Rollergames
NES-U5-USAHow to playRollergames(tm)Ultra (r) Games---Get ready to be rocked, rattled and rolled!Short on funds for a worldwide terrorist blitz, the underground criminalorganization VIPER (Vicious International Punks and Eternal Renegades) hasinfiltrated RollerGames - the most popular sport of the 21st century. Withtheir greedy sights set on the games' mega prize money, they've corruptedthree skating teams and abducted the games' beloved commissioner, Emerson"Skeeter" Bankhead. Now, somewher beneath the city, he sits bound and gagged,at the mercy of these cowardly creeps.The CIA and FBI lack the speed, cunning and sheer brute force for this job. Soit's up to you and your own three teams of free-wheeling skate wizards torescue the commissioner and stop VIPER from unleashing its venom on the entirecity. This is one fight that cannot be fought like a gentleman. You're going to have to take it to the streets, the sewers, the junkyards - just about anyplace your eight wheels can go (and even a few places they can't).But even your cat-like reflexes won't guarantee success as you choose and leadyour teams through the six muscle-aching stages, all peppered with dastardlydeathtraps. Open manholes, greasy oil slicks, combat helicopters and blood-thirsty dogs are just a few of the dangers that await you.Of course, you'll also have to punch and bodyslam your way pas chop-happy judomasters, skateboard thugs, motorcycle madmen and more.And considering the odds of survival, now might be a good time to hang up yourskates and bow out gracefully. But remember, the lives of thousands are hanging in the balance. And if you choose to accept this job and fall flatsomewhere along the way, you can count on VIPER to roast your ball bearingsfor dinner!---How to playYour object is to first defeat the three evil teams in RollerGames, and thenrescue the race commissioner from VIPER.RollerGames is made up of six stages, and incorporates two different types ofscrolling. Normal scrolling, used in stages one, three, five and six, allowsyou to move in eight different directions. Auto-scrolling, whcih only allows you to move right, is found in stages twoand four. Stages two and four have one area each. Stages one, three and fiveare each made up of two areas, and stage six is comprised of four separateareas.Each stage is packed full of enemies and traps. In each of the normalscrolling stages there are several different scenes where you must defeat theenemies you encounter using sheer physical strength and brute force. And onlyif you overcome the big free-wheeling greaseball in the fast fighting scene ofeach stage can you advance to the next stage. NOTE: In the auto-scroll stagesyou have to make your way safely through numerous ruins and attacks beforeadvancing to the next stage.At the beginning of each stage, you can choose from among the three good teams. There is one team that is best suited for each stage. Whichever teamyou choose, you will play the role of the star player. Each of the starplayers has unique characteristics and each has a Patented Punishment Technique to use in the fighting scenes. There is a limit, however, to thenumber of times you can use these techniques. So use them carefully! Andremember, your fists are your only weapons in normal scrolling stages, so keepon dukin' for all you're worth! (If you want to save Skeeter, that is.)You have three lives to start the game. As your score advances to 20,000 points, 50,000 points, and 80,000 points you will earn an extra life. Yourscore, along with the number of lives remaining, will be displayed at the endof each area, the end of each stages, and when you haphazardly lose a life toa hazard.Your Life Gauge will decrease every time you get hit by an enemy attack or fall into a trap. You will be knocked out and lose a player when your LifeGauge reaches zero, when the time runs out (in normal-scrolling areas only),or when you fall into a crack, manhole or the water.The game is over when your last player is knocked out of the game. However, ifyou want to keep on playing, you can choose to continue from the beginning ofthe area where the last game ended. (See page 6 for details.)---How to beginPress the Start Button during the Title Screen and the opening sequence willbegin. When the Team Select Screen appears, use the Control Pad to select yourracing team. Once you have chosen your team, press the Start Button to beginyour rescue mission.Game continueYou can choose to continue playing even after all your players have been knocked out of the game. When the Game Over Screen appears, use the ControlPad to select the Continue Mode. Then press the Start Button to enter yourselection. The Team Select Screen will appear next. Once you have chosen yourteam, the game will start again from the beginning of the area where theprevious one ended. If you don't want to continue playing, choose End and theTitle Screen will appear again.---Your team of skatersThunderbirds - Ice BoxHis Patented Punishment Technique is a bone-crushing body attack.Hot Flash - Rolling ThunderHer "punisher" is a head-spinning revolving jump-kick.Rockers - California KidThe Kid's method of enforcement is a two-stage kick.---How to control your motionsControl PadPress to move your playersSelect ButtonThis button is out of commission during your mission.Start ButtonPress to begin the game and to pause in mid-action.B ButtonPress to punch.A ButtonPress to jump.Fight scenesPress the B Button to make an attack. The type of attack depends on the starplayer you're controlling.Press the A and B buttons simultaneously to knock your enemy senseless with aPatented Punishment Technique. Time this move carefully as you can onlyperform it three times in each area. (See page 7 for each player's PatentedPunishment Technique.)Auto-scroll areasPress the Control Pad Left and the B Button at the same time to smash someonewith your elbow.NOTE: Your Life Gauge and number of Patented Punishment Techniquest are restored to their original value at the end of each area and stage.---Stages you're bound to roll intoDowntownYour main enemies in this part are the members of the Bad Attitude crew. Thisstage is a Normal Scroll stage made up of two areas.The night highwayThis is an auto-scroll stage.Automobile processing plantBe on the lookout for members of the Maniac's mob here. This is a normal scroll stage made up of two areas.The regions freewayAnother auto-scroll stage.The jungle riverThese are the stomping grounds of ruthless Violator vermin. This is a normalscroll stage made up of two areas.The VIPER's pitA normal scroll stage made up of four areas.---A guide to natural (and unnatural) disastersJump PlatformTiming is all important on the Jump Platform. Carefully press the A Button toincrease the distance of your jump. If you fallinto the crack behind theplatform, you will lose a player.Crack PotsIf you get too close to any of these you'll say good-bye to a player.Sticky SlidesSkate a little too close to a Sticky Slide and the earth beneath your skateswill crumble.Venomous Needle PointsAnother player will bite the dust if you absentmindedly run into either ofthese.The Can-CanIt's broken bones for those hit by a Can-Can.Valdez Jr.This slippery hazard spills out of toppled drum cans on the side of the road.You'll end up flat on your back if you don't steer clear of this.Icky Bop CrantThe crane swings back and forth like a pendulum, just waiting to knock yourskates off.Radon Sludge JuiceThis smelly seepage comes pouring out of certain pipes for a predeterminedlength of time. Avoid this at all costs... if you can!Drop ZoneIf you don't cross this platform skillfully, it will fall out from under you.If that happens, kiss off another one of your players.Log JamsThe logs roll back and forth over the ground. Run into one and say bye-bye,skater.Bum Rap ScallionsRun into any one of these and it's wipe-out city for you, bub.Fire IslandsFlames come pouring out of certain areas for an unknown length of time. And weall know what happens when we play with fire.---Those looking to knock your skates out from under youBad AttitudeManiacsViolatorsTeam leadersLucy FerballGuru DrewSkull Scraper---VIPER groupiesCaptian meat hookFish faceCombat copterMuck truckBird of parasitesRoller punkBilly 'Bomb' BarderThe moto-crusher