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SELECTING TRUCKS

From the Truck Garage screen, select the truck you want to use.

Pre-Made Trucks

There are four pre-made trucks. They are available in all the areas where you have access to the Customize Trucks hot spot To select a truck, simply click on it.

Customized Trucks

To select one of your customized trucks, click on the truck parked in the upper right of the parking lot. If you are happy with the truck the way it is, simply click on the Exit sign to be on your way.

If you want a new customized truck, click on the transparent truck in the center of the parking lot.

Parking Lot Full?

If you’ve been hard at work and filled the parking lot with customized trucks, you’ll need to recycle one of your designs before you can make a new one. Click on the truck you want to recycle and then click on the crusher to recycle the parts for a new truck.

CONTROLLING VEHICLES

You can use a keyboard, mouse or game pad to control the vehicles in the TONKA Monster Trucks CD-ROM game. The basic driving and trick controls for each input device are outlined on page 13. Great news! You can also use your TONKA Dig ‘n Rigs Playset to control vehicles. Please see the ReadMe file, described on page 3, for details.

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DRIVING

Action
Keyboard
Mouse
Game Pad

Accelerate in a forward direction

Up Arrow

Left Button

“B” Button

Reverse direction

Down Arrow

Right Button

“A” Button

Turn left while moving

Left Arrow

Move Left

Move Left

Turn right while moving

Right Arrow

Move Right

Move Right

Turbo Boost/Trick*

Space Bar or Ctrl

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“C” Button

*Note: You can only perform a turbo boost if your truck’s wheels are ON the ground. If your truck is in the air and you press the Turbo Boost/Trick control AND a direction control, you will trigger a trick. See “Tricks” below. Tip: If pressing the Space Bar on your keyboard fails to activate a trick, try using the Ctrl key instead.

*****When using a mouse, pressing the other mouse button will trigger a turbo boost or trick. For example, if you are going forward by pressing the left mouse button, simultaneously pressing the right mouse button will then trigger the turbo boost.

More About Turbo Boosts

Turbo boosts give your truck gets an instant boost of incredible power. Use them to propel your truck over a jump or obstacle at fantastic heights or mind-boggling distances. Note: There are different types of turbo boosts. Some are generated from pick-ups that go off as soon as you collect them. These only last a few sec- onds. Others are generated from pick-ups that you add to your Boost Pack and activate with your input device as described above. Be Careful! Too much speed will make your truck difficult to handle.

TRICKS

Action

Keyboard

Mouse

Game Pad

Start a Trick*

Space Bar or Ctrl

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“C” Button

Flip Front Over Back

Up Arrow

Move Up

Pad Up

Flip Back Over Front

Down Arrow

Move Down

Pad Down

Spin Counterclockwise

Left Arrow

Move Left

Pad Left

Spin Clockwise

Right Arrow

Move Right

Pad Right

* See page 14 for details.

 

 

 

***** See page 14 for details.

 

 

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