Who Framed Roger Rabbit
?1988 Buena Vista Software
Manual
BACKROUND INFO ON
"WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT"
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THE SETTING
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Welcome to Hollywood-1947-a bussy,bustling,colorful,drama,and dreams;a place
where you can go straight to the top-or at least across town on a network of
electronic street cars called the "RED CARS" For a nickel you can ride to the
end of the line,where two bits buys a Ham on Rye at hte Terminal Bar and Grill
Cartoons are in their heyday,and our "TOON" hero,Roger Rabbit,is a true
superstarr! But his status as a Saturday matinee idol hasn't gone to his head.
He 's just a nice,ordinary,well-rounded guy. That's right! Like all his comic
cronies,Roger is real,three-dimensional, just like you and me. He goes to
work every day at Maroon Cartoon Studios and comes home to the animated
suburb of Toontown.
Then trouble hits Roger like a ton of bricks! He's framed for murdering
Marvin the gag king. When Marvin's will also disappears,it's clear that
someone is up to some not-so-funny business... Espscially since Marvin,who
owned Toontown,had promised to leave the place to the TOONS.
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THE GOAL
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Things look bad for Roger.He's on the lamb,with sinister Toon-Hater,Judge
Doom after him.Doo wants to "ADMINISTER JUSTICE"-in the form of a nasty
chemical concoction called "THE DIP" that dissolves TOONS on contact!
Roger has to move fast to stay out of Doom's clutches (It's not that he
minds an ocasional bath,it's just that he'd rather not be all washed up so
early in his career!) Help him stay ahead of Doom in a race to find Marvin's
will- and prevent ToonTown from being DIPPED off the faceof the earth!!
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PART 1: BENNY THE CAB
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Benny is a freewheeling,streetwise,and (usually)"wreckless" Brooklyn cab
with the gift of gab. Able to hop building and rise above it all on his
accordion suspension,Benn's great in a jam.(But watchout for Bridges!).
You're at the controls as Roger and Benny race Judge Doom through the
streets of Hollywood. You beat him,if you watch out for the weasels in thier
Toon Patrol wagons,puddles of the deadly DIP,and collisions with the RED CARS.
(Try landing on top of a RED CAR <THE BUSSES> AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!)
Touch the RUBBER GLOVES to temporarily protect Benny from puddles of DIP;
the WHEELS to get a burst of SuperSpeed;and the DIAMONDS to remove a bucket
of DIP from your tally. Keep your eyes open for other helpful items too!
Start your engines-- and get going!!
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PART 2: THE INK AND PAINT CLUB
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Whew! With your help,Roger and Benny have arrived at the INK AND PAINT
CLUB the ony place in the world where humans can enjoy live preformances by
TOON stars like Roger's Gorgeous wife Jessica.
Marvin's will is somewhere in the piles of nightclub receipts,knapkins,
and checks. Since it was written in disappearing ink,you must grab all the
papers in the club to make sure Roger gets his mits on the will before the
music stops.
You control roger on his mad race around the tables collecting papers as
fast as the penguin waiters replace them. Aviod the gorilla and don't ever,
ever,ever let Roger take a drink. (comment: LET HIM DRINK!)
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PART 3: THE GAG FACTORY
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At last! You've reached the place where all those famous gaga are made.
Unfortunately,the weasels are waiting to jump you! But don't give up,Just grab
the gags you find and use them to temporarily disable the weasel you meet in
the factory. Since the weasels are TOONS your only hope of permantly destroying
them is making them laugh themselves to death. Do anything funny,the more gags
the merrier- and the faster,the better for you!
If you survive the weasels,it's not over! Judge Doom is waiting for you,
ready for the moment of thruth! Lose and it's all over for you, Roger, and
ToonTown. Defeat DOOM and you save ToonTown from total destruction and
Hollywood from a future of strip malls,exhaust fumes,dimand lanes and gridlock
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MAP OF LOS ANGELES
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On the map you can see Marvin's Gag Factory,the Ink and Paint Club,and
ToonTown. A glance will tell you how close you are to the Gag Factory,and how
you're doing in your race against Judge Doom.
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BUCKETS OF DIP
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A bucket of DIP will be added to the tally when Benny Collides with something
When Roger is bounced from the Ink and Paint Club,or when the weasels use a gag
on Roger. Once 5 buckets are accumulated,the game is OVER.
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(COMMENT:) WHEN THE GAME ENDS IT DROPS YOU TO A WORKBENCH SCREEN.YOU WILL HAVE
TO RE-BOOT YOUR MACHINE TO RESTART THE GAME. TO BYPASS THE LONG STARTING
SEQUENCE HIT THE >SPACEBAR< THE GAME WILL LOAD FASTER AND NO LOAD UP ALL THE
CREDITS AND THE SCENE WITH BABY HERMAN.
ANOTHER FLAW IN THE PROGAM IS WHEN YOU ARE STUCK IN TRAFIC WITH CARS IN BOTH
LANES,BOTH CARS STOP! THE ONEY WY TO GET OUT OF IT IS TO KEEP HITTING THE CAR
IN FRONT OF YOU TILL YOU GET PAST IT OR JUMP OVER IT IF YOU CAN.
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P L A Y I N G G A M E
JOYSTICK CONTROLS
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BENNY THE CAB
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* Maneuver with the joystick controls found later on in this doc file.
* Use Benny's accordion suspension system to rise above the cars and the
Toon Patrol wagon.
* Be careful to avoid puddles of DIP in the road.
* Benny can jump up and drive ontop of buildings.
* Complete the road as quickly as possible. The faster you finish,the more of
a lead you will have on JUDGE DOOM in a race race to the Gag Factory.
JOYSTICK CONTROLS:
UP- Change lanes DOWN- Change lanes (other way)
LEFT- Slower RIGHT- Faster
FIRE BUTTON- Raise Suspension
Tap the FIRE BUTTON and push the JOYSTICK UP to JUMP ONTO BUILDINGS
Tap the FIRE BUTTON and push the JOYSTICK DOWN to get off buildings
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THE INK AND PAINT CLUB
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* Maneuver Roger Rabbit with the joystick controls shown later on in this
doc file.
* Roger runs in circles ariund each table. Use the joystick to make him
switch tables.
* Press the FIRE button to make Roger grab an object.
* Pick up ALL the papers before the music stops in order to compleet the
round successfully.
(PICK UP THE GLASSESS ON THE TABLES AND HAVE ROGER DRINK THEM.)
JOYSICK CONTROLS:
UP- Change tables DOWN- Change tables (other way)
LEFT- Change Tables RIGHT- Change Tables
FIRE BUTTON- Grab Objects
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THE GAG FACTORY
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* Manuver Roger with the joystick.
* pick up gags and use them to slow down the weasels. Some gags will backfire
You MUST learn how to use them by trail and error.
JOYSTICK CONTROLS:
UP- Grab a GAG DOWN- Drop a GAG
LEFT- Move Left RIGHT- Move Right
FIRE BUTTON (IF HOLDING A GAG):- Use gag
FIRE BUTTON (NO GAG IN HAND):- Jump
