King's Knight
NES-KG-USAKing's Knight(tm)Instruction BookletSquare(tm)---The storyIn the Kingdom of Izander, the fair Princess Claire has been kidnapped by afoul and insidious Dragon and it is the mission of four brave fighters tosave her. These fearless champions will come together, after proving them-selves on their own, to fight their way to the lair of the Dragon and restorethe kingdom to its peaceful start. The Knight, Ray Jack, will go first. He isthe most experienced of the group and he carries a strong weapon. The Wizard,Kaliva is next. He has magic and good jumping abilities. The Monster, Barusa,follows. This scaly creature has strong defenses and can take many hits. TheThief, Toby, is the youngest and quickest member of the team. They must firstset out solo and build their individual fighting abilities. Once they each have advanced skills, these courageous warriors will come together to seek outand save the princess. You must help them reach their goal as you are now partof the team that will fight to free the princess from her imprisonment. Keepyour wits about you, plan your strategy and set off on an exciting adventure!---How to use the controllerA Button - Fire your weapon.B Button - Execute the Magic Spells of the lead character in Stage Five bypressing this button.Start Button - Press Start to begin the game or pause during play. Press Startto resume.Select Button - After the character have each completed a stage, and at leastone has survived, you can play in any stage. Press Reset on the Control Deckand then press Select to enter the Continue Mode. Refer to the pages 12 and 13[below] for further explanation.---How to playThe Knight, Wizard, Monster and Thief strike out on their own in individualstages before coming together to save the princess at the end. Each characterwill find many useful items. Some items increase the Speed of the character,and some expand the strength of the Weapons and Shields. There are also extremely important Magic elements hidden in the stages. One element from eachMagic Spell lies hidden in every one of the first four stages and all of theelements of a particular spell must be collected before that magic can be usedin Stage Five.Stage 1: Ray Jack - KnightThe Knight is strong and he moves quickly. He uses a Sword.Stage 2: Kaliva - WizardThe wise Wizard fires magic and has great jumping abilities.Stage 3: Barusa - MonsterThis fire breather has thick scales for strong defenses.Stage 4: Toby - ThiefThe Thief throws a dagger and is the fastest of the group.Stage 5At the end the characters band together and fight as a team.---Using the magic spellsThe Magic Spells of these brave warriors are used only in the final stage. Each character has his own spell with its own unique power. The spells mustbe used wisely as they can be used only once. In order to have the ability tocast the spells, every element of the spells must be retrieved in the firstfour stages. One element from each spell lies hidden in every stage. It isimportant to find all of the elements in order to have maximum abilities inthe last and most difficult area of the game.Character  Spell   Element  PowerKaliva     Naizath A        Defeat enemies in the waterToby       Balbath B        Destroy MonolithsBarusa     Cetune  C        Change into a DragonRay Jack   Zainen  D        Change into a Winged Horse---First Half of Stage OneThis is the first half of the Stage that the Knight, Ray Jack, must completeon his own. The Up arrows add to the Life Meter and the Down arrows decreasethe Life Meter.There are many important items here to uncover, including four of the elusiveMagic elements for Stage Five spells. You'll find one of them in the hiddencave.---Game play screenThe action on the screen scrolls down vertically as your character moves upward.You must destroy or avoid objects as they approach or your character will becrushed at the bottom of the screen. Obstacles, such as trees and plots of land, can be destroyed to reveal hidden items. In the first four stages ourheroes will fight on their own and in the last stage they will come together asa team with a common goal to defeat the evil Dragon and save Princess Claire. In the last stage, the leader has the ability to fire his weapon and use, justonce, his Magic Spell. Make use of the arrows in Stage Five to strategicallychange the formation of the group at the appropriate times.1. Life Meter - Each hit will take precious life.2. Special Items - Collect these for extra strength.3. Hidden Cave - Find valuable items underground.4. Ray Jack - Our hero.5. Enemies - Defeat or avoid these characters.6. Obstacle - Special items may be hidden underneath.[stage 5]7. Life Meter - Try to keep this full.8. Team Formation - The lead character can use his spell.9. Arrow - Change the Team Formation.---Destroy these obstacles-MountainsTrees TownsMushroomsIslandsFencesRocksStatuesEnemiesJump onto these objects-MountainsTownsIslands---Continue ModeWith the Continue Mode, you can replay any stage. After completing the firstfour stages, press the Reset Button on the Control Deck so that the Title Screen appears and press the Select Button on the Controller. When the Char-acter Select Screen is shown, press Up or Down on the Control Pad to move theCursor. When the cursor points to the appropriate character, press the A buttonand press Start. You will then return to that character's stage. Repeat thisprocess as many times as you like until your characters are ready for StageFive.Press Reset -> Press Select -> Choose the Character and press A -> Press Start.On the Character Select Screen, the Level number indicates how many special items you have collected. Each character can have as many as seven Jump Increases, seven Speed Increases, three Weapon Increases and three Shield Increases. The highest possible Level is twenty. The most useful items, in order of importance, are Weapon, Shield, Jump and Speed. The asterisks are lined up in the order of the elements A through D. Each time you choose a char-acter, you risk losing your collected items for that character if you do notsuccessfully complete the stage.---ItemsCollect items for increased character strength.Life UpCollect this item for more Life.Life DownAvoid this item or lose Life.JumpAdd spring to your step.SpeedMove faster with this item.WeaponIncrease strength of your fire.ShieldAdd power to your defense.Hidden CaveFind special items in hereElementsOne element of each of the four Magic Spells can be found in each one of thefour stages. Collect every element in order to use the Magic Spells in the lastStage.