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| Skate or Die: Tour de Thrash |
| An FAQ/Strategy Guide |
| By KeyBlade999 |
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| Current Version: Final |
| Previous Update: 10:47 PM 9/25/2012 |
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Section Zero: Table of Contents **SKATEDIE_0**
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[Section Title] ............................................. [CTRL+F Tag]
-1. Donations ............................................... **SKATEDIE_-1**
0. Table of Contents ....................................... **SKATEDIE_0**
1. Introduction ............................................ **SKATEDIE_1**
2. Version History ......................................... **SKATEDIE_2**
3. Legalities .............................................. **SKATEDIE_3**
4. Controls ................................................ **SKATEDIE_4**
5. Stale Fish Tour Details ................................. **SKATEDIE_5**
6. Retro-Rocket Ramp ....................................... **SKATEDIE_6**
7. Stale Fish Tour Passwords ............................... **SKATEDIE_7**
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Section One: Intro **SKATEDIE_1**
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Welcome to another FAQ of mine. This one covers the GameBoy game Skate or Die:
Tour de Thrash, a game whose title is obviously a skateboarder play-on-words of
the Tour de France. Of course, that's biking, and this is basic skateboarding.
Yeah, I don't have much to say about this. But try to enjoy.
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Section Two: Version History **SKATEDIE_2**
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Final - First, and likely only, version of this FAQ completed.
10:47 PM 9/25/2012
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Section Three: Legalities **SKATEDIE_3**
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Section Four: Controls **SKATEDIE_4**
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Stale Fish Tour
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~~ D-Pad : (Up) Increase speed.
(Down) Decrease speed.
(Left/Right) Move left or right.
~~ A Button : Jump.
~~ B Button : Duck. I guess this reduces air resistance, boosting speed?
~~ Start Button : Pause/unpause game.
~~ Select Button: N/A.
~~ L/R Buttons : These only have functions on the GBA SP and GameBoy Player
ways of playing the game. They will widen/narrow the screen,
respectively. Otherwise, N/A.
Also note that A+B+Select+Start is a soft reset combination.
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Retro-Rocket Ramp
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~~ D-Pad : (Up/Down) Move to background or foreground.
(Left/Right) Do a trick at the ramp top.
~~ A Button : Increase speed.
~~ B Button : Increase speed.
~~ Start Button : Pause/unpause game.
~~ Select Button: N/A.
~~ L/R Buttons : These only have functions on the GBA SP and GameBoy Player
ways of playing the game. They will widen/narrow the screen,
respectively. Otherwise, N/A.
Also note that A+B+Select+Start is a soft reset combination.
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Section Five: Stale Fish Tour Details **SKATEDIE_5**
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Basics
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There are two modes which you can play: one-person solo, or versus an AI
player. Either way, the game is the same; you just get bumped around more in
the latter.
You'll go across eight tracks. Each one is the same in concept - a randomized
set of barriers will come out at you over a set distance. You must cross the
set distance in as little time as possible, which also means avoiding the
barriers, or going off-track.
To avoid the barriers, you first must learn the three types. The center ones
are the ones that it is preferred you jump over; for the other two, the ones
taking up half of the pipe, you must get out of their way. Sometimes, you'll
find a combo of the center and side ones; basically, you can only jump over
the right/left half. Those start in Chernobyl.
Additionally, the track is not straight. It turns, and the character you
control is made of matter - that is to say, HE HAS MOMENTUM. You must account
for this inertia by turning into the curve - if it goes left, use Left on the
D-Pad, and vice versa. Otherwise, your momentum will cause you to fly out of
the pipe and lose time.
At the top of the screen are three numbers - time remaining, speed setting, and
distance remaining. You must zero-out the distance before time runs out. To do
so, you want to increase your speed by using Up on the D-Pad. However, don't go
too fast or momentum will overpower you; stay with you are comfortable with.
After the end, you'll get a password for the next level.
In the versus mode, it is the same thing, but you just get bumped around by the
AI a lot.
One final thing - at random points, often after barriers, you can find reddish
stars. These will give you ten extra seconds on the clock.
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Some Tips
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Jumping seems to void all horizontal motion, so if you're about to run into a
wall due to diagonal momentum, jump.
The distance required to clear a jump increases as you speed up. You'll learn
this, and maintaining a constant speed will prevent crashes.
Don't worry about the star time boosts. The most demanding stage is Atlantis,
where you need to do one distance unit every 1.8 seconds, which max speed will
do you okay on.
ALWAYS lean into the turn. I cannot stress that enough; often, you'll fly into
a barrier if you don't.
And practice makes perfect. I went through every course on my first or second
try with no problems at all.
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Course Data
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This assumes that one crash takes up approximately 4 seconds. It also assumes
that your maximum speeds average out at about 1.5 seconds to travel one unit of
distance. It also assumes you do not grab any time power-ups.
These are not meant to be used as EXACT guides; personally, the less crashes
the better. Remember, I am assuming your speed will not vary from 1 unit every
1.5 seconds, where it WILL going around turns. For best results, subtract three
or four from the fourth column to be safe.
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| Level Names | Time | Distance | Crashes | Average Time Per |
| | Allotted | Units | Allowed | One Distance Unit |
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| Las Vegas | 180 sec. | 70 | 18 | ~ 2.571428 sec. |
| Chernobyl | 180 sec. | 75 | 16 | 2.4 sec. |
| Hanoi | 180 sec. | 80 | 15 | 2.25 sec. |
| Baghdad | 180 sec. | 85 | 13 | ~ 2.117647 sec. |
| Panama City | 180 sec. | 90 | 11 | 2 sec. |
| Easter Island | 180 sec. | 95 | 9 | ~ 1.893787 sec. |
| Atlantis | 180 sec. | 100 | 7 | 1.8 sec. |
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Here, you'll find yourself on a half-pipe. The goal is to get as many points as
possible by doing tricks.
Unfortunately, it is unclear as to how you do them. I usually mash A and B and
hold either Left or Right on the D-Pad. I'll usually do some form of trick.
Some obviously seem to take longer than others, or I don't know how to complete
them. It is likely the former, since the tricks don't really get affected
during their execution.
So, in short, the tricks are randomized. As you approach a ramp or the top of
the pipe, you can do a trick by holding Left or Right on the D-Pad. If you
succeed, you get points. If you fail to execute the trick, you lose one of your
four "lives". If you lose them all, or run out of time, the game ends and you
may get to put in your high score.
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Section Seven: Stale Fish Tour Passwords **SKATEDIE_7**
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| Level Names | 1-Player Solo Password | 1 VS. S.C. Team Password |
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| Las Vegas | GNBF | QPRH |
| Chernobyl | MTGP | BKWV |
| Hanoi | PVFS | GXJS |
| Baghdad | FVCH | ZFRL |
| Panama City | BXHN | KMTQ |
| Easter Island | GFTQ | LZBW |
| Atlantis | JZWC | RSFN |
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