Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula Instruction Booklet-----------------------------------------[PAGE 1]ContentsIntroduction................2Names of Controller Parts...3Starting Up.................4Controlling Harker..........5Main Game Menu..............6Main Game Screen............7Pick Ups....................9Scenes.....................13[PAGE 2]In the black of night he stalks his unwitting victims with the passionof a prince and the grace of a wild animal. Able to assume the guiseof everything from a shadow on the wall to a jagged-toothed Wolf Beast,he feeds on the living, sinking his pearly fangs into their fair necksfor a drink of their life-giving serum. For he is the Prince of Darkness -Count Dracula - and he's cast his hypnotic spell on your lovely mistress,Mina Murray. Now you, Jonathan Harker, must drive a stake through theheart of this vampire and save the fair Mina from eternal life as avampiress.[PAGE 3]Names of Controller Parts[diagram of controller]This manual refers to the following directions:[diagram of control pad][PAGE 4]Starting UpMake sure your Nintendo Entertainment System is turned off. Put the Game Pak into the system and press the POWER BUTTON on the front of your Nintendo machine. After the game introduction, press the START BUTTON at the Bram Stoker's Dracula title screen.[PAGE 5]Controlling HarkerTo Walk Right or Left:Press the Control Pad RIGHT or LEFT.To Crouch or Look Down:Press the Control Pad DOWN.To Look Up:Press the Directional Pad UP.To Use a Weapon:Press the B Button.Standing Jump:Press the A Button.Long Jump:Press the A Button while walking.To Pause Game and View Score:Press the Start Button.Jumping Smash:Press the A Button and Directional Pad Down to fall through a ledge.[PAGE 6]Main Game Menu[picture of main menu]>From this screen, press the Start Button to reach the Main Game Menu.>From the Main Game Menu you can adjust the skill level, sample variousmusic tracks and sound effects in the game, and program the ControlPad settings.To make selections within the Main Game Menu choose your option. PressSelect and then Press Start.[PAGE 7]Main Game Screen[screenshot from within a level]ScoreYour score is calculated at the end of each level. The more diamonds andcoins you pick up, the higher your score.1. LivesThis shows how many lives you currently have. You begin each game withfour lives.[PAGE 8]2. TimeThis displays how much time you have remaining to complete the level.3. Energy BarsOne and a half energy bars equal one life. All it takes to lose an energybar is one blow from an enemy.4. WeaponThis indicates the weapon with which you are currently armed.[PAGE 9]Pick UpsThere are many Pick Ups in the game - each with its own special function.To collect a Pick Up, you must break the Pick-Up Box and jump to catchit. The following is a list of the various Pick Ups in the game.Gold Coin of Transylvania:These are worth 1,000 bonus points.Diamond of Transylvania:These are worth 10,000 bonus points.[PAGE 10]1 Up:These are worth an Extra Life (one and a half energy bars per life).Continue Credit:These are worth three lives.Energy Booster:These replenish your energy by one bar.Triple Energy Booster:These replenish your energy by three bars.[PAGE 11]Super Energy Booster:These replenish your energy with six bars.Invincibility:These award you with 10 seconds of invincibility.Clock Token:These add 20 extra seconds to the Timer.[PAGE 12]Weapon Pick UpsRock:Rocks are perfect for taking down enemies from far away.Axe:The Axe spins when thrown, making it perfect for cutting down alltypes of enemies.Torch:The torch is great for burning enemies at close range, and from far away.Each time the torch hits the ground, it will burst into flames - destroyingall enemies within range.Triple Rock:The triple rock is the ultimate weapon. When launched, the Triple Rocksplits into three smaller rocks, striking your enemy from his head tohis heels.[PAGE 13]ScenesIn order to advance from level to level, you must destroy all kinds ofenemies and get past Dracula. Beware! Dracula can assume the form ofeverything from a bat to a shadow on the wall. The following is a briefdescription of what you'll face in each level.A Journey Through TransylvaniaMake your way through the woods in Dracula's home town and take on thePrince of Darkness in his shadow form. But first, you've got to getpast nail beds, bats, red baths, floating platforms and bony skeletons.[PAGE 14]Trapped in Castle DraculaDracula's Castle is loaded with sharp spike pits and sure-shot henchmen.And beware of the young Prince Dracula - avoid staring into his eyes oryou will forever be held under his hypnotizing spell.Escape from Castle DraculaThere's ony one way out, but first you've got to down more sure-shothenchmen and neck-biting bats, as well as cross collapsing platforms,nail beds and fire-water channels that'll boil you in seconds flat.And then you must defeat Dracula in his Wolf Beast form. Beware - thewolfen prince will be surrounded by his flame-belching wolf guardians.[PAGE 15]The Hillingham Estate MansionThis mansion is infested with all kinds of evil vermin. You must defeatmachete-wielding henchmen and flame-belching wolves, cross sharp spikegardens - and escape the young Dracula. Approach with caution as hewon't hesitate to unleash his venomous bats your way.The Carfax Abbey CryptWelcome to Dracula's London residence - the one he purchased to be closerto your Mina. Watch out for more ghosts, giant hands, flame-throwing eye-balls, hopping tarantulas and scorching fire water, then get ready to fendoff Dracula in his bat form.[PAGE 16]Back in TransylvaniaWelcome to the land of the unliving, and Dracula in his shadow form. Thisplace is filled with all kinds of weird things including ghosts, skeletons,henchmen, freezing rivers, floating platforms and zombies.Return to Dracula's CastleGet ready to bring down Dracula once and for all, with a little help fromyour old friend Dr. Van Helsing. But watch out! Dracula's castle is loadedwith nail beds, bats, and hidden passageways. You may even run into Draculain his evil robe form.