Bobby Bearing ============= Bobby Bearing's brothers have been led astray by their cousin. Ignoring all the warnings of their elders they have ventured into the metaplanes outside their dwelling, and been attacked and stunned by the evil bearings who inhabit the planes ... your task in this addictive 3D arcade game is to find and retrieve your brothers and cousin. But all is not as easy as it seems! Loading Bobby Bearing --------------------- To load this game simply ensure that the tape is fully rewound and then type Load"" and press enter. Press Play on your recorder and the game will automatically start when loading is completed. The Game -------- Bobby's family live in Technofear, a land of the future made of steel, and inhabitated by things of steel. Bobby and his brothers had been warned on many, many occasions not to venture into the Metaplanes outside their home, and to give them credit they'd been pretty good about it. Good, that is, until their rogue cousin came to visit ... Bobby's cousin has led his brothers astray into the Metaplanes where he and the brothers have been caught and stunned by the evil Bearings that inhabit the Planes. Bobby's task is to find his 4 brothers one-by-one and bring them back to their home, and having got all his brothers back home, perhaps then he'll consider rescuing his cousin too ... Playing Bobby Bearing --------------------- Bobby Bearing is the first example of 'Curvispace 3D' — this new technique allows you to actually experience curvature in 3D space on you home micro. The Bearings actually roll over uneven surfaces just like, say, the balls in a pin-ball machine. You control Bobby, and go off in search of the brothers and cousin — but beware, many of the puzzles you'll have to solve to find your way around the many, many screens of the Metaplanes are not half so easy when you're pushing your brother Bearing back along the same path! You start outside the home where you are trying to get all the other Bearings back to. Features you'll meet on the way include magnets that can be switched on and off, areas of the surfaces change when you pass over hidden switches, and there are air-ducts too. You'll find that hidden switches also often start and stop lifts here and there around the maze as well. Good luck and remember you have only so much time to complete your task, and each time you hit a problem your clock will speed up! Controls/Joystick ----------------- You can play this game using either the keyboard or a joystick. The opening screen has a selector for you to choose either keyboard or one of a number of joystick options — press keys 6 and 7 to select your choice. Key '0' will then start the game. Keyboard: Keys Y — P Up and Right Keys H — Enter Down and Left Alternate keys on bottom row for Up/Left and Down/Right. This game was programmed and designed by Robert and Trevor Figgins. (c) Softek International Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No part of this Leaflet may be copied or stored by any means whatsoever except as defined in the Copyright Act of 1956 or any subsequent amendments thereto.