Excalibur electronic 402-1 manual Playing

						Playing			Space Invaders
Object of the Game									the	with L-1, level one.
You			must				shoot			How to Play
invaders					before			they land
										Once your	game begins,
and destroy all of your can-
										you’ll hear arcade sounds.
nons. You get extra points
										To shoot down the invaders
if you					shoot			down	an
										and their UFOs, you must
enemy				UFO. Remember,
										press the FIRE or START but-
the fate of the universe is in
										ton. In order to kill the
your hands!
										invader, place your cannon
Getting Started										directly below your target
After you remove the plas-										by pressing the < CURSOR
tic tab from the battery										to move it to the left, or the
compartment,								open	the	> CURSOR to move the can-
screen of your game by										non to the right. Be careful
pressing the						OPEN button at				when placing your cannon
the top of the unit. The										directly below your enemy
screen					will			flip	up.	because the	invaders will
Important Note: Remove										be shooting	at you!
the	plastic					covering from				If one of your cannons gets
the	mirrored						part of		the
										shot, you will here a warn-
screen. Turn on your game
										ing sound and the screen
and	then				press			the RESET
										will then flash how many
button to reset the game.
										cannons you have left.You
Once			you’ve					turned	on	can protect	your cannon
Space Invaders, it will dis-										with the shields that are
play			a			demonstration				directly above you. If you
mode. To begin a game,										shoot at the shields, or if
press			either				the FIRE		or	the invaders shoot at them,
START		button on the panel.								the shields will begin to
Your		three				cannons will				deteriorate until they dis-
appear on the screen along										appear. Make sure to kill

all of the invaders before they land. If they reach your shield line (Earth line), your game ends.

Left and Right Screens Space Invader has two screens, shown by an “L” or an “R” next to your score on the upper right hand side. The “L” indi- cates you’re on the left screen. The “R” indicates you’re on the right screen. Points Scored

You’ll receive 100 points for each invader you kill in the bottom rows, and 200 points for killing invaders on the top row. When a UFO appears, you’ll hear an alert sound. If you elim- inate a UFO, you get 400 points.

Levels of Play

To pass to a higher level, you must shoot down all of the invaders on your “L” and “R” screens. Once you pass to a higher level, the

cannons available to you flash on the lower part of your screen. The new level you are in is displayed at the upper left hand corner. The higher the level, the more difficult the game, because the invaders will shoot more frequently at your cannon.

Game Ends

If you lose, “GAME OVER” appears on the upper left-hand side of your screen. To begin a new game, press START or FIRE twice. If you don’t wish to start again, turn the unit off and close the screen.

Pause and Automatic Shutoff

If you interrupt a game by pressing PAUSE, the unit will stay on until you resume your game. If you leave your Space Invader turned on, it will automati- cally shut off after 3.5 min- utes.

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