The Genesis Project

The year is 2143 AD. The Star Federation has managed to maintain an extremely fragile ceasefire between the planets with the six zones of the Gamma-Serti System where war has raged for the past seven solar years.

Now that ceasefire has been threatened. The rare mineral Trilithium has been discovered on an uninhabited asteroid on the edge of The Altare Zone.

The planet Targon-3 has claimed the asteroid for itself and to reinforce its claim has constructed six Cobolithium Detonation Devices in each of the zones within the Gamma-Serti System. Targon-3 has threatened to detonate these bombs if any planet attempts to set up a mining colony on the planet.

The Star Federation now has the responsibility to render these devices inactive and allocate mining rights to the Trilithium fairly between all zones within Gamma-Serti.

You have been given command of The Federation's most advanced Star Cruiser, The Genesis Probe. Your mission, to travel through all zones within Gamma-Serti and neutralise the Cobolithium Devices.

Mission Data

Your ship is armed with twin Q-Class Phasers. However, the Cobolithium Devices are shielded by a high density ion screen. Although your phasers are the most powerful yet developed your energy banks will be drained before the screen is penetrated. Your ship is therefore also equipped with a reprocessing plant which can extend dilithium from any space debris. This can be achieved by blasting an asteroid with your phasers and collecting the debris with your tractor beam which is automatically initiated upon a successful hit.

Your ship's computer will at any time display your current status and position within the Gamma-Serti System.

The data shown is as follows:

Detonation
Time left before bomb explodes

Ships
Number of Targon-3 ships destroyed

Asteroids
Number of asteroids in current zone

Destruct
Percentage of bomb shields destroyed

Rating
Your performance to date

Game Controls

Z - Left, X - Right, : - Up, ? - Down
] - Activate Phaser Sights
SHIFT - Increase Velocity
ESCAPE - Intergalactic Map + Status
f0 - Hyperspace

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International Megasports

Welcome to International Megasports. On the sporting agenda, we have seven events, each one a true test of your athletic and sporting prowess. So get your trainers on and get down to the arena!

Playing The Game

The first thing to do is to enter the number of contestants - up to four can play. Just press one of the number keys 1-4. Then you can enter the initials of each player by using the Z and C keys to move the cursor over the letters of the racetrack menu. Fix the letters with the S key. The first event will now load.

The Events

Each player is given three attempts at each event, with points awarded for performance which go towards the competition total score that determines the overall winner. There is an option to repeat each event, but this is for practice only - points are only scored the first time round.

For each event there is a qualifying time or score. In order for you to score points towards your total, you must equal or better the qualifying time or score in at least one of your three attempts. As each player plays he will be given the score or time for this three attempts. If a player fails to qualify in any of his three attempts, he will be out of the competition and cannot take part in the following events except for practice. If all the players fail to qualify, they are given the option of going back to start a new competition or carrying on for practice only.

1. 100 Metres:
   Hit the Z and C keys continuously to build up your speed. Go for the quickest time.
2. Skeet Shooting:
   The automatic sights follow the skeets and you must fire as the skeets pass through the sights. Z fires to the left sight and C to the right.
3. Long Horse:
   Press S to get the best jump off the springboard and press S again to push off the pommel horse. Then hit Z and C to do as many rolls in the air as you can before landing.
4. Archery:
   Set the wind speed and direction using the Z or C keys. Fire with the S key. The timing of the shot controls the arrow's accuracy in the horizontal plane, and in the vertical plane holding down the S key after firing will raise the trajectory. If you manage to hit the target, the display at the top right shows you where the arrow landed.
5. Hurdles:
   Like the 100 Metres, use Z and C to build up speed, but also use S to jump over the hurdles.
6. High Jump:
   Press S to jump, then once in the air, pressing S will move the man to the right. Precision is needed in order to clear the bar.
7. Long Jump:
   Press S to jump as the man approaches the pit. Try not to jump past the line. Once in the air use Z and C to give him height and length.

If you manage to get through all seven events, you can have another game - but this time it'll be much tougher to qualify!

For another game, please rewind the tape back to the beginning of the side; do not turn the tape over (as it says on the screen)!

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Note: During the game each event will load separately, with an average loading time of three minutes. So if you have a cassette deck without Auto Stop motor control you will have to stop the tape whenever there is no "Searching" prompt on the screen.