TRANZ AM

PUBLISHER
Ultimate Play The Game

AUTHORS
Chris and Tim Stamper

YEAR
1983

CATEGORY
Arcade: Race 'n' Chase 



The year is 3472 and all that remains on Earth are the
remnants of a once great continent, a barren land, a 
desolate place of sand, rocks and boulders. But ... Life
adapts quickly and bring with it a New Age, a time ruled
by cars and trophies, a land where petrol replaces gold
and esteem is possession of the 8 Great Cups of Ultimate.

Possessed for too long by the 'Deadly Black Turbos', the 8 cups
remain hidden throughout the land, their strange inscriptions
long since forgotten and their locations reverently protected.

Your Chance ... A Super Blown Red Racer equipped with
technology far advanced. A last Chance with a weapon, whose
power far surpasses any Black Turbo.

One press and the massive engine thunders into life, the shrill
rumble from the exhausts and the hypnotic whirr beckon the
Deadly Black Turbos. The noise reaches crescendo and in one
sudden lurch the Red Racer spits forward across the land at in-
credible speed, in the last great battle of your life.

Use your skill to outwit and crash the Deadly Black Turbos and
the instruments to locate and collect the 8 Great Cups of 
Ultimate before you run out of fuel.



CONTROLLING YOUR RED RACER

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

TURN ANTICLOCKWISE using the following keys Z,C,B,M.
TURN CLOCKWISE using the following keys X,V,N, SYMBOL SHIFT.
BRAKE using any key on the second row, e.g. A,S,D,F, etc.
ACCELERATOR using any key on the third row, e.g. Q,W,E,R, etc.
PAUSE the game by using the CAPS SHIFT key.

JOYSTICK CONTROLS

TRANZ AM can be controlled using Kempton Competition Pro Joysticks.



CONTRL PANEL

Actual Time Taken.

Actual Miles Travelled.

Map showing the possitions of fuel station towns, cities. 
Red Racer shown by the flashing character.

Local Radar Display showing the positions of cups and Black Turbos. 
Number of Ultimate Cups discovered.

Speedometer 0-400.

Fuel Gauge Empty-Full.

Temp Gauge Low-High.

Lives Left Display.



FEATURES

Crazy Black Turbo Pursuit Cars.

Incredible Multidirectional Movement.

Real Time Clock.

Local Radar.

Accurate Speedometer.

Temp Gauge.

Fuel Gauge.

Mileometer.

Arcade Standard.

Fantastic Sound Effects.

Lives/Cups Displayed.

Superb Controlled Acceleration. Braking and Steering.

Cities, Signs, Boulders, Rocks, Trees, Cacti, Cups.

Pause Button.

Joystick Option.

Total Playing Area Equivalent to over 600 Times Actual Screen Area.



TRANZ AM LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Connect the EAR socket on your Spectrum to the EAR
socket on your recorder and ensure the MIC lead is dis-
connected.

2. Place the cassette tape in the recorder with the labelled
side uppermost and rewind to the beginning.

3. Type either LOAD "TRANZ AM"
            or LOAD ""
and then press the ENTER key.
NOTE: Do not leave a space between the quotation marks.
LOAD is obtained by pressing the J key. The " are obtained by
pressing the SYMBOL SHIFT and P keys together.

4. Press PLAY on the cassette recorder.

5. TRANZ AM will now load automatically and a message will
appear on the screen after several seconds. If loading is un-
successful, rewind the cassette, adjust the VOLUME control on
the recorder and try again.
NOTE: Full loading instructions can be found in your Spectrum
manual.

6. PLAY THE GAME.

For better sound effects you can increase the volume by con-
necting the MIC socket on your Spectrum to the MIC socket on
your recorder. Disconnect the EAR lead, remove the cassette
tape from the recorder and press the PLAY button, the sound 
may be amplified throught the loudspeaker of the recorder.
