TOWER TOPPLER - NEBULUS

INTRODUCTION

In a toxic ocean on the distant planet NEBULUS, far from sight of land, stands eight mysterious rotating towers. They were put up by evil people.

You are the top dog at Destructo Inc. Only trouble is that you have to climb the top of these towers to bring them down. And each one is guarded by different enemies - indestructible mutant molecules, weird floating eyes, vicious robots and huge rolling cannonballs that barrel out of nowhere.

You're armed, sure, but your weapons are no good against some of the creatures, and others come back to life even after you stun them.

Remember you start your mission with three lives, and you use one up every time you go for a swim. The clock starts running from the moment that you step out of your sub.

PLAY

The object of the game is to topple all eight towers. Reaching the top of a tower automatically starts the destruction sequence. Each tower is more difficult to topple than the last and there is a set time limit for each one.

JOYSTICK CONTROLS

LEFT/RIGHT			- Walk left or right			
UP				- Enter tunnel or take elevator up
DOWN				- Take elevator down	
FIRE (while walking)	- Jump
FIRE (when stopped)	- Shoot 

You're armed with a snowball gun, and you can destroy flashing block barricades by shooting them. You have to do that in order to get past them.

You can also destroy all the rolling cannonballs except the silver ones. You can stun these for a few seconds, but you can't get past them.

All other creatures are indestructible. You have to time your movements to avoid them or they'll knock you down the tower and maybe even into the water. If that happens you lose a life.

Your footing on the towers is shaky at best. Some ledges are slippery, others crumble beneath you. If you are unlucky, you'll find yourself taking an unplanned bath.

When you topple a tower, you return to the sub and travel to your next mission. While underwater, use your gun to stun and catch fish and pick up extra points.

MISSION 1 TOWERS			MISSION 2 TOWERS
Tower of Eyes (easiest)		A Blink of the Eye (easiest)
Realm of Robots				Robot's Heaven
Trap of Tricks				A Trick of Traps
Slippery Slide				No Man's Land
Broken Path				Oh, *******!!
Swimmer's Delight			A Riddle of Reason
Nasty One					A Maze of Mistakes
Edge of Doom (hardest)		The Last Trump (hardest)

SCORING

Scoring is based on the amount of time you take to topple a tower, the number of mistakes you make en-route, and the number of times you're knocked part way down or all the way down.

You earn 100 points for each bouncing cannonball you destroy. 50 points for each flashing block you destroy. 35, 50 or 75 points at random for each fish you catch.

You gain an extra life for every 5000 points you earn. Each second remaining on clock is multiplied by 10 and added to your score.

You start with 100 technique points. Each time you fall off a ledge you lose 2 points. Each remaining technique point is also multiplied by 10 and added to your score.

Use your joystick to enter your initials in the high-score chart. Push the handle up or down to select a letter, and press fire button to enter the selected letter in the chart.