NORTHSTAR DOCUMENTATION
The NORTHSTAR PROJECT, the most highly classified operation ever to be undertaken by the four Earth Lords, has gone tragically wrong...... The year is 2499 and an over-populated Earth was grasped in starvation. Man fought against man, desperate for food. A meeting was called and the Earth Lords decided upon an eleborate plan of action. A station would be built. Not an ordinary space station:it would not hold just 10,20 or even 100 people, but thousands upon thousands. There they would be able to produce foods high in nutrional value, very efficiently and most importantly very quickly. The building started and daily flights of scientists were sent up. As the years went by the steady flow of flights with their large loads accelerated the project almost to the point of completion- until one day when a flight left but never returned. The station, now called NORTHSTAR was paged from Earth, but there was no reply. You have been appointed to fly to the NORTHSTAR to find out what's going on and to resolve any problems you may find. Arriving on NORTHSTAR you find that the station has been overun by an alien hoard. No human survivors can be seen anywhere - are they really all dead ? You noticed that the life support systems are in-operative, only your robotic implants prevent you from suffocation. Now your task becomes clear. You must destroy these alien life forms and reactivate the life support systems by making your way to the NORTHSTAR project centre. HOW TO PLAY The scrolling screen displays you, your enemy and the various obstacles you encounter. Your score, lives remaining, oxygen level, and any weapons collected are also shown. BONUS PODS:These can contain either an oxygen bonus, a score bonus, or a weapon bonus. WEAPONS: At the start of the game your only weapon is your robotic arm. There are a further 5 weapons to collect, and the use of each will be obvious. The smart bomb is the only weapon that uses a special key other than left, right, up, down and fire. Should you be killed you will lose one of your weapons, but this can be recollected. HINT: Look before you leap, shoot everything that comes towards you and collect everything that floats away from you. CONTROLS: Joystick in port 1 or the following keys: L - LEFT O - RIGHT CONTROL - UP SPACE - FIRE ALTERNATE - CROUCH S - SMART BOMB P - PAUSE ESC - QUIT HACK BY 007, KAM AND MARINA MAN 30/03/88. HI TO PEDRO, ZAPHOD, THE EXCEPTIONS, 42 CREW, DELTA FORCE AND YOU. TO ALL HACKERS WHO INSIST ON ADDING FLASHY LOADING SCREENS WHICH EITHER DON'T WORK (ON A HALF-MEG ST) OR TAKE UP MORE SPACE THAN THE GAME ITSELF - PLEASE DONT !!!!!! THIS HACK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF IAN M. |