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ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics'

ABC Wide World of Sports GRAND PRIX RACING hand-

held game! Take the driver’s seat as you control your dri-

ver’s every move. You’ll down-shift into a turn, accelerate in the

straightaway and brake to avoid a collision as you compete against

the computer or a friend! Plus you choose between four different

courses, between automatic and manual transmission and from

three different games

Your new ABC Wide World of Sports Grand Prix Racing game

is easy to use, but be sure to use it safely. Before starting, please

read this manual thoroughly, especially noting safety, care and bat-

tery information. Keep this manual for reference.

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Your Grand Prix Racing handheld game requires two AA batteries, not includ-

ed. To install the batteries, carefully turn the game over so that the unit is face-

down on a soft surface. Find the battery compartment on the back of the unit. Use

a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw. Lift off the battery compart-

ment lid. Install the batteries, making sure to match polarity (+ and -). Place the

tab of the battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment door.

Replace the screw and tighten.

Please Note: For best results, always use alkaline batteries. Be sure to check

the expiration date because fresh batteries will ensure uninterrupted enjoyment of

the product. Remove the batteries if the product will not be used for an extended

period. If the product does not perform as expected, check for proper battery

charge and correct battery installation, or try a fresh set of batteries.

FUNCTIONS OF BUT-

TONS

ON - Press to turn on the unit.

NEW GAME: - Press and

hold for one second to start a

new game during game play.

START - Press to confirm or

start the game.

JOYSTICK - Move the joy-

stick left or right to select

between games,  your car’s

color, automatic or manual

transmission or to turn your car

left or right. Move the joystick

up or down to shift gears.

ACCELERATE - Press to

accelerate your car.

BRAKE - Press to slow down

or stop the car.

SOUND - Press to turn sound

on or off.

PAUSE - Press to interrupt

the game temporarily.

RESET - Press to reset the

game.

GETTING STARTED

After installing fresh batter-

ies, turn Grand Prix Racing on

by simply pressing ON. You’ll

see that the game is now in

DEMO mode. (You can press

START to stop the demo mode,

or wait 30 seconds until it stops

on its own.)

Next move the joystick to the

left or right to select Game One,

Two or Three. In Game One,

RACE AGAINST TIME, it is

you against the computer.

GAME Two, CHAMPIONSHIP,

also matches you against the

computer, and GAME Three,

TWO-PLAYERS GRAND

PRIX, lets you play against a

human opponent. 

Press the START button

again to confirm your choice of

games.

TWO: After confirming your

game choice by pressing

START, move the joystick to

the left or right in order to

select the color or your car.

(Black and White car icons

will appear on your screen.)

Press START to confirm your

car color choice. Next "AT"

(automatic transmission) or

"MT" (manual transmission)

will flash on the display.

Move the joystick left or right

to make your transmission

selection, and press START to

confirm your choice. WHEN

the word "GO!" appears on the

screen, press ACCELERATE

to accelerate your car.

GAME THREE: If you

selected Game Three, a 2-

player icon appears on screen.

Press START to confirm your

choice of game. Then you’ll

see P1 (left player) and P2

(right player) displayed on the

upper left and upper right hand

sides of the screen, respective-

ly.  Each of the two players

moves his own joystick on his

Controller (see below) to

select either automatic  trans-

mission (AT) or manual trans-

mission (MT) as indicated on

the screen, and each presses

START to confirm the selec-

tion.  

The left player is able to

select  between four different

courses. That player moves the

joystick left and right, and the

course icon will flash on the

screen. When the course is

selected, the START button is

pressed to confirm the choice. 

When the word "GO!"

appears on screen, each player

presses ACCELERATE in

order to accelerate their cars. 

PLAYING GAME ONE

The object: The object of the

game is to finish a three-lap race

in each round within five min-

utes. You must take first, second

or third place in each round in

order to advance to the next

round automatically. There are

four rounds in this game and

each round has different routes.

You will win the game if you get

through the four rounds and

compete with eight computer

opponents.

During play: You are always

in the ninth rank  position at the

beginning of the game. Your

rank will appear at the upper

right corner of the screen and

change during the race. Also,

Lap 1, 2 or 3 will appear on

screen to indicate which stage

you are in.

Time : The time elapsed will

be shown on your screen. If the

time format changes to ---, this

indicates that you need to turn

your car to the right or left.

Car position: Your car’s cur-

rent  position will be shown by

the flashing portion of the course

icon.

Deceleration: If you’d like to

slow your car down, press the

BRAKE button or move the joy-

stick to the gear down position

(see below) or release the

ACCELERATE button.

Refueling: The fuel icon will

diminish gradually during the

race and flash if your car is run-

ning out of fuel. You have to

refuel when the fuel icon flashes.

To do this, move the joystick left

or right to move your car there

and fill up the gas tank.  When

your car flashes, the tank is full

and you can move your car back

to the course. 

Car repairs: If your car bumps

The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword,

Excalibur, from which we take our company name. With this

unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished.

Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim the

magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur’s court

wizard, sometimes our patented technology

may make it seem as if we could. 

We make you think.

the other cars or the roadside

five times, the repair icon will

appear on the screen. Move your

car there to make repairs. (70

m.p.h. is the maximum speed

your car can go until you make

repairs.)

Gears: If you are using manu-

al transmission (MT) you can

shift your gear up to number 5. 

The speed of each gear is as

followed:

Gear

1: 0 - 64 mph

2: 65 - 130 mph
3: 130 - 200 mph
4: 200 - 270 mph
5: 270 - 349 mph

If you selected AT, the computer

will shift gears automatically. If

you selected  MT, move the joy-

stick up or down to shift gears

up or down. A gear indicator 1,

2, 3, 4 or 5 will flash onscreen to

prompt you to shift the gear.

Game end: The game is over if

you are unable to finish the

three-lap race within the time

allowed, if you don’t place first,

second or third in each round, or

if your car runs out of fuel.
PLAYING GAME TWO 

Similar to Game One described

above, the object of the game is

to be the first player to reach the

FINISH in each Round, or you

are unable to go on to the next

round. There are four rounds in

this game. Other game rules are

the same as Game One.
PLAYING GAME THREE

The object of Game Three is to

compete against your friend and

be the first to reach the finish.

There are no other computer rac-

ers in this game. The screen is

divided into two halves. Player 1

LAYOUT OF ABC WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS