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- R A S T A N
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- Cracked By NASA CRACKING CREW with help from Termy.
- Supplied by NASA Canada.
- Docs written by Lazarus Long.
- Software Company : Taito
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- Starting the Game.
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- After the game loads, the title screen appears and, after a few seconds,
- the game will go into demo mode. To Start the game, press either fire button
- (If Joystick mode was selected, or the defined "fire" key if keyboard was
- selected.)
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- Function Keys.
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- The following Function Keys are available throughout the game, no matter
- which input device you are using :
- F1 - Pauses the game ; press F1 again to continue.
- F2 - toggles the mussic ON/OFF.
- F3 - toggles the sound effects ON/OFF.
- F10 - exits the game and returns you to MS-DOS.
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- Game Controls.
- JoyStick.
- Your Joystick must be plugged into a suitable interface card. The Joysticks
- require CALIBRATION when the game starts to ensure the greatest accuracy of
- game play. Please follow the on-screen instructions carefully when this option
- is selected.
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- After the game has loaded press the fire button on your Joystick to start the
- game. During the game play move left/right with the joystick. Move the
- joystick down to make Rastan crouch. Press fire button 1 to make Rastan Jump.
- Press fire button 2 to swing Rastan's weapon.
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- NOTE : You can control the direction of Rastan's attacks and jumps by moving
- the joystick and pressing the fire button at the same time. Moving the
- joystick up while pressing button 1, for example, will result in a high jump.
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- KeyBoard : This game can also be played on a Keyboard by pressing the
- defined keys in place of the joystick commands.
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- How To Play.
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- Each of the four levels has a powerfull adversary Rastan must defeat before
- reaching the next level. Magical weapons are hidden away in secret places.
- Find them and aid Rastan in his quest.
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- Rastan's Strength, item inventory, current level, number of lives and
- player's current score are displayed below the game screen.
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- PLEASE NOTE : Magic items in this game have temporary powers. Rastan can
- only hold two items at any time. An extra life is awarded at 100,000 and
- every 200,000 points thereafter.
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- Continue Option.
- A player always starts the game with three lives. The continue option
- appears when the player loses his last life. Press the attack key or joystick
- button to continue the current game.
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- A player can continue five (5) times until round four (4), where no more
- continues are allowed.
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- High Score Screen.
- Enter your name in the Rastan Hall of Fame by using the Keyboard to enter
- your initials. Press Enter to return to the title screen.
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- HINTS AND TIPS
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- - You musth jump up and grab hidden weapons to use them.
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- - Practice timing on the swinging ropes.
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- - Stand close to the edge of fire pits and rivers before jumping.
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- - Pause the game to study tricky situations.
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- - Look out for wasps and killer fish.
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- USEFUL ITEMS
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- - Armor - reduces enemy attack & touch damage by 50 percent.
- - Jewels - Bonus Points.
- - Mantle - Reduces enemy touch damage by 50 percent.
- - Medicine - Partially restores Rastan's strength.
- - Necklace - Doubles all points.
- - Poison - Partially reduces Rastan's strength.
- - Ram's Head - Completely restores Rastan's strength.
- - Ring - Rastan attacks twice as fast.
- - Rod - Mystery?
- - Shield - Reduces enemy attack damage by 50 percent.
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- SPECIAL NOTE : TYPE "RASTAN ?" IN DOS TO GET COMMAND SUMMARIES!!!!!
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- Thank you for Playing this NASA Crack.! (Lazarus Long)
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- Thanks and Greetings to Silicon Sourcer for his Attempts in cracking this
- game. Thanks and Greetings to Sun King and Lazarus Long (Me) for them
- supplying the game.
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- Hi's and Ho's to all NASA members: Dimension Dweller, The Duke, Lazarus Long,
- Existential Shadow, Vision Assembler, The Enchanter, Rock Bottom, The Warden.
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- Normal Greets to: Fletcher Christian, Bounty Hunter, PUBLIC ENEMY, THG, and
- INC.
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- - Lazarus Long of COPS CANADA -
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- Call these NASA Boards - Cape Canaveral NASA WHQ - Dimension Dweller
- - C.O.P.S. HQ Canada NASA Dist HQ - Lazarus Long
- - Maximum Security USA Nasa HQ - The Warden
- - The Abyss NASA Dist Site - Rock Bottom
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