_______________________________________________________________________________ ____ _ ____ / ___| _ ___| | ___ | _ \ __ _ ___ ___ | | | | | |/ __| |/ _ \ | |_) / _` |/ __/ _ \ | |__| |_| | (__| | __/ | _ < (_| | (_| __/ \____\__, |\___|_|\___| |_| \_\__,_|\___\___| |___/ R O A D M A N _______________________________________________________________________________ This FAQ was made for the NES FAQ Completion Project. You could contribute to this yourself! Just check out Devin Morgan's web site about it: http://faqs.retronintendo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Table of Contents _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. - Controls..............CR1 | *PLEASE NOTE - This entire FAQ has been 2. - Strategies............CR2 | specially designed for easy access. Use your 3. - Tracks................CR3 | browser's search function (ctrl+f) to bring 4. - Characters............CR4 | it up. Search for the code to the right of 5. - Bikes.................CR5 | the Table of Contents to find that section. 6. - Disclaimer............CR6 | For example, section 5 is CR5. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. - Controls CR1 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ D-Pad - Steer A - Pedal B - Brake Start - Pause Select - No Use _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2. - Strategies CR2 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *GLIDING You can't just pedal all the time or else you will run out of energy and be forced to retire. The best thing to do is to pedal to reach full speed, then stop pedaling so you will glide for a while. Glide for a couple of seconds and then just pedal a bit again to catch up. Keep doing this to finish each race without being forced to retire due to lack of energy. *LENGTH OF RACE Pay attention to the length of the track before you start it. Some tracks are much longer than others. As a result, you will have to glide for much longer throughout these races. Take your time as you pedal throughout the longest stages. *FORCING OTHERS TO CRASH This could be very helpful since you will know that by making others crash, you have a much better chance of finishing in the qualifying positions. To make others crash, go on the side of other racers that the wind is blowing into. You will block them and if there is another cyclist ahead of them, they will hit the back of those racers and both racers will crash. *WIND Pay attention to the wind during each race. The direction will be on the bottom of the screen. The wind will slowly push you to one side. Make sure to correct the wind, especially when approaching the walls and other racers on the track. *RAIN The only effects rain will have is going to be stronger winds and it will be harder to brake. Oddly enough, you will be able to turn and handle just as well as if it's dry. You shouldn't be braking too much so this won't be much of an issue. Just make sure to correct the stronger winds. *TEAMMATES You will see some teammates on the track that you will pass. If you cycle by them, you will cycle together. This will allow you to save on some energy so do this as much as possible. They will also help you when you are slightly behind them because they will crash instead of you. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3. - Tracks CR3 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Stage 1 Tokyo -- Narita The road will go straight until it gets wide. It will turn slightly to the right for a little while and then straighten out again. After a little while on this straight, it will turn back to the left. The track will bear to the right soon after. From here it will go straight and become narrow. Race further down this straight road to reach the finish line. Stage 2 Narito -- Mita After a long straight, you will see dirt and grass on the sides, there will be a left turn here. It will straighten out for a while. There will be a right turn shortly after a bridge. After the next bridge will be a long left turn. After a short straight is another right turn followed by another quick right. Shortly after will be a quick left. After the bridge will be a quick right followed immediately by a quick left. It will be followed by another quick right and a quick left. Stage 3 Mito -- Sendai Go straight until you reach the signs that show you there's an uphill climb. There will be a long right turn here. The uphill climb will be hard to pedal up as well. Once the road straightens out, it will quickly turn left. After the left is an immediate right turn. There will be another quick left. This straight will be a bit longer than the last few. The right side of the straight will have rocks blocking the way. There will be a left after the rocks and then a quick right. You will see more rocks on the right side and then quickly turn right. The downhill slope signs will warn you of a left. The downhill part is easier to cycle down. After the left is an immediate right. Go left after this right. there will then be a quick left here. Go straight from here to the finish line. Stage 4 Sendai -- Morioka After the beginning straight is a left turn. Go down another long straight. There will be a quick right after the bridge. There will be a left after the next bridge. You will enter a quick right after the left. At the uphill climb signs, there will be a sharp right turn. Shortly after this straight is a left turn. Go down another short straight. There will be a right followed immediately by a quick left. From here, just race down the straight to the finish line. Stage 5 Morioka -- Aomori Once the track starts to go downhill, you will make a right turn followed immediately by a left. After a short straight will be another left followed immediately by a right. The track will turn to the right when it turns into dirt. After a short straight will be another left. Go down this long straight and you will run into a sharp right turn. Shortly after the right will be a sharp left turn. You will quickly enter another sharp left. After a short straight will be a right turn. Go down this long straight for the next stage. Stage 6 Hakodate -- Sapporo There will be a left turn after you reach the grassy area. Go down this long straight and there will be a right after the bridge. After the next bridge is a left. The next wooded area will start with a left turn. Shortly after will be a right turn. Again, shortly after will be a left. You will quickly enter another right. After a straight, you will see a sharp left. You will quickly enter a sharp right from here. Go down a quick left from here. Go down this last straight for the finish line. Stage 7 Aomori -- Akita When the track turns to dirt, you will enter a right turn. Shortly after that right is a left turn. You will quickly enter another right from there. Go down this straight for a left turn. You will quickly enter another left. Go straight until the terrain changes around you. You will then enter a sharp right turn. Shortly after that right will be a sharp left turn. After the second bridge will be another right turn. Shortly after that right will be a quick left. You will quickly run into another right turn. Cross the bridge for another right turn. Go straight from here to the finish line. Stage 8 Akita -- Niigata Shortly after you reach the grassy area, you will reach a right turn. Immediately after the bridge will be another right turn. After the right will be a quick left. After the next bridge will be another left. After a short straight will be another right turn. You will reach a left in the beach area. There will be two more lefts and then a right. You will then enter another left followed by a quick right. Go through another right and then a quick left. Go down this straight for the finish line. Stage 9 Niigata -- Toyama The first turn will be a very long left turn. Go down this long straight and you will reach a right turn. You will soon reach another quick right turn. Make a quick left followed by a quick right. You will have to make another right followed immediately by a quick left which will then be followed immediately by a sharp right. You will soon reach a sharp left turn. Go down another sharp right followed immediately by a sharp left. After a short straight, you will enter a narrow right. Go down a sharp left from here. You will then reach two sharp rights followed by a sharp left. Go up the narrow right turn and then up the quick left. Go down this stage for the finish line. Stage 10 Toyoma -- Kyoto The uphill climb will start with a right turn. You will quickly turn left from the right turn and then go down another left. Go down a long right and you will reach the top of the hill. Go down a long straight until you start to go downhill. There will be a sharp right at the downhill slope. After the sharp right will be a sharp left. There will be two sharp rights from here followed by two sharp lefts. Go down another sharp right and avoid the rocks on the right side of the straight. Go down the next sharp left. Go down two more sharp lefts. Pedal down this straight for the finish line. Stage 11 Kyoto - Tottori Once the terrain changes around you, you will enter a right turn. Go down the next left followed immediately by another left. You will then go down a quick right followed immediately by another right turn. Turn right again for a straight. You will make another right turn at the end of this straight. You will quickly enter a left after the right. You will enter a left which will quickly turn into a sharp right turn. Cross the bridge for three lefts. The third left will quickly turn into a sharp right. Go straight from here to the finish line. Stage 12 Tottori -- Shimonoseki The first turn will be a left turn. There will be a short straight which will be followed by two rights. Go down another straight for a long left turn. After this long left will be a sharp right. You will then enter a short right followed by a sharp left. Make two quick rights and then take the sharp right turn. Pedal down this long straight and it will turn into a light left turn. You will then enter a sharp left followed by a sharp right. You will go down another sharp right followed by a light left. Go straight from here to the finish line. Stage 13 Kitakyusyu -- Kumamoto There will be a right turn at the start of this stage. Cross the bridge for a left which will be followed immediately by a right. Go down another quick left. There will then be a quick right followed by two more quick rights. Make the quick left and pedal down this straight. Go left at the end. Make three quick rights after the left. From here, go left and then right. Turn down the sharp left when the terrain changes around you. Make the next two sharp right turns from here. Go down the next sharp left followed by a sharp right. Go down another sharp left followed by a sharp right. Now turn down two more sharp lefts followed by a sharp right. Go straight from here for the finish line. Stage 14 Kumamoto -- Kagoshima The uphill climb will start with a sharp right turn. It will quickly turn into a sharp left which will straighten for just a couple of feet and go sharply to the left again. Down this turn, it will immediately turn into a sharp right without a straight in between. There will be two more quick sharp rights and then a sharp left. Go down another sharp left and it will immediately go sharp to the right. At the top of the hill, you will turn right and then left. You will make two more rights and then go downhill. Make a sharp right and then a sharp left. The sharp left will immediately turn into a sharp right. Go down another sharp right turn. There will be three sharp lefts. The last left will immediately turn into a sharp right. There will be another sharp right which will immediately turn into a sharp left. Go down the straight from here for the finish line. Stage 15 Matsuyama -- Takamatsu You will make a quick right turn just before the uphill climb. As you begin the uphill climb, you will make another right turn. This right turn will immediately turn to the left. After a short straight will be another left. Make a right turn from here which will immediately turn left. After the next short straight will be another left. Once you start going downhill, there will be a sharp left. You will then face two sharp rights, the second will immediately turn into a sharp left turn. That sharp left will immediately turn sharply to the right. After the next short straight is a sharp left. This turn will immediately turn into a sharp right turn. It will quickly straighten and then quickly turn right again. Make another sharp right to reach the bottom of the hill. Go straight from here for the finish line. Stage 16 Osaka -- Nagoya Once the uphill climbs, you will make a right turn. You will quickly enter another short right. After a short straight will be a long left which will turn sharply to the right. This right will immediately turn into a left turn. This left will immediately turn into a right again. Make another quick right which will immediately turn left. After the downhill slope, you will make a sharp right. The next turn will be a sharp left. This sharp left will turn into a sharp right. Go down another sharp left which will turn into a sharp right. Go down one more sharp left that will immediately turn into a sharp right turn. This sharp right will finish into a sharp left. There will be another sharp left after a very short straight. After this left, just pedal down the long straight for the finish line. Stage 17 Nagoya -- Nagano Once you begin pedaling up hill, you will make a sharp left turn. The next turn will be a sharp right. This sharp right will turn into a sharp left. This turn will quickly turn into a sharp right. Go down this short straight for another sharp left. Go down the next sharp left and it will quickly turn into a sharp right. It will try straightening out twice as it continues making sharp rights. After the third sharp right here, it will quickly turn into a sharp left. Go down another sharp left which will quickly turn into a sharp right. It will straighten out for a second for another immediate right. From here, you will reach the top of the hill. Make a sharp left followed immediately by a sharp right which will be immediately followed by a sharp left again. This turn will immediately turn into another sharp right. You will quickly enter another sharp left. The next sharp left will immediately turn into a sharp right. There will be another quick right which will immediately turn into a sharp left and that turn will immediately turn into a sharp right. Make another sharp left followed immediately by a sharp right. Again, make a sharp left followed by an immediate right turn. Go down this straight for the finish line. Stage 18 Nagano -- Tokyo This track will be pretty narrow so be careful. You will face a right turn before the downhill slope. This right will immediately turn into a sharp left. The track will straight for a bit and go left again, then quickly to the right. Go down another right and you will finally start going downhill. Make a sharp left after the signs. This sharp left will turn into a sharp right immediately. You will go down another sharp right for a short straight. After the bridge, make another sharp right. This right will immediately turn into a sharp left. The next sharp left will immediately turn into a sharp right. Cross the bridge for another sharp right. This right will immediately turn into a sharp left. This long left will turn into a sharp right. After the next short straight will be another sharp right. Pedal over two more bridges for a sharp left. The next sharp left will immediately turn into a sharp right. The next sharp right will immediately turn into a sharp left. The next sharp left will immediately turn into a sharp right turn. There will be a long straight at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the end of the straight. Cross two bridges for a sharp left. The next turn will be a sharp right which will immediately turn into a slight left which will also turn into a sharp right. This right will quickly turn into a sharp left which will quickly turn into a sharp right. This right will turn into a slight right after a while. This right will turn into a slight left which will turn into a sharp left. You will enter a quick right followed immediately by a quick left which will quickly turn right. Go down this long straight for a slight right turn which will quickly turn left. That left will quickly turn into a quick right. The next turn will be a sharp left. This sharp left will turn into a quick right and then another sharp left. Go down another sharp right which will turn into a light right turn. Pedal down a straight for a sharp left. Pedal down the next straight for the finish line. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 4. - Characters CR4 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *Please note - The stats in the game are very precise so it's hard for me to give a completely accurate description for each character. I will eye ball these as best as possible so they may look a little bit off. _________________________ Team U.S.A. _________________________ Eddie | Robert Speed - ********************* | Speed - ***************** Spirit - ******** | Spirit - ********** Stamina - ******** | Stamina - ********** Tech - ************** | Tech - ********** | Oscar | Billy Speed - ****************** | Speed - ******************** Spirit - ************ | Spirit - *** Stamina - ******* | Stamina - *** Tech - *************** | Tech - ******** | Steve | Speed - ******* | Spirit - ***** | Stamina - ** | Tech - ** | _________________________ Team France _________________________ Pierre | Claude Speed - ************** | Speed - *********** Spirit - ****** | Spirit - *********** Stamina - ******** | Stamina - ************** Tech - **************** | Tech - ********************* | Doria | Nicole Speed - ********* | Speed - ******** Spirit - ************ | Spirit - ***** Stamina - ********* | Stamina - ********** Tech - ****************** | Tech - ******************* | Michel | Speed - ******* | Spirit - ***** | Stamina - ******* | Tech - ************ | _________________________ Team Italy _________________________ Mario | Enrico Speed - ************** | Speed - ******** Spirit - ******** | Spirit - ******** Stamina - ********************** | Stamina - ****************** Tech - *********** | Tech - ********** | Bianco | Larini Speed - ********** | Speed - ******* Spirit - ************ | Spirit - **** Stamina - ************** | Stamina - *************** Tech - ********** | Tech - ** | Bruno | Speed - ******** | Spirit - ****** | Stamina - *********** | Tech - **** | _________________________ Team Japan _________________________ Koichi | Seiko Speed - ************** | Speed - ********** Spirit - ***************** | Spirit - **************** Stamina - ************ | Stamina - ************* Tech - ************** | Tech - *********** | Taki | Yumin Speed - ******** | Speed - ******* Spirit - ********************* | Spirit - ********************* Stamina - ************** | Stamina - ***** Tech - ************** | Tech - ********** | Mattin | Speed - ****** | Spirit - ******** | Stamina - ******** | Tech - *** | _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 5. - Bikes CR5 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ TYPE 1 | Starting Bike | 100 | 200 Gear | ******* | ********* | ************ Brake | ******* | ******** | *********** Durable | ****** | ******** | *********** Weight | 10.0kg | 9.0kg | 8.0kg | | | TYPE 2 | 100 | 200 | 400 Gear | ****** | ******* | ****** Brake | ********** | *************** | ******************* Durable | *********** | **************** | ******************* Weight | 12.0kg | 11.0kg | | | | TYPE 3 | 200 | 300 | 500 Gear | ************* | ************** | ******************* Brake | ***** | ******* | *********** Durable | ****** | ******** | *********** Weight | 8.0kg | 7.2kg | 6.5kg _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 6. - Disclaimer CR6 _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This FAQ/Walkthrough is copyrighted © 2010 to Frank Grochowski. 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