Tommy's balloon (c) copyright 1986 by tommy's toys
P.o. Box 11261, denver, co 80211 usa. All rights reserved.
Catalog #86-027-1a
Instructions:
You are the pilot of a balloon in a daring raid over the mountains filled
With enemy laser cannon outposts. Like typical lasers, they don't penetrate
Clouds well, and you should use the cloud cover to maximum advantage.
Enemy cannon capabilities:
The enemy cannons have to recharge after firing. When they are ready to fire
They start to give off a glow.
Balloon control:
You can maneuver the balloon using the 4 arrow keys on the numeric key pad.
Bomb release control:
To release a bomb, hit function key f9 or f10. You can have a maximum of 3
Bombs in the air at any one time. You can also use the spacebar to release
Bombs.
Decoy release control:
To release some decoys to confuse the enemy cannons, hit fn key f7 or f8.
Difficulty level:
Function keys f3 and f4 decrease and increase the difficulty level,
Respectively. The levels are 1..9, with 9 the most difficult.
Demo mode:
Function key f1 toggles the demo/manual mode switch. In demo mode, your
Balloon navigates itself and releases bombs automatically. Note that the
Legend for key f1 indicates the mode that will become active when the key
Is pressed, which is the opposite of the one currently in effect.
Sound effects on/off toggle switch:
Function key f2 toggles the sound effects on and off.
Score: you get 1 point for every game clock tick that you last, 20 points for
Destroying an enemy outpost (40 if it is recharged and ready to fire), but you
Are deducted 5 points for every bomb you release, and 50 points each time you
Lay some decoys. You also get 1 point for each time you move the balloon via
The arrow keys (for spunk - ha ha).
To quit the game: hit function key f6, the esc key, or the "q" key.
*warning* pressing function keys f1, f3, or f4 zeroes the score!
To display these instructions: hit function key f5.
Command line parameters:
s start up with sound off
m force mono display mode
c force color display mode
# speed up the game! For slow pcs, some of the frills will be taken out.
Example: >balloon ms
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