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Primal Rage PC CD-ROM FAQ v1.0

This document answers some of the commoner questions about PR for the PC
CD-ROM. It is far from comprehensive, though; for one thing, I don't even
have the game! Corrections and additions are welcomed. 

Contents:

1. What is Primal Rage?
2. What do I need to play PR CD-ROM?
3. Was anything taken out of PR CD-ROM?
4. How do I do keyboard moves?
5. I can't get Blizzard's Freeze Breath!
6. Why are obscene words in the source code?
7. Where is the PR Demo?
8. Can you e-mail PR to me?
9. Where do I get more PR info?
Credits and Thanks

1. ///What is Primal Rage?///

Primal Rage is an arcade fighting game in the same genre as Street Fighter
II, Mortal Kombat, etc. You play the role of one of seven mythological
dinosaurs/apes and do one-on-one combat in your quest to rule the New
Urth. Use a fully orthogonal interrupt-driven combo system to pummel your
opponents, in addition to half a dozen special moves and three fatalities
per character. If you're getting low on energy, just snack on a human.
Tastes like chicken! ;-)

2. ///What do I need to play PR for the CD-ROM?///

You need a personal computer with a CD-ROM drive (duh) and at least 4 megs
of random access memory. My understanding is that if you run the 4 meg
version, you must do all special moves on the keyboard. If you have 8 megs
of RAM available the graphics will be better and the gameplay quicker. If
you have 16 megs of RAM to spare, the game will look its best. The game
automatically detects how much RAM is available and sets up the
appropriate version during normal installation.
	While it is possible to do special moves on the keyboard, they are
wildly different from the arcade version and sometimes very frustrating. A
Gravis four-button control pad is recommended; it works especially well
since the arcade game originally had four buttons anyway! ^_^
Unfortunately, I'm told that you can't have more than one Gravis pad
hooked up to your computer at a time, so if you play against a friend one
of you has to use the keyboard... 

3. ///Was anything taken out of PR for the CD-ROM?///

I haven't heard any complaints of that kind yet, except from people who
have less than 16 megs of RAM on their computer. The 16-meg rendition has
all the characters, moves, fatalities, animation, edible worshipers etc.
of the arcade. Best of all, it has combo names! Combo names happen when
you do certain combos involving special moves or the like; you get the
bonus of some outRAGEous name printed on the screen, like Vertigo's
STREAKER COMBO. PR for the Super Nintendo has the combos, but not the
names, and I strongly suspect the Genesis, Game Boy & Game Gear versions
lack combo names as well. Let's hear it for the CD-ROM!
	I've heard from IG Online that PR for the CD-ROM is supposed to
have a few new bonuses not in the arcade game, like animated intro and
ending sequences...

4. ///How do I do the moves on a keyboard?///

Um, good question. Fortunately, Sir Galahad has managed to find most of
'em; any additions would be greatly appreciated! Here they are, directly
from his post:

IMPORTANT:  All special moves are done by holding down buttons 1 and 3 
(high quick and low quick) and performing the proper joystick 
movements...each move will just list the movements since the buttons are 
all the same...

D-Down  U-Up   T-Towards opponent  A-Away from opponent
*  :  finishing move
** :  chomp a human

ARMADON

bed-o-nails:  d-d-t
iron maiden:  a-u-t
rushing uppercut:  a-d-t
gut gouger:  t-t-a
hornication uppercut:  d-t-a
flying spikes:  a-a-u
*gut fling:  ??
*meditation:  ??
*falling spikes:  d-a-u-d
**chomp a human:  u-t-d

BLIZZARD

quick mega punch:  a-u-t
short megs punch:  a-d-t
long mega punch:  a-t-t
fake mega punch:  d-u-u
cold breath:  d-a-t
ice geyser:  d-d-u
punching bag:  t-d-a-a
throw:  t-d-u-a
air throw:  buttons 1+3 in air
*brain bash:  d-u-t-u
*to-da-moon:  ??
*redemption:  d-t-u-d-u
**chomp a human:  ??

CHAOS

grab-n-throw:  t-a-a
slow power puke:  u-a-a
fast power puke:  u-t-t
fart of fury:  d-t-u-a
ground shaker:  a-u-d
flying butt slam:  d-t-u-d
battering ram:  f-f-f
*golden shower:  ??
*cannonball:  ??  (so far i get it by repeatedly pressing d+u+t)
*churl:  ??
**chomp a human:  t-d-a-u

DIABLO

slow fireball:  d-a-a
faast fireball:  d-t-t
torch:  u-d-d
hot foot:  a-d-t
mega lunge:  d-u-t
pulverizer:  u-t-t
inferno flash:  u-u-u
*incinerator:  u-a-d-d-t
*fireball:  t-t-t
*infernal:  ??
**chomp a human:  d-u-d

SAURON

primal scream:  ??
earthquake stomp:  u-d-d
cranium crusher:  d-u-u
leaping bone bash:  d-u-d
stun roar:  a-t-t
neck throw:  t-a-a
*carnage:  ??
*flesh eating:  ??
*grape crusher:  ??
**chomp a human:  d-d-u

TALON

brain basher:  a-u-t
pounce and flip:  ??
frantic fury:  d-t-a-t
double slash:  d-u-t
face ripper:  d-d-t
jugular bite:  ??
run forward/back:  a-a-a or t-t-t (hold in position last time to run)
*heart wrenching:  ??
*shredding:  ??
*stampede:  t-a-u-d
**chomp a human:  t-d-a

VERTIGO

slow venom spit:  d-t-t
fast venom spit:  d-a-a
voodoo spell:  t-a-a
teleport:  d-d-d
come slither:  a-a-a
scorpion sting:  t-t-d
*petrify:  ??
*shrink and eat:  a-a-d-u
*la vache qui rit:  a-a-d-t
**chomp a human:  d-t-u

5. ///I'm following the manual's directions, using a joystick, and I still
can't get Blizzard's Freeze Breath!!!///

The manual is wrong. Blizzard's Freeze Breath is hold buttons 1+2+4, move
joystick A, T.

NOT 1+2+3 A/T 

6. ///Why are obscene words in the source code?///

It's part of the censor feature. If you achieve the top score, you'll have
the opportunity to enter your full name on the high score list, instead of
just your initials. The censor feature is there to keep you from entering
obscene words, and its default setting is Strict. If you put in a word
that the censor doesn't like, it'll replace the word with a string of j's
(except for the first letter). The censor can't rub out the f-word unless
it knows what the f-word is, so you'll see it and other unsavory words
like it in the program's source code. 
	Got it? Can we please stop denouncing PR as a tool of the devil
now? Please...?

7. ///Where is the FTP site for the Primal Rage demo?///

I haven't a clue. Sorry. Does anyone know? Anyone...?

8. ///Can you e-mail me a copy of PR/tell me how to get free money/send me
a PR coin-op?///

No. Computer piracy is contemptible, "free money" is a scam, and a coin-op
costs too much.

9. ///Where can I get more info on PR in general?///

Check out the PR FAQ! It's updated regularly, and posted irregularly to
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rec.games.video.arcade,
rec.games.video.nintendo, and rec.games.video.sega by yours truly (Victar,
vctr1...@aol.com). The current update can be found at
ftp.netcom.com/pub/vi/vidgames/faqs. There's also a condensed movelist for
PR with a joystick.

I will repost the general FAQ/condensed movelist to a specific newsgroup
or e-mail it you upon request. Please send such requests by e-mail.

///Credits and Thanks///

Several of y'all deserve to be on this list but aren't because I can't
remember your name! Sorry! If you'd like to remind me who you are and what
I swiped from your post, e-mail me, and immortality in this FAQ's credits
shall be yours. ^_^

Sir Galahad <er...@imap1.asu.edu>..............moves, info
 rm...@indirect.com (RMS)............................moves