____ ____ /\ ____/\ /\_____ ____ /\ \ / \ / \// __ // _____ \\ / / / \ \ / //\_/ /_ \/ \/__ / // \/ / \ \/ // __\/_ \ /\ / / / // /\ / \ // /____/ // // /_/_// / / / \// //_____// / \_______/ / / _\/_ /\_/_/________\/____/ /____/ /______ /\ __ / ___________ // __ /_ _ /_ \___ \\ \ / / _\// /__ ____/ // / \/ / / \/ / /__/ / \ \/ / \_/ /__// __/ /__/ / //\ / // __/ \ / _/ / / /_/ /_____/\ / // /_/ / \ \_____/ / \_/[SP]\___\/_______/ \/ \____/ \_______/ BRING YOU THE DOCUMENTATION TO: _ ______ __ _ _ __ ___ __ __ __ /V\ / \ /\ \ <_ | /_ |_> |_> | | <_ | /\ \ /_ <_ <_ /\ /\ \_/ \ \/ __> | \__ | \ |_> |_| __> _|_ \ \/ \__ __> __> ------------------- TYPED BY: WHITEHEAT THE STORY ------------------- --------- LEROY SMILED TO HIMSELF WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND MR.BOB, BOSS OF THE BIGGEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN TIN TOWN, WHO HAD JUST PAID HIM A VISIT. LIKE MR.BOB HAD EXPLAINED, HIS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MAD MEANIES, NASTY LITTLE BEASTIES FROM THE BIG FOREST, THAT INVADED ALL HIS BUILDING SITES, STEALING ANYTHING THEY COULD GET THEIR LITTLE HANDS ON - INCLUDING THE TOOLS THE WORKERS NEEDED TO GET THEIR JOBS DONE. THE MAD MEANIES FROM THE BIG FOREST USUALLY STAYED AWAY FROM TIN TOWN; INSTEAD, THEY USUALLY PREFERRED TO STEAL BIRD'S EGGS, OR GENERALLY BE A NUISANCE TO ALL OTHER ANIMALS IN THE FOREST. EACH CITY NEAR THE BIG FOREST HAD SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE MAD MEANIES IN CASE, LIKE NOW, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THEIR HIDING PLACES. LEROY WAS THE BEST OF THIS BEASTIE BUSTERS AROUND, AND THAT'S WHY MR.BOB HADN'T THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT HIRING HIM. LEROY HAD HIS WAY WITH MEANIES - LIKE NO OTHER HE COULD BLOW THEM UP, SO THEY DISAPPEARED WHILE LEAVING BEHIND WHAT THEY HAD STOLEN. HE WENT OUT THE NEAREST CONSTRUCTION SITE RIGHT AWAY. WHEN HE CAME THERE, LEROY LOOKED AT THE SKY AND DIDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES: LOTS OF MAD MEANIES WERE RUNNING TO AND FROM ALL OVER THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS, STEALING AWAY ALL THE TOOLS THE WORKERS NEEDED! "THERE IS SOME WORK TO BE DONE HERE," HE THOUGHT, AND GOT BLOWIN'. USE YOUR JOYSTICK TO BECOME LEROY, THE BEST BEASTIE BUSTER IN THE LANDS AROUND BIG FOREST, AND RID LEVEL AFTER OF CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE MAD MEANIES THAT TRY TO STEAL AWAY ALL ITEMS THEY THINK ARE INTERESTING. UPON HAVING BLOWN THEM AWAY, COLLECT ALL ITEMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND, THUS ENABLING THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO GET ON WITH THEIR JOB, AND OBTAINING POINTS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR SCORE! THE GAME -------- IT IS YOUR AIM TO GET RID OF ALL MONSTERS INFESTING THE PLATFORMS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, YOU HAVE TO BLOW UP MONSTER AND HAVE IT FLOAT OUT OF THE SCREEN. IT IS BETTER AND FASTER, HOWEVER, TO PUSH THE MONSTERS AS THEY FLOAT UP, WHICH CAUSES THEM TO DISAPPEAR OFF THE RIGHT OR LEFT EDGE OF THE SCREEN. WOU WILL ALSO GET RID OF ANY MONSTERS THAT COLIDES IN THEIR FLIGHT PATH. CONTROLS -------- YOU WILL NEED A JOYSTICK. MOVE THE JOYSTICK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TO MOVE IN THE CORRESPONDING DIRECTION. TO JUMP, MOVE THE UP. A SHORT PUSH WILL MAKE A SMALLER JUMP, A LONGER PUSH A LONGER JUMP. WATCH OUT NOT TO JUMP INTO MONSTERS MOVING ABOVE YOU. WHILE JUMPING, YOU CAN MOVE YOUR CHARACTER SOMEWHAT TO BOTH SIDES, THUS ALLOWING YOU TO REACH MORE DISTANT PLATFORMS OR TO AVOID MONSTERS. USE THE FIREBUTTON TO BLOW UP THE MONSTERS - POSSIBLY BY FAST, REPETITVE PUSHING. YOU CAN ONLY BLOW UP A MONSTER AT APROXIMATE EQUAL HEIGHT WITH YOU. TO BLOW UP A MONSTER YOU HAVE TO BE STANDING ON SOMETHING SOLID AND THE DISTANCE SHOULD NOT BE TOO BIG. BONUS ITEMS ----------- ONCE YOU'VE BLOWN UP A MONSTER, THE ITEMS STOLEN BY THE MONSTERS WILL BE DROPPED. COLLECTING THESE WILL CAUSE YOUR SCORE TO BE INCREASED AT THE END OF THE LEVEL. WATCH OUT FOR BOXES STANDING AROUND. YOU WILL PICK UP THEIR CONTENTS BY WALKING PAST THEM. ESPECIALLY THE BOXES WITH THE INJECTION SYMBOL IN THEM ARE VALUABLE, AS THEY WILL GIVE YOU A JUMP BONUS. BUT WATCH OUT: YOUR JUMPING POWER AND THE CHANCE OF COLLIDING WITH A MONSTER ABOVE YOU WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. JUMP POWER INCREASE IS NOT DISMISSABLE IN SOME LEVELS, HOWEVER. TIME ---- YOU HAVE ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AT YOUR DISPOSAL FOR EACH LEVEL. THE TIME REMAINING CAN BE READ AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE STATUS LINE. WHEN YOUR TIME HAS PASSES EXCEPT FOR FIVE UNITS, A "HURRY UP!" WARNING WILL BE DISPLAYED. YOU WILL THEN HAVE ONLY A SHORT TIME LEFT TO FINISH THE LEVEL. AT THE END OF A LEVEL YOU WILL GET A TIME BONUS, CALCULATED FROM THE TIME REMAINING. THIS WILL THEN BE ADDED TO YOUR SCORE. YOU WILL GET AN EXTRA LIFE AT EACH 20,000 POINTS. THE PLATFORMS ------------- THE PLATFORMS CONSIST OF HORIZONTAL AND DIAGONAL PARTS. ON THE HORIZONTAL ONES YOU CAN MOVE NORMALLY, BUT WATCH OUT ON THE DIAGONALS; THERE, YOU CAN EITHER WALK UP OR SLIDE DOWN. SO WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE LOWER END OF A DIAGONAL BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO USE IT. WALKING UP A DIAGONAL PLATFORM CAN BE ENDED BY RELEASING THE JOYSTICK - YOU WILL THEN SLIDE DOWN. SLIDING CAN NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL YOU REACH THE END. THE MONSTERS ------------ BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE, EW WILL HERE MENTION SOME SPECIES ONLY. MUTANT BIRDS: THESE REGULARLY LAY EGGS THAT EXPLODE AFTER A SHORT TIME. THE EGGS THEMSELVES ARE HARMLESS, BUT DON'T GET CAUGHT IN AN EXPLOSION AS THAT WILL BE LETHAL. SPITTING MONSTERS: MANY MONSTERS SPIT SHOTS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO AVOID. RABID APES: YOU SHOULD SPECIFICALLY WATCH OUT FOR THESE WILD APES! MANY USE PRESSURE HAMMERS TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY. OTHERS ARE HIGH UP AND TRY TO KILL THE PLAYER BY LETTING BARRELS ROLL DOWN. THESE BARRELS NEVER SHOULD BE TOUCHED!