King's Knight
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NES-KG-USA
King's Knight(tm)
Instruction Booklet
Square(tm)
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The story
In the Kingdom of Izander, the fair Princess Claire has been kidnapped by a
foul and insidious Dragon and it is the mission of four brave fighters to
save her. These fearless champions will come together, after proving them-
selves on their own, to fight their way to the lair of the Dragon and restore
the kingdom to its peaceful start. The Knight, Ray Jack, will go first. He is
the most experienced of the group and he carries a strong weapon. The Wizard,
Kaliva is next. He has magic and good jumping abilities. The Monster, Barusa,
follows. This scaly creature has strong defenses and can take many hits. The
Thief, Toby, is the youngest and quickest member of the team. They must first
set out solo and build their individual fighting abilities. Once they each
have advanced skills, these courageous warriors will come together to seek out
and save the princess. You must help them reach their goal as you are now part
of the team that will fight to free the princess from her imprisonment. Keep
your wits about you, plan your strategy and set off on an exciting adventure!
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How to use the controller
A Button - Fire your weapon.
B Button - Execute the Magic Spells of the lead character in Stage Five by
pressing this button.
Start Button - Press Start to begin the game or pause during play. Press Start
to resume.
Select Button - After the character have each completed a stage, and at least
one has survived, you can play in any stage. Press Reset on the Control Deck
and then press Select to enter the Continue Mode. Refer to the pages 12 and 13
[below] for further explanation.
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How to play
The Knight, Wizard, Monster and Thief strike out on their own in individual
stages before coming together to save the princess at the end. Each character
will find many useful items. Some items increase the Speed of the character,
and some expand the strength of the Weapons and Shields. There are also
extremely important Magic elements hidden in the stages. One element from each
Magic Spell lies hidden in every one of the first four stages and all of the
elements of a particular spell must be collected before that magic can be used
in Stage Five.
Stage 1: Ray Jack - Knight
The Knight is strong and he moves quickly. He uses a Sword.
Stage 2: Kaliva - Wizard
The wise Wizard fires magic and has great jumping abilities.
Stage 3: Barusa - Monster
This fire breather has thick scales for strong defenses.
Stage 4: Toby - Thief
The Thief throws a dagger and is the fastest of the group.
Stage 5
At the end the characters band together and fight as a team.
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Using the magic spells
The Magic Spells of these brave warriors are used only in the final stage.
Each character has his own spell with its own unique power. The spells must
be used wisely as they can be used only once. In order to have the ability to
cast the spells, every element of the spells must be retrieved in the first
four stages. One element from each spell lies hidden in every stage. It is
important to find all of the elements in order to have maximum abilities in
the last and most difficult area of the game.
Character Spell Element Power
Kaliva Naizath A Defeat enemies in the water
Toby Balbath B Destroy Monoliths
Barusa Cetune C Change into a Dragon
Ray Jack Zainen D Change into a Winged Horse
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First Half of Stage One
This is the first half of the Stage that the Knight, Ray Jack, must complete
on his own. The Up arrows add to the Life Meter and the Down arrows decrease
the Life Meter.
There are many important items here to uncover, including four of the elusive
Magic elements for Stage Five spells. You'll find one of them in the hidden
cave.
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Game play screen
The action on the screen scrolls down vertically as your character moves upward.
You must destroy or avoid objects as they approach or your character will be
crushed at the bottom of the screen. Obstacles, such as trees and plots of
land, can be destroyed to reveal hidden items. In the first four stages our
heroes will fight on their own and in the last stage they will come together as
a team with a common goal to defeat the evil Dragon and save Princess Claire.
In the last stage, the leader has the ability to fire his weapon and use, just
once, his Magic Spell. Make use of the arrows in Stage Five to strategically
change the formation of the group at the appropriate times.
1. Life Meter - Each hit will take precious life.
2. Special Items - Collect these for extra strength.
3. Hidden Cave - Find valuable items underground.
4. Ray Jack - Our hero.
5. Enemies - Defeat or avoid these characters.
6. Obstacle - Special items may be hidden underneath.
[stage 5]
7. Life Meter - Try to keep this full.
8. Team Formation - The lead character can use his spell.
9. Arrow - Change the Team Formation.
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Destroy these obstacles-
Mountains
Trees
Towns
Mushrooms
Islands
Fences
Rocks
Statues
Enemies
Jump onto these objects-
Mountains
Towns
Islands
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Continue Mode
With the Continue Mode, you can replay any stage. After completing the first
four stages, press the Reset Button on the Control Deck so that the Title
Screen appears and press the Select Button on the Controller. When the Char-
acter Select Screen is shown, press Up or Down on the Control Pad to move the
Cursor. When the cursor points to the appropriate character, press the A button
and press Start. You will then return to that character's stage. Repeat this
process as many times as you like until your characters are ready for Stage
Five.
Press Reset -> Press Select -> Choose the Character and press A -> Press Start.
On the Character Select Screen, the Level number indicates how many special
items you have collected. Each character can have as many as seven Jump
Increases, seven Speed Increases, three Weapon Increases and three Shield
Increases. The highest possible Level is twenty. The most useful items, in
order of importance, are Weapon, Shield, Jump and Speed. The asterisks are
lined up in the order of the elements A through D. Each time you choose a char-
acter, you risk losing your collected items for that character if you do not
successfully complete the stage.
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Items
Collect items for increased character strength.
Life Up
Collect this item for more Life.
Life Down
Avoid this item or lose Life.
Jump
Add spring to your step.
Speed
Move faster with this item.
Weapon
Increase strength of your fire.
Shield
Add power to your defense.
Hidden Cave
Find special items in here
Elements
One element of each of the four Magic Spells can be found in each one of the
four stages. Collect every element in order to use the Magic Spells in the last
Stage.