チョロＱ６４ ２ ハチャメチャグランプリレース ChoroQ 64 2：Chaotic Grand Prix Race Contents 1.Introduction 2.Manual Translation 1.Introduction Developed by Locomotive Corporation and released on Christmas Eve 1999 in Japan only, Choro Q 2 is the sequel to the racing game known in the west as Penny Racers. It is actually the 12th game in the Choro Q franchise as most of the series was released on the Playstation. So it is not to be confused with Choro Q on the Playstation, which is a totally different game. The major change in this game are collectible coins which increase the attack power of weapons and you can now jump with the R Button. A Shinkansen 700 and a Space Shuttle along with the series antagonist car, the Mad Special can be found in this version. The game is compatible with the Game Boy Color game Choro Q Hyper Customable GB, using the GB Transfer Pak. This is the last game Takara released for the N64. The British publication, N64 Magazine did not review Choro Q 2 but they did review Penny Racers awarding it 56% calling it a “painfully slow clockwork racer. Tedious.” As of 2020, 26 Choro Q games have been released. The name Choro Q is derived from a combination of the word cute and the onomatopoeia, chorochoro which is used for small things that dart rapidly about. They are 3-4 cm small pull back toys produced by Takara. They were first produced in 1978, and they sold about 10 million units in that year. By putting a penny in the back of the car they will do a wheelie, hence the name Penny Racers in the west. The toys have real rubber wheels but are quite cheap so they have maintained popularity for a long time. Since most cars have similar size parts and structure it is easy to take them apart and do a ”tune up” on them, which is where the idea of parts swapping in the game comes from. In the west Penny Racers follow the Hot Wheels strategy of garish gimmick cars. However in Japan Choro Q have a big adult collector market due to their realistic miniature re-creations of real cars. The ハチャメチャ or hachimecha in the title has many meanings including absurd, reckless, chaotic or super. In kanji it is written 破茶滅茶　which literally means "broken tea destroyed tea", I suppose it was a word that was born after a fight during a tea ceremony. I hope you agree that the word "chaotic" covers most of those definitions whilst also sound appropriate for a game title for children. I would like to thank Ozidual. Without his hard work, this guide would not have been possible. He has been tirelessly scanning and uploading Japanese N64 game manuals at extremely high quality. He is also assisting in many N64 translation projects and fixed the trophy glitch in Space Station Silicon Valley. I am very grateful for your efforts towards preserving video game history. Back of the Box The Choro Q cars heated battles is spreading out to the Hacha-Mecha Race!! You don’t simply just attack by using special parts to build the most suitable car, by collecting Choro Q coins you can haggle intensely! If you finish in first place you can snatch away various parts from rival racers! Part types can power up too! Continuing on from the last game, the player can freely make their own course in Course Edit mode! Featuring the multiple course “Choro Q Grand Prix”! If you win the whole Grand Prix you can get new parts! Collect various parts, customize them and build your own Choro Q car! 2.Manual Translation About the game Aim to win the Grand Pix whilst fighting your rivals!! ChoroQ 64 2：Hacha-Mecha Grand Prix Race is a high action racing game in which you battle your rivals as your race around the courses. Steal parts from your rivals in order to raise your cars performance, win each course, and then aim to win the Grand Prix. Additionally, in the Course Edit mode you can enjoy making your own course. Main Modes ゲームスタートGame Start – The main racing mode. コースエディット Course Edit – A mode in which you can make a course as you like せってい Settings – Delete your data, adjust the sound and so on. Controls Menus 3D Stick – Move the cursor A Button - Confirm B Button - Cancel During a race 3D Stick – Steer A Button - Accelerate B Button – Brake, reverse if you are at 0km/h C Up and Down – Change the camera position (3 choices) R Trigger – Sound the horn, other Z Trigger – Use your special attack Start Button - Pause In Course Edit Mode 3D Stick – Move the cursor A Button – Put a part down B Button – Delete a part C Up and Down – Zoom in or out C Left and Right – Rotate the screen R Trigger – Turn the mode menu on and off Z Trigger and a C Button – Change a parts angle Start Button – Display the edit menu Pause menu These are the commands that are displayed on the pause screen Return to the race Restart the race from the beginning Retire from the race – you will forfeit the race How to start the game Three modes will be displayed at the title screen as follows Game Start Course Edit Settings If you choose Game Start you will move to the Mode Select Screen. Here you can choose how many people will race. Then you are given the choice between the following options, from left to right Single Race, Choro Q Grand Prix, Time Trial, and VS Race Single Race (1-2 players) Choose one course and race a 3 lap race against some computer controlled cars. If you finish in the top three, you can steal parts from the other cars. Grand Prix (1 player) Compete to get the best rank in a single set of three courses. The winner will get parts that cannot be gained from other race modes. As you make progress in this grand prix more racing classes will become available. Time Trial (1 player) With one car try to beat the best times. There are 9 courses, but you can also race on courses built in Course Edit mode. If you record a new time you will create a Ghost, and the course will be marked with a ghost symbol. You must save your ghost data to a controller pak. VS Race (2-4 players) Enjoy racing with up to 4 players. You can enjoy feeling selecting any course. Race Screen Your lap time and lap number are shown in the top left. Your current position is shown in the top right. The number of secret weapon parts you have remaining and their level is shown in the bottom left. The map and speedometer are shown in the bottom right. If you are driving around the course backwards, the kanji 逆走 will be displayed. At the end of a race your best lap time, total time, and position will be displayed. Winning Parts If you finish in the top three, you can choose to take parts from the cars that finished in 4th or more. The winning car gets to choose first, then the 2nd placed car and finally the 3rd placed finisher. Choose a losing car to see their list of parts, then choose the part you want. If the losing cars do not have any parts which you do not have, then you will not be able to take any parts from them. Once you take a part you can also choose to give a part, if you do not wish to do this please choose あげない However if exchange mode; こうかんモード is set to on, you cannot choose this option. Main choices screen Before starting a race, there are various options which can be adjusted チョロQせんたくChoose a car You can also load your save data in order to use cars you have upgraded. セッチィングSettings – Adjust the parts on the car You should adjust the cars parts to match the race class and course. Use the 3D stick and the A Button to adjust your car parts. コースせんたくChoose a course to race on In Choro Q Grand Prix mode you can choose a set of 3 courses from the following; おもちゃ箱カップ Toy Box Cup タカラ箱カップ Treasure Chest Cup チョロQカップ Choro Q Cup You can also set the weather conditions 天気 and road type ロードタイプ of each course. In Single Race mode you can press the R Trigger to change the race class and look at the course conditions. スタート Start the race with the selected conditions クラスせんたくChoose a racing class By equipping parts to your car its abilities will change but, the parts that you are allowed to equip is dependent on the race class. Also, each part has a point value. When you first start the game, only C class is available, but as you win cups in Grand Prix mode, more classes become available. Here is each class with their parts point limits C Class – 7 points in total B Class – 17 points in total A Class – 41 points in total AA Class – 99 points in total ロード/ セーブLoad / Save Each player can Load or Save game progress from their controller pak. Settings Screen You can add parts that you have won to your car here. They are divided into groups as follows. Each have their own benefits, and depending on the course you are driving on some parts will be more effective than others. ボディ Bodies エンジン Engines タイャ Tires ブレーキ Brakes ステアリング Steering 強化 Reinforcement 装飾 Decoration 特殊 Special Using the 3D Stick and the A Button select a type of part you wish to change to open the parts list. Select the part you wish to add to complete the change. If you add parts which take you over the points limit for your current class you will not be able to enter the race. The current point value of your car is shown on the right hand side of the screen. Select OK at the bottom of the screen to confirm the selected parts. Changing the cars name or colour If you select the Bodies option you can change the cars name and colour. Press the R Trigger to input a name using hiragana, katakana or the Latin alphabet. Confirm the new name by selecting OK, and press the R Trigger to return to the Setting screen. Press C Left or Right to change the car colour. About the part types On the settings screen you can see detailed explanations of each part. Each part has its own influence on the car, try to keep balance in mind when choosing parts. Engines In total there are 25 types of Engine, here are the main three types Basic Engines – As the max speed increase the Acceleration increases (3 types) Acceleration Engines - Acceleration is high, but max speed is low (11 types) MAX Engines – Max speed is high but Acceleration is low (11 types) Tires There are 15 types of tires, here are the five main types All round tires – Grip well to some degree on all types of road surface. That is to say they are sometimes inferior to specialized tires. On road tires – Have the best grip for dry paved roads. Off road tires – Have the best grip on gravel and mud. Rain tires – Have the best grip on wet roads. Spiked tires – Have the best grip on ice or snow covered roads. Brakes and Steering There are 9 types of brakes, the higher the points value they have the more effective they are at braking. The same is true of Steering parts, of which there are 10 types. Reinforcement Reinforcement affects the cars basic driving performance. There are three main types as follows ウイング Wings – increases grip power バンパー Bumpers – Increases the cars weight but can send other cars flying エアロパッツ Aero Parts – Increases grip power Decoration Decoration parts do not just make your car look more exciting, they also have abilities. Please refer to the following information for each Decoration part. Decoration Parts List 1 Point Decoration parts パトランプ１ Patrol Lamp 1, increases top speed by 1km パトランプ３ Patrol Lamp 3, increases top speed by 1km タクシーランプ１ Taxi Lamp 1, increase acceleration by 2% タクシーランプ３ Taxi Lamp 3, increase acceleration by 2% サーフボード１ Surf Board 1, reduces water resistance by 10% スキーいた Skis, increases grip on water and snow こうこくとう Billboard, reduces enemy attacks トランク Trunk, increase special parts space by 1 うえきばち Flower pot, increase off road grip 2 Point Decoration parts サーフボード２ Surf Board 2, increases water resistance by 15% パトランプ２ Patrol Lamp 2, increases top speed by 2km パトランプ４ Patrol Lamp 4, increases top speed by 2km タクシーランプ２ Taxi Lamp 2, increase acceleration by 3% タクシーランプ４ Taxi Lamp 4, increase acceleration by 3% スノーボード Snow Board, increases grip on water and snow ルーフボックス Roof Box, increase special parts space by 2 モアイ Moai, increases the special parts level to 2 おうかん Crown, increases the special parts level to 2 3 Point Decoration parts ライト Light, makes it easy to pick up special parts イアダクト Air Duct, increases top speed by 3km ノズル Nozzle, increase acceleration by 4% プロペラ Propeller, increases grip power by 2% ルボン Ribbon, , increases the special parts level to 2 ゼンマイ Royal Fern, increases grip on the shoulder of the road スピーカー Speaker, decreases enemy attacks ジェリカン Jerry Can, increase special parts space by 3 5 Point Decoration parts パンタグラフ Pantograph, increases off road grip せんぼうきょう Periscope, reduces water resistance by 25% About Special Technique Parts Special parts can be attached to your car which have various effects on your car or those around you. If you collect the Choro Q coins that are found on the courses you will increases the effectiveness or the ammo count of these Special parts. Special Parts List Parts that affect your car ジェットダッシュ Jet Dash – A onetime speed boost むてきコイン Invincibility coin – Makes you invincible for a short time たこあしコイン Octopus Tentacle coin – Increases grip speed for a short time Weapons that attack cars around you スピンコイン Spin coin – Allows you to spin into other cars, when it levels up, the area of effect becomes larger Weapons that can hit cars behind you はつえんとう Smoke Bomb – creates a lot of smoke, when it levels up the smoke remains for a longer amount of time. まきびし Caltrop – A road spike, when it levels up you can drop more ブロック Block – When it levels up it wont disappear even if cars hit it じらい Landmine – When it levels up the explosion radius increases Weapons that can hit cars in front of you たいほう Cannon Fires spiked iron balls, when it levels up the balls get bigger せいひょうき Ice Maker – Fires freezing ice, when it levels up the ice gets bigger てんちゅうコイン Heavenly Pillar Coin – Makes a thunder cloud appear above the car in first place. When it levels up it attacks multiple cars. ミサイル Missile- When it levels up its flight distance and explosion radius increases こんらんコイン Confusion coin – Reverses the controls of the first place car ナット Nut – Fires rebounding bullets, when It levels up the ammo count increase Parts that effect all cars おもりコイン Heavy coin – A weight falls on all cars except you reducing their speed All parts except for “Parts that affect your car” and Confusion coin can be leveled up. How to get parts You can get car parts in 3 ways From moving up in classes You can win parts that are relevant to particular classes From Choro Q Grand Prix You can win specific car parts by winning competitions in Grand Prix mode. From Courses You can get parts from courses which would help with said course. For example on off road courses it is easy to get four wheel drive tire bodies. Special Techniques Drifting and Command Drifting Drifting is a technique that allows you to take corners at high speed without losing any of that speed. Moving the 3D Stick beyond a fixed angle will cause the car to naturally slide around a corner. Also, when driving press the A and B buttons at the same time to do a hyper realistic “command drift”. Wheelies At a slow speed pull the stick down to do a wheelie, You can use this to quickly change direction. Pull Back Dash At 0km/h whilst holding down the R Trigger press the B Button to start a Pull Back Dash. When you release the B Button the dash will begin, depending on how long you reversed for the dash will be bigger. Jumping Whilst pressing the R Trigger, pull the 3D Stick towards you to jump. You can use this to avoid obstructions. Rolling Special Cornering Whilst driving hold the R Trigger and turn into a curve with the 3D Stick to begin rolling into the corner at a right angle. This technique allows you take corners without losing any speed. Course Edit Mode This mode allows you to freely create courses without class part restrictions. You can save a single to course to a controller pak. Choosing this mode opens the following menu. Start from the beginning Edit Options Continue Go back to the title screen Edit Options allows you to load saved courses, and turn Help Messages on or off. How to make a course 1 Choose a course type You can choose between two types ロードタイプ Road Type You can then choose on road or off road types. コースタイプ Course Type You can choose between a circuit type course (the start and goal are the same line) or a straight road course (the start and goal are in different places). 2 Choose the start line and goal line positions The game screen will then change to the 16 by 16 space course layout map. Here the player can freely place sections of the course. First place the start and goal positions. Please choose the direction of the part you wish to choose from the 4 options. Then move the cursor (the 4 red sections) around the grid and press the A Button to place the part. If you chose to create a circuit type course the start and goal will be in the same place. 3 Place parts In the same way, connect parts to the start and goal to create a course. Press the R Trigger to display the parts window and then the A Button to choose a part. To delete a part, put your cursor over it and press the B Button. 4 Change the track height After laying down all the course pieces you can change the height of said pieces. Press the R Trigger and select たかさへんこうモード. Then select a part with the cursor and press the A Button to raise that part by one height level. Press the B Button to return it to its original height. There are some parts or places that cannot be changed however. 5 Place gimmick parts Next you can add gimmick or trap parts to your course. Please choose ギミックセレクトモード and a window will be displayed. Press the A Button to choose a part and add it to the layout with the cursor. You cannot add multiple of the same gimmick. You also cannot add gimmicks outside of the track. 6 Register the course Next press the Start Button to display the Edit Menu. Choose とうろく to register your course. The game will then check your course, if it is not connected properly or has height problems it cannot be registered. If the course is acceptable the game will ask you if you wish to save and register the data. Your course will then be available in Time Attack and VS Modes. Settings When you choose the Settings option on the main menu, the following options are displayed Delete User Data – You can choose to delete the data of 1 – 4 players. Sound Settings – BGM, Sound Effects and Stereo/Mono can be adjusted here. Parts Stealing Settings – The following options are available for post race parts stealing Parts Stealing – On する or Off しない Exchange Mode – On する or Off しない. If this is on and you finish in the top three, but have no parts you need to take you must exchange a part with another racer. Delete Course Records – In this mode you can delete Best Lap, Best Total Time and Q Marks for each course. Select the course data that you wish to delete and then choose きろくをけす at the bottom. Choro Q Coins You can pick up coins on the track by running into them, and they will change the performance of your car. There are seven types of coin, as listed below. There are many that give you special attacks, there are also ones with good and bad effects. Beware! Level Up / Down Coin (a green L) The higher position you are in the race the higher the higher the chances are that this coin will reduce your special weapon level. On the other hand, the lower position you are in the race, the higher the chances are that this coin will increase your special weapon level. Of course both level ups and level downs are limited. Some special items cannot increase or decrease in levels (see above). Ammo Up / Down Coin (a green B) The higher position you are in the race the higher the higher the chances are that this coin will increase your special weapon ammo, and vice versa. Dash Coin (a yellow D) – Makes your car dash once. Level Up Coin (a red L) – Increases your special weapon level by 1. Level Down Coin (a blue L) – Decreases your special weapon level by 1 Ammo Up Coin (a red B) – Increases your special weapon ammo. Ammo Down Coin (a blue B) – Decreases your special weapon ammo. Course Introductions おもちゃ箱カップ Toy Box Cup はじめのサーキット First Circuit Road type An on-road course for beginners. Learn the basic techniques here. Also, near the start/goal line there are some pit lanes with roulette wheels. If you line up the same pictures your Choro Q coins will increase in efficiency. はいこうのまち Abandoned Mining Town Off road type This is an off road course around a coal mine which features large excavated caves. Be careful of thunderbolts and explosive TNT crates. リゾートのしま Resort Island Road Type There are many 90 degree curves with alternating off and on road sections. Be careful of the fire bombs that fall on the beach section. Steam billows out from underneath the road and sends manhole covers flying! You can enjoy taking in the scenery on this southern country course. たから箱カップ Treasure Chest Cup ジャングルいせき Jungle Ruins Off road type You can enjoy seeing many old ruins whilst struggling through this jungle. There are few obstructions, so it is a comparatively easy course. If you drive over the mosaics random effects will happen such as being boosted or being sent flying! In the cave mysterious balls of fire cross the path in front of your very eyes! じょうかまち Castle Town Road Type Race through this western European castle town. Be careful of the big cannons that shoot spiked cannon balls at the entrances and exits! Once you enter the castle you will be swept away by its magnificent interior! しゅぎょうじょう Training Area Off-Road Type Struggle through caves, waterfalls and up stairs on this changing off road course. The giant floating boulders that can fall on your car are troublesome! Clear the crank stairs by reducing your speed. チョロQ カップ Choro Q Cup ゆきのくに Snow Country Snow type A shiny slippery ice road. In the caves there is a short cut but watch for the giant icicles that fall from the ceiling. Between the icicle caves there is an area where a strong wind blows! Beware of small avalanches below the cliffs! あやしげなむら Eerie Village Off road type An ominous course that takes place under the moonlight in a deserted village and graveyard. You can drive across the lake on the ice road section. Be careful not to get cut up by the giant guillotine! きんこうのサーキット Outskirts Circuit Road type A long race through a town, aside from missiles there are no obstructions. It’s a good course to enjoy the feeling of driving. Be careful to reduce your speed on the hairpin bend at the start of the course! Strategy Hints 1 Be careful of attacks from your rivals! When your rivals attack you a car mark on your map will light up! When you see this, you should jump or drift to avoid their attack! 2 Use the Pull Back Dash at the start of the race! If you use the Pull Pack Dash at the start of the race you will get an extra boost. It is necessary to accelerate with good timing when you see the green light! 3 Choro Q settings are important! Car parts do not just change the look of your car, they also change its abilities. Aim to find the best settings for the course conditions or your race technique. 4 Be careful of the shoulder of the road! It is easy to slip or lose speed and control if you drive off the edge of the road. In order to drive as fast as possible avoid driving off course as much as you can!