-15 LPHA ISSION  (AT YOUR HEART OUT !!)

RIGINAL ROVIDED BY:   ELEN
RACKED Y          :   AGLE OFT NC.
OCS Y             :   'IRA-ED' 
                           


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

OU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE  TO PILOT THE -15 SPACEPLANE INTO ORBIT AND 
DESTROY THE AGGRESSOR'S SPACE STATION. HIS MISSION MUST NOT FAIL. HE NITED 
TATES WILL NOT TOLERATE TERRORISM IN ANY FORM. OOD UCK, APTAIN.


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


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-15 LPHA MISSION CONSISTS OF SIX CHALLENGING LEVELS OF GAMEPLAY. URING 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:
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* LASIFIED REQUENCY ADIO- RANSMITS TOP PRIORITY INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOWER.
*ARLY ETECTION ADAR- ORIZONTAL ENEMY POSITION RELATIVE TO -15
*ARLY ETECTION ADAR- VERTICAL ENEMY POSITION.
*ANGE ETECTION NUNCIATOR-INDICATES ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN FIRING RANGE.
*IT UAGE-UMBER OF ENEMY SHIPS TERMINATED.
*UEL UAGE-REMAINING FUEL.
*RTIFICIAL ORIZON-INDICATES -15'S POSITION IN RELATION TO HORIZION.
*ACH UAGE-AIR SPEED MEASURED IN SPEED OF SOUND MULTIPLES
*AMAGE UAGE-ERCENTAGE F DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY -15.
*... RID (AVAGATIONAL RACKING OMPUTER)-COURSE HEADING.
*LTIMETER-URRENT LTITUDE.


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


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OU, THE PILOT, MUST REMAIN AIRBORNE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT THREE LEVELS OF THE 
MISSION IN ORDER TO REACH THE SPACE STATION. HE JOYSTICK HANDLE CONTROLS YOUR 
AIM AS WELL AS YOUR HEADING AND ALTITUDE. URING 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 ... RID. ITH THE CROSSHAIR
AT THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW, GAIN ALTITUDE BY MOVING THE HANDLE FORWARD AND LOWER
BY PULLING BACK. HE FIRE BUTTON ON THE JOYSTICK IS FOR RELEASING MISSILES. 
: HIS SECTION ASSUMES THAT "SHIFT/OCK" ON THE KEYBOARD IS RELEASED. F 
"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. HERE ARE THREE ALTITUDE ZONES YOU MUST PASS 
THRU. NCE BOOSTERS ARE ENGAGED AT EACH ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDRY, YOU MUST INCREASE
ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO BREAK THROUGH TO THE NEXT ZONE. ACH ZONE HAS A UNIQUE
AIRCRAFT YOU MUST DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST-HELICOPTERS,JETS, AND KILLER SATELI-
TES. EACHING THE SPACE STATION SAFELY REQUIRES SHOOTING DOWN ENEMY AIRCRAFT,
AVOID ENEMY FIRE, AND NAVIGATING THE SHIP TO IT'S FINAL DESTINATION. (N THE 
..., HE GREEN BLOCK IS YOUR TAKE OFF POSITION AND THE RED BLOCK IS YOUR 
DESTINATION.)                                                                     ,             
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    -15 :

1) LWAYS CORRECT YOUR COURSE AFTER STEERING AWAY FROM AN ONCOMING SHOT.
2) VOID RUISE MISSILES BY INCREASING OR DECREASING ALTITUDE.


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OU HAVE REACHED THE SPACE STATION. NCE IN SIGHT, YOU MUST CENTER THE STATION
IN YOUR COMBAT WINDOW AND ALIGN THE CROSSHAIRS TO IT'S CENTER. ERE YOU ARE
PROMPTED TO ENTER THE SECRET ACESS CODE. ID YOU REMEMBER? SE YOUR JOYSTICK TO
SELECT IT.


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HE 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. OYSTICK FORWARD DECREASES SPEED AND RELEASING THE JOY-
STICK WILL INCREASE SPEED. EFT AND IGHT CONTROLS ARE FOR DODGING ASTEROIDS.
: ANDING TOO QUICKLY WILL DESTROY THE MODULE. 


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S MASTER CONTROLLER FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SPACE STATION YOU MUST FAMI-
LIARIZE YOURSELF NOW WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW SET OF CONTROLS. ROM EFT TO IGHT; 
*TATUS (UPPER)-OBOT SUPPLY MONITOR.
*TATUS (LOWER)-EAPONS SYSTEMS TERMINATED.
*ENSOR-EFENCE DIRECTIONAL AID (ESIRED POSITION OF USER JOYSTICK)
*ENSOR-EFENSE CONTROL MONITOR(CTUAL POSITION OF USER JOYSTICK)
RM- ELF DESTRUCT INDICATOR.
USE- OBOT FUSE.

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

: HE JOYSTICK BUTTON ACTIVATES THE SELF DESTRUCT. RESS THE BUTTON  
WHEN THE ARM INDICATOR IS FLASHING. HERE ARE EIGHT JOYSTICK POSITIONS FOR CON-
TROLLING DEFENCE MECHANISMS ON YOUR ROBOTS, SE THE SENSOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL
AS A GUIDE. UCCESSFUL EXTERMINATION OF THE WEAPONS SYSTEM WILL LEAD THE FINAL 
ROBOT TO THE POWER SYSTEM, AT WHICH POINT THE SPACE STATION WILL SELF DESTRUCT.