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The Sound of Silence
Post by RunAwayWojo on Aug 6th, 2003, 4:29pm

I keep flying off the track on Silence usually right after the boost refill stirips. Is there a better way than just holding forward on the joystick? When I hold foward I tend to weave back and forth as if I drank a bottle of Johnny Walker Black before hitting the track. Thanks for the help!
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by David Van Moer on Aug 6th, 2003, 4:35pm

Sure thing. You can configure your controller as if it's holding 'up' all the time if you hold 'down' on the stick while starting up the N64.
I always do this trick when going for a jumper time on Silence.. helps a lot.

You'll need to have good reflexes at the car selection screen though

DVM

Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by RunAwayWojo on Aug 6th, 2003, 5:45pm

Did you ever ask a question and when someone gives you the answer you think, "It's so simple why didn't I think of that?"

Thanks for the tip!!
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by MJH on Aug 7th, 2003, 12:23pm

You dont need to do it when you load up the 64, if you press pause in the race then hold the stick down, while pressing L + R + start at the same time it resets the neutral position.
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by FluddyFlea on Aug 7th, 2003, 4:30pm

on Aug 7th, 2003, 12:23pm, MJH wrote:
You dont need to do it when you load up the 64, if you press pause in the race then hold the stick down, while pressing L + R + start at the same time it resets the neutral position.


Yea but then you need good reflexes at the pause menu
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by Silverkidd on Aug 10th, 2003, 08:34am

holding the stick forward is the better way you just have to practice to do it correctly and at the right points of the track . the starting trick is nice but your controls suffer when the stick is pressed forward all the time .
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by jtmc on Aug 10th, 2003, 2:29pm

on Aug 6th, 2003, 4:35pm, David Van Moer wrote:
You'll need to have good reflexes at the car selection screen though

DVM


Actually, you don't. You can just use the D-Pad to choose your car. At least, that's what I've always done.
Re: The Sound of Silence
Post by mgblair on Aug 25th, 2003, 12:32pm

Maybe another "that's so simple why didn't I think of that?" thing...set the analog at the settings screen