The Game

First press C to put a coin in the machine. Each coin gives you five balls. Now press N up to four times to give up to four players. A ball will now appear on the launcher. Pressing both flipper keys together will pull the launcher back and releasing the keys will eject the ball and you're playing Macadam Bumper...!

Things To Press

Press R to redefine the keys as you wish.

Press M to modify the existing Pinball table layout.

The first screen you see allows you to change all the scoring, speed of play, etc. Simply move the flashing cursor around the board and input your chosen values. Move the cursor using the arrow keys on the Amstrad and CAPS SHIFT and Cursor keys on the Spectrum, followed by ENTER.

Inputting Y to modify the layout will allow you to alter the actual design of the pinball table. On the left of this screen, you will see a selection of components indicated by a letter or number. Move the crosshair cursor to the desired point on the table, press a letter and that component will be positioned there.

There are two ways to erase any component: (i) if you have just positioned a piece and immediately want to remove it (you haven't moved the cursor!), press SYMBOL SHIFT and the component letter for the Spectrum version, or CTRL & letter for Amstrad.

If you have moved the cursor, however, press CAPS SHIFT/DELETE on the Spectrum or DEL on Amstrad, and the cursor will become a flashing square. To move this cursor, use the arrow keys; to erase something use the following keys:

G - Left, H - Right, Y - Up, B - Down

Pressing ENTER will exit the rubout mode.

To change the colours, press O on the Amstrad and follow the prompts. On the Spectrum use the following keys:

CAPS SHIFT+B - Border Colour
CAPS SHIFT+C - Paper Colour
CAPS SHIFT+X - Ink Colour

CAPS SHIFT+SYMBOL SHIFT gives you a paint brush which can move using the following keys... G - Left, H - Right, Y - Up, B - Down

Creating A New Layout

Press C for a completely blank table on which to start work.

Saving And Loading

Once you have completed a design, you can use S to save it to tape (or disk on Amstrad), and L to reload a saved design.

Game Controls

Spectrum:

CAPS SHIFT - Left Flipper, BREAK/SPACE - Right Flipper, Z - Jolt Left, SYMBOL SHIFT - Jolt Right

Q - Return To Menu, R - Trapped Ball Release, C - Insert Coin, N - Select No. Of Players/Start

Amstrad:

X - Left Flipper, ? - Right Flipper, Z - Jolt Left, / - Jolt Right

Q - Return To Menu, R - Trapped Ball Release, C - Insert Coin, N - Select No. Of Players/Start

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Spectrum 48K: LOAD"" (ENTER)
Amstrad: CTRL-ENTER (If using CPC664 then press SHIFT & @TAPE before starting)