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RIVER RAID
Your mission is to score as many points as possible by destroying
enemy battleships, helicopters, fuel depots, jets, land tanks, hot air
balloons and bridges before your jet crashes or runs out of fuel.
INITIAL SET-UP
1. Load River Raid into your system.
2. When loading is complete, the CONTROLLER MENU will appear. Press
the numerical key that corresponds to you selection.
3. When the starting screen appears, select game level, 1 to 8, by
pressing the corresponding numerical key.
4. The keyboard screen will now appear, displaying all controls.
5. Start the game by pressing ENTER. The action begins by moving the
joystick or pressing a control key.
6. Pause the game at any time by pressing H on the keyboard. To resume
the action press it again.
7. To reset the game press CAPS SHIFT and ENTER. To reset back to the
controller menus, press SYMBOL SHIFT and ENTER.
ORIENTATION
THE RIVER OF NO RETURN
The river is divided into sections with a bridge at the end of each
section. You will encounter islands, narrow channels, bays and lots of
enemy air, land and water crafts moving in to block your path. Also
the farther down the river you fly, the more harrowing things get.
The current bridge number is displayed on-screen and is an indication
of your progress up the river. it is updated whenever a bridge is
destroyed. Advanced pilots may start the game at later bridges,
bypassing the easier sections of the river. Here are your options:
GAME STARTING NUMBER OF
NUMBER BRIDGE PLAYERS
1 1 ONE
2 1 TWO
3 5 ONE
4 5 TWO
5 10 ONE
6 10 TWO
7 20 ONE
8 20 TWO
Your jet fighter will bank to the left or right when you move your
joystick left or right. To accelerate push it forward. To slow down,
pull it back. Press fire to launch missiles (hold for continuous
fire).
On the keyboard O is used to move left, P to move right. Press 2 to
accelerate, W to slow down. Any letter key on the bottom row may be
used as a fire button.
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YOUR SQUADRON
You'll begin with four jets (one active, three on reserve). With each
10,000 point increase, you're given an additional jet. You lose a jet
if it runs out of fuel, or touches anything except a fuel depot.
FUEL GAUGE
Always keep an eye and an ear on your fuel gauge. Fuel is used up at a
constant rate, regardless of speed. When your fuel drops below 1/4
full, a warning sound will alert you. To refuel, fly over a fuel
depot. The slower you fly over it, the more fuel you'll receive. A
beep will sound while you are refuelling. This changes to a higher
pitch when your fuel tank is full. If you don't need fuel, you can
blow up the fuel depot.
LAND TANKS
These appear on the road at the first bridge. Beginning with Bridge 7,
they'll dodge up to the shoreline and commence shooting. Helicopter
gunners appear at Bridge 13.
SCORING
Target Points
Battleship 30
Helicopter 60
Balloon 60
Fuel Depot 80
Enemy Jet 100
Helicopter Gunner 150
Bridge 500
Bridge with Tank 750
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TIPS FROM CAROL BRADSHAW (Designer of River Raid)
Carol is a first class game designer and a computer science scholar.
She's also a serious bicyclist, and can often be found cycling through
the wilds of her native California coast.
"The River of No Return is a rough assignment. You'll not only have to
know your assault jet, but you'll need to have a good idea of your
basic flight plan before you start."
"By knowing the river, pinpointing areas with the highest
concentration of enemy, and the most fuel depots, you'll have a much
better chance of surviving. Try jotting down notes for each important
section."
"Fuel is a critical factor. When you're far up river, fuel is scarce.
Hence flying to the next fuel depot should be your top priority. Also,
you'll find you can actually blow blow up a fuel depot in the middle
of refuelling."
"And, with that, I'll sign off. Good luck!"
Carol Shaw.