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In Topic: How the hell do you beat the CPU on Drag Race (1977)?
Tue May 22, 2012 1:32 AM
Blinddog, on Mon May 21, 2012 12:33 PM, said:
Are you playing this in an emulator or on the real hardware? What does your RPM gage read when you shift gears.
I usually take my foot off the gas while shifting because your RPMs jump while your in-between gears.
If you rev your engine in neutral and then shift into first when the light goes green you can get a boost of speed of the line. It difficult to do without blowing your engine but it helps if you can do it.
I think my best is 5.2 secs but its been a while since I played it.
I usually take my foot off the gas while shifting because your RPMs jump while your in-between gears.
If you rev your engine in neutral and then shift into first when the light goes green you can get a boost of speed of the line. It difficult to do without blowing your engine but it helps if you can do it.
I think my best is 5.2 secs but its been a while since I played it.
I got a 8-way joypad with 4 buttons arranged like a Playstation controller. There are a total of 4 shoulder buttons too, like a PS2/3 controller.
Controls: Press Up or Down with joypad, to move your dragster up or down.
Button "X" (like on the PS controller, the south button): 1st gear
Button "Square" (Left Button): 2nd gear
Button "Triangle" (Top Button): 3rd gear
Button "O" (Right Button): Gas
Button "R1" (Top Right shoulder button): 4th gear
In Topic: How the hell do you beat the CPU on Drag Race (1977)?
Tue May 15, 2012 2:13 AM
Cassidy Nolen, on Mon May 14, 2012 7:19 PM, said:
It could be a hardware issue. May want to order some new switches for the shifters, the old ones do have a delay just due to age. I think I replaced them in my machine when I had one. Fun game, still like the 2600 version better though....smaller too 
