Intergalactic Stunt Parrot is a game for the Amstrad 464 or 664, which uses all your skill over it's three totally different levels. Percy Parrot, the world's only stunt parrot is making MGM's latest blockbuster, can you help? Level one is a typical platform game. Reach the treasure by lumping over poisonous flowers and operating lifts. And then make your way to the start again. 'Q' and 'W' are left and right. '/' is Jump and ' ' operates the lifts. Level two is a track and field type game where the faster you hit the keys the quicker you go. But this time it involves Percy moving along a ramp and then clearing cars. Percy is moved by 'Q' and 'W'. The third and final level see's Percy falling from a tall tower hopefully into a large air bag. Each time the air bag moves, just to make it more difficult, and makes the reactions needed quicker. In the top right-hand corner of the screen is a power gauge. Holding down the ' ' key increases and decreases your jumping power. Just let go to jump. If you complete this level you will go back to level one. Joystick option is also included. Left and right instead of 'Q' and 'W' and fire button is '/' the ' ' has to be used from keyboard. This game incorporates stereo music on the title page and flicker free fast arcade action during the game. The program was written in mode 1 and although this only has four colours the graphics are improved by the high resolution.   
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