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CONTENTS Get Set! · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 Controls · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 The Characters · · · · · · · · · 4 Story Mode · · · · · · · · · · · 6 Time Attack Mode · · · · · · · 8 Grand Prix (GP) Mode · · · · · 9 Versus (VS) Mode · · · · · · · 10 Relay Race Mode · · · · · · · 11 Memory Card & Options · · · 12 The Game Screen · · · · · · · 14 Racing Techniques · · · · · · · 15 Abilities · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16 Magic Stones · · · · · · · · · · 18 Uncle Cid's Advice · · · · · · · 20 The Courses · · · · · · · · · · 22 Limited Warranty · · · · · · · 29 1 READY, SET, GO! One sunny day, Chocobo went to visit Cid at his lab. There, Cid announced that he had made a special gift just for Chocobo: the Jet-Blades CR, Cid's latest and greatest invention! This gadget increases Chocobo's speed tremendously. Just as Chocobo tries out this new racing machine, an uninvited and somewhat unexpected guest appears on the scene... 2 GET SET! CONTROLS Although there are many types of vehicles, their controls are basically all the same. Make sure you learn how to drive before you hit the road! 3 Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the Chocobo RacingTM disc and close the disc cover. Insert one or two Controllers into the Controller ports and turn ON the PlayStation game console. The opening movie can be skipped by pressing the START button. The functions of the Controller's buttons are shown here for an Analog Controller (DUAL SHOCK TM). You need two Controllers, one plugged into each Controller port, to play the game with two players. L2 BUTTON - Not Applicable L1 BUTTON - Use your Ability R2 BUTTON - Not Applicable R1 BUTTON - Use Magic Stones BUTTON - Reverse DIRECTIONAL BUTTON/LEFT STICK BUTTON - Cancel Menu Options / Return BUTTON - Choose Menu Options / Brake BUTTON - Accelerate RIGHT STICK - Not Applicable DISC COVER RESET BUTTON POWER BUTTON POWER INDICATOR RESET ® Turn LEFT or RIGHT Move Cursor on Menu Screen OPEN POWER OPEN BUTTON MEMORY CARD SLOT CONTROLLER PORT ONE SELECT BUTTON - Random Select ** START BUTTON - Pause / Choose Menu Options while Paused ANALOG MODE SWITCH / LED * NOTE: L R SELECT START GAME MODES At the Title Screen, press the START button while is highlighted to switch to the Select Mode Screen. There are five different Game Modes to select from. After highlighting a Game Mode with the directional button, press the button to choose that Mode. When two Controllers are connected to your PlayStation game console, you can choose the Game Mode with either Controller. See pages 6-11 for an explanation of Modes. At the Title Screen, you can also view a preview of "Chocobo's DungeonTM 2" by highlighting this option. If you want to continue playing a game using previously Saved Data, insert a MEMORY CARD into either MEMORY CARD slot before going to the Select Mode Screen. The game will ask you if you want to "Load previously saved data?" Choose , and then select the MEMORY CARD slot that has the saved data in it. (Alternatively, you can use the MEMORY CARD option on the Select Mode Screen to load & save data whenever you want.) You may have a controller that looks like this, if so please follow the digital instructions outlined above. * The left stick of the Analog Controller (DUAL SHOCK) can only be used when the LED light is ON. (You can turn it ON/OFF with the ANALOG mode switch.) The vibration function can work even when the LED light is OFF. You can choose to turn the vibration function ON/OFF at the Controller Set-Up section of the Options Screen. ** The "random select" function of the SELECT button is used only for the selection of racers during the Spectator Mode of a Grand Prix race. 4 THE CHARACTERS BLACK MAGICIAN The silent master of Black Magic. The owner of the eerie Black Manor hidden deep within the Cursed Forest. Vehicle: MagiCloud MK-1 A magical cloud with a will of its own. This thing flies in more ways than one! Default Ability: Magic Plus 5 Time to introduce Chocobo and friends, along with the Abilities and racing machines that each racer uses. In this game, you choose Chocobo or any of the other fun-loving characters to race on a variety of fantastic racetracks. Each character enters the race with their own vehicle, but you get to decide which Ability to use. Each racer and racing machine is totally different. Get to know all of the characters well so you can pick the one you like best! CHOCOBO The laid-back hero of this game. Everyone's favorite feathered friend! Always faithful and fearless. Nothing ruffles this bird's feathers! Vehicle: Jet-Blades CR A well-balanced invention of Cid's. Default Ability: Dash WHITE MAGE A young girl from Mysidia ­ the village of magic users. A kind-hearted user of White Magic, and one of the few people who knows the Legend of the Crystals. Vehicle: Cosmic Carpet A flying carpet that offers a smooth ride and has strong defense against magical attacks. Default Ability: Barrier MOG A greedy forest-dweller with attitude. This little guy is always trying to take the spotlight away from Chocobo. Being the sly Moogle that he is, he always has some sneaky scheme up his sleeve. Vehicle: Mog-Mobile R2 A highly responsive motor-scooter. Default Ability: Flap CHUBBY CHOCOBO The great white Chocobo who eats anything! The "heavy-weight" champion of this game. It sounds like he ate something he shouldn't have... Vehicle: Phat-Burner Plus A quick-turning tricycle that's good on corners. GOLEM A giant rock statue brought to life by the power of magic. Golem stands as the gatekeeper of the ancient ruins that were once the village walls. Vehicle: Rockin' Roller V8 A 4WD jeep with quick and stable cornering abilities. Default Ability: Grip-Up BEHEMOTH The most powerful beast known to man! Behemoth is an enormous `Esper', or magical monster of illusion, who lurks in the Vulcan-O Valley. What could his mission be? Vehicle: Behemo-Buggy 99 A powerful tank with high response and quick acceleration. Default Ability: Charge GOBLIN Steals from the rich and gives to the poor. A master thief who hides out in the Mythril Mines. What is his true identity? Vehicle: Gob-Cart H4 A lightweight mining-cart with a top speed that's even faster than Chocobo's Jet-Blades. Default Ability: Mug Default Ability: Receive PLUS SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES! Look out for the many SQUARESOFT superstars who are hidden somewhere in the game! Where could they be? 6 STORY MODE HOW TO PLAY THE STORY MODE 1. Storybook (Section One) ­ Chocobo's big adventure is shown as "Chapters" of a pop-up book. In each Chapter, a new character will challenge you to a race. Hints on how to win can be found in the conversations between the characters, so you'd better pay close attention! 2. Racer Selection ­ Before starting the race, you have to choose which character of your current party you will use to race with. Make sure you choose the racer best suited for each racetrack! 3. Ability Selection ­ Once you choose your racer, you can select which Ability to use in this race. You can only choose from the Abilities of the Blue Crystals you've collected so far! 4. Racing Match ­ Now's the time to race! Don't worry if you don't come in first place. You only have to defeat this course's challenger to continue the story. 5. Storybook (Section Two) ­ The remaining half of this Chapter of the pop-up picture book is shown. 6. Save Screen ­ When each Chapter finishes, you are given a chance to save your current data. You are also able to stop playing the story at this point. If you choose to continue in Story Mode, the next Chapter of the story will begin. BUILDING YOUR OWN RACER When you make it to the end of the story, as a reward, you are able to "customize" or "build" your very own racer! You can only build one new racer each time you finish Story Mode, and once you make your own racers, you can save them on your MEMORY CARD and use them in the other Game Modes besides Story Mode! 7 1. Select Racer ­ Using the directional button, highlight one of the characters to become your new racer, then press the button to choose. 2. Select Color ­ Now that you have your character, you should select its color. Once again, highlight the color you want by using the directional button, and press the button to choose it. 3. Edit Parameters ­ At the end of the Story Mode, you are given a score. You can now use those points to change the 5 different "parameters" or "stats" of your new racer. Pick a parameter by pressing the UP and DOWN on the directional button. Press LEFT/RIGHT to decrease/increase the amount of points given to each parameter. If you want to try out your racer to see how it runs, choose the option at the bottom of the screen. You get to drive about on Cid's Test Track for as long as you want. Press the START button to return to the Edit Parameters Screen where you can make any new changes. Once you finish building your racer, choose to go to the next step. 4. Name Entry ­ Now you are ready to give your racer its very own name! Move the cursor using the directional button, and press the button to choose the letters. After you finish naming your racer, you can choose to save it on your MEMORY CARD for use in the other Game Modes. CID'S TIP #1: Howdy folks! Let me explain a bit about this game's save data. It's pretty darn important, so listen up! There are two types of data used in this game: the general "System Data" and each course's "Best Race Data." You can see these on yer PlayStation game console MEMORY CARD Screen. The ones that look like lil' Mogs are yer "Best Data" that record how you ran yer fastest race on each course. The one that looks like good ol' Chocobo is the game's "System Data" that contains where we finished readin' the Story Mode, yer best scores and so on. The "System Data" also stores up to 10 of yer very own customized racers! Ain't that just dandy!? Number of Players ­ 1 It's just like having Uncle Cid read you a popup picture book! The story starts with Chocobo going on a journey in search of the truth about a mysterious Blue Crystal. As the adventure continues, Chocobo is joined by newly-found friends, and the number of Abilities they can use will increase with each new Blue ...