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TOMMY'S GORILLA BALL RAMPARTS (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-017-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
YOU ARE THE LONE DEFENDER OF A BELEAGUERED CASTLE IN YE OLDE GORILLA BALL
CIVIL WAR.
THE ENEMY IS EVEN NOW STORMING THE RAMPARTS, AND IT IS YOUR DUTY TO REPEL THE
ATTACK.
YOU HAVE AT YOUR COMMAND A LARGE SUPPLY OF CANNON BALLS WHICH YOU CAN DROP ON
THE ATTACKERS' HEADS AS THEY SCALE THE WALL ON THEIR LADDERS. BEWARE, FOR THEY
HAVE CROSSBOWS AND KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
TO MOVE: USE THE FOUR ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD (WHEN YOU HIT THE UP
ARROW KEY, YOU ARE JUMPING INTO THE AIR, WHICH IS SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO
AVOID AN ARROW.)
TO DROP A CANNON BALL: USE FUNCTION KEY F9 OR F10 (THEY ARE EQUIVALENT), OR
HIT THE SPACE BAR.
SHIELD: HITTING FUNCTION KEY F7 OR F8 WILL TOGGLE (RAISE AND LOWER) YOUR
SHIELD. WHEN YOUR SHIELD IS UP, YOU ARE PRETTY WELL (BUT NOT ABSOLUTELY)
PROTECTED AGAINST ENEMY ARROWS, BUT YOU CANNOT FIRE WITHOUT LOWERING IT.
IN FACT, YOUR SHIELD GOES DOWN AUTOMATICALLY EVERY TIME YOU FIRE OR MOVE.
CUTTING LADDERS: TO CUT A LADDER, STAND OVER IT AND HIT FUNCTION KEY F6.
(OF COURSE IT TAKES TIME TO CUT A LADDER).
ENEMY SOLDIER ON THE RAMPARTS: WHEN AN ENEMY SOLIDER MAKES IT UP ONTO THE
RAMPARTS, YOU MUST DESTROY HIM BY RUNNING INTO HIM. IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG, HE
WILL HAVE TIME TO SHOOT AN ARROW AT YOU AND PROBABLY SKEWER YOU LIKE A TOAD.
SCORING: YOU GET ONE POINT FOR EVERY ENEMY SOLDIER DESTROYED. THE GAME
ENDS WHEN YOU ARE SKEWERED.
THE RAMPARTS: YOU CAN HIDE BEHIND THE RAMPARTS TO AVOID ENEMY FIRE, BUT THIS
DOESN'T STOP THE ENEMY SOLIDERS FROM SCALING THE WALLS AND OVERWHELMING YOU,
DOES IT?
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE.
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F2, THE ESC KEY, OR THE "Q" KEY.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS: FUNCTION KEYS F3 AND F4 DECREASE AND INCREASE THE
DIFFICULTY LEVEL, RESPECTIVELY. THE LEVELS ARE 1..9 WITH 9 THE MOST DIFFICULT.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE SWITCH: FUNCTION KEY F5 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF.
*WARNING* PRESSING FUNCTION KEYS F1, F3, OR F4 ZEROES THE SCORE!
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT THE "H" KEY.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >RAMPARTS MS
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DO YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!