Orbix The Terrorball (Bug-Byte)
Typed up by Blughes
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Your mission is to rescue the survivors
of a friendly spacecraft which was forced
down on the planet Horca.
A fast moving, fun shoot-em-up with a
mixture of strategy and droid blasting.
Orbix will keep you busy for eons of
time.

ORBIX THE TERRORBALL Spectrum

THE GAME
Orbix is the codename of your tactical
warfare craft. As supreme commander
your mission is to rescue the survivors of
a friendly spacecraft which was forced
down on the Planet Horca. It is inhabited
by hostile insectivores who broke up the
spacecraft and caused the occupants to
flee. It is up to you to find and reassemble
the components of the spacecraft, pick up
the crew members and clear a way for the
escape.
The insectivores have created several
species of fierce droids which will pursue
you and on higher levels the planet is
dotted with magnetic oil pits -get too close
and they will suck you into the bowels of
the planet!

LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
LOAD "", ENTER and press PLAY on
tape recorder.

GAMEPLAY
To find the components of the spacecraft
you need a Federation Property Detector
(FPD) which is shown as a white dot on
your long range radar screen. Once a FPD
is picked up the long range radar will
switch to the blue display and a component
will be seen as a white cross. Moronic but
fierce factory droids invariably carry the
components so they must be chased, killed
and the dropped components picked up.
However, the droids are programmed to
booby trap the components when forced
to drop them. You have just 90 seconds to
get it to the launch pad before it explodes!
Once all the 6 sections have been collected
and assembled into the spacecraft it will
take off with it's crew and you will be
given your next mission.
There are 8 spacemen to rescue for each
level and you must pick up as many as
possible.
Orbix has unlimited firepower but needs
energy to maintain its motor and life
support systems. Energy can be obtained
by picking up the pulsating remains of the
enemies Orbix kills.

DISPLAYS
Press B - map of entire planet. 
Press N - short range radar dispaly. 
Press M - return to visual display.

GAME CONTROLS
KEYBOARD
Q = Increase speed
A = Slow down
O = Rotate Left
P = Rotate Right
Space = Fire
H = Pause
J = Continue
Break during pause to Abort

JOYSTICK 
             Increase speed
                  / \
                   |
Rotate Left   <----------->  Rotate Right
                   |
                  \ /
			   Slow down