H.E.R.O.

 BY ACTIVISION

 by John van Ryzin

 DOWN AND DIRTY!
 Reach miners trapped miles under the surface of the earth! Use
 the Prop-pack to maneuver through a maze of mineshafts! Blast
 vile vermin with the Microlaser Beam! Dynamite walls! Negotiate
 across the lethal lava flow! Rescue all the miners you can
 before running out of lives or power!

 Insructions for the Atari 5200

 GETTING STARTED
 *Insert cartridge. Turn power ON.
 *Press a number 1-5 to select one of the five one-player games.
 The higher the number, the greater the challenge.
 *To begin, press START and move Joystick.
 *RESERVES. Begin with one life in use and three in reserve.
 Acquire an additional life, to a maximum of six in reserve, for
 every 20,000 points earned.
 *POWER GAUGE. Power begins to diminish when you move the Joystick
 after Rod Hero appears onscreen. If power runs out and a reserve
 life remains, you return to the top of that level.
 *Game ends when you run out of lives.

 VARIATIONS
 Game Number            Starting Level
 1                             1
 2                             5
 3                             9
 4                             13
 5                             17*
 *All following levels are random and no level number appears.
 In games 1-4, the word PRO appears in place of the level
 number after level 20.

 EQUIPMENT CHECK
 Prop-pack.
 *To fly up or run or fly left or right: Push Joystick in that
 direction.
 *To hover: Tap Joystick forward.
 *To fly down a shaft: Step off the ledge.
 Microlaser Beam. Your helmet's Microlaser Beam can blast
 creatures or slice through small walls.
 *To fire: Press either bottom side button. Hold for continuous
 fire.
 Dynamite. Each of the six sticks you begin with can blow up all
 or part of a small wall.
 *Land or move near a wall.
 *To place and ignite: Press either top side button. Then move
 fast or be blown up!
 Raft. Ride the raft whenever it appears.
 Lanterns. Careful! Touch or shoot out a lantern and that section
 of the mine goes dark.

 SCORING:
 *Shoot a critter:                   50 points
 *Each dynamite stick remaining
  when miner is rescued:             50 points
 *Dynamite a wall:                   75 points
 *Rescue miner:                    1000 points
 *Earn points for every unit of power left when a miner is rescued.
 The higher the level number, the more each power unit is worth.
 You've saved the day when the score reaches 1,000,000.

 Join the "Order of the H.E.R.O."
 Score 70,000 points or more and join the "Order of the H.E.R.O.!"
 Fill out the attached coupon and send us a picture of your TV
 screen showing your score. We'll send you an official emblem.
 Be sure to write "H.E.R.O. 5200" on the front corner of the
 envelope, and include $1.00 per emblem to cover shipping and
 handling.

 H.E.R.O. adapted by The Softworks

 coupon (VOID)
 My H.E.R.O. score is at least 70,000. I have attached a picture
 of my TV screen displaying the score. I am including $1.00 per
 patch for shipping and handling. Please enroll me and send my
 emblem to:
 NAME(Please print):
 ADDRESS(Street or P.O. Box):
 CITY:
 STATE:
 ZIP CODE:
 Please circle those systems you own: Atari2600, 400, 800, 5200;
 Coleco; Commodore 64; Intellivision.

 Mail your complete form, picture and check or money order
 (no cash please) to:
 ACTIVISION, INC.
 P.O. Box 7287
 Mountain View, CA 94039

 For information about new releases, call 800-633-4263 anytime
 on the weekend. In California, call (415) 940-6044/5.

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