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MARIO BROTHERS SOFTDOCS
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BY: THE DRAGON LORD
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AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS THE NEW, AMAZING GAME BY ATARISOFT.
WHEN THE FIRST TITLE PAGE APPEARS USE THESE KEYS:
CONFIGURATION
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[S] - TOGGLES SOUND
[K OR J] - FOR KEYBOARD OR JOYSTICK
[1 OR 2] - FOR 1 OR 2 PLAYERS, IF PLAYING 2 PLAYER ONE IS CONTROLLED
BY JOYSTICK AND PLAYER 2 IS CONTROLLED BY THE KEY BOARD.
[C] - THE WILL ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF
THE KEYBOARD.
[<- ->] - THE ARROWS WILL CHANGE THE STARTING LEVEL, UP TO 25
[SPACE BAR] - PRESS SPACE WHEN ALL DONE
STARTING OUT
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THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO KILL ALL THE MONSTERS BEFORE THEY KILL
YOU, SIMPLE ENOUGH. TO KILL A MONSTER HIT THE MONSTER FROM THE BOTTOM,
AFTER THEY ARE ON THEIR BACKS RUN OVER THEM. ANOTHER WAY OF KILLING
THEM IS TO HIT THE POW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN. SOME MONSTERS [THE
CRABS] HAVE TO BE HIT TWO TIMES, WHILE OTHERS JUST ONCE.
ENEMIES
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THERE ARE MANY ENEMIES IN THIS GAME, ALL OUT TO KILL YOU:
TURTLES:
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MOVEMENT: SLOW UNTIL ONE LEFT
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: WALKING
# OF HITS TO DIE: ONE
CRABS:
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MOVEMENT: MEDIUM UNTIL ONE LEFT
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: WALKING
# OF HITS TO DIE: TWO
FIREFLIES:
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MOVEMENT: MEDIUM UNTIL ONE LEFT
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: BOUNCING
# OF HITS TO DIE: ONE
FIREBALL [2 TYPES, BOTH THE SAME]:
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MOVEMENT: MEDIUM, UNLESS KILLED ONCE ALREADY.
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: FLOATING IN MID-AIR
# OF HITS TO DIE: ONE
GLACIER:
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MOVEMENT: NONE, FORMS ON THE CEILING, THEN DROPS.
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: DROPS PRETTY FAST
# OF HITS TO DIE: CAN KILL WHEN IT IS JUST FORMING BY HITTING IT.
ICEBALL THINGYS:
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MOVEMENT: MEDIUM
TYPE OF MOVEMENT: SLIDES ALONG GROUND WHEN IT STOPS IT FREEZES TO THE FLOOR.
# OF HITS TO DIE: ONE
POINT SYSTEM:
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KNOCKING MONSTER OVER............10
RUNNING OVER THE FIRST MONSTER...800
RUNNING OVER THE SECOND MONSTER..1600
RUNNING OVER THE THIRD MONSTER...2400
RUNNING OVER THE FOURTH MONSTER..3200
RUNNING OVER THE SPINNING DISKS..800
KILLING THE ICE BALL THINGY......500
KILLING THE GLACIER..............0
KILLING FIREBALL [THE ORANGE]....1000
[THE BLUE]......200
CONTROLS:
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JOYSTICK CONTROL MOVEMENT [OBVIOUSLY] AND THE KEYBOARD CONTROLS ARE:
RIGHT: -=>
LEFT: <=-
JUMP: SPACE BAR
BONUS ROUND:
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THE OBJECT IS TO GET ALL THE SPINNING DISKS BEFORE THE TIMER RUNS OUT, EACH
IS WORTH 800 POINTS.IF YOU GET THEM ALL YOU GET AN ADDED 8 THOUSAND BONUS.
WHEN PLAYING
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CTRL Q - [START OVER]
CTRL O - [GOTO THE OPTION SCREEN]
CTRL S - [TOGGLE SOUND]
ESC [PAUSE ON/OFF]
EXTRA MEN:
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YOU START OUT 5 MEN AND GET ONE MORE AT 20000.
SPECIAL:
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TRY THIS:
]BLOAD MARIO BROS.
]CALL-151
*806G
[COURTESY OF: THE DRAGON LORD]