear Wing: -2 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:42.8 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:53.8 Med: 1:42.5 Hard: 1:37.7 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Brazil _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.5 3: 3.5 4: 5.5 5: 7.0 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -1 | | Front Wing: +1 Rear Wing: +1 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:13.0 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:28.4 Med: 1:15.6 Hard: 1:09.2 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. San Marino _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.5 3: 3.5 4: 5.5 5: 7.0 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -2 | | Front Wing: +2 Rear Wing: +2 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:23.0 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:31.4 Med: 1:20.9 Hard: 1:16.6 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F. Monaco _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.5 4: 4.5 5: 6.5 6: 8.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -3 | | Front Wing: +7 Rear Wing: +7 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:05.7 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:17.5 Med: 1:07.4 Hard: 1:00.4 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. Mexico _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.5 3: 3.5 4: 5.5 5: 7.0 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +0 | | Front Wing: +0 Rear Wing: +0 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:13.7 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:26.6 Med: 1:14.7 Hard: 1:10.7 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H. Canada _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 3.0 3: 4.5 4: 6.0 5: 7.0 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +3 | | Front Wing: -1 Rear Wing: -1 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:09.5 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:18.8 Med: 1:10.2 Hard: 1:06.2 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. France _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.0 4: 5.0 5: 6.5 6: 8.5 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +2 | | Front Wing: +2 Rear Wing: +5 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:13.0 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:23.4 Med: 1:12.0 Hard: 1:06.8 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. England _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 3.0 3: 4.5 4: 6.0 5: 7.5 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +0 | | Front Wing: +2 Rear Wing: +2 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:16.2 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:26.9 Med: 1:15.6 Hard: 1:10.9 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K. Portugal _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 3.0 3: 4.5 4: 6.0 5: 7.5 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +1 | | Front Wing: +2 Rear Wing: +2 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:09.8 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:21.5 Med: 1:11.4 Hard: 1:07.3 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. Italy _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 3.0 3: 4.5 4: 6.0 5: 7.5 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +1 | | Front Wing: -1 Rear Wing: -1 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:09.8 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:21.5 Med: 1:32.7 Hard: 1:27.7 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M. Egypt _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.5 4: 4.5 5: 6.5 6: 8.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -3 | | Front Wing: +3 Rear Wing: +3 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:11.7 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:26.3 Med: 1:12.5 Hard: 1:04.9 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N. Australia _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 3.0 3: 4.5 4: 6.0 5: 7.5 6: 9.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -1 | | Front Wing: +1 Rear Wing: +1 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:18.5 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:30.8 Med: 1:20.1 Hard: 1:14.4 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O. Japan _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.5 4: 4.5 5: 6.5 6: 8.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: -2 | | Front Wing: +4 Rear Wing: +4 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:08.2 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:20.7 Med: 1:05.3 Hard: 0:59.4 | ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P. India _____________________________________________________ | RECOMMENDED SETUP | | Gearbox: Automatic | | 1: 1.0 2: 2.0 3: 3.5 4: 4.5 5: 6.5 6: 8.0 | | Tires: Soft Brakes: +3 | | Front Wing: +4 Rear Wing: +4 | |-----------------------------------------------------| | TIMES | | My Best Lap: 1:08.9 | | Approx. Pole: | | Easy: 1:19.5 Med: 1:07.9 Hard: 1:01.3 | ----------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************************* VII. Passwords and Cheats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Passwords These are my Championship passwords. Remember that passwords do NOT save your name, car setup, nor the difficulty level! USA N/A Hungary 00000000 39775353 89962390 73280045 Germany 00000000 79551046 03471662 28684906 Brazil 00000001 19326399 94772009 78124949 San Marino 00000001 58992148 42943373 31404962 Monaco 00000001 98767840 55781608 81869027 Mexico 00000002 38405751 25614415 21869046 Canada 00000002 78016008 79403126 13069118 France 00000003 17735873 87717989 33709151 England 00000003 57456247 94746532 82509167 Portugal 00000003 97231943 30374157 27309218 Italy 00000004 36898027 90024223 29549270 Egypt 00000004 76673723 24980785 31789302 Australia 00000005 16448556 41824375 93293344 Japan 00000005 56113783 06168207 28013387 India 00000005 95888619 45134292 50253434 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Cheats I found the following two cheats on www.ataritimes.com: Drive Bus In Single Race or Championship Mode, hold 4 on the numpad when you select Free Practice, Qualify, or Race to drive the bus. Track Edit Mode In Single Race or Championship Mode, hold 0 on the numpad when you select Free Practice, Qualify, or Race. A bunch of numbers will appear on screen. Use the joypad to make changes, then restart the race to drive on the modified track. ******************************************************************************* VIII. Game Review World Tour Racing was released for the JaguarCD in May of 1997, nearly a year after the end of Atari. Several games for the JagCD were do-overs of cartridge games, think of WTR as a do-over of Checkered Flag. The biggest improvement over Checkered Flag is the controls, they're very responsive and intuitive. There are multiple customizations available so you can fine tune your car to handle just the way you want it. One feature I like is the steering help, the AI automatically guides your car from the pits onto the track and will also help during turns. The graphics are also much better than in Checkered Flag. The cars, tracks, and backgrounds are much more detailed and the frame rate is a lot smoother. There are a lot of CG cutscenes sprinkled throughout that look pretty good for pre Final Fantasy 7. The audio is a real disappointment, especially for a CD-ROM game. There are only three audio tracks and the quality is closer to a cartridge than a CD. Checkered Flag had more digitized voiceovers, here the announcer is limited to announcing the final lap. There are a couple of design decisions that are questionable. The one I really hate is the fact that there are AI racers on the track during qualifying, every race fan knows that it should just be one driver at a time! Another odd design decision is the lack of Memory Track support. Trying to beat your best lap times is what gives racing games such high replay values, and the fact that the game doesn't save your times is a major downer. There is a password feature for the Championship Mode, but it doesn't save your name, car config, or even the difficulty level. One final nitpick is the instruction booklet, Telegames is notorious for having poor game manuals and this game is no exception. While not nearly as bad as Brutal Sports Football, it still seems like it was slapped together at the last second. There are several mistakes: the points table for Championship Mode is incorrect, it states there are 12 tracks (there are 16), it says Free Practice is unlimited (you only get five laps), and it doesn't mention anything about car damage. World Tour Racing is second only to Super Burnout when it games to racers on the Jaguar, if you own the JagCD, you should definitely check it out. Pros + 16 distinct tracks. + Your car is fully customizable. + Two player. Cons - There is no excuse for having only 3 audio tracks on a CD-ROM game! - Doesn't make use of the Memory Track. ******************************************************************************* IX. Version History 1.0 03/07/10 Completed FAQ. ******************************************************************************* X. Contact Information You can contact me at Bhodges080@aol.com I would appreciate hearing your opinions of this guide and any thoughts or suggestions for improvement. ******************************************************************************* End