Gyruss
Typed out by Eric Gustafson
ULTRA GAMES NES-VS-USA
HOW TO PLAY
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ULTRA SOFTWARE CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY
{Legalese}
Ultra Software Corporation
240 Gerry St
Wood Dale, IL 60191
This game is licensed by Nintendo for play on the Nintendo Entertainment System
HOW TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE
When the opening screen appears, displaying a neo-revolutionary
portrait of the savage Genghis Khan, press the Start Button.
Next, press the Select Button to choose whether to guide your
starfighter with Attack Control A or Attack Control B. If you select
Control A, press the Control Pad in all 8 directions (in a circular
motion) to command your craft. If you select Control B, only press
Left and Right to rotate through the stars.
Finally, press the Start Button. Now you're moments away from an
all-out confrontation with the Gyrusian forces of doom. All told, there are
39 zaptifying stages you must battle through. Unfortunately, you only bave
4 ships to being with.
Once into an orbit of cosmic combatm your mission is to free the 9
planets in our solar system - for those of you who flunked astronomy, those
planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
and Pluto. Between each planet are 3 Warp Zones loaded with alien attackers
and unbridled terror. There are also Challenge Stages (for bonus points,
extra ships, and Ultra-Lazonic
booster pods) that you must blast through.
Ultimate victory will occur only after you free the solar system's
life-generating Sun.
LIFE SUSTAINING WEAPONS
Initially you're equipped with a solo firing Neo-Tutonic Cannon. But in
the heat of battle, Bonis Spheres attached to inter-galactic mines will
appear. Blast the mines and then fire into the center of the Bonus Sphere
for dual Neo-Bomb-Blastic Cannons. Also, for every bonus sphere destroyed,
you'll gain a booster pod for your Ultra-Lazonic Phaser bank. Each of these
booster pods allows you one phaser firing (you can accumulate up to 7
booster pods). The phaser is an all encompassing destructive device, so be
advised to use it wisely.
DUELING WITH THE ALIENS
The secret to your success is to remember that the Gyrusians can only
shatter your ship if they're firing or attacking from the middle of the
solar system screen. Your survival chances will multiply ten fold if you
waste them before they center themselves into standard Gyropian battle
formation.
Be forwarned to not only avoid the attacking deathships, but also a slew
of perilous projectiles -- including the practically indestrucible amoeba
and the absolutely indestructible meteors.
Your Guidance System
{Picture of NES Controller}
Control Pad Select Start B Button A Button
Button Button Press to fire Press to fire Neo-
Ultra-Lazonic Phaser Bomb-Blastic Cannons
YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM UNDER SEIGE
{Picture of game screen}
{Upper Left} Score
{Upper Right} High Score
{Lower Left} # of surviving Starfighters
{Lower Right} # of Ultra-Lazonic Phaser Boosters
{Above Lower Right} Warp Stage
Treat your ULTRAGAMES Cassette Carefully
* This ULTRAGAMES cassette is a precision-crafted device with complex
electronic circuitry. Avoid subjecting it to undue shock or extremes of
temperature. Never attempt to open or dismantle the cassette.
* Do not touch the terminal leads or allow them to come into contact
with water or the game circuitry will be damaged.
* Always make sure your computer is SWITCHED OFF when inserting the
cassette or removing it from the computer.
* Never insert your fingers or any metal objects into the terminal
portion of the expansion connector. This can result in malfunction
or damage.
COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS
{Legalese}
SCORES