Rockford (TM)

THE GAME:
Most of the screen is taken up by the playing area 
itself.  This will scroll as you move about the
screen showing you the rest of the four screens that
make up each level.  Obviously this is made up of
treasure and rocks and monsters and walls. At the
top of the screen there is a status panel.  The
exact layout of this panel depends on the machine
that you are using.  However all the panels give you 
the same basic information.

HOW TO PLAY:
Mining a Cave: Collect the required number of treasure 
to reveal the exit before time runs out. In each cave 
you will find different obstacles and enemy creatures 
you will need to avoid or trap while mining for or 
creating treasure e.g. diamonds or their equivalent. 
Watch out for falling objects.

STATUS PANEL:
The status panel at the top of the screen gives you 
the following information.  Number of treasure items
to be collected.  Time left to complete level, number
of lives left, current level and world.

THE WORLDS:
On each of the five exciting worlds you will face a 
fresh set of difficult puzzles,a new range of mayhem 
wreaking monsters and a different type of treasure 
hoard.  Each of the worlds contains four difficulty 
levels.  Each of these levels is completely different
from any of the others.  There is a range of challenges,
for every one of the sixteen screens that makes up a
world as you try to collect all of the treasure without
ending up crushed under a rock.

OTHER FEATURES:
All the worlds have an adequate supply of fire and 
taps and amoebas and other delights, all the creature 
comforts of home.  Mind you, not all the levels 
feature water, for instance, the Doctor's world the 
taps drip blood.
  Fire: is of course dangerous, it needs to be put out 
by the water, but to get water, or blood in the doctor's
Laboratory, you need to first find a tap and turn it on.
You can then push the drops of water, or blood, around
to quench the flames. 
  Snakes: have magical powers to alter objects, some 
snakes turn any rock that their head touches into treasure,
but beware, others turn treasure into rocks.
  Walls: will grow horizontally on certain levels, so 
be careful how you remove objects, or you will end up boxed
in.  On other levels you can create treasure by dropping
rocks through the walls.  
  Clocks: give you extra time if you can get to them.
 
In certain circumstances there is nothing to do except 
to forfeit a life by pressing the "R" key.

At the start of play you can choose which of the five 
worlds you wish to adventure in.

WORLD 1-ROCKFORD THE HUNTER
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You are collecting the Pharoah's Death Masks.  
Preventing you from doing this there are green and blue
snakes, bats, and monkeys.  The normal walls are made
up of toucans, the magic walls of elephants.

WORLD 2-ROCKFORD THE COOK
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You are collecting the apples, watch out for the 
snakes made up of hamburgers and pizzas, avoid the
falling oranges, and the eggs and toast that are
flying around, walls are either corn cobs or cutlery.

WORLD 3-ROCKFORD THE COWBOY
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Here you are collecting the Indian pennies, these are 
the coins with the Red Indian head-dress motif. 
Watch out for the wagon train and the iron horse, or
railroad trains that will be heading out for you.  Make
sure that you do not tumble over the tumble weed.  
Avoid being scalped by the tomahawks or shot by the
revolvers or it will be Boot Hill for
you.  Finally, do not forget that there is no way 
through them cactus, and you will ride off into the
sunset.

WORLD 4-ROCKFORD THE SPACEMAN
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You must collect the suns, while avoiding the crazy 
comets, the spaceships and the rockets.  Remember
Newton and do not let any of the planets fall on you.

WORLD 5-ROCKFORD THE DOCTOR
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Collect the hearts and avoid everything else, especially
the dancing skeletons and the Frankenstein monsters.
You do not want to find out why the ears are flying
around, and you certainly do not want to try to
outstare the eyes.  With the skulls out to invite you 
over to their side of life, you will be pleased
to know that the graves are an impenetrable barrier.

QUICK KEYS
-Use Cursor Keys To Move Rockford
-Left Control Key For Action
-Hold Down ALT & Press ENTER To Toggle Full Screen
-R = Restart
-ESC = Pause
-F1 = Help
-Q = Quit Game
-S = Sound On/Off
-B = Background On/Off

--- PC JOYSTICK INSTRUCTIONS ---
PC Joysticks are automatically configured for this 
game.