Top Gear 3000 FAQ
E-mail  Kobe_5@hotmail.com
GameFAQs name  Zzyzzyxx a.k.a. Servo
Updated version 1.1

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CONTENTS
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Intro
Version History
Championship Mode
Winning Credits and Bonuses
Item Descriptions
Info on Tracks and Gameplay in Championship Mode
VS. Mode
FAQ
Tips
Credits
Legal Stuff

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VERSION HISTORY
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Version 1.0  Released version   6-10-2001
Version 1.1  Started FAQ section and made other small changes

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INTRO
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Well, this is my very first FAQ. I found Top Gear 3000 much more fun than 
Top Gear and even Super Mario Kart. Its definitely one of the most fun 
racing games for the SNES.

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CHAMPIONSHIP MODE
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This is the main mode. You race 20 cars here. Note that you can only play 
with 1 or 2 players in this mode.

Okay, after you click on Championship, you get a list that looks like this I 
wrote a description after each one.

Options  Set the difficulty to easy, medium, or hard and either leave the 
music on or turn it off.

1 player full  1 player game using the full screen.

1 player split  1 player game with you racing on the top and a computer 
player racing on the bottom.

2 players  Player 1 races on the top and player 2 races on the bottom.

Password  You get a password after every few races and this is where you 
put it in to continue your game. Remember to write down your passwords!

Exit  Takes you back to the first screen where you either choose 
Championship or VS. mode.

After you select how many players you want, a menu comes up that looks like 
this and I also put a description after each.

Name  You put in your name here.

Control  Select which buttons you want to use when you race. Here are the 
defaults.

Accelerate  X
Brake  Y
Use Weapon  A
Weapon up  R
Weapon down  L

Change them to whatever youre comfortable with. If your wondering what 
weapon up and down does, you dont use them until the jump device or others 
are invented. Then you can switch off between your boosts and your jump 
device or whatever other weapons you have.

Speed  Choose if you want your speed in MPH or KPH.

Race  Start racing!

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WINNING CREDITS AND BONUSES
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After each race you win credits if you place in the top 9. 10th place 
qualifies, but doesnt win any credits. Heres a list of how many credits 
you win for each place.

1st  100,000 credits
2nd  80,000 credits
3rd  70,000 credits
4th  60,000 credits
5th  50,000 credits
6th  40,000 credits
7th  30,000 credits
8th  20,000 credits
9th  10,000 credits
10th  Qualifies but no credits. You can collect bonuses though.

If you place worse than 10th, you lose and go back to the main menu. So make 
sure to write down passwords.

You can also get bonus credits after each race. Here are the different 
bonuses you can win.

Bonus A  You get this bonus by using a boost when you cross the finish line 
on the last lap. Easy enough? 30,000 credits

Bonus B  Im still not sure how you get this bonus but I believe that you 
get 50,000 credits from it.

Bonus C  This is the biggest bonus and hardest to get. You get this bonus 
if you dont run into the back of any cars the whole race. Its harder to 
get the farther you get into the game. 70,000 credits

Bonus D  You get this one if you dont crash into any objects during the 
race. This also is harder to get the farther you get into the game. 40,000 
credits

Bonus E  You get this bonus if you stay completely on the road the whole 
race. 20,000 credits

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ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
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After each race it shows you how many credits you earned, the current 
standings, a little demo of a rocket flying into space, the descriptions of 
the next track, and finally brings you to where you can buy better stuff for 
your car using those hard-earned credits. Next Ill show you a list of all 
the things that you can get. Note that some of them might only be found 
playing on the hardest level and that you start out with the cheapest 
everything.

Paintshop  Choose the color of your car. Costs nothing.

Color #1  Violet
Color #2 - Ruby
Color #3 - Emerald
Color #4 - Arctic
Color #5 - Neon
Color #6 - Royal
Color #7 - Ebony

Engines  Speeds up your car.

Engine #1  50,000 credits
Engine #2  150,000 credits
Engine #3  300,000 credits
Engine #4  525,000 credits
Engine #5  787,000 credits
Engine #6  984,000 credits

Tires  Gives your car better grip on the track.

Tire #1  30,000 credits
Tire #2  97,000 credits
Tire #3  194,000 credits
Tire #4  339,000 credits
Tire #5  509,000 credits
Tire #6  636,000 credits

Gearbox  Speeds up your car but not as much as engines.

Gearbox #1  60,000 credits
Gearbox #2  140,000 credits
Gearbox #3  288,000 credits
Gearbox #4  493,000 credits
Gearbox #5  735,000 credits
Gearbox #6  918,000 credits

Armor  Gives your car better protection.

Armor #1  45,000 credits
Armor #2  70,000 credits
Armor #3  160,000 credits
Armor #4  285,000 credits
Armor #5  497,000 credits
Armor #6  612,000 credits

The rest of the items Im going to show you are weapons that you use during 
the race. Use the L and R buttons to switch through which weapons you use 
unless you changed the weapon keys.

Boost  Makes your car go really fast for a short period of time. You get 
four every race.

Boost #1  71,000 credits
Boost #2  115,000 credits
Boost #3  230,000 credits
Boost #4  402,000 credits
Boost #5  603,000 credits
Boost #6  754,000 credits

Jump  Allows you to jump as much as you want when racing. You can use it to 
jump for extra credits in the air or to jump over cars that are in the way.
Only one  159,000 credits

Attractor  It looks like a green target and it attracts you to cars in 
front of you to give you more speed.
Only one  280,000 credits

Warp  Allows you to make four short warps every race.
Only one  370,000 credits

Infra-red  Allows you to see much better when racing at night.
Only one  160,000 credits

When I beat the game on the hardest level, I had a #6 engine, #6 gearbox, #6 
tire #5 armor, #5 boost, the jump, attractor, warp and infra-red at the end.

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INFO ON TRACKS AND GAMEPLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE
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First, Ill tell you what a speed arrow, warp, bonus credits, and turnoffs 
are. Then Ill tell you what happens when you run out of gas.

Speed arrow  Its a yellow arrow on the road. If you run over it, it boosts 
your speed by about 20 MPH.

Warp  It looks like a green diamond on the road. When you hit it, it zaps 
you underground and back up farther away in hardly any time. You come back 
out a yellow diamond on the road. Some are longer than others.

Bonus credits  Theyre shaped like orange circles and you get 4000 bonus 
credits for each one you hit. Sometimes you hit a jump to get them, and 
sometimes theyre just lying on the road.

Turnoff  When you come to a turnoff, you either turn left or right. Usually 
one ways longer than the other and they always meet later. But the long way 
usually has bonus credits on it or other good stuff you can get.

When you run out of gas your car slows down. A lot of times if you crash 
when youre out of gas, your car will slow way down to around 25 MPH. The 
only way you can speed back up is if another car runs into you. So its 
always good to stop or slow down in the gas so you dont run out.

Next, Ill give you a description of each track. Note that these are all the 
tracks on the hardest level. On the easier levels, you wont see all of 
these tracks. Ill list the length, conditions, system, name, and how many 
laps each track has.

Track 1    2.85 M,   4.56 KM, Clear,      Merak,     Misk,      4 laps
Track 2    4.64 M,   7.43 KM, Very hot,   Merak,     Measia,    5 laps
Track 3    4.28 M,   6.85 KM, Low oxygen, Merak,     Nonet,     4 laps
Track 4    4.28 M,   6.85 KM, Hot,        Zosmar,    Haahe,     4 laps
Track 5    4.57 M,   7.32 KM, Hazy,       Zosmar,    Terbis,    4 laps
Track 6    4.30 M,   6.89 KM, Bright,     Zosmar,    Kruw,      3 laps
Track 7    5.42 M,   8.68 KM, Night,      Zosmar,    Malstgad,  4 laps
Track 8    4.50 M,   7.21 KM, Sunny,      Sarin,     Ttelo,     3 laps
Track 9    5.35 M,   8.57 KM, Humid,      Sarin,     Yon,       3 laps
Track 10 -  4.50 M,   7.21 KM, Icy,        Sarin,     Khinsm,    3 laps
Track 11   5.57 M,   8.92 KM, Cold,       Sarin,     Seima,     3 laps
Track 12   8.00 M,  12.81 KM, Clear,      Alderam,   Euton,     4 laps
Track 13   6.00 M,   9.61 KM, Sunny,      Alderam,   Maltep,    3 laps
Track 14   5.40 M,   8.65 KM, Dry,        Alderam,   Baahem,    3 laps
Track 15   6.40 M,  10.25 KM, Acidic,     Alderam,   Brites,    3 laps
Track 16   6.80 M,  10.89 KM, Very hot,   Kajam,     Wruth,     3 laps
Track 17   6.00 M,   9.61 KM, Humid,      Kajam,     Glimt,     4 laps
Track 18   4.07 M,   6.52 KM, Gaseous,    Kajam,     Ti,        1 lap
Track 19   1.35 M,   2.16 KM, Hot,        Kajam,     Jyco,      3 laps
Track 10   6.64 M,  10.63 KM, Very dry,   Kajam,     Matis,     3 laps
Track 21   6.00 M,   9.61 KM, Foggy,      Lesath,    Thebe,     3 laps
Track 22   5.71 M,   9.14 KM, Clear,      Lesath,    Leda,      2 laps
Track 23   8.14 M,  13.04 KM, Bright,     Lesath,    Lysither,  3 laps
Track 24   7.71 M,  12.35 KM, Very hot,   Lesath,    Elara,     3 laps
Track 25   7.28 M,  11.66 KM, Clear,      Miram,     Carme,     3 laps
Track 26   7.21 M,  11.55 KM, Icy,        Miram,     Sinope,    4 laps
Track 27   7.07 M,  11.32 KM, Night,      Miram,     Tethys,    3 laps
Track 28   4.85 M,   7.77 KM, Damp,       Miram,     Dione,     1 lap
Track 29   7.71 M,  12.35 KM, Night,      Subrat,    Rhela,     3 laps
Track 30   6.42 M,  10.28 KM, Hazy,       Subrat,    Catena,    3 laps
Track 31   6.85 M,  10.97 KM, Clear,      Subrat,    Dorsum,    3 laps
Track 32   6.64 M,  10.63 KM, Cold,       Subrat,    Fossa,     3 laps
Track 33   6.41 M,  10.27 KM, Polluted,   Toygeta,   Lacus,     2 laps
Track 34   7.28 M,  11.66 KM, Humid,      Toygeta,   Paludes,   3 laps
Track 35   8.14 M,  13.04 KM, Polluted,   Toygeta,   Aima,      3 laps
Track 36   8.00 M,  12.81 KM, Hot,        Vega 5,    Tholus,    3 laps
Track 37   8.85 M,  14.17 KM, Clear,      Vega 5,    Adara,     3 laps
Track 38   9.42 M,  15.09 KM, Very cold,  Vega 5,    Deneb,     3 laps
Track 39   9.00 M,  14.41 KM, Dry,        Vega 5,    Gredhi,    3 laps
Track 40  10.28 M,  16.46 KM, Dusty,      Naosphein, Karem,     3 laps
Track 41  10.85 M,  17.38 KM, Icy,        Naosphein, Arime,     4 laps
Track 42   7.71 M,  12.35 KM, Foggy,      Naosphein, Rataney,   3 laps
Track 43  10.57 M,  16.93 KM, Foggy,      Kraz,      Sheliak,   3 laps
Track 44   9.64 M,  15.44 KM, Dull,       Kraz,      Vega,      3 laps
Track 45   8.14 M,  13.04 KM, Night,      Kraz,      Zosma,     3 laps
Track 46   8.78 M,  14.06 KM, Sunny,      Kraz,      Tirion,    2 laps
Track 47  10.57 M,  16.93 KM, Night,      Kraz,      Mechau,    4 laps

Well in the instruction manual it said there are 48 tracks. Also on the 
front of the box it says something about a Hyper Space Race which I have no 
clue what that is. If you know anything about the Hyper Space Race, E-mail 
me and you'll get credit.

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VS. MODE
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In this mode, you can have up to 4 players with the Multi Player Adapter. 
First, it asks you your name. Then you get to choose one of four cars to 
race with. Each car is different. Heres a list of them.

Car A  The Cheetah, high acceleration, low max speed, medium boost.
Car B  The Demon, high acceleration, medium max speed, low boost
Car C  The Phantom, medium acceleration, low max speed, high boost
Car D  The Pegasus, low acceleration, high max speed, medium boost

You get four boosts each race just like in Championship Mode. The player 
with the highest score after eight races wins. Heres how they score you.

1st place  10points
2nd place  6 points
3rd place  3 points
4th place  0 points

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FAQ
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Q. Do you lose the race when you run out of gas like in Top Gear?
A. No. You just slow down when you run out of gas.

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TIPS
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Always save a boost for the last lap. Use it just before you cross the 
finish line to get that 30,000 credit bonus.

Try to stop or slow down in the gas to make sure you dont run out later in 
the race.

Try not to use your boosts around sharp corners because youll crash most of 
the time. Its best to use them on straightaways.

Save your credits to buy good things for your car. Dont spend your credits 
on #2 items that dont do much to your car.

Try to buy some items at the same time. For example, if you have a really 
fast engine and no good tires to go with it, youll be crashing all the 
time. So its good if you buy your engine and tires at or close to the same 
time.

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CREDITS
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Jas for the Bonus B info

Kemco for making this wonderful racing game

CJayC for making this wonderful site

Me for writing this FAQ

You for reading this FAQ

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LEGAL STUFF
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If you see any errors or if you just think that Im missing something, send 
me an E-mail at Kobe_5@hotmail.com If you want this FAQ on your website, 
E-mail me along with the address of your website. Be sure to put something 
about Top Gear 3000 in the topic of the E-mail. So far the only site that 
has my permission to use this FAQ is www.gamefaqs.com This FAQ is copyright 
2001 by Zzyzzyxx.

