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          DERBY OWNERS CLUB  -  Play at Home
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Welcome!  This pack lets you play Derby Owners Club on your
Windows PC, exactly like the arcade - one main "race" screen
plus 4 player stations - all on your own computer.

You do NOT need to be a computer person. Just follow the 4
steps below in order. It takes about 5 minutes the first time,
then it's one click every time after that.


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 STEP 1:  Unzip this folder
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If you're reading this from inside the .zip, stop and unzip first:

  1. Right-click the downloaded file:  DerbyOwnersClub-Flycast.zip
  2. Click "Extract All..."
  3. Click "Extract".
  4. Open the folder it created and find this file again.

TIP: Put the folder somewhere simple like your Desktop.
     Don't rename or move the files INSIDE the folder.


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 STEP 2:  Turn off "Smart App Control" (one time only)
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Windows has a security setting that blocks this game from
opening. You only have to turn it off ONCE.

  1. Click the Windows Start button (bottom-left).
  2. Type:   smart app control
  3. Click   "Smart App Control settings".
  4. Set the switch to  OFF.
  5. If it asks "Are you sure?", click  Yes.

The game you downloaded is safe - this is the free, open-source
"Flycast" emulator. Windows only blocks it because it isn't
"signed" by a big company.

  Heads up: once it's Off, turning it back On later requires
  resetting Windows. It's perfectly fine to leave it Off.

  (Not every PC has this setting. If Step 3 opens the game with
   no problem, then your PC didn't need this - you can skip it.)


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 STEP 3:  Pick a game and double-click it
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Double-click ONE of these "Play" files:

   Play - World Edition EX (English).bat   <-- recommended, start here
   Play - World Edition (English).bat
   Play - DOC 2000 (Japanese).bat
   Play - DOC Original (Japanese).bat

If Windows shows a blue "Windows protected your PC" box:
   click "More info", then "Run anyway".  (This is normal.)

Five windows will open and arrange themselves on your screen.


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 STEP 4:  Click the game picture in each window
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In EACH of the 5 windows you'll see one game picture (tile).

  >> Click that picture once in every window. <<
     Do the big MAIN window (top-left) first, then the other 4.

After a few seconds the windows connect to each other and the
race game starts on the main window, with the 4 player stations
ready. That's it - you're playing!

(To switch to a different game later, just double-click a
 different "Play" file. It closes these and opens the new one.)


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 CONTROLS  (keyboard)
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Click a window first, then that window uses these keys:

   Arrow keys . . . move / choose
   Enter  . . . . . Start (create a horse / confirm)
   Z  . . . . . . . Button A   (also: whip your horse in a race!)
   X  . . . . . . . Button B   (back / cancel)
   C  . . . . . . . Button C
   V  . . . . . . . Button D
   I  . . . . . . . Insert Card (load a saved horse)

Only the window you clicked on listens to the keyboard. Click a
different window to control that player station instead.

Want real 4-player? Plug in USB game controllers (up to 4) and
they'll work too.


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 SAVING YOUR HORSE
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The game saves your horse to a "card" file on your PC automatically,
so your horse is still there next time you play. (Press Start to
make a new horse; press "I" to load one you made before.)


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 IF SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK
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* Nothing happens when I click a Play file, or I see a security
  block  ->  Do STEP 2 (turn off Smart App Control), then try again.

* A window is empty / no game picture  ->  Make sure you UNZIPPED
  the whole folder (Step 1). Don't run it from inside the zip.

* Windows overlap or are off-screen  ->  Just drag them apart by
  their title bars.

* The main window says "CHECKING NETWORK" and waits  ->  You missed
  clicking one of the 5 windows. Click the game picture in any
  window that still shows it.

Have fun at the races!
