Rainbow Islands
NES-RL-USARainbow Islands(tm) - Find Your Fortune At the End of the Rainbow!Taito(tm)Instruction Booklet---Rainbow riderFar away in the middle of the Rainbow Sea, seven islands rise from the saltywater. This is where Bubby was born, not long ago, under a brilliant rainbow.Bubby has always been able to make rainbows spring from his hands just forfun. One day while Bubby and his brother Bobby were playing in the woods, Krabo, an old monster, cast an evil spell on the islanders. Bubby knew rightaway that only he and his rainbow magic could save his family and friends. Inorder to break Krabo's evil spell, Bubby must explore all seven islands andcollect a big diamond from each one. This is the only way he can defeat Krabo.You must help Bubby in his mission!HURRY BUBBY! After a certain amount of time the islands will sink and therewill be no one left to save! Along the way Bubby will have many adventuresand get into all kinds of trouble. You must help Bubby make decisions thatcould determine the fate of all the islanders. Good luck Bubby!---Bubby's movesA buttonPress A to jump, or to move the screen text forward.B buttonUse B to make rainbows that Bubby can climb on or throw at enemies.Start buttonHit Start to begin play or to pause the game.Select buttonBubby doesn't need this button.Control PadUse the Control Pad to move Bubby right or left. Pressing the Pad left orright also lets Bubby climb up and down the rainbows he throws.---Island actionRainbowsBubby has to fight his way through seven worlds, and in each world there arefour stages. Bubby has to use all of his rainbow magic to win. Luckily he hasa few tricks that Krabo and his pals don't know about.Rainbow danceOne of Bubby's tricks is walking right over his rainbows! He uses them forclimbing up or down to other levels. Bubby used to call it "Doin' the RainbowDance," and now it may save his life!Rainbow smashBubby can use rainbows to knock enemies off the screen. When he jumps on arainbow, it falls. If an enemy is underneath, he's gone! Bubby used to crackopen nuts with this trick, but now it's enemies!Rainbow zapRainbows are excellent for zapping enemies. Bubby just has to throw a rainbowat an enemy, and POW! he's been colorized. Bubby also picks up items in thevery same way with rainbows. It's like throwing a net! Bubby can zap almostanything with rainbows!Rainbow wallEnemies can't walk through Bubby's rainbows. So when he wants to stop them intheir tracks, Bubby just throws a rainbow in their path!Rainbow surpriseSometimes when Bubby throws a rainbow, a special item appears. Get it! It'sworth points that'll show on the Status Screen.---InvincibleUnfortunately, it sometimes happens that Bubby loses a life. But when he comesback, he's ready to go, and he's invincible! Bubby flashes the whole time he'sinvincible, and any enemy he touches is history! After a while, through, itwears off, and he must continue his mission more cautiously. When he does, hegets one of the big diamonds that will help him undo Krabo's terrible spell.Bonus points!When Krabo landed on the islands, he had lots of treasure stored in manytreasure chests. Right after he cast his spell on the islanders, he hid allthese treasure chests throughout the seven islands. He thought no one wouldever be able to find them. But then, he didn't know about Bubby.Goal in!Krabo hid a treasure chest at the end of each stage. They're stuffed so full,that whenever Bubby finds one, it blows wide open! Treasure everywhere! Bubbyshould grab as much loot as he can to earn hundreds of points.Life-upsBecause Bubby can make rainbows, lots of special things happen to him. Forexample, he gets an extra life when he wins this many points:  30,000 pts = 1 extra life  50,000 pts = 1 extra life  70,000 pts = 1 extra life 100,000 pts = 1 extra life---TreatsCommon treatsThrowing rainbows takes a lot of energy, so Bubby has to keep scoring bigpoints to keep his strength up. Treats pop up from all kinds of strange places, and then some are very ordinary. So Rainbow zap everything around.Ordinary treatsWhen you zap some things, like flowers or apples, the points don't show on the screen. But they will add up on the Status Screen.Enemy surprisesEvery time Bubby colorizes an enemy, a wonderful treat is left behind. Try toget these treats - they're worth points!Cherry - 100 pts.French Fries - 300 pts.Doughnut - 700 pts.Red Pendant - 800 pts.Red Crown - 8000 pts.                   ---Magical treatsSometimes Bubby finds Magical Treats. These treats either do something veryspecial, or they give Bubby a new trick. Magical Treats can pop out of enemiesor appear after a certain number of enemies have been defeated.Rainbow PotionWhen Bubby finds this red jar he can throw double rainbows. Two appear insteadof one!Star UpThis white star will give Bubby an extra life. Make it a good one!Stardust RodThis rod adds a new power to Bubby's rainbows. He can dust off his enemies16 times.Cross of ThunderIf Bubby gets this treat, huge lightning bolts will shoot down and zap enemies.Running ShoeWith the running shoe on, Bubby can move really fast for the rest of thatlife!Pop StarJump on this yellow star, and little stars fly out of it to pop enemies theytouch!---Small diamondsEach small diamond has its own special color, and also a letter. When Bubbyspells out the word RAINBOW, he gets one big diamond. Always pick up a diamond,even if you already have that letter - it's worth points!- If you collect all seven of these small diamonds, Bubby gets an extra life!- Try to spell RAINBOW before the end of a world to win one of the big   diamonds.- Once you've found the seven small diamonds, NICE appears on the screen.- Each small diamond has its own color. The same color always matches the same  star.---DangersStay alert!Bubby faces great many dangers, both from enemies and from traps that Kraboset for him. Enemies lurk everywhere, waiting to pounce, and some rooms havespikes in the ceiling and raging fires.WeePeeFrankyBugsyCharlieFlapperShotsyBelcher