@DATABASE "Gunbee F-99"

@NODE MAIN "Gunbee F-99"

                @{b}· G · U · N · B · E · E·   · F · 9 · 9 · @{ub}

                  @{b}««  The Kidnapping Of Lady Akiko  »»@{ub}

                --*-- DEMO VERSION (15 August '98) --*--

                   Created by Lobsang Alvites Szaler

                    @{b}To Be Published soon by APC&TCP@{ub}

                 Dorfstr.17, D-83236 Uebersee, Germany

        email: andreas@highvolt.gun.de / Tel. 0049-8642-899953

                    --*-- SHORT DOCUMENTATION --*--

              @{"  Installation  " LINK INSTA}    Starting The Game
              @{"  The Story...  " LINK SHORT}    Introduction
              @{" Playing Gunbee " LINK PLAYN}    The Game Rules
              @{"Honey vs. Story?" LINK OPTIO}    The Options Screen
              @{"   Game Tips    " LINK TIPS}    Briefing...
              @{"  Development   " LINK DEVEL}    About The Author
   
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@NODE INSTA "Installation"

@{b}REQUIREMENTS@{ub}

- AGA chipset, hard disk, 2 Mb of Chip-Ram free
- Memory expansion or accelerator is highly reccomended to avoid slowdowns
- A joystick with 2 fire buttons is also reccomended for better playability

@{b}FLOPPY/CD NOTE (Demo Version)@{ub}

Files required to run Gunbee F-99 from Floppy or CD:

- LIBS/mathtrans.library
- LIBS/diskfont.library
- FONT/topaz
- FONT/topaz.font

@{b}VIDEO TIPS@{ub}

If your display device supports NTSC video signal, you could try to select it
in the F-99 Early Config to get a bigger screen view.

If your computer hasn't an accelerator card and your display device supports
PAL signal, then select it to avoid possible slowdowns.

@{b}PROBLEMS...@{ub}
     
Make sure you have installed the original "mathtrans.library" file (supplied
with your Workbench 3.x installation disks) otherwise the game will crash.

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@NODE SHORT "Introduction"

@{b}THE STORY...@{ub}

For many years, Valstyx was a peaceful planet in the Universe. Five Magic
Crystals owned by Lady Akiko, the princess of Valstyx, guaranteed the power
and stability of the whole planet.

But one day things changed. Strange beasts and bizarre machines suddenly
invaded the planet. It was being taken over by Lord Khenmir's evil forces.

In a surprisedly attack, the Soldiers were unable to defend the Royal Palace.
And while the chaos involved the kingdom, Lord Khenmir took possession of the
Five Magic Crystals... and kidnapped princess Akiko.

Designed with the very best of Valstyx technology, you, as Kiara McGuire, will
pilot the GUNBEE F-99, a mobile suit developed by the Royal Engineers with the
hope to defeat Lord Khenmir big guardians, to recover the Five Magic Crystals
and succeed in the save of the beautiful Lady Akiko.

Good luck!

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@NODE PLAYN "Playing Gunbee F-99"

@{b}01.- THE CONTROLS@{ub}

You control Gunbee F-99 with the joystick in port 2:

Move toward any direction to fly.
Press Fire 1 quickly to shoot.
Press Fire 1 longer to shoot a Firebeam.
Press Fire 2 to throw a bomb.

The 'space key' can be used as 2nd. fire button.

Alternatively you can use the Keyboard:

Cursors Keys to fly.
Left AMIGA quickly to shoot.
Left AMIGA longer to launch a Firebeam.
Left ALT to throw a bomb.

In-Game Keys:

Press "P" to pause the game, again to resume.
Press "ESC" to exit current game and return to menu.


@{b}02.- GUNBEE F-99 WEAPONS@{ub}

THE STANDARD WEAPONS... (upgradeable by collecting more Power-Up Bells)
        
THE FIREBEAM...

THE BOMB...
  
THE MACHINE-GUN... (available for Gunbee F-99P Planetary Type)


@{b}03.- THE BELLS@{ub}

Bells are one of the most important items in the game. These are hidden below
some Smiling Clouds. Shoot the clouds to release gold bells, and shoot quickly
the bells to change its colour.

To get the bells just fly over it:

Gold Bell  - Points   : 500 points.
Blue Bell  - Speed Up : improves Gunbee flight speed.
Green Bell - Power Up : improves Gunbee fire power, then switch next weapon.
White Bell - Shield   : Gunbee Shield aprox. 20 seconds (limited availability).
Red Bell   - Firebeam : supply an extra Firebeam.
Black Bell - Damage   : these must be avoided as Gunbee will lose its arms
                           (and ability to throw bombs).


@{b}04.- THE FLYING AMBULANCE@{ub}
              

@{b}05.- THE FLYING BASKET@{ub}

The Flying Basket is released when an entire enemy wave was shootdown while
some Smiling Clouds are yet flying in the sky. The colorful winged Basket does
the job of a Bell Collector.

Another use of the bells is to make land them into the Basket by knocking them
around the screen with accurate and well timed shoots. Each time you collect
10 Bells of whatever color in the Basket you'll get an Extra-Live.

Check for other objects that may be also put into the Flying Basket.


@{b}06.- THE KITTY-KATRANSPORT CLOUD@{ub}


@{b}07.- THE KITTY-KATRANSPORT ITEMS@{ub}

THE HIGH FIREBEAM

THE MACHINE-GUN AMMO CLIPS

THE GB01/P KIT (GUNBEE F-99P PLANETARY TYPE)

THE MAGIC CRYSTALS

Akiko's Crystals are the most important items in the game. They looks of
different colour according to the level: blue, red, yellow, green and white.
                                
To recover a Magic Crystal you must put it into the Flying Basket by knocking
it around the screen with accurate shoots. Read carefully the "Flying Basket"
section to understand how the Basket is released. Some practice and strategy
is needed to succeed.
 

@{b}08.- GROUND ATTACK@{ub}
                                                             

@{b}09.- THE PLAYER WINDOW STATUS@{Ub}


@{b}10.- THE HIGH SCORE TABLE@{Ub}

POS..... position rank
SCORE... points
NAME.... name of the player
BELLS... total bells collected in the Flying Basket
WAVE.... total enemy waves destroyed
END..... Happy Smile...... Lady Akiko was saved
         Sad Smile........ Lady Akiko was not saved
         Skull............ player died
         Letter at left... "H"=Honey Mode, "S"=Story Mode
         Number at right.. Level reached.

Note: High-Scores are saved when you QUIT the game.

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@NODE OPTIO "Options Screen"

@{b}THE OPTIONS SCREEN@{ub}

@{b}1.- GAME MODES@{ub}

Press fire button to switch between Honey or Story mode.

@{b}Story Mode@{ub}

All the rules explained in the manual apply to this mode. The main objective
of this mode is to successfully rescue lovely princess Akiko by recovering all
the Five Magic Crystals. The word 'ability' is the main key to survive in this
mode because you will have to pay special attention to hardest rules:

@{b}Honey Mode@{ub}

Almost all the rules explained in this manual applies to this mode with the
following exceptions:

- you begin with 5 Lives and 5 Firebeams
- Kitty-Katransport Clouds not available
- Magic Crystals not available
- KTC items not available (no GB01/P kit, MG AmmoClip and High Firebeam)
- Gunbee F99P Planetary mode not available
- turbulence not available
- High Firebeam always available
- Extra-lives every 100,000 points
- No Extra-lives when 10 Bells are collected into Flying Basket
- Less enemy attack initiative
- Enemy weird shots not available
- Big Guardians shoots slow and less attack modes.

In this mode you can learn the rules of the game, to plan some strategy and to
practice useful tactics for hard situations in the levels. Surviving is easy
because you're provided with more initial lives and a faster way to get extra
lives. The no need to pay attention to KTC items (like the Crystals) and other
rules (like knocking bells into the Baskets) means you can safely fly in
the sky without worrying about all that.

Honey Mode also provides a Level Selection, for training purpose.

@{b}2.- MUSIC@{ub}

@{b}3.- INTRO@{ub}

@{b}4.- LEVEL SELECTION@{ub}
                           
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@NODE TIPS "Tips & Tricks"

@{b}GUNBEE F99 TIPS@{ub}

- When a level begins, collect inmediatelly useful bells (green and blue)
  to improve your flight performance. The more powerful is the Gunbee F99,
  the less performance is lost if you die.

- Be careful when flying below the Clouds. Slow enemy shots may be there.

- If your shooting rate is slow, then don't shoot quickly. Use paused and
  accurate shoots while you power-up.

- If you die search inmediatelly a Green Bell to try to get back your
  previous shooting rate. Also pay attention for any extra Firebeam supplied.

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@NODE DEVEL "Development"

@{b}THE AUTHOR@{ub}

Real Name : Lobsang Vögel Alvites Szaler
Handle    : Mister Byte
Computer  : Amiga 1200, Amiga 500, C=128 and C=64
E-mail    : mrbyte@chavin.rcp.net.pe
Address   : Jr. Caracas 2363, Lima 11, Lima, Peru.
            
I would like to thank to Jochen Heizmann, Facundo Rodriguez, Peter Oorthuis,
Mopz/NCGamez, Mighty Wolfie, Amiga Manson, Igor Vucinic (for suggestions and
translating the manual to german), David Taylor (for his very good review of
"AmiBee" published in Amiga Format issue 106) and of course to all people who
supported the original AmiBee version!
 
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