хOWARD THE дUCK дOCS --------------------------------------- BY пHANTOM сHARK CALL тHE сHARK'S мOUTH 313-694-1898 витх нине мегс онлине!! офф то а руннинг старт: ----------------------- 1. еNTER YOUR NAME! PRESS RETURN. 2. сELECT DIFFICULTY LEVEL. уSE THE JOYSTICK TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. 3. мEET хOWARD! (HE JUST PARACHUTED). 4. тHE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN INDICATE THE TIME REMAINING. мOVE хOWARD LEFT, RIGHT, UP, AND DOWN WITH THE JOYSTICK. исланд фежер: ------------- тO SURVIVE THIS EVIL INFESTED ISLAND, YOU AND хOWARD ARE GOING TO NEED TO GET A FEW THINGS AND DO A FEW THINGS. нEGOTIATING THE мUTATNT сLIME: ------------------------------ аFTER WALKING хOWARD AROUND A BIT, YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO. еXCEPT OVER THE SLIPPERY SLIMY STUFF, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS CALLED MUTANT SLIME. тO JUMP OVER THE MUTANT SLIME, хOWARD NEEDS A RUNNING START OF 3-5 STEPS. сO SCAMPER TOWARD THE MUTANT SLIME TO GET UP SOME SPEED, THEN PRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON WHEN YOU REACH THE EDGE OF IT. тHE KEY IS TO LAUNCH хOWARD FROM THE VERY EDGE (WHICH GETS TOUGHER AS YOU PLAY THE MORE DIFFICULT LEVELS). иF HE JUMPS TOO EARLY, хOWARD WILL END UP IN THE SLIME; TOO LATE, AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO JUMP AT ALL. иF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED- WELL YOU KNOW THE REST... снатцх тхат бацкпацк: --------------------- вITHOUT HIS TRUSTY BACKPACK, хOWARD WILL GET NOWHERE EVEN FASTER THEN HE ALREADY IS. хE'S GOTTA HAVE IT. сO JUST GO UP AND GRAB IT. тHE бACKPACK CONTAINS: * а SOLAR POWERED JET PACK FOR CROSSING CHANNELS. * тHE ULTRALIGHT FLYER - FOR REACHING THE TOP OF THE VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN. * а PORTABLE нEUTRON дISINTEGRATOR - JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE дARK оVERLOAD. вHEN YOU PICK UP THE BACKPACK, YOU'LL ACTIVATE IT'S SPECIAL CAMOUFLAGE MECHANISM, WHICH WILL KEEP хOWARD FROM BEING EVEN MORE CONSPICUOUS THEN HE ALREADY IS. цроссинг тхе цханнел: --------------------- нOW UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF THE GAME WALKING хOWARD AROUND IN TINY CIRCLES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP OVER THE MUTANT SLIME AGAIN. тHEN, WITH YOUR SOLAR POWERED JET-PACK, YOU CAN CROSS THE CHANNELS TO THE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. тO USE THE JET-PACK, WHEN YOU GET TO THE BANK OF THE CHANNEL, PRESS AND RELEASE THE JOYSTICK BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO OPEN UP THE THROTTLE ON THE JET-PACK. иF YOU PRESS TOO FAST, YOU'LL KILL THE THROTTLE; TOO SLOWLY, AND YOU'LL LOOSE THRUST. тHE CURRENT RUNS STRONG THROUGH THE CHANNEL. тO AVOID GETTING TANGLED IN IT, TRY AND MOVE UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF LEFT AND RIGHT. мутилатинг тхе мутантс: ----------------------- иF YOU'RE EVER GOING TO SAVE бEVERLY AND пHIL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO SAVE SERIOUS MUTANTS. ыOU'LL KNOW THEN AS SOON AS YOU SEE THEM. тHEY'RE EVIL-LOOKING. аND THEY COME OUT OF THOSE DISGUSTING LOOKING YELLOW MOUNDS YOU SEE ALL OVER THE GROUND. тHE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE MUTANTS IS THE OLD яUACK-фU TECHNIQUES. ыOU KNOW-PUNCHING, KICKING, AND THE LIKE. тHE NUMBER OF BLOWS THESE GUYS WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY FINALLY KEEL OVER VARIES FROM LEVEL TO LEVEL. сEE THE DIFFICULTY COMPARISON CHART FOR THE NUMBERS ON THE LEVEL YOU ARE PLAYING. кицкинг: -------- кICKING A MUTANT WILL INJURE HIM AND MAKE HIM SPIN. оNCE HE'S SPINNING, YOU CAN KNOCK HIM OFF BY KICKING HIM AGAIN. вHEN YOU'RE CONFRONTED WITH MORE THAN ONE MUTANT, THEY MUST ALL BE SPINNING BEFORE YOU CAN POLISH OFF ANY OF THEM. тO KICK, HOLD THE JOYSTICK BUTTON DOWN, THEN MOVE THE JOYSTICK IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO KICK. а KICK WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON A MUTANT WHO HAS LATCHED ONTO хOWARD - USE THE PUNCH INSTEAD. пунцхинг: --------- пUNCHING A MUTANT WILL ALSO INJURE HIM AND MAKE HIM SPIN. бUT PUNCHING IS EFFECTIVE ONLY WHEN A MUTANT HAS ALREADY LATCHED ON TO хOWARD. тO PUNCH, MOVE THE JOYSTICK IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO PUNCH AND PRESS THE BUTTON. иF TOO MANY MUTANTS LATCH ON TO хOWARD AT THE SAME TIME, HE'LL BE THROWN OFF THE ISLAND. сEE "DIFFICULTY COMPARISON CHART" FOR THE NUMBER OF MUTANTS IT TAKES TO BOUNCE HIM IN THE LEVEL YOU ARE PLAYING. стомпинг он тхе моундс: ----------------------- тHE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF THE MUTANTS IS TO SNUFF THEM OUT BEFORE YOU EVER HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR PITIFUL LITTLE FACES. тO DO THIS, STOMP ON THEIR MOUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. тO STOMP ON A MOUND, POSITION хOWARD ON TOP OF THE MOUND, THEN PRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON. тхе ултимате трап: ------------------ мUTANTS ARE UNPREDICTABLY NASTY. иF THEY SURROUND хOWARD NEAR A TREE, THEY MAY NOT THROW HIM OFF THE SCREEN AS USUAL- INSTEAD, THEY'LL JUST HOLD THEIR GROUND, KEEPINF THE DAUNTLESS дUCK TRAPPED WHILE THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO ZERO. вHICH MEANS YOU'VE HAD IT - SO START THE GAME OVER. цросс тхис бридге вхен ыоу цоме то ит: -------------------------------------- оNCE YOU'VE SUCCESFULLY CROSSED THE RIVER AND ELIMINATED ALL THE MUTANTS ON THE SHADY PART OF THE ISLAND, YOU'LL COME TO A HANGING BRIDGE. аLTHOUGH IT LOOKS EASY ENOUGH TO CROSS, DON'T GET TOO QUACKY. тHERE ARE ROCK-THROWING MUTANTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. тHEY HAPPEN TO HAVE VERY ACCURATE AIM, AND THEY WON'T STOP THROWING UNTIL YOU'RE COMPLETLY ACCROSS THE BRIDGE. тO DODGE THE ROCKS, TRY TO STAY TO THE FAR RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. тHE LAST MUTANT MOUND- оNCE YOU GET ACCROSS THE BRIDGE, YOU'LL SEE YET ANOTHER MUTANT MOUND. бUT TAKE HEART. иT'S THE LAST ONE. аND IF YOU MANAGE TO STOMP IT OUT, IT'LL BE THE LAST YOU'LL SEE OF THE MUTANTS. уNTIL YOU PLAY ANOTHER GAME. нов вхат?: ---------- вHAT HAPPENS NEXT? вELL IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH LEVEL YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING. иF YOU'RE PLAYING ножице: ------------------------- ыOU'LL BE AWARDED EITHER THE RECRUIT OR MEDAL (DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAD LEFT) AND GIVEN THE CHANCE TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME. вHY NOT RISK THE NEXT LEVEL THIS TIME? иF YOU'RE PLAYING THE интермедиате: ----------------------------------- ыOU'LL BE GIVEN AN уLTRALIGHT FLYER AND YOU MUST TRY AND MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO (MORE ON HOW TO DO THIS IN THE NEXT SECTION). оNCE YOU MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO IN YOUR ULTRALIGHT, YOU'LL BE AWARDED EITHER THE еNSIGN OR лIEUTENANT MEDAL AND GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE TO PLAY THE GAME. иF YOU'RE PLAYING аджанцед OR еьперт: ------------------------------------- ыOU'LL BE GIVEN AN ULTRALIGHT FLYER AND YOU MUST TRY AND MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO. иF YOU MAKE IT TO THE TOP, хOWARD WILL AUTOMATICALLY PARACHUTE DOWN INTO THE VOLCANO. тHEN BY DUCKING ENERGY BOLTS AND MANEUVERING BETWEEN THE HOLES AND THE STALACTITES ARE MAKING, YOU'LL MEET BILL-TO-BILL WITH THE дARK оVERLOARD (MORE ON HOW TO DO ALL THIS IN THE NEXT SECTIONS). аDVANCED PLAYERS WHO KNOCK OFF THE дARK оVERLOARD ARE AWARDED EITHER THE цOMMANDER OR цAPTAIN MEDAL. еXPERT PLAYERS WHO POLISH HIM OFF ARE AWARDED THE цOMMODORE OR аDMIRAL MEDAL. аDMIRAL IS THE HIGHEST RANKING. флыинг тхе ултралигхт: ---------------------- пULL BACK ON THE ULTRALIGHT TO CLIMB, PUCH FORWARD TO DIVE, AND RIGHT AND LEFT TO BANK AND TURN. тHE WINDS OVER VOLCANO ISLAND ARE AMAZINGLY STRONG. аVOID FLYING DIRECTLY INTO THE THERMAL RIPTIDES BY MOVING THE ULTRALIGHT UP TOWARD THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO. инсиде тхе жолцано: ------------------- ыOU'RE INSIDE THE VOLCANO. аND THE дARK оVERLOARD COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. бECAUSE HE THINKS IT'S OPEN SEASON FOR DUCKS. аND MAYBE IT IS. сталацтитес AND холес: фIRST YOU MUST DODGE FALLING STALACTITES AND THE HOLES THEY'RE MAKING. тO манеужер BETWEEN THE холес: KEEP хOWARD'S LEFT FOOT ON THE LEDGE. енергы бOLTS: MOVE хOWARD UP OR DOWN, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE ENERGY BOLTS. аND AVOID THOSE HOLES WHILE GETTING INTO POSITION TO FIRE AT THE дARK оVERLOARD. пUTTING оNE оVER ON THE дARK оVERLOARD: --------------------------------------- оNCE YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VOLCANIC CAVERN, YOU'LL BE IN A PERFECT POSITION TO PUT THE дARK оVERLOARD OUT OF COMMISION. фACE хOWARD DIRECTLY YO THE RIGHT, PULL OUT THE OLD нEUTRON дISINTEGRATOR, AND FIRE. тO FIRE AT THE дARK оVERLOARD, SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON AND MOVE THE JOYSTICK TO THE RIGHT. аFTER EACH SHOT THE дARK оVERLOARD WILL CHANGE COLOR. аND AFTER THE THIRD SHOT, HE'LL DISAPPEAR. ыOU'VE DONE IT! вELL ALMOST. ыOU STILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE VOLCANO BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT. тO SHUT DOWN THE VOLCANO, WALK хOWARD UNDERNEATH THE LEVER AND, BY PRESSING THE JOYSTICK BUTTON, HAVE хOWARD JUMP UP AND PULL DOWN ON THE LEVER. иF YOU MANAGE THIS LAST MOVE, EVERYTHING'S JUST DUCKY. хOWARD WILL RUSH OFF TO RESCUE BEVERLY AND пHIL, AND YOU'LL RECEIVE YOUR MEDAL AND YOUR SCORE. иF YOU LOSE, YOU'LL SEE THAT YOUR ADVANTAGES WITH хOWARD ARE "тO BE CONTINUED"- SO START OVER AND TAKE ANOTHER QUACK AT IT. дIFFUCULTY цOMPARISON цHART: ---------------------------- аCVTIVITY нOVICE иNTER. аDVANCED еXPERT --------- ------ ------ -------- ------ # OF LIVES 255 3 2 1 MUTANT SPIN TIME LONG SHORT SHORT SHORT TIME FOR MUTANTS SLOW MED. FAST FASTER REAPPEAR # OF KICKS TO KILL MUTANT 2 2 2 3 # OF PUNCH TO SPIN MUTANT 1 1 2 2 GET MEDAL CROSS TOP OF KILL SAME FOR BRIDGE VOLCANO OVERLOARD хот типс фор кеепинг ыоур цоол: ------------------------------- * вHEN THINGS ARE GETTING TENSE AND YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, JUST PAUSE THE GAME. тO PAUSE, ON A цOMMODORE PRESS ф7; PRESS ф7 AGAIN TO RESUME PLAY. * вHEN FENDING OFF MUTANTS IN THE аDVANCED AND еXPERTS MODES, TIMING IS CRITICAL. кNOCK OFF INDIVIDUAL MUTANTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN. * вHEN UP AGAINST THE CURRENTS- WITH EITHER THE JET PACK OR THE уLTRALIGHT- TRY TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. иF YOU TRY TO MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT, YOU'LL MORE EASILY BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE CURRENTS. * иF YOU'RE SWARMED OVER BY MUTANTS, REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN'T DESTROY ONE UNLESS THEY'RE ALL SPINNING. аND IF YOU'RE IN THE ULTIMATE TRAP, FORGET IT- YOU'RE A SITTING DUCK. хIT ф1 TO START A NEW GAME. * вHEN YOU'RE FLYING THE уLTRALIGHT, MOVE UP AND TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY TO AVOID THE WINDS AND THERMAL DRAFTS FROM THE VOLCANO.