README.TXT V1.0.5
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WELCOME TO SLIPSPEED! 

AVAILABLE NOW FOR DOS AND WINDOWS 95 PCs, IT IS THE FAR FUTURE RACING EVENT OF THE 1990S! RACE YOUR SLIP-CRAFT THROUGH 16 EXCITING LOCATIONS, FROM FAMOUS EARTH CITIES TO THE EXOTIC DISTANT DIMENSIONAL RIFTS OF BUBBLERUN, FARFIELDS, AND WEIRD IN THIS INTENSE SINGLE PLAYER DRIFTING SPEEDFEST!

EVERY TRACK HAS SHORTCUTS AND ALTERNATE ROUTES, BUT ALL ARE RISKY OR DIFFICULT TO MASTER!


UPDATES AND PURCHASING
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NEWEST BUG-FREE* VERSIONS OF SLIPSPEED ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT http://voxel.itch.io/slipspeed

IF YOU ENJOYED THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF THIS GAME PLEASE CONSIDERING PURCHASING THE FULL VERSION FOR 16 TRACKS AND THE WARM FUZZY FEELING OF SUPPORTING DOS GAME DEVELOPMENT IN 2020+!


HOW TO PLAY
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GRAND PRIX
	RACE FOUR CONSECUTIVE TRACKS, COLLECTING CASH PICKUPS DURING EACH RACE. BETWEEN RACES SPEND YOUR CASH ON VEHICLE UPGRADES TO ENSURE YOU CAN WIN THE GRAND PRIX! RACES CAN BE RESTARTED AT ANY TIME, OR RETRIED IF COMPLETED WITH A SMALL CASH BOOST FOR RACES 2, 3 AND 4

TIME TRIAL
	PRACTICE ANY TRACK ALONE TO PERFECT YOUR LAPTIMES AND EXPLORE SHORTCUTS AND ALTERNATE ROUTES. VIEW YOUR BEST TIMES IN THE RECORDS MODE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MAIN MENU


CONTROLS
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JOYSTICK
	PRESS BUTTON 1 TO ENABLE JOYSTICK, MOVE JOYSTICK IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE TO AUTO CALIBRATE
	BUTTON 1 - ACCELERATE
	BUTTON 2 - REVERSE
	
CURSOR KEYS
	UP - ACCELERATE
	BACK - REVERSE
	LEFT - ROTATE VEHICLE ANTI-CLOCKWISE
	RIGHT - ROTATE VEHICLE CLOCKWISE

WASD
	W - ACCELERATE
	S - REVERSE
	A - ROTATE VEHICLE ANTI-CLOCKWISE
	D - ROTATE VEHICLE CLOCKWISE

ENTER
	PEEK AT NEAREST RIVAL AHEAD OF PLAYER
	OR CONFIRM MENU OPTION / SHOP PURCHASE

ESCAPE
	EXIT / QUIT 


CREDITS
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THOMAS 'VOXEL' PURNELL - DESIGN, CODE, GRAPHICS, SFX, BUGS
MARTIJN 'TIJN' FRAZER - MUSIC, M-CLUB TRACK


THANKS
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SARAH AND LEO
#dosgameclub ON AFTERNET IRC (COME JOIN US!)
YOU, FOR PLAYING AND SUPPORTING DOS GAMES IN THE YEAR 2020 AND BEYOND


SECRETS AND HINTS
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MOST TRACKS FEATURE LARGE DIAGONAL STRIPES THAT INDICATE UPCOMING TURNS! FOLLOW THESE STRIPES!
EVERY TRACK HAS SHORTCUTS AND ALTERNATE ROUTES. SOMETIMES THESE ARE TRICKY TO FIND, OTHERS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE.
THE RUMOURS OF A SECRET FLOPPY MODE ARE COMPLETELY UNPROVABLE, PLEASE IGNORE THE PROPAGANDA


CHANGELOG
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1.0.5
		JOYSTICK SUPPORT		
1.0.2
		REMOVED CWSDPMI AND REPLACED WITH WDOSX097 EXTENDER FOR GREATER COMPATIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WITH DOSBOX AND BOXER ON MAC
1.0.1	
		BUBBLERUN SOUNDTRACK ADDED - ANOTHER FOUR UNIQUE OPL TUNES BY MARTIJN FRAZER
1.0.0	
		PUBLIC RELEASE
