This is NEXT VISION of Skateboard game. You can make the combo, ______ __ __ _____ __________ _____ __ ___ ___ / _ || || '__ \/__ _ '__ \| | \ \_/ / /__/ |__||__||__/ /___/ |__| |__/ /___/|__| \_____/ ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ _____ release 0 / / | || || |\ \ | | | |\ \ | | / _ \ 02b10.0 / / | || || | \ \ | | | | \ \| |/ / \ \ /___/ |__||__||__| \___\ |__| |__| \_________/ \__\ spin and grind trix. Let's show your original groove! SEGA AIR TRIX (____________________________________________________________________) ** Initial Disclaimer ** I'm not a skater, so if I make errors with the terms, please bear with me, or even better, send a correction. __/\ ___ _ _ (__\ /\ / / \ / \ \| /\ / / / | |___|\ |/ / | / / | |___ | / / `>/ / | | |/ \/ \_/ \_/ Basic Play and How to Make Trix .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Despite the seeming simplicity of the controls, many newcomers play it entirely wrong. It's not uncommon to see people flail about wildly, and in the Tutorial mode no less. Stand on the board with your rear foot on the kick-tail of the board, sideways and centered, where it angles upward. Your forward foot goes, obviously, at the front end, pointing generally forward at a 30 degree angle. Place your toes or ball of your foot at the head of the board centered, and your heel along the side of the board. Place your rear hand along the side rail, and your forward hand somewhere along the front rail where ever it is comfortable, either center or towards the hand's side. (ie. a little left of center if that hand is forward) Don't put both hands on the same side, or one each opposite sides, you won't get the proper leverage with those grip styles. Simple nobrainer rule of thumb, one hand forward, one to the side, there should be no more than one hand on any of the handgrips. __/\ (__\ /\ \| /\ |/ / COMBO TRIX are initiated by kicking the back of the board / / upon reaching the lip of the ramp. While in the air, kick \/ the front and back ends of the board to add tricks. You may also swing the board to the left and right to perform board rolls and turns. (Forward and back kicks do mostly grabs.) However these often take more time to execute compared to standard forward and back kick trix. Two important points of combo tricks. You do not need to wait for trix to complete in order to enter the next, you may enter them in ahead of time. For example, with level 4 cool combos, the entire entry will usually be done while the third or fourth trix are animating. Second, be aware that the trick _animation_ must be completed before you return to the ramp. So don't attempt a board roll when there's only time left for a grab. ___ _ / / \ / / / | / / SPIN TRIX are done by swinging the board to the left or right `>/ / when you hit the ramp's lip, then holding the position to \_/ continue the spin for as long as possible. Trix value is increased for each complete 180 degree turn in the spin attempt. (Thus a 359 degree turn nets you the same reward as a 180, 360-539, 560-720, etc.) You may also interrupt the spin by kicking the board to add combo trix. Return the board to the neutral position before you return to the lip. _ / \ | |___|\ | |___ | GRIND TRIX are performed by approaching the lip at an angle | | |/ then kicking and holding the board in the forward position. \_/ Hold the position for as long as possible without stumbling. Approaching the lip at too shallow an angle (perpendicular to the lip) will result in a lock; the lock will then comprise your entire trick. During a grind you may kick and twist the board to add tricks. Be careful not to grind your way off the end of the ramp. This includes the stepped stadium ramp; do not grind into the side of the next higher ramp, or attempt to grind off to the next lower ramp, both will result in a failure. You can however kick back on the board when approaching the next lower ramp to drop safely. Trix types may be combined, spins may be interrupted with combos. Grinds may be added to combo trix when returning to the ramp at an angle and holding forward. Successful completion of trix will result in a boost in speed (and of course, add coins to your score). Each character has a set of special moves (listed below) divided into two groups, Special Tricks and Cool Combos. Done on the ramp, and off the ramp, respectively. Special tricks are done before the ramp lip, the final board kick being at the lip. Cool combos are special forms of combo trix, (note that all begin with a back kick,) do the first kick at the ramp lip, and follow with the rest of the combo's moves, provided you have enough air. Completion of these special moves will give an extra boost of speed than regular trix. Failure of a trick will result in one of two types of failures. The lesser will result in no speed boost or coin award. The greater of the two is from falling off your board, resulting in a restart (your speed will reset to the minimum.) This is done either by an incomplete attempt at a board roll/turn, grinding off the ramp, skating off the ramp. The latter is largely an issue with the Stage B Suburban ramp's gaps. Ramp ends have an invisible "wall" which prevent you from jumping off. _____ _____ _____ / ____)/ ____)/ ____) \____ \\____ \\____ \ (_____/(_____/(_____/ Grade Ranking and Trix Rewards .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 As with any game, score more points (coins), recieve a righer ranking. As you attain higher grades, the game will put up a requested trick in the upper left corner of the screen. Completion of the trick will award you with bonus coins, however the coin bonus will decrease with each pass you make without performing the request. The S5 requested trick varies depending on the game mode. Stage A (which emphasizes big air) will ask for a 1440 spin, Stage B (emphasis on grinds) will ask for a 25m grind. Coins Grade Requested Trick Bonus Coin --- G Good/Cool 10 20 F Combo 3 10 50 E Spin 540 10 85 D Grind 5m 10 130 C Combo 4 12 195 B Spin 900 12 270 A Grind 10m 14 360 S Combo 5 14 460 SS Spin 1080 16 565 SSS Grind 15m 16 675 S4 Spin 1260 18 790 S5 Spin 1440/Grind 25m 19 930 S6 --- -- If you make it to the high score list, the game will assign you a password to enter into Hitmaker's internet ranking list. It's 16 letters long (upper & lowercase), so keep a pen & paper handy. Combo Trix Rewards: .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 For each forward or back kick, one coin is added to the reward, board flips (from swinging the board left or right) adds 3 coins. Large combos (more than 4 trix) and cool combos earn bonus coins as follows: 5 trix: 2 coins 6 trix: 5 coins 7 trix: 8 coins Performing (successfully) a character's cool combo adds the following bonuses to the reward: Level 1: 4 coins Level 2: 8 coins Level 3: 12 coins Level 4: 16 coins However performing a particular cool combo more than two times in the same set drops the bonus to half it's usual value. For example, the third time you do the level 4 cool combo only nets a 8 coin cool combo bonus (instead of 16.) Grind Trix Rewards .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Naturally, distance is the important factor here: less than 5.0m : 2 coins less than 10.0m : 3 coins less than 20.0m : 5 coins less than 25.0m : 6 coins Grinding 25.0 meters increases the bonus to 7 coins, plus one more for each meter after that. [Board Flip bonuses pending translation] Spin Trix Rewards: .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Where grind:distance, spin:turn. Reward is as follows: 0- 89 degrees : 0 coins 90- 180 degrees : 1 coin 180- 359 degrees : 2 coins 360- 539 degrees : 4 coins 540- 719 degrees : 5 coins 720- 899 degrees : 7 coins 900-1079 degrees : 8 coins A 1080 spin brings the reward to 11 coins, with 2 more for each 180 degree incriment thereafter. Interrupting your spin with a board kick will increase the reward by 1 coin for a rear kick, 2 for front kicks. Lock Trix Reward: .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Kicking forward at the lip at too shallow an angle (to do a grind) results in a lock. Reward for the first is 4 coins, then 1 coin for successive lock trix. Special Trix Rewards: .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Performing a character's special trix rewards 15 coins for the first completion. Repeating a particular trix will decrease the reward to 8, 4, then 1 coin for the second, third, and fourth completion onward. _ _ ____ ____ | | /\ ____ / \ (____) (____) ____ /\ | | / //\ (____) | | / \ / / (____) \ \| | / // / _(__) | | | | /_/_ ____ \/\_| \// / (____) \_/__ | | (____) (____) \/ (____) \_Character Profiles and Special Tricks .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Command key: b kick back B kick and hold back f kick forward F kick and hold forward r swing (twist) board right (clockwise) l swing (twist) board left (counter-clockwise) x+y swing board in direction (x) and kick (y) ie. r+b, swing right (twist clockwise) and kick back end of board. ______________________________________________________________________ oooooooooooooo, Jake "Y88888888888b, Nationality : USA "Y8P88888888boooo Age : 17 Y 888888888P" Height : 175cm o8888888P Weight : 52kg 888888P Blood-type : A d8888P Sponsor : Chapman o888P ,od8P Air Power / BBBBBBBB \ oodP"" Acceleration | BBBBBBBB | | __ | __ Spin | BBBBBBBB | | __||//__ Combo | BBBBBBBB | __/ (__||\\__ Stability \ BBBBBBBB / He is a well-balanced character. Feel the best floating in the air for making Combo, Spin and Grind smoothly. Good for beginners. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 He is crazy about skateboarding and really keen on it!! He is the last person to start skateboarding in his team, however he has had a desire to improve himself a lot and actually he improved very quickly. Everybody in the team looks up his positive ambition. He naturally became the leader of the team. He is fashionable as well. He is good looking with good figure, so many girls follow him, however his only interests are eating and mastering TRIX. He is dreaming of becoming the World champion and an owner of the skateboard shop. He can't leave any skateboarders in need. Special Tricks_ MacTwist : F b Miami Vortex : b f b Frenchfry Flip : F r+b or F l+b Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b f b Level 2 : b l r b Level 2 : b f l r Level 3 : b b f b b Level 4 : b r f l b ______________________________________________________________________ d b Spidey ,8 8, Nationality : USA oo,, 8P ,, Y8 ,,oo Age : 17 ""Y88bd8888bd88P"" Height : 180cm ,oood88888888booo, Weight : 75kg d8P"Y88888888P"Y8b Blood-type : O 8P ,d8Y8888P8b, Y8 Sponsor : Elwood 8 88P YPYP Y88 8 Yb 88 88 dP Air Power / AAAAAAAAAA \ " Yb dP " Acceleration |SSSSSSSSSSSS| ___ Yb dP Spin | EE | (__ __ ' __| __ Combo | EE | \| \|/ |/__| | Stability \ DDDD / ___/|__/|\__|\__\__| | __/ His skateboarding is a little bit quirky. His COMBO ability is remarkably low so it needs some strategies to use other skills for speeding it up. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 As you see he is a masculine guy. He practices skateboarding silently and is proud of himself a lot. He is a serious guy that maintains his board every day. He is just like MASTER, isn't he! He always skateboards with the team however he lacks cooperativeness so he looks unapproachable. He is usually shy and silent but he is really warmhearted and affectionate. He has the incredible dynamic visual acuity and it's really exciting when he makes accurate TRIX with his masculine body! He is a reticent but short temper. Special Tricks_ Boneless : f f Back Loop : F b Air Walk : f b f Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b b l Level 2 : b l r b Level 2 : b f r l Level 3 : b b r b l Level 4 : b l b r l ______________________________________________________________________ ,d8b, ,d8b, Kaytie 88888 d8b 88888 Nationality : UK "Y888 Y8P 888P" Age : 15 Yb, 8 ,dP Height : 160cm "Yod888boP" Weight : 45kg 8888888 Blood-type : B ,88888, Sponsor : Western Edition d8P" Y8P "Y8b Y8" 8 "8P Air Power / CCCCCC \ o888o Acceleration | CCCCCC | 88888 Spin |SSSSSSSSSSSS| "Y8P" Combo | BBBBBBBB | | / __ _|_' __ Stability \ BBBBBBBB / |< __|| | | |/__ | \(__|\__| \_|\__ It's easy to make all TRIX but her air power __/ level is low. It's good for practicing TRIX but you may not feel good floating in the air. She's feminal when she makes SPIN TRIX. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 She is an idol in the team! Actually she is a real naive woman from a rich family, however she cannot respect her parents' way of living and recently she has been in defiance of them. Because of studying of herself, she started skateboarding. She is cute and looks silent but actually she is a tomboy. She doesn't much care about hurting herself. She hates losing and is sticker so her skill is a top ranking. She has a good figure with beautiful legs and hair. She was bought out by model clubs. Special Tricks_ 90 Roll : F r+b or F l+b Haakon Flip : B l+f or B r+f Rodeo Flip : F b Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b b f Level 2 : b f r f Level 2 : b r b l Level 3 : b f f b f Level 4 : b f l b l ______________________________________________________________________ ,oooooo, Linda ,oo, d88888888b, Nationality : Mexico d8P"Y ,888888888888. Age : 17 d88 ,888PY888888888 Height : 165cm Y88boo888P Y88888888 Weight : 48kg Y888888P 88888888 Blood-type : O ""Y888P d,d8888888P Sponsor : aesthetics 888888888P "Y88888P" Air Power / BBBBBBBB \ Acceleration | AAAAAAAAAA | | ' __ __| __ Spin | BBBBBBBB | | || \/ | __| Combo | CCCCCC | |__|| |\__|(__| Stability \ CCCCCC / Her TRIX are well balanced. Her reducing speed rate is low so you can try many TRIX. She is a spirited woman but she is really cute when she falls. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 There is something big-sisterly about her. She is softhearted, easily moved to tears and hot-blooded skateboarder. She is wild but she loves animals and children very much. She is a very kind girl. SPIDEY trusts her very much ... She is involved in volunteer activities in her high school. She is quite busy but she finds the time to practice TRIX every day. Because of her character gap (She is mannish and womanish) and her sexiness, there are many underground funs. She isn't active enough finding a boyfriend. She has been looking for a boyfriend. Special Tricks_ Whip Creme : B f Mix Juice : b f b Back Loop : F b Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b b r Level 2 : b r l b Level 2 : b l f r Level 3 : b f f b r Level 4 : b r f b l ______________________________________________________________________ o8o, Tony "Y88o, ob Nationality : USA Y888bo, ,o88P Age : 13 Y88888bo,od888P Height : 140cm Y888888888P"" Weight : 40kg Y88888888 Blood-type : AB Y888 8 Sponsor : XYZ Y88 88bo ooo Y888b Air Power / DDDD \ d88P "Y88b Acceleration | AAAAAAAAAA | d8P" "Y88b Spin | AAAAAAAAAA | ___ "Y" Combo |SSSSSSSSSSSS| | _ __ Stability \ AAAAAAAAAA / | / \| \| | | \_/| |\__| Because of his light weight, he can make any TRIX __/ easily but it is difficult to increase his duration of a flight. He is good at Spin TRIX. When he uses the Lip (Grind TRIX), he creates tasteful TRIX for his age. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Ever since he could remember he has skateboarded. It is amazing isn't it! His father used to be a pro skater. Because of being affected by his father, he sometimes uses some old fashioned TRIX for setting off his skateboarding. He is a little bit greenhorn and quiet at school however he made the practice GRIND RAMP with his friends. He is young but he is a sticker. He is also interested in fashions but his raw clothes sense is innocent and cute. Her twin sister is also a high level skateboarder. Special Tricks_ Handplant : f f Niagra Fall : F b Dogwalk Grind : approach lip at an angle B f Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b f r Level 2 : b f b r Level 2 : b f f l Level 3 : b b f f f Level 4 : b r b f f ______________________________________________________________________ Hidden Skaters: ___________ Bunny and Zack may be selected by holding down the left (___________) and right buttons while pressing Start to begin your game. If this command is entered, no other characters will be available for selection. If you're familiar with Spidey or Tony's moves, then you pretty much know Zack and Bunny's, (respectively.) Just reverse the left and right board twists. For example, Spidey's level 1 cool combo, bbl, becomes bbr for Zack. d Zack ,d8 Nationality : ? d888boood8888P Age : ? "Y88888888888 Height : ? YP"""888888b Weight : ? ,d88P""" ,,,, Blood-type : ? ,d8888P d888P"" d888888bod8888o, Air Power /SSSSSSSSSSSS\ Y8888888888888888, Acceleration | EE | Y8""""Y888888888 Spin | DDDD | """Y88888b Combo | CCCCCC | ___ Stability \ EE / / __ __| _ / __|/ |/ He has extraordinary powerful Jumps and makes many /__(__|\__|\_ big daring massive TRIX that he is object of envy to the teammates. Anyway, what does he do!? .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 He is a mysterious guy that nobody knows his private life. He sometimes comes to the RAMP. His TRIX are quite powerful. He uses the skateboard as a part of his body. When he is good condition he is aggressive and full of fight so he is unapproachable. SPIDEY looks up him and learns a lot from him for watching his TRIX. He never teaches TRIX to anybody or talk with others. Anyway, how old is he !? Special Tricks_ Boneless : f f Back Loop : F b Air Walk : f b f Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b b r Level 2 : b r l f Level 2 : b f r l Level 3 : b b l b r Level 4 : b r b l r ______________________________________________________________________ ,od888b, Bunny d88888888b ,ooo, Nationality : USA Y888888888b ,d8bd88888b Age : 13 Y888888888,8888P"88888 Height : 140cm ""Y888888b,""P Y88P" Weight : 40kg """ "88888b Blood-type : AB Y8888P __ """ Air Power / EE \ |__) __ __ Acceleration |SSSSSSSSSSSS| | \| || \| \| | Spin |SSSSSSSSSSSS| |__/\__|| || |\__| Combo |SSSSSSSSSSSS| __/ Stability \SSSSSSSSSSSS/ She is footloose and her acceleration is good so she is good at COMBO and SPIN. It's easy to make TRIX for beginners, however it's difficult to make high point TRIX. She makes comical COMBO and has original GRIND TRIX that nobody can imitate. .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 She is cheerful and sometimes comes to play with the team. Don't you realize that she looks like somebody? Yeah! She is Tony's twin sister. Her fashion and skateboarding style are so cool. How mature she is in her age! She is short but she uses all her body and makes great TRIX. She is naughty girl! Since she was kid she has tried to catch up with and surpassed TONY. She looks so cute with her serious attitudes to try to make big TRIX with her short body. She is more positive and precocious than KAYTIE and LINDA so she is "always with JAKE" Special Tricks_ Niagra Fall : F b Handplant : f f Dogwalk Grind : approach lip at an angle B f Cool Combos_ Level 1 : b f l Level 2 : b f b l Level 2 : b f f r Level 3 : b b f f f Level 4 : b l b f f __ /| / \ |\ /.| | | |.\ \ | | | | / \| \__/ |/ Closing Items .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7 Sources: Hitmaker: http://www.hitmaker.co.jp ____ http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/AIRTRIX (____) Arcadia Magazine: http://www.arcadiamagazine.com Issues #011 April 2001 pp35-37 #012 May 2001 pp94-95 #013 June 2001 pp83-85 AIR TRIX, its characters and marks are trademarks of Sega and Hitmaker. Skateboard company logos are trademarks of their respective companies. This author has no affiliation with any represented companies. Skater analysis text and bios were pulled from Hitmaker's website, grammar and all...hopefully they won't sue my ass. Copyright 2002 Galen Komatsu. This file may be freely distributed provided no fee is charged for access. This file is not to be altered in any way. Contact author for inclusion in media and compilations. End users may print relevant sections for personal use. gkomatsu@hawaii.edu Air Trix file end. 2002 Feb 10 [SNK]