Ø-15 ÁLPHA ÍISSION  (ÅAT YOUR HEART OUT ÕÌÔÒÁÓÈÉÔ!!)

ÏRIGINAL ÐROVIDED BY:   ÈELEN
ÃRACKED ÂY          :   ÅAGLE ÓOFT ÉNC.
ÄOCS ÂY             :   'ÐIRA-ÔED' 
                           ÎÅÐÁ


ÔHE ÓECURITY OF OUR NATION IS IN GRAVE DANGER! Á HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED TERRORIST
GROUP HAS PUT AN ARMED SPACE STATION INTO ORBIT. ÔHE TERRORISTS HAVE THREATENED
TO ANNIHILATE ÁMERICAN ÃITIES IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PAY THEM A HUGE RANSOM

ÙOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE ÎÓÁ TO PILOT THE Ø-15 SPACEPLANE INTO ORBIT AND 
DESTROY THE AGGRESSOR'S SPACE STATION. ÔHIS MISSION MUST NOT FAIL. ÔHE ÕNITED 
ÓTATES WILL NOT TOLERATE TERRORISM IN ANY FORM. ÇOOD ÌUCK, ÃAPTAIN.


ÙÏÕÒ ÍÉÓÓÉÏÎ:

ÔHE Ø-15 IS AN AVIATIONAL PHENOMENON CAPABLE OF SUPERSONIC COMBAT MANEUVERS AT
ALTITUDES FROM GROUND LEVEL TO DEEP SPACE. ÙOUR ÎÓÁ CONTACT HAS INSTRUCTED YOU
TO FLY TO THE SPACE STATION AND DEPLOY A FLEET OF REMOTE CONTROL ROBOTS ONTO
THE STATIONS SURFACE. ÔHESE ROBOTS WILL DESTROY THE ENEMIES WEAPONS SYSTEM AND
CONSEQUENTLY, THE STATION ITSELF.


ÉÎÓÔÒÕÍÅÎÔÁÔÉÏÎ:

Ø-15 ÁLPHA MISSION CONSISTS OF SIX CHALLENGING LEVELS OF GAMEPLAY. ÄURING THE
FIRST FOUR LEVELS, YOUR DISPLAY SHOWS YOU THE X-15'S HIGH TECH COCKPIT CONSIST-
ING OF A COMPUTER GENERATED COMBAT WINDOW AND THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTATIION:
(ÃÌÏÃË×ÉÓÅ ÆÒÏÍ ÔÏÐ)
* ÃLASIFIED ÆREQUENCY ÒADIO- ÔRANSMITS TOP PRIORITY INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOWER.
*ÅARLY ÄETECTION ÒADAR- ÈORIZONTAL ENEMY POSITION RELATIVE TO Ø-15
*ÅARLY ÄETECTION ÒADAR- VERTICAL ENEMY POSITION.
*ÒANGE ÄETECTION ÅNUNCIATOR-INDICATES ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN FIRING RANGE.
*ÈIT ÇUAGE-ÎUMBER OF ENEMY SHIPS TERMINATED.
*ÆUEL ÇUAGE-REMAINING FUEL.
*ÁRTIFICIAL ÈORIZON-INDICATES Ø-15'S POSITION IN RELATION TO HORIZION.
*ÍACH ÇUAGE-AIR SPEED MEASURED IN SPEED OF SOUND MULTIPLES
*ÄAMAGE ÇUAGE-ÐERCENTAGE ÏF DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY Ø-15.
*Î.Ô.Ã. ÇRID (ÎAVAGATIONAL ÔRACKING ÃOMPUTER)-COURSE HEADING.
*ÁLTIMETER-ÃURRENT ÁLTITUDE.


ÔÁËÉÎÇ ÏÆÆ:

ÐRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON TO PROCEED. ÔHE ÎÓÁ HAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS AND A 
SECRET ACCESS CODE WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO REMEMBER FOR USE LATER IN THE GAME.
ÉNITIATE TAKE OFF BY MATCHING THE COMPUTER CALCULATED THRUST ON THE INSTRUMENT
DISPLAY. ÔHE JOYSTICK BUTTON MOVES YOU TO THE RIGHT, AND PULLING BACK ON THE 
JOYSTICK MOVES YOU TO THE LEFT.


ÄÅÓÔÉÎÁÔÉÏÎ-ÓÐÁÃÅ ÓÔÁÔÉÏÎ

ÙOU, THE PILOT, MUST REMAIN AIRBORNE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT THREE LEVELS OF THE 
MISSION IN ORDER TO REACH THE SPACE STATION. ÔHE JOYSTICK HANDLE CONTROLS YOUR 
AIM AS WELL AS YOUR HEADING AND ALTITUDE. ÄURING COMBAT, USE THE JOYSTICK TO 
AIM YOUR MISSILES, BUT BE ALERT, MOVE DIRECTLY TO THE EDGES OF THE WINDOW AND 
YOU WILL ALLTER YOUR COURSE AS DISPLAYED ON THE Î.Ô.Ã. ÇRID. ×ITH THE CROSSHAIR
AT THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW, GAIN ALTITUDE BY MOVING THE HANDLE FORWARD AND LOWER
BY PULLING BACK. ÔHE FIRE BUTTON ON THE JOYSTICK IS FOR RELEASING MISSILES. 
ÎÏÔÅ: ÔHIS SECTION ASSUMES THAT "SHIFT/ÌOCK" ON THE KEYBOARD IS RELEASED. ÉF 
"SHIFT/LOCK" IS DEPRESSED, FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON THE JOYSTICK HAVE OPPOSITE 
EFFECTS FROM THOSE EXPLAINED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS, TO BETTER SIMULATE THE 
STICK CONTROL OF AN AIRPLANE. ÔHERE ARE THREE ALTITUDE ZONES YOU MUST PASS 
THRU. ÏNCE BOOSTERS ARE ENGAGED AT EACH ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDRY, YOU MUST INCREASE
ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO BREAK THROUGH TO THE NEXT ZONE. ÅACH ZONE HAS A UNIQUE
AIRCRAFT YOU MUST DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST-HELICOPTERS,JETS, AND KILLER SATELI-
TES. ÒEACHING THE SPACE STATION SAFELY REQUIRES SHOOTING DOWN ENEMY AIRCRAFT,
AVOID ENEMY FIRE, AND NAVIGATING THE SHIP TO IT'S FINAL DESTINATION. (ÏN THE 
Î.Ô.Ã., ÔHE GREEN BLOCK IS YOUR TAKE OFF POSITION AND THE RED BLOCK IS YOUR 
DESTINATION.)                                                                   ÓÔÁÙ ÁÌÅÒÔ ÃÁÐÔÁÉÎ, ÉÆ ÙÏÕ ÄÏ ÎÏÔ ÔÁËÅ Á ÅÆÆÉÃÉÅÎÔ ÒÏÕÔÅ ÔÏ ÔÈÅ ÃÏÕÒÓÅ ÔÁÒÇÅÔ 
ÙÏÕ ÍÁÙ ÒÕÎ ÏÕÔ ÏÆ ÆÕÅÌ ÁÎÄ ÃÒÁÓÈ.


Á ÆÅ× ÈÉÎÔÓ ÆÏÒ Ø-15 ÐÉÌÏÔÓ:

1) ÁLWAYS CORRECT YOUR COURSE AFTER STEERING AWAY FROM AN ONCOMING SHOT.
2) ÁVOID ÃRUISE MISSILES BY INCREASING OR DECREASING ALTITUDE.


ÃÏÎÇÒÁÔÕÌÁÔÉÏÎÓ!

ÙOU HAVE REACHED THE SPACE STATION. ÏNCE IN SIGHT, YOU MUST CENTER THE STATION
IN YOUR COMBAT WINDOW AND ALIGN THE CROSSHAIRS TO IT'S CENTER. ÈERE YOU ARE
PROMPTED TO ENTER THE SECRET ACESS CODE. ÄID YOU REMEMBER? ÕSE YOUR JOYSTICK TO
SELECT IT.


ÅØÃÕÒÓÉÏÎ ÍÏÄÕÌÅ ÌÁÎÄÉÎÇ:

ÔHE TERRORISTS HAVE STRATEGICALLY PLACED THE SPACE STATION IN THE PATH OF A 
DEADLY ASTEROID BELT WHICH MUST BE PASSED THROUGH IN ORDER TO LAND THE MODULE
ON THE STATONS SURFACE. ÊOYSTICK FORWARD DECREASES SPEED AND RELEASING THE JOY-
STICK WILL INCREASE SPEED. ÌEFT AND ÒIGHT CONTROLS ARE FOR DODGING ASTEROIDS.
ÃÁÕÔÉÏÎ: ÌANDING TOO QUICKLY WILL DESTROY THE MODULE. 


ÏÐÅÒÁÔÉÏÎ ÔÅÒÍÉÎÁÔÅ:

ÁS MASTER CONTROLLER FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SPACE STATION YOU MUST FAMI-
LIARIZE YOURSELF NOW WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW SET OF CONTROLS. ÆROM ÌEFT TO ÒIGHT; 
*ÓTATUS (UPPER)-ÒOBOT SUPPLY MONITOR.
*ÓTATUS (LOWER)-×EAPONS SYSTEMS TERMINATED.
*ÓENSOR-ÄEFENCE DIRECTIONAL AID (ÄESIRED POSITION OF USER JOYSTICK)
*ÓENSOR-ÄEFENSE CONTROL MONITOR(ÁCTUAL POSITION OF USER JOYSTICK)
ÁRM- ÓELF DESTRUCT INDICATOR.
ÆUSE- ÒOBOT FUSE.

ÕPON LANDING A FLEET OF REMOTE CONTROL ROBOTS EXIT THE SHIP. ÙOUR ROBOTS ARE
PROGRAMED WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONS FOR DEFENCE. INCLUDING A SELF DESTRUCT MODE. 
ÊOYSTICK FORWARD WILL RELEASE A ROBOT. ÙOU MUST GUIDE EACH ROBOT AROUND THE 
STATION, AVOIDING OBSTACLES UNTILL IT CAN CONNECT WITH A WEAPONS SYSTEM AND 
SELF DESTRUCT.

ÎÏÔÅ: ÔHE JOYSTICK BUTTON ACTIVATES THE SELF DESTRUCT. ÐRESS THE BUTTON ÏÎÌÙ 
WHEN THE ARM INDICATOR IS FLASHING. ÔHERE ARE EIGHT JOYSTICK POSITIONS FOR CON-
TROLLING DEFENCE MECHANISMS ON YOUR ROBOTS, ÕSE THE SENSOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL
AS A GUIDE. ÓUCCESSFUL EXTERMINATION OF THE WEAPONS SYSTEM WILL LEAD THE FINAL 
ROBOT TO THE POWER SYSTEM, AT WHICH POINT THE SPACE STATION WILL SELF DESTRUCT.