NEW YORK CITY
(c)1984 Synapse Software
AUTHOR: Greg Nelson 
European distribution (1986): AMERICANA Software Ltd.
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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to NEW YORK CITY, otherwise known as THE BIG APPLE. This 
hurried jungle of steel, concrete, and glass bristles with 
fascinating sights and more than its share of danger. From the 
placid greenery of Central Park to the massive presence of the 
World Trace Centre, there is no city in the world like New York.

Connect joystick to Port 2. 

Press F7 to leave title screen. Press fire button to leave
introduction screen and start the game.

Hit the SPACE BAR to pause the game during play.   

GAMEPLAN

As a visiting tourist, you must visit 12 locations in New York 
City within a specific amount of time.

These locations are:

         LOCATION                   SYMBOL 
         -----------------------    ------
         EMPIRE STATE BUILDING        ES
         UNITED NATIONS BUILDING      UN
         GRANT'S TOMB                 GT
         WORLD TRADE CENTER           WT
         CITICORP CENTER              CC
         CITY HALL                    CH
         CENTRAL PARK ZOO             ZO
         POST OFFICE                  PO
         AUTOMAT                      AU
         MART                         MA
         BANK                         BA
         SUBWAY                       SU

The BANK and SUBWAY are always open during the game. All other 
locations are open only when you see their two letter symbol at 
the bottom of the screen under the heading VISIT. In addition 
to these 12 locations, you will see 3 other locations:

LOT: You must retrieve your car from the lot if it is towed. To 
get your car back you must pay $100.

GAS AND GARAGE: If you are involved in an accident or run out of 
gas, your car will be brought here. When you pick up your car, 
your tank will be full and you will be charged for the gas and     
$50-$350 for repairs. You may voluntarily buy gas by parking and 
then getting back into your car.

HOSPITAL: If you are hit by a vehicle while walking, or if your 
car is hit by the blue tow truck, you will be brought here to 
recuperate and will be charged $200.

Each time you start the game, all locations will be randomly 
placed except for:

ZOO: Always at the east end of Central Park.

GARAGE: Always at the west end of Central Park.

SUBWAY: Entrances are always on the street that runs along the 
south edge of Central Park.


DRIVING THE CAR

Your car is the red car in the center of the screen. You can 
drive it forward by moving the joystick in the direction the car 
is facing. To stop, simply release the joystick. You can turn 45 
degrees from your current direction by moving the joystick in 
the desired direction. If you park your car and your meter 
expires, you will get a 'METER EXPIRED' message. If you run out 
of gas or your meter expires, your car will be towed to the GAS 
AND GARAGE, and you will become a pedestrian if you weren't
already one.


BEING A PEDESTRIAN

To enter any of the 12 locations you must visit, you will have 
to get out of your car. Getting into an accident with the blue 
tow truck will get you out of the car automatically. A better 
way is to pull into a parking space or parking lot and push the 
joystick button. Pushing the button will get you out of your car 
only when you are legally parked or out of gas.

To enter a location, just walk in the front door. If you don't 
disappear inside, you are not lined up with the door.

To get back into your car, stand on the left end of the car and 
push the fire button.

If you leave your car parked in a space too long, the tow truck 
will come to tow your car away to the lot.


THE TOP OF SIX LOCATIONS

The Locations:

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING     (ES)          
UNITED NATIONS BUILDING   (UN)          
GRANT'S TOMB              (GT)          
WORLD TRADE CENTER        (WT)          
CITICORP CENTER           (CC)          
CITY HALL                 (CH)

These six locations have the same objective but each one will be
successively more difficult. You must make your way to the top of 
the grid of platforms and ladders, grab the pretzel or key, and 
exit the bottom of the screen without running into the men who 
are chasing you. If you get caught, you will lose $50 and have 
to start again at the bottom of the screen. The two men who are 
chasing you can bridge the gaps which might be present. You must 
try to lure the men to the necessary place.


CENTRAL PARK ZOO

Someone has let the animals out of their cages at the zoo! The 
animals must be put into separate fenced areas. To lay a fence, 
hold down the fire button and move the joystick. You must fence 
each animal so that it is completely surrounded by fencing or 
walls. You may freeze caged animals by moving to the top of the 
screen and pressing the fire button. Each caged animal will then 
be frozen. You must freeze all the animals to complete this 
segment of the game.

    BEWARE! The animals bite (including frozen ones) and each 
    bite costs you $50 and you must start again at the top of  
    the screen.


POST OFFICE

The Post Office is the most difficult of the locations to 
complete. The object is to grab the letter, place it on the 
empty stamp pad, wait for it to be stamped, take it off the 
stamp pad, climb up the ladder and put it into the green mail 
box at the top of the screen.

The post office is divided into several colored bands. You must 
use the fire button to jump from one color up to the next. To 
move down the screen to a different color, simply move the
joystick down.

Your first task is to get the letter you are trying to mail. You 
must chase the letter and jump if necessary to grab it. If you 
miss, you will be charged $50 and you have to start over at the
bottom of the screen.

You must next get through the moving mail carts and past the dog 
to the stamping pads. Touching either the mail carts or the dog 
will cause you to start again at the bottom of the screen. Since
the dog will follow you, try luring the dog to the far left of
the screen and then dash to the right while avoiding the mail 
cars.

Your letter must next be stamped. To do this, position yourself 
next to a stamper. Wait until your stamper stamps and then jump 
onto the pad and quickly get out of the way. If you fail to get
out of the way, you will also be stamped, lose $50, and have to 
start over. If your letter is successfully stamped, you will 
start with your letter on the stamp pad any time you are forced
to start over.

Next, you must take your letter off the pad and put it into the 
green mail box at the top of the screen. You must retrieve your 
letter from the pad by jumping onto the pad. You must then jump
onto a ladder and ride the ladder until you can drop your letter 
into the proper mail box. You may not ride a ladder off the edge 
of the screen, so it may be necessary to move off a ladder
temporarily. To do this, move your character down off the ladder 
by moving the joystick down. Be sure you do not exit onto a 
stamper!

Once your letter has been dropped into the proper mail box, you 
are transported to the bottom of the screen and are allowed to 
exit the location.


AUTOMAT

At 12:00 and 4:00 on the game clock, the message TIME TO EAT will 
appear. All locations except the automat, bank, gas and garage 
will then close until you complete the automat location.

The object is to eat 10 hamburgers. You can order your burgers 
by moving to the top of the screen and pressing the fire button. 

Each time you press the button you will be charged $10 and a 
burger will appear on the screen. You must catch 10 burgers while 
avoiding Felix Hunger who also has designs on your burgers. 

Getting bitten by Felix costs you $50. When you are done, a bong 
will sound. Do not exit the automat without eating your 10 
burgers, or all progress in the automat will be lost.


MART

In the mart you will find a maze of moving walls and guards. 
Your task is to get a pretzel to each corner of the screen. To 
grab a pretzel, stand in front of it and press the fire button.  
Head for the grey corner without touching anything else in the 
mart. Touching anything else will cost you $50 and you will have 
to start over at the  center of the screen. When you reach the
open corner, press the fire button to deposit the pretzel. You 
are done when you have placed a pretzel in each of the four 
corners.


BANK

Nothing is cheap in New York City! You should locate the bank 
early in the game and remember how to get there. At any time, 
you can withdraw $500 at a time up to a limit of $4000. 

Unfortunately for you, there is a bank robbery in progress 
complete with a shootout. You must make your way past the guards 
and bank robbers up to the teller without getting shot. When at 
the teller window, press the fire button to withdraw $500. If 
you are shot or run into another character, you will lose $50 
and have to start over at the bottom of the screen. Once you
have made a $500 withdrawal, you must exit and re-enter the bank 
to make an additional withdrawal.


SUBWAY

The subway can be entered through any of four entrances marked 
IRT. You may enter at any time and, except for the first time, 
ride the subway without completing the subway game. You may 
sometimes get a free ride. Otherwise, you must make your way down
to the token and grab it by pressing your fire button to jump to 
it. You must also jump to avoid the bullets which cost you $50 if
they hit you and force you to start over at the top of the 
screen. Once you have the token, you can go to the train platform 
(it is a different color) and wait for the next train. Do not get 
hit by a train if you do not have a token! 

Once you have completed the subway game, you can use it to 
quickly move about the city.


GAME COMPLETION

When you have completed all the tasks, go back to City Hall and 
claim the key to the city! 

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We hope you enjoy your visit to NEW YORK CITY, THE BIG APPLE. 



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Reformatting and corrections of text by Lurid+Tricycle


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