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Gradius 3 SNS-G3-USA GRADIUS III INSTRUCTION BOOKLET___________________________________________________________CONGRATULATIONS! You now own Gradius 3 (tm) - The Outbreak for the Super NES (tm),another hit in Konami's stellar series. We suggest that you read thefollowing instructions throughly before launching your adventure.TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ........................................... 4HOW TO PLAY ............................................ 5THE CONTROLS ........................................... 6WEAPON SELECTION ....................................... 8THE BATTLESPHERE ....................................... 9HYPER POWER BOOSTING ................................... 9TERROR ZONES .......................................... 13ENEMIES ............................................... 16ENEMY MAYORS .......................................... 18 3_____________________________________________________________FROM WHENCE IT CAME In the darkest quadrant of space there churns the vortex of BadVibes. Bacterion, it has been called, is a malignant mass that has spawnedall that is wicked in the universe. Feeding on the suffering of the innocent,it moves like a germ throughout the galaxy, manifesting itself in unspeakablyhideous forms. In the past, Bacterion has only had the power to rear its uglyhead on a few isolated occasions. That is, until now. Being a good Gradian, your history class in primary school was thefirst place you heard of the ancient Heroic Missions to fight Bacterion. Youeven got a toy Warp Rattler for your fifth birthday. Those were the days whenit was just a chapter in your history book. History is important to the people of Gradius, as is all the higherpursuits of knowledge, art and music. Gradius has reached a renaissance. Yourpeople are known all throughout the universe as a good and pace lovingnation. Who would have known that it would come down to this. The ancient scholars prophesied that a day would come when the EvilBeast would be unleased after eons of being kept at bay, inflicting a slowand painful death on the entire galaxy. That day has come. After a heart wrenching journey through the Gradian Desert Lands, youhave come to terms with your fate. It is your mission to save all that isgood in the universe. You must defeat the diabolical entities that plagueGradius and the surrounding planets. Fare thee well, brave warrior. 4_____________________________________________________________HOW TO PLAY The people of Gradiu see you as their last hope for peace andharmony. They've tapped into the entire Federation Reserves to build your100 zillion dollar starship, christened M.A.X., which stands for ModulatedArtillery Exalter. Like its prototype the Warp Rattler, only a piolt of thehighest caliber can make maximum use of its power resources. Select your ensemble of weaponry and then launch headlong into enemyinfested darkness. You will find that certain weapons are best suited todifferent conflicts that you will encounter. As Captain, you will use clevertactics in engaging the appropriate weapons to outblast the beasts. Defeat the nasty Mayors of each of ten treacherous Terror Zones bypenetrating the very core of their beings. Once you conquer a mayor, you'llbe able to access the secret bonus arena. This will be a good chance torevitalize your weaponry. You start with a fleet of three M.A.X. ships to use one at a time.You can receive additional ships by reaching certain point totals. If theenemy brings your ship down, you will re-choose your arsenal before going onto the next ship. When you start again, you will find yourself in the same battle areayou were in just before you lost it. If the enemy brings down all your ships,the game will be over, but all is not lost. 5_______________________________________________________________You will have three more CREDITS that allow you to continue your game with afleet of three ships each time. Again, if you choose to continue, you willreturn to the same battle area where you left off. You can either fly solo, or take turns defending the galaxy with apartner. Compete for the high score for extra alien annihilating incentive.Be aggressive and speed right into your enemy's face to let him know youcan't be intimidated. And most of all, never forget that you are a Gradian.TAKING CONTROL When you feel you are ready to take the plunge into the cosmos, pressthe start button and you will go to the Title Screen. Use the Directional tomove the cursor to select 1 PLAYER, 2 PLAYER or OPTION. In the OPTION Modeyou can adjust the level of difficulty (Game Level) to EASY, NORMAL or HARD.You can also design your Control pad to suit your individual 6_____________________________________________________________fighting style by assigning SHOT, MISSILE and POWER-UP to any button youchoose: A, B, X, Y, R or L. Not only that, but Auto Mode also allows you toturn TURBO SHOT On or Off. TURBO SHOT makes your shooting faster and morefurious.You can also turn the AUTOMATIC POWER-UP On or Off. AUTOMATICPOWER-UP activates your Hyper Power Weapons automatically when you capturea Red Power Pod (see pg. 9). Otherwise, you can manually control your HyperPower Weapons with your Power-up Button. When you are teaming up with another star warrior in 2 PLAYER Mode,each player can equip his M.A.X. with his own choices for fighting controlsand weapon supply; the choices don't have to be the same. In 2 PLAYER Mode,Player 2 chooseshis arsenal after Player 1's first round. You also have theoption of adjusting the sound to STEREO or MONO. Make all of your choices with your Directional, then press the StartButton to return to the Title Screen. Next select 1 PLAYER or 2 PLAYER andpress the Start Button again to go to the Weapon Select Screen. NOTE: If you bypass the OPTION Mode, starship engineering willautomatically set the parameters as follows: NORMAL Game Level, SHOT ANDMISSILE are assgined to the B Button, POWER-UP is assigned to the A Button,TURBO SHOT is On, AUTOMATIC POWER-UP is Off and the sound is in STEREO. 7_____________________________________________________________WEAPON SELECTION: THEONSLAUGHT ENSEMBLE Before you embark on your noble mission, you must choose yourweapons. You can choose oen of four pre-set arsenals (TYPE SELECT) orcustomize your own (EDIT MODE). If you want a pre-set arsenal, press theDirectional Up or Down to make your selection, then press the A Button tolock it in, B Button to cancel. You must also choose one of two types ofshields. make your choice with the Directional, then lock in your decisionwith the A Button, B Button to cancel. When you are finished, press theStart Button. If you want to build your own arsenal, press the Directional Right toget to the Edit Mode Screen. Use the Directional to select from four optionsin each category: MISSILE, DOUBLE, LASER, OPTION, ? (bonus), and !(super bonus). Press the A Button to lock in each selection, B Button tocancel. When you're finished, press the Start button and get ready for someferocious fighting. 8___________________________________________________________WELCOME TO THEBATTLESPHERE [LABELED SCREEN SHOT]HYPER POWER BOOSTING Your M.A.X. starts out equipped only with an Xtron Cannon, but youcan add the weapons from your arsenal throughout your mission. The WeaponStatus Gauge at the bottom of the screen lights up which weapon in thearsenal is engaged. In order to boost the gague to more powerful weapons youmust capture the enemies' Red Power Pods. (Blue Pods activate All Destroy,which obliterates all enemies on the screen, turning them to anti-matterbefore they even know what hit them.) Each Red Pod captured boosts the gaugeby one weapon. To activate the currently engaged weapon press your Power-upButton. You can utilize several weapons at once, but you can't use LASER andDOUBLE at the same time. LASER, DOUBLE, ? and ! can only be activated once.The OPTION weapon can be activated up to four times, but watch out becausethere's a crazed crustation out there who can statch one or two of yourOPTION weapons if you're not careful. Fortunately, you can regain a stolenOPTION by once again boosting your Weapon Status Gauge to OPTION and engagingit. 9________________________________________________________THE HIT LIST OF ROCK'EMSOCK'EM WEAPONSEDIT MODE WEAPONSSPEED UP Increases your atmosphere ripping speed.MISSILES Standard Drops missiles that skim across the ground. Hawk Wind Shoots missiles upward if you're in the top half of the screen or downward if you're in the bottom half. 2-Way Back Shoots down and backward simultaneously/. Small Spread Compact but still knocks out creeps on contact.DOUBLE Vertical Takes care of anything you've got hanging over your head with a straight up cannon. Standard Adds another cannon at a 450 angle upward. Tail Gun Nail those bothersome tailgaters with a rear cannon. Back Adds a back 450 angled upward zinger. 10__________________________________________________________LASER Twin Double the destruction, double the fun. Ripple Unleash rings of destruction that knock out enemies who are attacking from scattered positions. Energy Tap the Shot Button for small bursts or hold it down for bigger bursts. Cyclone The longer you hold down the Shot Button, the longer the deadly laser beam gets.OPTION Standard You can tack on up to four clone starships that will shadow your every move. Snake Same as the Standard, but with slithering movement. Formation Create a precision flying team, with up to two OPTIONS above and two OPTIONS below. ROTATOR Rock 'n' roll with a shadow ship that revolves around your M.A.X.? (BONUS) Shield Provides two shields in front for two-fisted defense. Force Field Wraps you in a steely security blanket when things get too scary. Rolling Shield A rotating enemy blockade that'll put you on a roll. Reduce Less of you is more when you shrink down to avoid enemy attack.! (SUPER BONUS) Speed Down When you have no need for speed, you can just slow down a bit. Remain Option Enables you to use your remaining M.A.X. Starships as OPTIONS (up to four). Full Barrier Bring your barriers and shields back up to full size after they've been shrunken by enemy attack. Mega Crush Blows away all enemies and bullets on the screen. Not exactly a love tap. 11_________________________________________________________TYPES SELECT WEAPONS Same Weapons as in EDIT MODE except there are no ? or ! weapons, and the following weapons replace others. 2-Way Missile Shoots up and down simultaneously. Spread Bomb Drops to the ground and blows enemies and obstructions to kingdom come. Photon Torpedo Drops down and runs along the ground picking off small but oh so annoying enemies. Standard Laser Hold down the shot button to give a powerful zap to pesky passers-by. 12__________________________________________________________THE TERROR ZONES: ACARNIVAL OF CARNAGE The Dunes of Doom Once the galaxy's wonderous hanging gardens, now infested with evil creatures that failed to water the plants, transforming them into a hanging desert. The Carbonation ZoneYou've got big bubbles, big troubles,in an atmosphere filled with Toxicbubbles and deadly adversaries. Lava Them and Leave Them Zone Don't be deceived by the inncoent looking soace weeds. Camoflaged enemy battle stations tend to drop in unannounced. Make it past them and tempers will really flare up. We're talking molten nightmare! 13__________________________________________________________ Pop Rock Monolith Zone Vandals have desecrated one of the galaxy's most sacred relics, the Great Stone Monoliths of prehistoric Easter Island. Now they are nothing more than Death Ring missile launchers. Light My Fire ZoneYou'll really be under the broiler asyou make your way through lashingflame tunnels and past satellite-sized scorpions. Bacterion's Garden This is not the place to stop and smell the roses. These poisonous posies will try to turn you into life- sized plant food! The Greased Lightning RoundYou'll be catapulted through alabyrinth of electronic circuitrywhich houses the Evil One's databank control. 14______________________________________________________ Mayors on Parade Don't expect any live TV coverage for this grotesque gallery of gargantuan Grand Marshalls. Stick to your guns and you'll be the one to rain on the parade. The GauntletNo benevolent mortal being hasmade it past this horrific monstrosityyet. The brave ones who have triedhave either returned as completebasket cases or have never beenheard from again. Bacterion's Lair Here you will face your ultimate nemesis. You must destroy the cold black heart of Bacterion himself. If you do, you're sure to receive a hero's welcome home. If you don't we can all just kiss life as we know it good-bye. 15_________________________________________________________THE ENEMY HALL OF BLAMECirkill Toxic Bubbles CankerzoreZoink SerpentineLink MolarYang Bubble Mite 16_____________________________________________________ GaggleQuad Monolith Voss GladysPupitron Vector Bazooka HeadSpore 17________________________________________________________ MAYORS WHO WOULD NEVERWIN A POPULARITY CONTEST Earwig Scorpion Bubble Brain QB2B Mega Monolith Two-Headed Bulbous Scorch Serpant 18___________________________________________________________ Beacon Monarch Ice Ice Grim Shadow Dancer BACTERION 19_________________________________________________________ Konami (R) is a registered trademark of Konami Co., Ltd. Gradius 3 (tm) - The Outbreak (tm) is a trademark of Konami, Inc. Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES and the Official Seals are trademarks of Nintendo of America, Inc. (C) 1991 Konami, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Konami, Inc., 900 Deerfield Parkway Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4510 Game Counselor Line: (708) 215-5111 KONAMI Printed In Japan
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