CATTERPILLAR

The object of the game is to destroy the caterpillar
as it weaves its ways through the mushroom field.
There are many other creatures to help the
caterpillar reach the players area and destroy you.
When the player has been killed all the partly shot
and poisoned mushrooms are rebuilt and the
player receives one point for each.  The creatures
are removed and if the player has any bases left,
then the caterpillar starts again at the top of the
screen with all the shot segments rebuilt. The
number of bases remaining are displayed at the
top of the screen.

If the player destroys all the segments, the game
continues with another caterpillar entering the top
of the screen.  Each new wave will have half a
caterpillar added up to a maximum of three
caterpillars.

Command: LOAD "" CODE
Load Time: 1 min. 20 secs.

CATTERPILLAR

THE CREATURES

The caterpillar enters the top of the screen in the
centre, one segment at a time and moves left.  It
will move down and reverse its direction on
contact with a mushroom or the edge of the
screen.  When a segment reaches the bottom right
of the screen it re-enters the players area until it
is destroyed.  If the player destroys a segment of
the caterpillar it turns into a mushroom.  Each
segment moves independently of the main
caterpillar.  The spider enters the players area
from either side of the screen and destroys
mushrooms as it crosses the screen.
The flea dives from the top of the screen leaving a
random trail of mushrooms, when there are less
than two mushrooms in the players area.
The scorpion moves across the screen high above
the players area, poisoning any mushrooms it
touches and turning them red.  On contact with a
poisoned mushroom the caterpillar or any
segment dives to the bottom of the screen into
the players area.

THE PLAYER

The player can move in four lines at the bottom of
the screen in any direction.  The player can fire at
any of the creatures or mushrooms but only one
shot can be fired at a time.  Any creature will be
killed instantly but a mushroom takes four shots
before being completely destroyed.

COMMANDS

PRESS S TO START THE GAME
KEYS 5 TO 8 TO MOVE
PRESS ANY KEY ON THE
BOTTOM LINE TO FIRE

POINTS

MUSHROOM             1
SEGMENT             50
FLEA               200
SPIDER             500
SCORPION          1000