THE Worlds Leading Force SKID ROW Give You The Dox To > DOODLEBUG < ------------------------==========------------------- ========= [SCOOTER] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANX GOES TO ANNIHILATOR AND K FOR SUPPLYING ME THE DOX TO: DOODLEBUG/ASSASSINS/CYTRON/FIREFORCE/LEEDS UTD...CHEERS M8S ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOADING DOODLEBUG ----------------- AMIGA : SWITCH OFF YOUR AMIGA AND REMOVE ANY CARTRIDGES. INSERT DOODLEBUG DISK INTO DRIVE DF0: AND SWITCH ON YOUR COMPUTER - THE GAME WILL LOAD AUTOMATICALLY. A1000 OWNERS SHOULD INSERT THEIR KICKSTART DISK AS NORMAL FIRST. YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE DISK IN THE DRIVE WHILST PLAYING. ATARI ST AND STE (REQUIRES DOUBLE SIDED DISK DRIVE): SAME AS ABOVE THE STORY SO FAR: ----------------- ANOTHER QUIET SUNNY DAY DAWNS OVER THE MAGICAL LAND OF CARTOONIA. SUDDENLY....THE SILENCE IS BROKEN!?..`HELP....SAVE ME` CRIES PRINCESS LADY BUG; ITS THE EVIL....HE CRY BECOMES TOO FAINT TO HEAR AS A LARGE DARK FIGURE CARRIES HER OFF INTO THE DISTANCE. THE KING IS VERY UPSET ABOUT THE DISAPPERANCE OF HIS DAUGHTER AND CALLS UPON THE CREATURES OF CARTOONIA TO SAVE THE PRINCESS FROM HER TERRIBLE FATE. THE JOURNEY THAT LAY AHEAD WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND NOT ALL THE LANDS IN THE KINGDOM HAD BEEN EXPLORED. THERE WERE STORIES THAT STRANGE CREATURES LURKED IN THESE LANDS AND THAT MANY OF THEM DID NOT RESPECT THE KING AND WERE,THEREFORE,BANISHED TO THE OUTER REGIONS. HE PRESENTS THE SACRED MAGIC PENS AND ERASER THAT WERE ONCE USED BY THE HUMANS WHO CREATED CARTOONIA, TO A BRAVE BUG LIKE CREATURE WHO STEPS FORWARD. `THIS IS THE ONLY HELP I CAN GIVE YOU BUT REMEMBER DUDE;DONT DAWDLE...DOODLE`. THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIC CONTROLS -------------- JOYSTICK:ON GROUND TOP LEFT/CENTRE/RIGHT.....JUMP CENTRE/LEFT/RIGHT.........WALK/PUSH BOTTOM LEFT/CENTRE/RIGHT..SELECT PENCIL TO THROW JOYSTICK:IN AIR TOP LEFT/CENTRE/RIGHT.....NOT USED CENTRE/LEFT/RIGHT.........VEER BOTTOM LEFT/CENTRE/RIGHT..SELECT PENCIL TO THROW JOYSTICK..PLUG YOUR JOYSTICK INTO PORT 0 (ATARI ST) PORT 1 (AMIGA) THE JOYSTICK CONTROLS MAY CHANGE TO SUIT THE MODE THAT DOODLEBUG IS IN.ie USING A BALLON OR DRIVING A VEHICLE -THESE ARE EXPLAINED LATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYBOARD AND PLAYER OPTIONS. HELP.....CALL IN GAME HELP MENU P........PAUSE THE GAME M........INGAME MUSIC ON/OFF F........AUDIO FILTER ON/OFF (AMIGA ONLY) ESC......QUIT CURRENT GAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAME OBJECTIVE -------------- YOU MUST NEGOTIATE EACH OF THE LANDS IN TURN IN A GIVEN TIME LIMIT, IF YOU ARE TO SAVE THE PRINCESS FROM HER FATE. YOU MAY GET CLUES BY TALKING TO SOME INTER-ACTIVE CHARACTERS IN THE GAME;OR BUY VEHICLES WITH YOUR GOLD, WHICH MAY OR MAYNOT ASSIST YOU IN YOUR QUEST. ON EACH LEVEL IS A DOOR WHICH,HEN OPENED,WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A NEW AREA WITHIN THE LAND. ON COMPLETION OF A LAND YOU WILL COME UP AGAINST THE END OF LEVEL BOSS-GUARDIAN WHOM YOU MUST DEFEAT IN ORDER TO PASS TO THE NEXT STAGE. THE MAGIC PENCILS AND ERASER ---------------------------- BLUE PENCIL; THROW THIS PENCIL TO DRAW AN UMBRELLA, WHICH WILL SLOW ANY FALLS YOU HAVE. AN UMBRELLA IS STORED FOR USE AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU PICK IT UP AND WILL ONLY BE USED IF YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM HIGH PLATFORMS, ECT. RED PENCIL; THROW THIS PENCIL TO DRAW A RED BALLOON WHICH ALLOW YOU TO FLOAT GENTLY UPWARDS WHEN PICKED UP.BEWARE IF YOU GOTO HIGH AS THE BALLOON WILL BURST ON ITS OWN. YOU MAY ALSO BURST IT AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON WHILST THE BALLOON IS IN USE. GREEN PENCIL; THROW THIS PENCIL TO DRAW A POTION BOTTLE CONTAINING GREEN LIQUID WHICH WILL GIVE DOODLEBUG A PROTECTIVE FORCE SCREEN AROUND HIS BODY FOR 15 SECONDS. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO PASS ANY CREATURES WITHOUT BEING HIT. YELLOW PENCIL: THROW THIS PENCILTO DRAW A STOP WATCH, WHICH WHEN PICKED UP FREEZES ALL CREATURES,ECT FOR 10 SECONDS. YOU CAN STILL BE HIT AND LOSE ENERGY IF YOU HIT A FROZEN CREATURE. REMEMBER TO PICK UP AN OBJECT DRAWN WITH A MAGIC PENCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THEIR ENERGY FADES AND THEY WILL DISAPPEAR QUICKLY. YOU MAY ALSO USE MAGIC PENCILS TO KILL CREATURES BY THROWING THEM DIRECTLY AT THEM. THIS IS ALSO A USEFUL WAY OUT OF SOME TIGHT SPOTS ON VRIOUS LEVELS, BUT DO NOT WASTE THEM. TO AVOID WASTING MAGIC PENCILS, YOU ARE ABLE TO THROW ANOTHER PENCIL OF THE SAME TYPE IF ONE IS CURRENTLY IN USE,OR IN THE CASE OF THE UMBRELLA PENCIL-IF YOU HAVE ONE STORED FOR USE ALREADY. ERASER BOMB; THROW THE ERASER WHICH WILL THEN EXPLODE UP TO THREE TIMES IN A STARBURST PATTERN KILLING ANY CREATURES THAT ITS FRAGMENTS HIT. VERY USEFUL ON THE BOSS STAGES. BUT AS WITH PENCILS-DO NOT WASTE THEM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL CONTROLS ---------------- SPIN ATTACK - DOODLE BUG MAY KILL CREATURES BY EITHER THROWING A MAGIC PENCIL OR ERASER AT THEM AS MENTIONED EARLIER OR BY PERFORMING A SPIN ATTACK. PUSH UP ON THE JOYSTICK AND THEN PRESS THE FIRE BUTTON...WHILE DOODLE BUG IS SPINNING YOU SHOULD AIM TO LAND DIRECTLY ON TOP OF ANY CREATURE NEAREST YOU. AT THIS POINT THE CREATURE WILL TAKE A HIT OR EXPLODE AND RELEASE A BONUS WHICH YOU CAN PICK UP FOR POINTS. VEHICLES -------- IF AT ANY TIME ON YOUR ADVENTURE YOU ARE ABLE TO BUY A VEHICLE. THE CONTROL METHOD VIA THE JOYSTICK WILL VARY SLIGHTLY TO SUIT THE CURRENT MODE DOODLE BUG IS IN. YOU CAN ENTER AND CONTROL A VEHICLE BY JUMPING INTO IT, AT WHICH POINT THE CONTROL METHOD MAY CHANGE TO SUIT - ie USING THE SUBMARINE UNDER WATER. YOU MAY MOVE UP DOWN LEFT AND RIGHT ONLY, BUT CANNOT SLECT A PENCIL TO THROW WITH `DOWN` MOVEMENT AS BEFORE. YOU MAY LEAVE A VEHICLE AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONUS OBJECTS ------------- APART FROM TRAPS AND SURPRISE FEATURES SUCH AS SPRINGS,ECT. IN EACH LAND, MANY OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE PICKED UP. HEAD BUTTS - THESE ARE SMALL YELLOW BOXES WITH A BIG SMILE ON THEM, WHICH CONTAIN A MULTITUDE OF RANDOM BONUS ITEMS. JUMPING DIRECTLY UP UNDER A YELLOW HEAD BUTT WILL CAUSE IT TO RELEASE A RANDOM BONUS OBJECT, AT WHICH POINT IT WILL TURN GREY AND WILL CEASE TO BE OF USE. HEAD BUTTS MAY ALSO BE OF USE AS PLATFORMS TO REACH OTHER AREAS IN SOME LANDS, AND GREEDY PLAYERS MAY FIND THE GOING HARDER IF THEY USE EVERY HEAD BUTT THEY FIND. GOLD COIN - ADDS 1 CREDIT TO DOODLEBUGS GOLD MONEY BAG - ADDS 10 CREDITS TO DOODLE BUGS GOLD PENCILS - ADDS 1 PENCIL TO THE TYPE PICKED UP, TO DOODLEBUGS PENCILS ERASER - ADDS 1 ERASER TO DOODLE BUGS ERAERS PENCIL SHARPENER - ADDS 1 OF EACH PENCIL TO DOODLE BUGS PENCILS (HANDY EH) FREEZE TIME - WILL FREEZE THE CLOCK ON STATUS BAR FOR 15 SECS, ALLOWING EXTRA TIME TO COMPLETE PART OF LAND. 1 UP- AN EXTRA LIFE IS AWARDED WHEN PICKED UP YING YANG - A BLACK AND WHITE SYMBOL WHICH IF FOUND WILL WARP DOODLE BUG TO THE NEXT APRT OF THE LAND. SKULL - DEATH SKULL WILL CAUSE DOODLEBUG TO LOSE ENERGY IF PICKED UP IT MAY EVEN COST YOU A LIFE. ASSORTED FRUITS - TESE ARE WORT VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF BONUS IF PICKED UP. SMALL HEART - THESE WILL POWER UP DOODLE BUGS ENERGY TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 TIMES. THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ENERGY SHOWING ON THE STATUS BAR AS A GREEN HEART. ANY SMALL HEARTS PICKED UP WHILE DOODLE BUG HAS FULL ENERGY WILL BE TRANSOFORMED INTO BONUS POINTS. SWITCHES - THESE MAY BE TURNED ON (GREEN) OR OFF (RED) AND WILL CAUSE SOMETHING GOOD OR BAD TO HAPPEN. ITS UP TO YOU TO FIND OUT WHICH. REMAINING CHANCES. YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPTION TO CONTINUE THE GAME FROM YOUR CURRENT POSITION, IF YOU SHOULD LOSE ALL YOUR LIVES. YOU ONLY HAVE 3 CONTINUES, AND YOUR SCORE AND REMAING PENCILS, ECT..WILL BE RESET IF YOU DECIDE TO CONTINUE THE GAME AT ANY TIME. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS AND SCORING; FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE LARGE PENCIL STATUS BAR READS SCORE - YOUR CURRENT SCORE ENERGY LEVELS - ENERGY STATUS FOLLOWED BY REMAINING LIVES GOLD - AMOUNT OF GOLD ACCUMALTED TIME CLOCK - TIME TO COMPLETE CURRENT PART OF LAND - BLACK IS TIME ELAPSED PENCIL SELECTION - PENCIL SELECTION BOXES SHOWING NUMBER OF EACH PENCIL DOODLE BUG IS CARRYING IN TOP RIGHT RIGHT OF EACH BOX. ANOTHER DOC TYPED IN BY SCOOTER/SKID ROW...A NOT SO FAMOUS DOX TYPER IN FROM LIVERPOOL..I FORGET NOW WHO IS THE OTHER ONE?...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- END *