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C Y N E T 1 9 9 4 brings you M A S Q U E R A D E ------------------- Please read the following; it will help you to get started with Masquerade, and contains information on how to win a reasonably-startling prize! \HOW TO PLAY HOW TO PLAY ----------- At first glance, Masquerade may seem a little complicated. Once you have had a few goes it will clarify quickly. The game is split into four different Worlds. Each World has ten levels. Once loaded select "Start New Game" by pressing fire. The first world is loaded and you are presented with the names of each of the ten levels. Moving the joystick up or down highlights one of the levels and fire selects. This is done so that you can try any of the levels rather than being constrained to playing them in order. (Levels which have been completed are dimmed, and are not selectable) Once the level is loaded another screen is displayed. On the Right you will see a red "M" with the number three beneath. This is your player block and the current number of lives. Below that, a blue diamond and another number. To complete each level it is necessary to collect this number of diamonds before you can use the exit to escape. The number of diamonds required varies from level to level (Usually between 0 and 10) You will see the red "M" (player block) again within the game screen. This is you. Move the joystick to travel around the screen. Sound Easy? There are, as you will see, several other types of objects on screen: Name Action Appears on World 1 as: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Faller Will fall down the Portcullis screen when until it lands on something Lefter/Righter Moves Left/Right until Knights Head something blocks it TNT Falls is the same way Barrel as a Faller, but will explode if another object lands on it Dolly Will travel in a Coat of Arms on a shield direction when you push it, and keep moving until it is blocked Bonus Several (see below) Flag Exit Once you have collected Castle and word EXIT ALL the diamonds. Step into it to complete the level Wall 1 Indestructible block Large dark brick wall Wall 2 Can only be destroyed Large lighter coloured by pushing/dropping brick wall another object on/through it Wall 3 Can only be destroyed by Wall made of thin bricks you walking through it Got all that? In addition there are these simple actions; Lefter/Righters can be pushed, one space at a time, up or down. Fallers/TNT can be pushed left or right one block at a time. TNT will explode another TNT block when dropped on it. Fallers explode TNT blocks when dropped on them. Lefters/Righters will explode TNT blocks if allowed to move left/right into them. EXPLOSIONS ---------- When an explosion occurs. A portion of screen is wiped out in a square totalling nine blocks (3x3) around the TNT. This wipes out everything (including diamonds, exits and yourself). In fact the only thing that survives is (predictably) an indestructible (type 1) wall. Watch Out! BONUS EFFECTS ------------- There are several actions a bonus will produce when collected and they vary from level to level. You will only know which when you collect them. 1. Reverse Controls. Designed to annoy. Moving left will move right. Moving up will move down etc. 2. Bonus Exit. You will notice that some screens seem to have no exit. It is hidden. Collecting this bonus will reveal it. (note: you can use an exit when it is invisible, you just need to know where it is. 3. Bomb. When collected, every WALL on screen will simultaneously explode. This is the only time you can destroy a type 1 wall 4. Extra Life. A rare beast. Only 2 in the entire game One extra life is awarded when collected. \PASSWORDS PASSWORDS --------- Providing you have completed world one before you die, you are given a password. You are also given a password when each World is complete. From the options screen; Select "Enter Password" then move the joystick up/down to show the correct letter then fire once to select it (you've seen all this before, no doubt) this will take you to the World on which you died with the number of lives with which you entered it. To save time if a password has been given in the game. The Options screen will contain an extra option. "Continue World". This produces the same result. HOW TO DIE - QUICKLY -------------------- 1. Let a Faller/TNT land on your head. 2. Let a Lefter/Righter smack into you. 3. Stand next to some TNT when it explodes. 4. Blow up the exit. So you can't escape. IF YOU GET STUCK (you will) --------------------------- If you have blown up the exit or a few needed diamonds or become stuck in a portion of screen and have no way to complete the level. PRESS FIRE. This escapes back to the "Choose a level" bit. This costs a life unfortunately. \WORLDS ANOTHER WORLD! -------------- Hopefully I have explained what each of the objects do and don't on the levels. When you complete a world you will find that these blocks, while having the same characteristics, have substantially changed their appearance. (Well, yeah! That's the idea!) This table should help if you get totally frustrated. WORLD ONE WORLD TWO WORLD THREE WORLD FOUR (Mediaeval) (Sea World) (Western) (Egypt) Lefter Knight Fish Pistol (Bird thing) Righter Knight Fish Pistol (Dog Thing) Faller Portcullis Anchor Gold Bag Gold Bag Dolly Shield Octopus Stetson Tutankhamon Diamond Saphire Emerald Diamond Ruby Bonus Flag Treasure Chest Sheriff's Badge Ankh TNT Barrel of TNT Dynamite Crate of TNT Dynamite Wall 1 Big Dark Bricks Big Boulders Cow Skull (yuk) Hieroglyphics Wall 2 Light Bricks Little Boulders Cacti Bricks Wall 3 Thin Bricks Sand Wooden Block Sand \CREDITS CREDITS ------- Concept, Design, Graphics, Coding, Level Designs. REBEL OF CYNET Ideas, Music and Superb (check em out) graphics for worlds two and three ULYSSES Thanks to Disk House for distribution of this Product YO!s --- Yo! to Calvin (BaseII), best of luck at Uni Yo! to Linda (for letting Carl immure himself in Cynets' work!) Yo! to Dom (although he's normally too p***ed to read words) Yo! to James (of Disk House) Yo! to Little Devil (Damian) Yo! to LSD (kewl docs, and I see no one has bettered JESUS ON Es) Yo! to the members of AXIS (caught your Big Time Demo -kickin'!) Yo! to anyone who reads these things this far PLUG ---- Has to be done. All by Cynet recently(ish) and available from Disk House. (and no I'm not getting paid for mentioning their name!) SAFECRACKER ----------- Our First piece of software. Amusing Cartoon in the "Schwartz" genre 2 Disks - All Amigas SEX GAMES --------- Remember the old Sport Simulators? Remember Busting all your joysticks through constant left/right waggling? Sex Games is a humorous, sexy Sports Sim. presented with cartoons and silly samples! Tame, but keep away from kids! 3 Disks - A1200 only MOJO ---- "Get a life - Get Mojo!" A highly playable sliding squares puzzle game. With modern good quality graphics and 256 colour picture puzzles. Choice of Music or Sounds and HD Installable. 1 Disk - A1200 only LITTLE BIRD ----------- Remix of the Famous Little Bird song by Ulysses 1 Disk - All Amigas \COMPETITION AT LAST! THE COMPETITION ------------------------ As part of the release of Masquerade of the unsuspecting world we have set up a competition so you can win yourself one of the Fine and Dandy Cynet releases above. Simply Answer the following questions correctly. Post them to the Address below and state your choice of software, name and address. And we will send the first lucky dude his/her chosen game!!!!! Excited?.....Calm down, it's quite hard! Question One ------------ From World One. What is the meaning of the "bonus" flag? Question Two ------------ What is the bonus effect from World two - level 8? Question Three -------------- What is the password for World three with three Lives? Question Four ------------- From World Four, Egypt. The "Lefter" and "Righter" are a bird-thingy and a dog-thingy. The Bird is called HORUS. So according to the Ancient Egyptians, what is the name of the dog? Competition Address ------------------- Send your answers, name, address, and choice to: The oh-so-hard Masquerade Competition 19 Meyrick Avenue. WETHERBY West Yorkshire LS22 6SP. NOTE: Competition closes end of June, or by then next Cynet release which ever comes first. The Winner and runners-up will be credited in that release! \DISCLAIMER MASQUERADE was created by Rebel of Cynet Software Development 1994 as with all Cynet releases it was created to the best quality possible in super-quick time, and was a lot of hard work. I really hope you enjoy it. If you wish to install it to HD Create a drawer and copy in the folders from disks 2 and three the program icon from disk one and set up assigns for the drawers to their location on HD. The software should be bug-free but I ain't taking any responsibility for damage during its use! ANY COMMENTS IDEAS ETC. ----------------------- If you have any comments about this or any other Cynet product. We would be glad to hear them. Relay comments to James at Disk House or to us at the Competition address above. TA! (note: hate mail and letter-bombs are NOT accepted as comments) See ya REBEL OF CYNET 15-5-94 ----------------------