Title – High Speed
System – Nintendo Family BASIC V3
Author – Hisanori Takeuchi
Publication – micomBASIC (マイコンBASIC) February 1987
Page Scans – 1 2
Preserved By – Devan Wolf
Recommended Emulator – VirtualNES

Download ROM

Files:
notes.txt – The file you’re reading now (wow!)
High Speed (Hisanori Takeuchi).nes – Game converted to standalone NES ROM
High Speed-prg.txt – The typed-up optimized program listing
High Speed-prg.flac – FLAC file of the program listing, for playback to hardware
High Speed-bg.flac – FLAC file of the BG data, for playback to hardware
High Speed-prg.vtp – VirtuaNES tape file of the program listing
High Speed-bg.vtp – VirtuaNES tape file of the BG data
High Speed-prg.fbt – Mesen tape file of the program listing
High Speed-bg.fbt – Mesen tape file of the BG data
scan-info.jpg – A scan of the informational page from micomBASIC
scan-prgs.jpg – A scan of the background generator and main program listing from micomBASIC
screenshot.png – Gameplay screenshot

Notes:
The background data has been produced by the provided background generator program (above the main program listing). Do not use BGTOOL to save the background data.
In the original program listing, there is a typo in the ending screen where the word “VICTORY” is missing an O.
The original program listing has lines of code in 10s, here it was reprogrammed using 1s format.

Loading the Game:
Either load the included NES ROM, or if your emulator supports the Family BASIC Keyboard and have that enabled…
1. Open Family Basic V3
2. Type LOAD and hit enter
3. Choose Edit > ExtDevice > Tape > Play(P) (VirtuaNES)/Game > Tape recorder > Play… (Mesen)
4. Choose “High Speed-prg.vtp” (VirtuaNES)/”High Speed-prg.fbt” (Mesen) and let it load
5. Once loaded, type: LOADS and hit enter
6. Do the same procedure as step 3
7. Choose “High Speed-bg.vtp” (VirtuaNES)/”High Speed-bg.fbt” (Mesen) and let it load
8. Once loaded, type: RUN and hit enter to start the game

Game instructions:
Press the START button on the controller to start the game. Use Left and Right to move your car, hold the A button to accelerate and the B button to brake. Releasing A will slow down the car.
When you start, the F1 Race course start fanfare will play (the “DISTANCE” on the screen is the distance to the finish line).
The race begins when the blue traffic light ahead lights up. Make sure you head to the finish line before you run out of fuel.
After driving for a while, the radar (•) will move along with curves. The radar shows which way the curve is heading.
If you hit a wall or an opponent car, your speed will drop and your FUEL will decrease (the faster you are, the more FUEL you will lose, so be careful).
Although the opponent car’s movements are fixed, it will change speed, so be careful.
If you run out of fuel, it’s game over. When you finish the race, a celebration plays.
Complete all 5 courses to win the game!

Cheats:
Hold SELECT on the title screen to select Beginner mode (BEGINNER flashes) and press START. In Beginner mode, you can pass through the opponent car without losing speed (collision detection disabled).
The only thing involving the gameplay you can alter are the course layouts in lines 50-54. Immediately after DATA is starting FUEL, the distance, then D, E, D, E… D is the direction and steepness of the curve, and E is the length of the curve. Example: Replacing 500,200,0,50 with 500,200,2,10 in line 50 means that the fuel is 500 and the distance is 200km. After the start, there is a curve to the right for a while.
The only thing involving the gameplay you can alter are the course layouts in lines 50-54. Immediately after DATA is starting FUEL, the distance, then D, E, D, E… D is the direction and steepness of the curve, and E is the length of the curve. Example: Replacing 500,200,0,50 with 500,200,2,10 in line 50 means that the fuel is 500 and the distance is 200km. After the start, there is a curve to the right for a while.