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          KUNG FU LOUIE VS. THE MARTIAL ART POSSE

                Minimum System Requirements

   IBM PC-AT, PS/2 (Model 50 or higher), or 286/386 clone
                     512kb User Memory
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) with at least a 256kb buffer
  Two floppy drives OR one hard disk and one floppy drive
            IBM PC/MS-DOS version 3.00 or later
 AdLib Personal Computer Music Synthesizer Card (optional)
                8 MHz or faster recommended

                   MCMLXXXIX  R. Salgado

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KUNG FU LOUIE                                1989 R. Salgado
     Documentation by Raphael Salgado.
     Software  Program  by Raphael Salgado, Anthony Salgado,
          Renoir Salgado, Roz Lilia Salgado, Frank Irizarry,
          William  Krinsky,  Sean  Stockmeyer, Fred Feldman,
          Christopher Palestro, Roger Marquez, Louis Presta,
          and Navpreet Sandhu.

INTRODUCTION
     In the  history of  the New York City brawls, groups of
vigilantes, gangbangers,  and renegades,  otherwise known as
ruthless streetfighters, stormed the neighborhoods.  Through
constant battles  and rumbles, the leaders arose, bringing a
new breed of mayhem to the streets.
     Karate, kung  fu, tae  kwon do, shinobi-jutsu/ninjutsu,
and all  other martial  arts quickly  became influenced with
the "art"  of streetfighting.   Soon,  corrupted masters and
students began to take control of the streets.
     Arthur, a  villainous karateka,  was  the  most  feared
leader of all New York City.  Rumors tell us that he was the
only survivor  of the "Get You Suckas" Brawl that took place
about three  years ago.   As  that survivor  of  an  almost-
defeated streetgang,  he  was  jumped  by  approximately  30
mostly-armed members  of the opposing gangs.  He took on and
defeated all  30 opponents... with only his "panther-strike"
hands and lightning-quick feet.  Soon after, many members of
all other  groups deserted  their gangs  and friends to join
Arthur, aka "Martial Art."  Thus, this new band of renegades
and vigilantes becomes "The Martial Art Posse."

THE STORY
     June, 1979.   Miyakonojo,  on the  southern  island  of
Kyushu, Japan.   The  day was hot and humid, with a tinge of
rain near the tip of the legendary mountain, Sobo Zan.
     Louis kneeled  in meditation.   Tiny  droplets of sweat
and blood dripped from his face and neck.  This was the test
of the  Fourth Level,  the last test before becoming Master.




He has  already fought  and defeated 19 black-belt karatekas
continuously, and it is time for his last full-contact, one-
on-one battle.
     Kneeling in  attention near  the back  of the  dojo was
Arthur.   He has  also completed  his fight  with the black-
belts.  However, during his last confrontation, his opponent
was knocked down and out from one of Arthur's illegal attack
combinations.
     "Arthur-san!" ordered  the Master.   "Prepare  to fight
last battle.   Between  you two,  we shall  decide who  will
reach Fourth  Level.  Set... Kiai!"  A flurry of punches and
kicks were exchanged between Louis and Arthur.  This was the
longest match displayed, with neither opponent backing down.
However, it  seemed that  Louis was winning the match.  With
one good  opening, Louis  executed a beautiful spinning hook
kick to  Arthur's head,  sending Arthur  down to  his knees,
dazed and defeated on the canvas.
     The match  was over.   Louis  had won  and achieved the
Fourth Level.   Arthur,  in disgrace,  thought  to  himself,
"This is  not the  end, Louie.   I'm going to be the master.
I'm gonna  reach the  Fourth and  Final Level  my  own  way.
Soon."
     Ten years  later, the Master, now old and weak, decides
to resign  from his  title.   Louie, living  in  the  United
States as a third-degree black belt, learns of this news and
rushes over  to Japan  to meet him.  "I shall bring you back
to the  States and  take care  of you  there, Master,"  says
Louie.
     Arthur, a Karate Master of his own style, dominates the
neighborhoods of  New York  City.  He, too, discovers of his
Master's weakening.  `Martial Art' exclaims to his students,
"Bring the  old man  to me.   I  shall soon be the Master of
Japan as well!"
     Leaving the Master unguarded for a few moments, Martial
Art's students  seize him  from Louie's domain and bring him
to an unnamed, condemned hotel building.  "Come and get him,
Kung Fu Louie!  We'll see who's the real master now!"

WELCOME TO THE GAME
     The story  continues as  you (Kung Fu Louie) enters the
park.   From here,  you will  be faced  with many  different
opponents  of  the  Martial  Art  Posse  in  many  different
environments.   Fight   them hard  and crazy with your hands
and feet  to outdo  each opponent and advanced from level to
level,  until  you  come  face-to-face  with  your  ultimate
challenger, Martial Art.

LOADING THE PROGRAM
     If you are running off the original disks, boot up your
computer with  DOS in drive A or have it booted up from your
hard drive.  Insert the INTRO DISK into the drive (use B: if
on a  two-drive system, or A: if you have a hard drive).  If
you are  playing from a hard disk-installed copy, change the




current directory  to wherever  the game  is located.  Note:
DOS must be accessible at all times throughout the program.
     At the  DOS prompt,  type KUNGFU.  If you have an AdLib
Personal Computer Music Synthesizer Card, type KUNGFU /A.
     KUNG FU  LOUIE is  obviously not copy-protected. If you
wish to duplicate the original disks, you can use the normal
DOS DISKCOPY  command.   If you  wish to  install it on your
hard drive, use the HINSTALL program included on-disk.

THE GAME SCREEN
     There are  four levels  you must  overcome  before  you
actually fight  the Martial  Art.   Kung Fu  Louie is on the
left side  of the  screen, as  each opponent enters from the
right.  The energy bars on the corresponding sides will show
how much  damage each  person  can  muster.    If  your  bar
disappears, you are defeated, and the Martial Art Posse will
triumph.  The number of opponents to encounter (shown on the
upper-right corner of the screen) vary from level to level.

CONTROLLING KUNG FU LOUIE
     Kung Fu Louie has three (3) foot techniques and one (1)
hand technique.  Try to build a strategy or pattern to fight
each  style  of  each  opponent  with  ease.    Some  attack
techniques are  slower, but take a great deal of energy away
from the opponent, and vice versa.  Use the "<" and ">" keys
to move Kung Fu Louie backward and forward, respectively.

   KEY     Action                       Damage     Speed
    A      Front punch to head          7 pts.     1 motion
    S      Front snapkick to body       10 pts.    3 motions
    D      Roundhouse kick to head      15 pts.    3 motions
    F      Spinning hook kick to head   30 pts.    5 motions

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CONTROLS
     To quit  from the game and exit to DOS, press "CONTROL"
and "Q"  simultaneously.   To pause  the   game, press  "P."
Press any key when ready to continue and resume play.

GAME STRATEGY
     You may  notice that  several combinations of movements
can render  an opponent  to their  untimely demise.    Also,
little hints and tips can make your challenge strong to meet
up with  Martial Art  himself on the last level of the game.
Follow these strategies...

     1. Fight  when you have to.  Don't waste your energy or
restoration time by throwing unnecessary techniques.  Energy
is restored  after the  defeat of  an opponent  and when the
player is not attacking.  Each opponent knows NOT to come in
for an  attack, so  kicking continuously  will not only keep
your energy  low or  the same,  but raise your opponent's in
the meantime.





     2. Time  your technique  combinations.   As soon as you
see the enemy coming in or see an attack, counterattack