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( R E S C U E R A I D E R S S O F T D O C S )
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( Written by: )
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( Zolton and Mr. Buster )
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( distributed by Sam Houston )
( [Formated for 80-columns] )
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Rescue Radiers is a game by Sir-Tech in which the object is to gain
control of the enemy's base. You accomplish this by using some of your
many weapons, which will be described in full detail later on.
In Rescue Raiders you use the joystick as well as the keyboard. First
let's examine the joystick commands: The joystick directly controls
the helicopter, thus pushing up on the stick will result in the
helicopter moving up, and obviously the same with the other
directions. By depressing Button 0 your helicopter will shoot bullets,
and by depressing Button 1 you will drop one of your bombs. you
depress both of them at the same time you will release a guided
missle. When you start off you have a certain amount of bullets,
bombs, and missles for "AIR-TO-AIR" combat. You have two sidewinder
missles, ten bombs and more than enough bullets. If at any time you
run out of any of these you can replenish your supply by returning to
your own base and landing on the platform.
Now for the keyboard commands:
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C) Status display
- M) Group of 5 Men (Fighters)
- E) Group of 2 Men (Electricians)
- T) Tank
- D) Demolition Van
- A) Armed Vehicles
SB) Drop a man out of your helicopter
ESC) Shows score and pauses game
- H) Buy another helicopter
(NOTE: The asterisks denote that there is a charge for the item. See
price list below.)
Your Status:
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Every so often you may wish to refer to your status display. You do
this by pressing the 'C' key. At the top of your screen will appear
your status. You will first see a row of money bags, you will see a
number of large and small bags (four small bags equals one large). As
you buy more items your money supply diminishes. After a quick pause
it will show you how many bombs how have aboard. Then it will show you
many missles you have, how many men you have aboard (if any) and how
many helicopters remaining. There is also a radar at the top of the
screen. It's basically self-explanatory, the only thing you may want
to know is that the large white squares are helicopters. When you hit
'C' you will see directly below the radar your fuel line. Check this
occasionally because your fuel diminishes quickly. Remember that if
you run out of anything you can always replenish your supply.
Price List
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!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! Item ! Prices ! Maximum No. ! Can be ! Can !
! ! ! on screen ! destroyed by: ! Destroy: !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! ! ! ! Men, Tanks, ! Heli- !
!Armored ! 3 small ! Seven ! Electricians, ! copters !
! Vehicle! bags ! ! Bombs, Bullets! !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! ! ! ! Men, Tanks, ! Enemy !
!Demoli- ! 2 small ! Five ! Elechric)gV?d@! Base !
!tion van! bags ! ! Bombs, Bullets! !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! ! ! ! ! Everthing !
! Heli- ! 5 large ! One ! Everything ! but Base !
! copter ! bags ! ! ! & Turrets !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! Men & !1 large ! ! Tanks, bombs, ! Armored !
! Electr-!and 1 ! Thrity Five ! Men, Bullets, ! Vehicles, !
! icians !small bag ! ! ! Vans, Men !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! ! ! ! Bombs, Tanks, ! Everything!
! Tanks ! 1 large ! Five ! Bullets ! but Base !
! ! bag ! ! ! !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
! Gun ! ! ! ! Heli- !
! Turrets! ------ ! ---------- ! Tanks ! copters !
! ! ! ! ! !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
!Tactical! ! ! Bullets, ! Heli- !
!Stations! ------- ! ---------- ! Bombs ! copters !
! ! ! ! ! !
!--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
Purchasing Items:
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To buy an item, any item, just press the letter you wish at any time.
Obviously as you buy more items you lose more money. You should always
keep track of how much money you have.
Description of items:
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Armored Vehicles-
These have one guided missle on them and use it as soon as the enemy
helicopter comes within range. Although the missle doesn't always hit
the enemy you stand a good chance. The problem with these is that
they can only be used once each.
Demolition Vans-
You need to get one of these to the enemy's base to win. Make sure
that you have plenty of tanks around it because they can be destroyed
by anything.
Electricians-
They are exactly like men, but if you let them walk to one of your
turrets, they will repair it as long as they are not attacked while
they are doing it.
Men-
Men are deployed in groups of five and then can be picked up by
landing near them and letting them walk into your helicopter. Then by
hitting the space bar while in the air you make them parachute out.
(Note: You may only carry five men at a time and when you release them
some may not open their parachute).
Tactical Stations-
These stations lie on six different parts of the screen. The first
three are yours and the others are the enemy's. These act like
exterior defenses in such that if the enemy's helicopter crashes into
one of your stations it explodes. The same thing happens if you crash
into his. To take over a station drop off one of your men and he will
enter the station. To simply destroy it shoot the balloon-like object
a couple of times or simply blow up the building with plenty of
bullets or bombs.
Tanks-
Probably the most effective item that you have but you can only have
five on the screen at once.
Turrets-
There are four of these on the screen two belonging to you and the
other two to him. You must destroy these before your helicopter can
get past. Tanks are the only things that can destroy these so send
them out first.