The Games

1. Sceptre Of Baghdad
   Cyclops - the one eyed giant. Medusa, who will turn you to stone with just a glance.
   A burning desert, a shark-infested river. All these things and more must be passed before the Caliph of Baghdad can recover the sacred sceptre and prove his right to rule his beloved country.
2. Blitz 2000
   The evil dictator Crux has built 20 space colonies on the moon and plans to use them to launch an attack on the World Government Federation! You must take control of a lone craft in an attempt to destroy the colonies and thwart his plans. Good luck, pilot!
3. Shaolin Plus
   You are the Shaolin Master's young apprentice Bruise Lei who must prove his worth and defend the Shaolin Temple. Battle it out with the evil henchmen, recover the 40 sacred idols and avenge your fallen master to reveal the secret hidden treasures and mystic scrolls of the Shaolin Temple.
4. Blitz 3000
   1,000 years have passed since the great war, and now our world is under attack again from evil hordes located on the planet Mars. As Galactic Ned, you must attempt to destroy all five space colonies using out Supersonic Neutron Space Craft.
5. Escape From Arth
   Take control of one of the cybords Voto and Vetic who have become trapped on a doomed alien planet inhabited by deadly robot flying objects! Use your wits, cunning, laser blaster and super jetpack to defeat your robotic foes. Keep your blaster topped up with ammo pods and reveal more locations on the mysterious planet by using switches to deactivate the generators.

Sceptre Of Baghdad

The Story

It was the first day of the year and the people had started to gather in the palace yard. At noon, the beloved Caliph must show the sacred sceptre to prove his rule to rule over the land of Baghdad.

However, several hours earlier:

The Caliph woke up in his bed feeling strange - everything around him seemed to have grown bigger. Nervously, he ran through his palace to the room where he kept his magic lamp. He climbed onto the table and polished the lamp until a genie appeared.

"How can I help you, O master?" "Why am I so small?! What has happened to my palace?! What does all this mean?!" asked the Caliph.

After an oppressive silence, the genie spoke again.

"It seems that an evil wizard from a land across the Great Sea has conjured your palace full of demons and obstacles to prevent you from showing the sceptre at noon. He intends to divest you of all your power and become the Caliph himself."

"What can I do? Can you help me?" asked the Caliph. "I am doomed to stay in this lamp," replied the genie. "But whenever I can, I will try to give you some helpful clues and I grant you the power to fire magic orbs that will destroy some of the demons sent by the Wizard."

Game Objective

The Caliph must find the sceptre of Baghdad and walk with it to the palace balcony.

Objects

When the Caliph picks up an object, this will be replaced with the current object in the display. Use F1 to switch the object in the display so that it cannot be dropped. Up to four objects can be carried at any time. Some puzzles require more than one object.

Hints And Tips

1. Lamp
   You can ask the genie for clues using the hanky on the lamp. (It's a good idea to leave the hanky in the same room.) When you think you have solved the clue, you can ask for another.
2. Potion
   During your travels, you may find a potion. When you drink it, it will store that stage of the game. You can return to that position by selecting "Old Game" on the options menu. Note: There is only one potion in each game. If you choose the "Old Game" option, there will not be a new potion.
3. Map
   Important: Make a map and list of objects and locations
4. The End Sequence
   This can be found after the actual game on the tape. Reset your machine and follow normal instructions.
    
   To view the end sequence, enter the password which is given to you when you complete the game!

Game Controls

O - Left, P - Right, Q - Jump, A - Enter door, use magic carpet or use held object, SPACE - Fire orb

You may use a joystick plugged into port 2 if you prefer.

F1 - Cycle through held objects, F3 - Toggle "Fire mode"

RUN/STOP - Pause/Unpause, INST/DEL - Quit, I - Change filter of music or effects to suit your machine

You can select one of three different colour options when the game starts.

Blitz 2000

For many decades Crux, the world's most feared dictator, has attempted to overthrow the World Government Federation. Crux now plans yet another attempt, only this time our whole world is under threat of extinction!

Unknown until recently, twenty space colonies have been built on the Moon - Ready for complete global warfare and mass destruction against our world.

Our only chance of survival is to destroy the space colonies before any attempt of attack.

Game Objective

You take control of a lone craft in an attempt to destroy the space colonies. To complete each level you must destroy the whole city before landing.

You only have a limited amount of fuel and so fall constantly towards the city. If you collide with any buildings your craft will be destroyed. On later levels, the gravitational pull of the moon is much greater.

Once a whole city has been destroyed, you will land and your craft will be refuelled.

Your must destroy all of the 20 space colonies to prevent any attempts by Crux from destroying our world.

Good luck, pilot!

Bonus Pickups

During the game, various objects will fall from space that can be collected for extra bonus points. Avoid collecting a meteor - this will destroy your craft!

Game Controls

Use a joystick plugged into port 2.

SPACE paused the game. RUN/STOP quits.

Game Credits

Design, Coding, Graphics & SFX: Jon Wells
Game Music: FeekZoid
Copyright: Jon Wells

Blitz 3000

1,000 years have passed since the great war, and now our world is under attack from evil hordes located on the planet Mars. Their aim is to attack our world to take all the natural resources that we have gained over the many years.

Five major space colonies have been located on Mars and we need your help to prevent a global catastrophe and the obliteration of our world.

Game Objective

As Galactic Ned, you must attempt to destroy all five space colonies using our Supersonic Neutron Space Craft.

To complete each level you must destroy the whole city before landing. You only have a limited amount of fuel and so fall constantly towards the city. If you collide with any buildings, your craft will be destroyed.

Once a whole city has been destroyed you will land and your craft will be refuelled.

When you have finally destroyed all of the space colonies, only then will you have saved the day!

Bonus Pickups

During the game, various objects will fall from space that can be collected for extra bonus points. Avoid collecting a meteor - this will destroy your craft!

Game Controls

Use a joystick plugged into port 2.

SPACE paused the game. RUN/STOP quits.

Shaolin Plus

You are the Shaolin Master's young apprentice Bruise Lei who must prove his worth and defend the Shaolin Temple, which is under attack. Battle it out with the evil henchmen, recover the 40 sacred idols and avenge your fallen master to reveal the secret hidden treasures any mystic crolls of the Shaolin Temple. Only then will you restore honour to the Masters of Shaolin and gain ultimate Karma and Grand Master status yourself.

Game Objective

Defend the Shaolin Temple from the attacking henchmen and collect the glowing sacred idols when they appear. The idols will only appear briefly, so make sure you are quick to collect them. You must collect 40 idols to complete the game.

Game Controls

Left/Right - Walk left/right
Up/Down - Jump to upper/lower level
Up & Fire - Jump
Down & Fire performs a low kick
Press Fire to punch. Press Fire while moving to perform a flying kick.

Trivia

The original version of Shaolin Plus was programmed during a four day period (on and off) by Jon Wells his spare time. It was created entirely using the CCS64 emulator on the PC; only the samples were created using a real C64.

For the 2013 re-release the game has been enhanced and features a special end sequence which will be shown once you have collected all 40 sacred idols. The controls have also been specially modified and improved.

Escape From Arth - 2008 Special Edition

Supernova of the Star Sirius imminent... Turn off generators to open gateways... Find five access codes and seek launch craft to enter and escape... before the blast destroys Arth... Message ends...

Hints And Tips

Look for a lever with the same colour as a blocking wall - these are the main connection.

Disabling a generator will open a wall; this gives you access to more of the planet!

Objects dropped by destroyed RFOs disappear after a short while so make sure you are quick to collect them. Glowing objects denote a weapon power-up. If you collect the Nuke Bomb your next three shots will destroy all the RFOs on the screen - so make them count!

During play you'll discover pointing arrows - these indicate a doorway entrance and also tell you which way it's header. When you locate an energy lever or ammo pod, walk over to it to switch off or collect respectively.

When you shoot certain RFO's they will drop an object that you can collect. These objects will either increase your score or improve your weaponry.

Finally, try to remember what's in each room as you play so you know what's coming up next time. The key to completion of this game is careful planning; more than just blasting (Don't forget you've only got a limited supply of ammo and time before Arth is destroyed!)

Let the mission begin!

Game Controls

Use a joystick plugged into port 2 to control Voto or Veti

Left/Right while on foot - Run left/right Up - Thrust upwards using Super Jetpac (Left and Right to thrust in that direction) Down while standing still - Enter doorway to new location Fire - Shoot Plasma Gun

Other secondary controls are:

F1 - Choose Male/Female player, F3 - Sound Effects On/Off, F5 - Select difficulty level

Scoring

100 points are awarded for every new screen you enter.
100-1,000 points are awarded for various collectables and power-ups
2,000 points are awarded for disabling a generator (switching off a lever)
5,000 points are awarded for escaping from Arth
10,000 points are awarded for destroying the giant RFO (Robot Flying Object)

An extra life is awarded every 100,000 points.

Game Credits

Concept, Story, Graphics, Game Design & Code by Jon Wells
Music by Paul Hannay and Richard Bayliss
Tape Loader by Paul Hughes, Mastering by Richard Bayliss
Loading Screen by Jason MacKenzie
Artwork/Concept by Alf Yngve. 3D Version by May Recardo

Loading (All Games)

Type LOAD "*",8,1 (RETURN)

Once the disk menu has loaded, type RUN (RETURN) then follow on-screen prompts.