DEADRINGER ========== BY LANCE MASON AND DARRELL ETHERINGTON The RING - The ultimate in Space-race stadiums, where competitors can race anywhere on a doughnut shaped ring! The DEATH-RACE - No longer a sport just a light for survival using armoured skimmers equipped with powerful weapons. DEAD RINGERS are the pilots who use the "OUTSIDE EDGE" to win big prizes. They seldom live long enough to spend it! The rules - NONE! But remember these points: Visibility is best on the "INSIDE EDGE" NOVICES use the "INSIDE EDGE" Death comes quickly on the "OUTSIDE EDGE" Do YOU have what it takes to become a "DEAD RINGER"? So, you thought Dodge-ems were safe? Climb aboard your Skimmer and power up your thrusters, you're in for the ride of a lunch-time. First of all may I assure you that the chances of coming out of this alive are slim! You may race in any of the four lanes, but racing on the blind side (the outside edge) should only be attempted by the bravest. As you can imagine there are a number of really nasty things to try and stop you doing this, and they are: WALLS - Avoid them, to hit them is bad news. WARP GATES - These wack the speed to maximum. You can avoid them or shoot them. AMMO DUMPS - Don't shoot them. Drive through to stock up your arsenal. You only have a limited supply of bullets! ENEMY - You are not alone! There is another craft on the track, armed and hostile. Kill him or get out of his way. Do not stop to chat! MINES — Boom! You have three choices. Avoid it shoot it or drive into it and get blown into lots of little bits. It's up to you. CONTROLS - Accelerate, Decelerate, Left, Right, Fire. On the C64/128 Use the Joystick. Spectrum users may use Joystick or the Keyboard. LOADING - See your label for instructions. At the beginning of each level you will be told what you need to do to complete the race. They are not all the same. THE RADAR - You have a three-track radar which shows what is on your track and the ones either side of it. It does not show what is opposite you. In addition to this you have a rear view mirror which comes in handy when trying to avoid the enemy skimmer. Lucky Spectrum owners may turn around and go the other way. Press FIRE and DECELERATE at the same time. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS - The indicators show Time, Distance travelled and number of lives remaining. CREDITS Game design Lance Mason C-64 program Darrell Etherington Spectrum Lance Mason Instructions Out-To-Lunch Scripters Audio We M.U.S.I.C. Title Pages Lance and Rob Jackson ©1987 Ariolasoft UK Ltd. Copyright subsists in this progrom recording. Unauthorised broadcasting, diffusion, public performance, copying or re-recording, hiring, leasing, renting or selling under any exchonge or repurchase scheme in any manner is prohibited.