Super Smash TV
Super Smash TVDeveloper: MidwayPublisher: AcclaimThe year is 1999.Television is cashing in on the blood lust of its viewers.  Violence dominatesthe screen.Topping the ratings are the TV game shows that offer the ultimate in prizes:your life!  Winning and losing has become "destroyed or be destroyed."One show stands as the toughest, most spectacular, most dangerous, and mostrewarding contest of all: SMASH TV.Alone, or in a pair, powerfully armed contestants are sent into a closed arena. There, before a live studio audience and devoted TV viewers from around theglobe, they battle opponents - human, humanoid, and inhuman - and search out thecash and prizes that will make them SMASH TV Grand Champions.Ready for prime time?The future is now.You are the next lucky contestant...Ready Camera One*You'll first see the SMASH TV title screen, a history of the show, and then theroster of Reigning Champions.  To reach the player selection screen, press theStart Button.10 Seconds to Air*SMASH TV is both a One Player and Two Player game with three skill levels. Move the Down Control Pad Arrow until the Skill is highlighted then move theLeft or Right Control Pad Arrow to pick the level you want.  To select thenumber of players move the Control Pad Arrows so the number of players ishighlighted.  Then press the Start Button.The Controls... Absolute Arcade ActionBasic Moves... As Easy as it LooksTo Move*Press the Control Pad Arrows Right, Left, Up, or Down.  To move diagonally,press in between the Arrows.To Fire Up*Press the X Button.To Fire Left*Press the Y Button.To Fire Down*Press the B Button.To Fire Right*Press the A Button.To Fire DiagonallyUp/Left*Press the X Button and the Y Button simultaneously.Down/Left*Press the Y Button and the B Button simultaneously.Up/Right*Press the X Button and the A Button simultaneously.Down/Right*Press the A Button and the B Button simultaneously.To Pause*Press the Start Button.To Restart*Press the Start Button after pausing.On the Screen... Excitement so Intense, It'll blow you awayGame play information appears at the top of the screen as follows.Blue Contestant*Stats on upper left corner of screen.1)  Lives.2)  Score/Prizes.3)  Weapon Upgrade Meter.Red Contestant*Stats on upper right corner of screen.1)  Lives.2)  Score/Prizes3)  Weapon Upgrade Meter.Weapons... I Need More Fire-PowerSophisticated weapons and vital power-ups are available in every room of thecontest.  Your basic weapon, the Machine Gun, will obliterate your lesseropponents.  However, final victory in any round demands that you use everythingyou can pick up!*When the symbol for a weapon or power-up appears, it can easily be picked up bymoving over it.*Only one weapon type can be used at a time, but power-ups, such as increasedSpeed or the Mobile Forcefield, ca be used simultaneously with all weapons.Note:  With each new life, you also get the Mobile Forcefield.  For crowdcontrol, there's no equal!Power-Ups1)  Rapid Fire Grenade Launcher*Symbol is a green grenade.2)  Rapid Fire, High-Power Grenade Launcher*Symbol is a yellow grenade.3)  Bomb (Destroys all enemies on screen)*Symbol is a yellow bomb.4)  Machine Gun Firing Remote*Symbol is a green orb with a turret.5)  Multi-Direction Photon Gun*Symbol is a triangle of white pellets6)  High-Power Missile Launcher*Symbol is a red, white, and blue shaped missile.7)  Mobile Forcefield*Symbol is a black circle on a orange background8)  Discus Defense*Symbol is a yellow discus shape.9)  Speed Boost*Symbol is a white boomerang10) Bonus Life*Symbol is a character head.Note:  Pick-up weapons last until all 6 of the squares under your score turnred.Your opponents tonight...The audience is crying out for more blood and with the forces stacked againstyou, they'll soon be satisfied... just hope it's not your vital organs they'recheering over!Opponents whose main strength is numbers, like gangs wielding baseball bats,laser firing orbs, and exploding tin soldiers, will attack you in any round andat every chance.  But each round of the show also features and opponent withunique talents for mangling contestants.These characters are the stars of the show so the won't give up easily. but findtheir weak spots and you've got it made.  Be relentless in your attack and enjoywatching them crumble.The Super-Star Opponents are:Round 1:  Mutoid Man*Half tank, half mutant, and all deadly.  He'd just as soon as run you over thanlook at you with his twin firing laser eyes.  Pound him with everything you findand remember, armless isn't harmless.Round 2:  Scarface*If looks could kill, Scarface would be ahead of the game.  Not only is he ugly,but get hit and your career in prime time is history.Round 3:  Cobra Head*The cobra is the king of the snakes... and you've got double trouble.  Thereover-grown reptiles have steel scales that will crush you like a bug, and forkedtongues that speak with high-tech firepower.Round 4:  The Game Show Host With the Most*If his big mouth were his only flaw, you'd be okay, but this guy is not justslimy, he's crazy.  Still, it's his show... and he'll do anything to keep itthat way!Big Money...Big Prizes...I Love It!Winning is everything... but winning big is even better.  Grab the prizes thatappear by moving over them... but watch out, they may be hiding a dangerous landmine.Point Values:Single Blue Orbs/2000Orb-Train (each segment)/2000Laser Orb/2500Hulk Clubbers/500Snakes/1000Shrapnel Bomb/2350Floating Robot/1050Wall Gun Man/5500Spear Men/1000Tank (per section)/7500Red Swarmers (followers)/2050Red Swarmers (leaders)/20,000Cobra Boss (per hit)/100-500Scarface (per hit)/250-6000Mutoid Man (per hit)/350Game Show Host (per hit)/350-750Prizes (each pick-up)/5010The Route to Success*At the start of each round, a map shows the layout of the studio, including thelocations of bonus prize rooms.  Pause and make a copy, knowing where you arecomes in handy if you're going to rake in the goods!Cash Bonanza:  The Pleasuredome*You want the big money?  It's waiting just for you in the Pleasuredome... onlyto get in, you'll need a key, or maybe even a bunch...Double Your Pleasure!*Two is always better than one when it comes to combat... but there is only oneSMASH TV Grand Champion and it's money in the bank that separates the big winnerform the other mere survivors.Staying With the Show... Contestant Lives*There'd be no show without you, so each lucky player gets 5 lives per round,plus any bonus lives you can pick up.  Lives remaining are shown in the top leftand top right of the screen.Reigning Champions*Destroyed the Host with the Most?  Made a fortune in cash and prizes?  Congratulations.  You are now a SMASH TV Reigning Champion.  To enter yourinitials on the roster move the Control Pad Arrows until the letter you want ishighlighted then press the A Button.Action*So go for it!  What are you waiting for?  The commercials are over... thecamera's are rolling... and the audience is waiting to see how long you last. Are you going to give them what they want, or can you stay in one piece longenough to be invited back next season?  Everybody's waiting to see!