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Freddy's Rescue Roundup Topics Making a Backup Copy .............1 The Setting ......................1 How to Play ......................2 Options Menu .....................3 Timer Bars .......................4 The Bottom Line ..................4 Scoring ..........................4 Function Keys ....................5 Ending the Game ..................6 1 FREDDY'S RESCUE ROUNDUP Making a Backup Copy~ -------------------- It is important to make a backup copy of your Freddy's Rescue Roundup diskette in case your original diskette is lost or damaged. You can make only one copy. Choose the option "Make a Backup Copy" on the Main Menu and follow the instructions on the screen. The Setting~ ----------- Freddy the Maintenance Man has problems--cleanup problems. (Grumble, grumble....) The old Cliff Dwellings park in northern Arizona is about to reopen. Freddy's job is to clean it. Since the park has been closed, roadrunners have taken it over. Now Freddy must collect all the roadrunners for their own protection so they can be moved to safety. Freddy's biggest problem is the maintenance robots. He should have tuned them up long ago. Now they have gone berserk, compacting and disposing of anyone they come across. Freddy is the prime target. The robots draw power from glowing power pills. Fortunately, Freddy can snuff out these power pills. Then robots must search out a new power source before they can move again-- (unfortunately, after Freddy...). Although wearing the new, impervious model of the "Maintenance Suit" and able to fall great distances without harm, Freddy faces other dangers, including: o Being hit by moving platforms o Running out of time and supplies o Being temporarily compacted by the ever-lurking robots. 2 Freddy is very fast. He needs to be fast, both to keep out of the way of the robots and to get his work done during his shift. Freddy isn't paid overtime. (Grumble, grumble...) If he runs out of time, Freddy moves on to another area. When Freddy is compacted (ouch!), he must leave work temporarily to get straightened out at a clinic. Then--bandaged, rested and with new supplies--he goes back to work. Freddy gets five chances to finish the cleanup work on each level. How to Play~ ----------- Your task? Keep Freddy out of the way of the maintenance robots while collecting roadrunners and supplies. To start the game, press Enter. To move Freddy, use any of the following keys: Note: If you are left handed, use the keys shown in parentheses. Move right - Cursor Right (D key) Move left - Cursor Left (A key) Move up - Cursor Up (W key) Move down - Cursor Down (X key) Jump - Spacebar or \ (Same) To make Freddy jump, press the Spacebar or the backslash (\) at the same time you press either Cursor Left or Cursor Right. Freddy won't jump, however, if he could hurt his head or if he is at the top of a level. If you press the Spacebar while Freddy is standing on a section built with large bricks, you create a hole. The hole exists for only a few seconds before being filled in again. No area can have more than three holes at one time. (Freddy must be careful not to be in a hole when it is filled in!) Freddy can also jump onto the moving platforms and ride on them. 3 When Freddy has collected all the roadrunners and supplies, he can advance to the next cliff level via the long-range transporters. Freddy's Rescue Roundup contains 25 cliff levels, each with four different areas, for 100 different screens. Transporters To move out of a dangerous situation quickly, Freddy can use the white local transporters. Pressing the Spacebar when Freddy is inside a transporter moves him instantly to the other transporter. Each area also has two long-range transporters which carry Freddy to the next area. Initially, one of the transporters is broken and cannot be used. When Freddy collects all the objects in that area, the broken transporter is repaired and painted red, and can take Freddy to the preceding area. The other transporter takes him to the next area. Freddy cannot move on to another level to continue his cleanup work until all the objects in all four areas of the current level have been collected. Options Menu~ ------------ F1 Select cliff entry point F2 Select skill level F3 Display high scores F4 Erase high scores *F5 Color *F6 Horizontal adjust *F7 Pause F8 Joystick selection *F9 Sound on/off *M Display this menu Esc Quit <- Play * These keys work during play 4 Timer Bars~ ---------- Two timer bars appear at the bottom of your screens. The red bar is a screen timer and indicates the time allowed for that area. When the bar runs down, Freddy's time has run out. However, Freddy gets another chance to clean up the area and the time starts over. If Freddy leaves an area before finishing his work, the timer continues for the new area. The green bar is a supplies timer. It represents Freddy's supply of food. This bar runs down slower than the screen timer and is reset only when Freddy collects new supplies (two cartons) or when he returns from a visit to the clinic. The Bottom Line~ --------------- The bottom line of the screen shows you the following (from left to right): Your score The number of chances Freddy has left Symbols warning you that time and supplies are dangerously low The level Freddy is on (1 to 25) The level name (for example, Patio) The area (1 to 4) of that level Scoring~ ------- You win points for each roadrunner or object you collect, from 1 point on the practice level up to 200 points on the advanced level. Win bonus points for collecting all objects in all four areas of a level. 5 Function Keys~ ------------- Press M at any time during the game to go to the menu. However, your current game will end. The menu displays the function keys. You can select any of the following keys on this menu: F1 - Cliff Level Selection You can select one of four entry points into the Cliff Dwellings park. Use the Cursor Up and Cursor Down keys to choose a cliff level. Then press M to make other selections on the menu or press Enter to start playing the game. F2 - Skill Selection There are three skill levels. The first level gives you just one robot to contend with and a lot of time on each screen. The second and third levels give you 2 or 3 robots, and less time. F3 - Display High Scores Use F3 to display the ten highest scores for the current level and the names of the players who achieved them. F4 - Erase High Scores Use F4 to erase all but the single all-time high score for the current level. F5 - Color Use F5 to display four different color combinations and to select the one you prefer. 6 F6 - Horizontal Adjust Use F6 to center the picture on your screen. F7 - Pause Press F7 to stop the game action. Press F7 again to start it. F8 - Joystick selection. Press F8 to use the joystick. To calibrate it, follow the directions on the screen. If calibration does not seem to be working, you may need to move the trim controls slightly off center and try again. To change back to using only the keyboard, press F8 again. F9 - Sound Press F9 to turn off the sound. Press it again to turn on the sound. Ending the Game~ --------------- Press Esc to quit the game and return to the Main Menu.