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THE FURY

INTRODUCTION

Fasten your safety harness for the space age Demolition

Derby.  Played on a track (called The Ring) floating in space with

curves which let you get up to incredible speeds and experience

vivid sensations.  The Fury is a real electronic game - fast and 

addictive - which will involve you in a battle against daredevil, wily

victors from all the known worlds.  Your objective is simple - to win at all

costs.



USER INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURY

METHOD OF ENTERING COMMANDS

The system for entering commands uses a cross or a floating cursor which can be

moved around a menu using the cursor keys or a joystick.  If it is possible to make a

selection the word SET will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen.  Press

FIRE to select this option.

You can exit from the menu pages by means of the following:

1. By selecting an option which has been set.

2. By moving the cross towards the lower left hand corner of the games screen and

pressing FIRE.

3. By selecting the arrow icons to leaf through the help pages.

MAIN MENU

1. Start of a new game.  You have just started your first race.

2. Enter your name.  Type in your name then hit the ENTER or RETURN key.  The

DELETE key can be used in the normal fashion.

MENU OPTIONS

Select joystick or keyboard.

The race track can be selected as follows:

FIXED - no up or down movement during the race or

FLOATING - the ability to move your vehicle up or down.

GAMES MENU

This menu also provides vital information on the game's status and about the next race,

including:

TYPE OF RACE (see RACES)

YOUR BOUNTY - the price on your head which tells you your STATUS and which is

also used to determine your POSITION AMONGST THE DRIVERS.

DRIVERS DESTROYED - the total number of adversaries you have killed.

DATA ABOUT THE RACE - what you have to do to pass on to the next race.

E.g. DO FOUR LAPS OF THE TRACK IN 300IS (IS = Intergalactic Second)

MONEY - (appearing in the upper right hand corner of the screen).  The total amount of

Galactic Groats in your possession.

The options are as follows:-

RACE - your position on the track for the next race, in the car you

currently own.

NEW CARS - used to buy a new car.  Each appears on the screen with its price in

Galactic Groats.  To buy a new car all you have to do is select the model of your choice and

it will belong to you providing, of course, that you have the necessary money.  There are

enormous variations in price and performance from

one car to the other.  At the start of the game you own an AVENGER (see RACING

CARS).

EQUIPMENT - the following items appear on the menu:

EJECTOR SEAT

MISSILES

LARGE FLAME-THROWER

MACHINE GUNS

SMALL FLAME-THROWER

FUEL

REPAIRS

You can see your current status beside each item (either the quantity or the word

SET, showing that you are already in possession of that item) as well as the item's

unit price.  To select an item, take your cursor over to it and press FIRE.  The

MONEY will be automatically deducted from your account.  It is possible to repeat

this process on certain items, for example to strengthen your missile status.

NOTE: Weapons are only available for the KILLER RACES.  You cannot access this

menu without a car.

DRIVERS - this lets you know about the participants in the next race.  You can see

the:

Name:		of the driver, going from first to last

Bounty:		the price on the head of that driver

Scanner:	the letter used to identify his car on the

Identification:	TRACK SCAANNER



GAME CONTROLS

(IMPORTANT - the height to which your car can move upwards is determined by

your speed).

FIRE - to operate the MACHINE GUNS, MISSILES and FLAME-THROWERS.

see WEAPONS SYSTEMS for more detailed information.

H - to STOP the game.

SPACE BAR - to shift a tracking cross centred on your car.

DRIVER (on foot) - if you find yourself on the track without a car (a very unpleasant

situation), waggle the joystick from right to left (or press the cursor keys) as quickly

as possible (and run for the finishing line as fast as your legs can take you!!).



THE FURY

If you enter into the fourth dimension, called The Fury, there is no advice one can

give you.  Seek to understand.  The Fury has extraordinary powers.



TYPES OF RACES

1. AGAINST THE CLOCK: a race against the clock.  If you do not finish or succeed

in bettering the qualifying time you are eliminated from the race.  If you succeed in

destroying cars belonging to your enemies

your bounty will increase and their's will fall.  The more the price on their heads is

raised the more money you will win.  Sums of money are also distributed as prizes

depending on the position you finish the race in.

2. DEMOLITION DERBY: a race in which you wipe out anything you can reach.

Making use of all the weapons you can buy you must destroy your CONTINGENT of

Noads in order to survive.  Show no pity.

3. TAG RACE: a car is chosen at random and becomes "IT".  To hand over its tag it

must touch another car, which in turn becomes "IT".  The tagged car is represented

by a cross.  Any tagged car is continually damaged.  If the tagged car is destroyed or

leaves the race a new car is chosen is chosen and becomes "IT".

NOTE: in some races the Seek and Destroy tracker cross should be avoided - or

watch out!!



RACE DISPLAY

A = TRACK SCANNER - cause a portion of the track in front or behind you to be

displayed.  You car appears on the screen as a cross.  Your adversaries' cars are

displayed by their scanner identification letter.

B = POSITIONS - shows the position of the vehicles in first, second and third

place.  Your car is represented by a small cross.

C = MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY - this screen shows the following:

Against the Clock/Tag			Demolition Derby

1. Your position in the race		The number of Noads you have killed

2. Your speed				Your speed

3. Your fuel level			Your fuel level

4. The number of laps remaining (X10)	Ammunition left (cartridges X 10)

5. The number of laps remaining (X1)	Ammunition left (cartridges X1)

6. Your time (in IS)			Your Time (in IS)

D = DAMAGE DISPLAY - a graphics display of the damage inflicted on your car.

Each car has a matrix of shields.  When this is weak the box turns red.

SEEK AND DESTROY (SD)

The judges have a very low opinion of drivers whose driving is monotonous (its

ver bad for the listener ratings).  If they want they can pursue the indicted driver

with the SD cross and destroy him.  If they round on you, try to impress them.

TRACK WARNING LIGHTS (on the Ring itself)

Red - being tracked by the SD

Blue - race over

Pink - car suffering damage

Green - one lap completed

White - race against the clock/tag race over.



WEAPONS SYSTEMS

Sartain Industries

A company set up in 2011.  Sartain is the principal supplier of light arms to all the

armed forces in the major countries throughout Sol.  When weapons became legal

in the Rings Sartain entered the competitive market for destroying Noads and

today they still produce equipment of the highest quality.

Flame-throwers

There are two types, with a range of 8m and 70m and are ideal for direct combat

with Noads.  However, the fuel these weapons require comes directly from the car's

tank, which can be very dangerous.  Flames are projected by exerting a continuous

pressure on the button marked FIRE.

Semi-guided missiles

Much appreciated by the majority of drivers, although expensive these missiles

constitute the surest form of attack.  They have a unique warhead and are the "fire

and forget" type.  One single missile can easily destroy four or five Noads at a time.

Method of usage:

1. Exert a continuous pressure on the fire button to launch one or both missiles.

2. Position your vehicle behind the target to be hit.

3. Press the fire button again to launch the missiles.

4. It is possible to aim when launching the missiles by making an upward or

downward movement whilst firing.

Machine guns

The cars are fitted with achine guns as standard but the ammunition (they hold

eight cartridges) usually has to purchased in five round magazines.  Machine guns

are fired by rapid pressure on the FIRE button.

Ejector seat

It is possible to buy and fit ejector seats to most of the vehicles.  The Automatic

Ejection System is triggered when the car runs out of fuel or if the protective shield

drops.  Unfortunately the operating system remains in the car and therefore the

device cannot be reused.  It has been suggested that this major design fault was in

face intentional on the part of Sartain to ensure repeat sales of this costly device.



BRIEF HISTORY

THE MOON'S MOON

1996 - It was in 1996 that the first official Ring Race took place.  It took eight years

to construct the Ring which is located in the Arizona desert and is 20km in

diameter and 60km long.  The race itself took place over two weeks, with more

than 1,000 drivers taking part in the competition.  The death rate was high, with

438 drivers losing their lives and 122 being injured.  The cars taking part in the 

competition had combustion engines running on petrol and could reach speeds of

200kmh.  There were only three drivers left for the last race in that inaugural year:

Seya Alkli, Jardinare and Leal Lamier (father of the now famous Rason Lamier).

Leal's car exploded three seconds after the race started.  It was a close battle for

the remaining 12 laps of the track but Seya triumphed, winning by 0.39 seconds.

That was how the first year of the Ring Race finished.

2001 - The Ring Race had become a major event.  Rings sprang up all over Raal,

then called "Earth", with races financed by "Network", the main television station,

which broadcast the competitions practically non-stop.  These events even

eclipsed the discovery of the year, a black rock found on the Moon.  The answer

given by Dr. Logon (Mr Network) when asked about the Ring Races was: "Oh, it

lets us keep the population rate down to an acceptable level".

2005 - The first inertail power cars made their appearance.  Using a liquid nitrogen

based fuel these vehicles were able to reach speeds in excess of 320kmh.

Unfortunately, this fuel provided to be particularly unstable and even the lightest blow

to the vehicle could cause an explosion.

2006 - To respond to the demands created by the new engines it was necessary

to construct new Rings.  Dr Logon, a multi-billionaire, ordered a new Ring to be

constructed in orbit around Raal's moon.

2009 - The Moon Ring was finished and measured 100km in diameter and was

over 300km long.  The first race was scheduled for 2010.  The television station

commissioned to broadcast the Race of the Century was Network.

2010 - The race began at the start of the year.  53 drivers died in its first leg.  These

deaths were blamed on the new fuel.  The race went on throughout the year and

was won by one of Logon's numerous drivers, Catherine Bach.  There were also

rumours about the reappearance of the black rock which this time was orbiting

around Solis (Jupiter).  However, everyone was too occupied by the race to be 

interested in the black rock and it disappeared without trace.

2012 - Races took place and were broadcast regularly, but the public's interest

dropped off little by little until it reached a minimum.



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2018 - When the public's interest in the main races had fallen away considerably

a strange event was observed.  In the course of a routine race on the lunar Ring,

now called the Moon's Moon, one of the drivers was holding his vehicle very

close to the top of the Ring.  He was in last place, pushing his car to its maximum,

when it suddenly shattered into a million pieces and disappeared from the track.

Five other drivers had accidents whilst watching this spectacle.  Later it was

discovered that the driver in question was Viktor Anome.  No on has seen him

again.  The primary effect of this incident was to raise the popularity curve in Ring

Races.

2019 - To ensure the Ring Races retained their popularity and to have them

mentioned in the pages of history, Logon presented plans for the construction of

an artificial planet called Devs in orbit around Jupiter.  This planet was to have 12

gigantic Rings around it and the whole thing, called "Dream's Frontier" would

become the Tenth Wonder of the Universe.

2027 - Devs was completed and in the course of the following years the 12 Rings

of Devs became the main attraction on Sol.

2035 - Thanks to Devs it was now certain that the Ring Races would go down in

history.  Not an hour passed by without trials taking place on one of Devs'

numerous Rings - and they were all broadcast by Network, making Logon the

richest man of all time.

2040 - The rules of the Ring Races were changed for the first time.  With drivers

becoming more and more experienced, horrific accidents were rarer, which led to 

the creation of special races during which each driver did a solo run against the 

clock.  Their mission was to destroy a preset number of cars controlled by

androids.  The difference was that drivers could fit their vehicle with all the

weapons they could buy and install.

2041 - Network rapidly discovered that the destruction of androids was becoming

less popular with the public.  So the androids were replaced with novice drivers

wanting to become Ring Race Pilots.  If they survived a killer race they became

fully fledged drivers.  Those representing this cannon fodder were called NO,DS

and were the lowest form of life.

2045 - Since the disappearance of Viktor Anome hundreds of drivers have

disappeared from the track in an inexplicable manner.  On June 18th, 1945,

Reason Lamier, the Ring Races' undisputed leader launched his car down the

track and the next moment vanished, 80 billion people held their breath - but

eight seconds later Reason's car reappeared - 430km from the spot where he

disappeared.  He won the race with ease, Reason then climbed out of the car,

uttered these now immortal words "It's The Fury" to the inhabitants of Sol who

were watchig him and lost consciousness.  Reason regained consciousness five

years later and although he still takes part in the races, he remains silent.

Nowadays drivers reach The Fury repeatedly during competitions but none has

ever revealed what lies beyond the barrier.



RACING CARS

It is much easier to take part in a Ring Race if you choose a car to suit your

financial resources.  Below you will find vital information on the cars available:

THE AVENGER, 2030-2048

Price - 450g  Maximum speed - 240kmh  Acceleration - poor

Brakes - very poor  Armaments capacity - 2

Protective shields - very weak  Fuel consumption - very poor

Built by Millard, the Avenger is the least expensive Ring car.  Its production began

at the end of the 2030s and it has been an enormous success.  In fact this car

gives you access to an introduction to racing without too heavy an outlay.  However

it is worth noting that after the Avenger's appearance on the circuits the death rate

on the Rings went up by 40%.  Because of the old fashioned design of its chassis it

is impossible to house missiles inside the Avenger.

HUNTER, 2040-2078

Price - 650g  Maximum speed - 300kmh  Acceleration - poor

Brakes - poor  Armaments capacity - 6

Protective shields - poor  Fuel consumption - very poor

Another Millard car built to replace the Avenger but with very slight improvements.

This car was never a great success.  In fact it has a large body and is heavy,

difficult to steer and is fitted with a small engine.

REVENGER, 2045

Price - 725g  Maximum speed - 300kmh  Acceleration - average

Brakes - average  Armaments capacity - 10

Protective shields - very poor Fuel consumption - poor

The Avenger MK II, which has gained great success.  Maximum speed was

increased to 300kmh and acceleration and braking improved, all of which entailed

an increase in price.  The main disadvantage of this new version is that it is fitted

with the same low powered protective shield generator as the first Avenger.

HARLET, 2035-2056

Price - 800g  Maximum speed - 320kmh  Acceleration - good

Brakes - fair  Armaments capacity - 10

Protective shields - good   Fuel consumption - extremely poor

Nueva's second and last attempt.  The designers and project engineers brought all

their efforts to bear on the engine.  The Roche Corporation sued them, claiming

that the engine was a copy of their very popular GZ-4000.  Roche lost their case

and the Hurlant was a great success, with only its fuel consumption leaving

something to be desired.

WASTER, 2040-2049

Price - 1000g  Maximum speed - 240kmh  Acceleration - very poor

Brakes - very poor  Armaments capacity - 50

Protective shields - excellent  Fuel consumption - excellent

This vehicle is the first one constructed purely for the destruction of Noads.  Built by

Sandor, it benefitted from a very high weapons capacity and very low fuel

consumption (giving good use of flame throwers), but the Waster is a heavy, slow

car.

ROCHE, 2055

In 2055 the enormous Roche Corporation, famous for their space machine

engines,

produced three cars:

Roche 1000 - 3500g,  Roche 1250 - 5600g, Roche 1300 - 8350g

Although they are good cars, the drivers' verdict was that Roche could have done

better.

THE ANOME, 2070-2071

Price - 1400g  Maximum speed - 450kmh  Acceleration - excellent

Brakes - excellent  Armaments capacity - 30

Protective shields - excellent  Fuel consumption - excellent

Produced by Roche and bearing the name of the first driver to disappear into The

Fury.  The Anome is a very expensive limited edition.



SPLAT

Guide our intrepid hero, Ziggy, around the Splat Map that he has suddenly found

himself transported into.  His only hope is to reach the teleport gate on level 7 and

transport home.

Easy you might think, but you would be wrong.  Whilst trying to reach the gate, you

must avoid drowning (You cannot swim!) and being impaled on drawing pins that

someone has carelessly left lying about.

The only good thing about the splat map is that Ziggy can indulge in his favourite

pastime, eating.

There is plenty of grass spread around the splat map but be careful of the 'Unstable

Suff' which is, well unstable.

To complete a level, you have to survive for a certain length of time so don't get

splatted.

On top of all this, the map moves around randomly and you must avoid the brick

walls that surround you.  If you touch the wall then, you've guessed it, SPLAT!



KEYS

7 (Up) Up		2 Redefine Keys

6 (Down) Down		3 Kempston Joystick Interface

5 (Left) Left		4 AGF Joystick Interface

8 (Right) Right

ENTER Pause



MEGA-APOCALYPSE

FIND STRANGE AND EXCITING NEW WORLDS

- then blast them to pieces!



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DON'T MISS IT!



Congratulations!

You are now the proud owner of the a mega-advanced super shoot'em up for your

mega-computer.

(Has it loaded yet?  If the answer is Yes - skip the next paragraph).

It is a very strange Universe really - isn't it?  All these millions of planets and moons and

stars and comets swirling about in the vastness of space.  Imagine what fun it would be

to explore - to boldly go, where no boldly goer had boldly gone before - unless they

happened to live there.  Latest research from the Institute of Advanced Research (I.A.R.)

indicated (...loaded yet???) that there are quite a lot of planets with things living on

them.  Some of these things are pretty intelligent like us really.  (God, this is awful!).  Other

of these things are really stupid, like whelks, for example.  Anyway, to cut a long story

short, you have been selected to explore the Universe, boldly seeking out strange and

exciting new worlds.  If you find any, your instructions are quite clear.  BLAST THE

LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF THEM!!!!!!

As you set off in your remarkably fast and powerful spacecraft - your mind is tingling

with excitement.  Slowly you hurtle at excessive speeds into the void - blasting a stray

comet into a million shimmering pieces!  But what's this (...there's more!!! c'mon tape

turbo - get on with it).

Your world is suddenly filled with highly useful objects floating aimlessly in front of you.

Things like missiles, rotate motors, speed up thrusts (I ask you ...is this likely!) shields

and - yep - extra lives.  Frantically, you try to capture them.

But what's this!!! (...Again?).  Someone else is also trying to grab the goodies.  His shield

is impervious to your laser bolts.  Oh No!! And what's this?  It's an enormous and highly

populated planet...



WHAM!!! BLAM!!! KERPOW!!! WOW!!!  It's Mega-Apocalypse.

Have fun!!!



INSTRUCTIONS

		JOYSTICK	KEYBOARD

UP		(UP)		Q

DOWN		(DOWN)		A

LEFT		(LEFT)		O

RIGHT		(RIGHT)		P

FIRE		FIRE		Any Key Z to M

PAUSE				T



CREDITS

Mega program code and sound effects by John Wilson (from original game by Simon

Nichol)

Mega music by David Whittaker (from original Rob Hubbard soundtrack)

Mega graphics by Malcolm Smith

Mega cover illustration by Steiner Lund.



VIXEN

INTRODUCTION

The Planet Granath has been under siege for as long as the sky has met with the

horizon and for as long as the mountains have rolled into the distance.

For Granath, a world in a parallel universe many eons away, has been at the mercy of

the dinosaurs.  For millions of years they roamed the planet's surface and its massive

underground caves in search of their prey.  They have destroyed all but a few of the

mammals, and all of the humans.

Or have they?

For a powerful lone female figure still stalks and battles with the reptiles. The cataclysmic

catastrophe that hit the scalled beasts on Earth many millions of years ago has not happened

here.  It is a different world - very different.

Vixen, found abandoned as a child and raised by the wily foxes, has magic powers bestowed

on her by the Fox Sages.  With her ability to metamorphosize into a fox and her Magic Whip in

hand, she is fierce, brave and a match for any of her foes.



SCREEN DISPLAY

Top centre	number of lives remaining.

Bottom centre	number of mega gems held.

Left panel	timer.

Right panel	score.

Centre bar 	Fox Time, which moves from left to right

Fox head	as Fox Time is collected



WOMAN CONTROLS

(up)		jump up

(down)		duck Fire-whip

(left/up)	jump left

(left)		run left

(left/down)	crawl left

(right/up)	jump right

(right)		run right

(right/down)	crawl right



FOX CONTROLS

(up)		jump up

(right)		run right

(right/up)	jump right

(left)		run left

(left/up)	jump left

(down)		Fire pick up gem



KEYBOARD OPTION (on some computers)

A		up

M and A		right/up

M		right

M and Z		right/down

Z		down

N and A		left/up

N		left

N and Z		left/down



SUMMARY OF GAMEPLAY

The game is played over a series of levels.  The main levels above the ground are played as a 

woman.  If Vixen survives a level AND accumulates enough Fox Time, she changes into a Fox

and must try to complete a level underground.



COMPLETING LEVELS ABOVE GROUND

At the beginning of each level the timer panel will display the number of seconds you

have to complete that level.  Any time remaining at the end of a successful level will be

converted into score.

Trying to prevent Vixen from completing each level are the evil mutant dinosaurs.

Determined to destroy her, they will crawl, jump or fly at our fearless heroine.  If they

touch Vixen she loses one of her magic lives.  The mutant nasties may be avoided or

kelled by using the whip.  Some require more that one hit to be killed, so be warned!

If Vixen falls into a hole, she loses one life.  If Vixen runs out of time, she loses one life

and the timer is reset.



OBJECTS ABOVE GROUND

There are various useful objects disguised

on each level.  To reveal an object, whip

its hiding place.  To collect a revealed

object, simply move over it.

Gems - score extra points.

FOX TIME As you collect Fox Time the fox's head moves right on the display panel.  If

you move the head to its maximum setting and you manage to complete the level, Vixen

will metamorphosize into a fox and enter an underground level.

Extra Lives - added to display.

Extra Time - more time to complete level added to display.

Mystery Objects - to be discovered.



COMPLETING FOX LEVELS

The fox level is a bonus collection level.  There are no dinosaurs underground.

Once the level is started, the fox timer counts down.  If it reaches zero before you

complete a level you lose a life.  Any fox time remaining at the end of a successful level is

converted into score.

If the fox falls into a hole, you lose a life and that fox level is terminated.



OBJECTS BELOW GROUND

To collect an object move over it, then press fire.

Gems - score extra points.

Mega Whips - this whip will kill all nasties

with one hit.  If Vixen is carrying the

Mega Whip it will be displayed on

the top of the screen.

If you lose a life on any level you also lose the Mega Whip.

Mega Gems - These are only found underground.  If you pick up a Mega Gem it will be

displayed on the top panel.

Mega Gems increase your scoring potential on the surface levels.

If you lose a life on any level you also lose all your Mega Gems.



Alternative Software Limited 1992

PROGRAMMERS - If you have written a good programme for ANY home computer, send it to us

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