Thrust by Firebird
Synopsis:
A brilliantly gripping arcade game requiring precision, dexterity, and a cool calculating mind. Can you beat it?
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Original Instructions
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THE GAME
The resistance is about to launch a major offensive against the Intergalactic Empire. In preparation tariffs, they have captured several battle-grade starships. But they lack the essential power sources for these formidable craft; Klystron Pods.
You have been commissioned by the resistance to steal these pods from the Empire's storage planets. Each planet is defended by a battery of 'Limpet' guns. Powered by a nuclear power plan (By firing shot, at the power plant, the guns can be temporarily disabled, the more shots fired at the nuclear reactor, the longer the guns will take to recharge. BUT BE WARE!! If you fire too many shots at the reactor, it will become critical, giving you just ten seconds to clear the planet before it is destroyed.
If you have not already retrieved the pod stored at that planet then you will have failed the mission. If you have retrieved the pod, and you manage to send the reactor into it, critical phase, and leave the planet safely, you will receive a hefty bonus.
Further into the Empire s system, you will encounter planets with REVERSE GRAVITY and something even more deadly.
LOADING
AMSTRAD 464 OWNERS
1. Place the rewound cassette into the cassette unit and press PLAY.
2. Hold down CTRL and press the SMALL ENTER key.
AMSTRAD 664, 8128 and 484+ DISK OWNERS
1. Hold down SHI FT and press the @ key. Type TAPE and press RETURN.
2. Connect a suitable cassette player to your computer, according to the User Manual, and insert the rewound cassette.
3. Hold down CONTROL and press the ENTER key
4. Press PLAY on the cassette player.
NOTE: Full loading instructions can be found in your Amstrad CPC 464 Manual.
PLAYING THE GAME
You can control your ship with the keyboard, using the following keys:
Z = ROTATE SHIP ANTICLOCKWISE
RETURN = FIRE
X= ROTATE SHIP CLOCKWISE
SHIFT = THRUST
SPACE BAR = ACTIVATE TRACTOR BEAMS/EXTERNAL SHIELDS
COPY = PAUSE GAME
DELETE-CONTINUE AFTER PAUSE
ESC = ABORT GAME
To collect a Klystron Pod, hover just above the pod, activate the tractor beam, and thrust away from the pod. When the automatic tow-bar has fixed to the pod. you can deactivate the tractor beam.
To collect fuel in hover above a fuel cell and activate me factor beam.
SCORING
DESTROYING A LIMPET GUN = 750 POINTS
DESTROYING A FUEL CELL = 150 POINTS
PICKING UP A FUEL CELL = 300 POINTS
BONUS FOR MISSION COMPLETED = VARIES ACCORDINGLY
BONUS FOR DESTROYING PLANET = MISSION BONUS + 2000 POINTS
MISSION FAILURE = NO BONUS!!
A spare ship is allocated for every 10,000 points.
The game will end if
(a) you die
(b) you run out of fuel
Cheat Mode
keypress
To skip levels press 258 the up cursor and ESC during play. - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
typein
For 9999 fuel points and infinite lives, enter the following code and type RUN "" to start the game
10 DATA 2a,00,9f,22,38,bd,cd,37
20 DATA bd,3e,f7,32,c1,3c,3e,c3
40 DATA 21,1f,9e,32,30,00,22,31
60 DATA 00,cd,00,41,c3,00,3c,3e
80 DATA 99,32,66,71,21,3e,04,22
90 DATA 3f,43,c3,00,70,c9,2a,38
110 DATA bd,22,00,9f,21,ee,99,22
120 DATA 38,bd,3e,c3,21,00,9e,32
140 DATA 19,bd,22,1a,bd,c3,00,36
150 DATA c3,00,9e
160 MEMORY &2000:BORDER 0:MODE 1
180 n=0:FOR x=&9E00 TO &9E4A
200 READ a$:POKE x,VAL("&"+a$)
210 n=n+VAL("&"+a$):NEXT x
230 IF n<>6737 THEN PRINT "ERROR in Data":END
240 LOAD "thrust1":CALL &9E2E - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
typein
This one will give you infinite lives on the budget disk version:
10 MEMORY &270F
20 LOAD "thrust.bin",&4000
30 POKE &4347,&C3
40 CALL &7000
50 END - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
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khisanth says
"An all time classic. Simple physics based gameplay, simply graphics and simple objectives. All combine for a supremely playable fine game."
scooby1970 says
"One of those games I`ve always loved. Great gameplay and atmospheric graphics. A real "grower", that gets too hard when they reverse the gravity on you in the later stages!"
cpc4eva says
"I remember reading the reviews and thinking ive got to buy this and when i did buy it and take it home I was bitterly disappointed... I`ve played it again recently and still find myself annoyed with this game..."
Gryzor says
"This plays very well and it would have been a really great game if it weren`t for part II, which manages to keep the same gameplay while having far superior graphics. Still worthy on its own, though,"
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