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- Star Castle
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- You and other experienced intergalactic voyagers have heard about and
- shared the legend of Star Castle -- a mysterious fortress in a far away
- galaxy filled with incredible riches and surrounded by revolving walls of
- shimmering solid gold. Yet no one, until now, has ever actually seen the
- Castle -- or lived to tell about it!
- As you approach, you are overwhelmed with the beauty of the Castle but you
- suddenly realize that the golden walls hide a deadly arsenal. To survive you
- must destroy the walls and the powerful Energy Cannon they shield. Perhaps
- you will be the first to survive the Star Castle's arsenal and prove the
- legend true. Perhaps not!
-
- Controls
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- Joystick: Controls the rotation of your star cruiser.
- Button 1: Rotate left.
- Button 2: Rotate right.
- Button 3: Thrust.
- Button 4: Fire.
-
- Star Castle can be played as either a one or two-player game using the
- built-in control panel. In a two-player game, a second, optional control
- panel can also be used.
-
- Skill Levels
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- There are two skill levels for Star Castle. Level 1 is the most
- difficult, level 2 is the least difficult.
-
- Game Play
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- As the commander of a highly maneuverable star cruiser, your mission in
- Star Castle is to destroy the powerful and deadly Energy Cannon that is
- shielded by three revolving octagonal walls.
- You skill and reflexes will be tested like never before as you attempt to
- destroy sections of the Castle's walls in order to give you a direct line of
- fire at the deadly Cannon. At the same time you must avoid or destroy the
- outer wall's energy bombs and the Cannon's awesome fireballs.
- Your mission will increase in difficulty as the game progresses. The
- longer it takes you to destroy the protective walls of the Castle, the more
- aggressive the energy bombs will become. And as you blast your way through
- more sections of the walls, you will allow the Energy Cannon to fire directly
- upon your cruiser with greater and greater accuracy.
- Your best chance for survival is to conduct your mission from the far
- corners of the screen -- using your thrust to avoid the Castle's weapons.
- After striking the Castle, you can avoid retaliation by thrusting quickly
- around the screen. Use your reflexes and knowledge well -- you are provided
- with only five star cruisers. Perhaps you will be the first to destroy the
- arsenal protecting the mysterious Star Castle. Or perhaps you will be one of
- the many never to escape its deadly beauty.
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- Star Cruiser
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- In Star Castle, you are provided with five highly maneuverable star
- cruisers that shoot powerful missiles in bursts of four at a time. (No more
- than four missiles may appear on the screen at one time.)
- A cruiser will be destroyed when it is hit by either a fireball or energy
- bomb. If you should happen to actually bump one of the Castle walls, your
- cruiser will bounce off in the opposite direction. Thrust your cruisers
- forward by pressing button 3. Change course either by pushing buttons 1 & 2
- or by using your joystick.
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- Castle Walls
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- The three revolving walls of the Star Castle are octagonal in shape, with
- eight sections each. Each section must be hit twice by your missiles in
- order to be destroyed. After the first hit, a wall section will glow --
- indicating it requires one more hit to be destroyed. The inner and outer
- walls revolve in the same direction; the middle wall revolves in the opposite
- direction. When outer Castle walls are completely destroyed, the inner walls
- quickly expand and a new wall forms around the Energy Cannon.
- Energy bombs are released at random from the outer walls. These bombs
- will track your cruiser until it is destroyed. However, they can not follow
- you if you thrust off the screen and they can de disarmed by your missiles.
- There is no limit to the number of energy bombs the Castle will release and
- there are no points scored for disarming a bomb.
-
- Energy Cannon
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- The Energy Cannon, located at the center of the Castle and protected by
- three revolving Castle walls, is a deadly adversary. It will always track
- your cruiser as you move around the screen and as the game progresses it will
- move so quickly that it appears to blink into position.
- Each time there are gaps in all three walls that are lined up together,
- the Energy Cannon will release a fireball directly at your star cruiser.
- Fireballs can not be destroyed with your missiles, they can only be avoided
- by thrusting your cruiser off the screen. These same gaps that allow the
- Cannon to release fireballs at your star cruiser also enable you to take
- direct aim at the Cannon to destroy it. Use extreme caution and aim well!
-
- Scoring
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- Points are awarded as follows:
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- Target Points
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- Outer wall section 10
- Middle wall section 20
- Inner wall section 30
- Energy Cannon A bonus star cruiser
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- Player one's score is displayed in the upper right corner and the second
- player's score is shown in the upper left corner. The number of star
- cruisers remaining for your use is centered at the top of the playing area
- below the scores. Only nine star cruisers will be displayed at the top of
- the screen at one time. Those that are earned and are not displayed will
- still be available for your use.
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- z_morganrw@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
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