STARQUAKE
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MESSAGE HAS JUST REACHED EARTH OF AN UNSTABLE PLANET EMERGING FROM 
A BLACK HOLE SOMEWHERE AT THE EDGE OF THE GALAXY. IF THE CORE OF 
THIS PLANET IS NOT REBUILT IT WILL IMPlODE CAUSING THE WHOLE 
UNIVERSE TO GO 'KA BOOMF!' -STREWTH A STARQUAKE...

THE BIOLOGICALLY OPERATED BEING IS CHOSEN FOR THIS ULTRA DANGEROUS 
MISSION - BUT WHY BLOB? BECAUSE Of HIS MIND BLOWING HYBRID CAPABI-
LITIES? OR THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLECT OF HIS ANTI-BRAIN? NOPE - 
BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER GUY'S HAVE PRANGED THEIR SPACESHIPS. SO BLOB 
SETS OFF FOR OUTER-SPACE IN HIS TRUSTY SHIP WITH JUST A FLIGHTBOARD 
COMPUTER AND A GALAXY A-Z FOR COMPANY - GULP, IS HE GONNA SUCCEED? 
- WILL HE EVEN GET THERE?, - OR WILL THE UNIVERSE AND BLOB GO BLIP?

- GOSHAROOTIES WHO KNOWS? BUT ALL THESE AND MANY MORE ANSWERS MUST 
BE QUESTIONED BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!!


LOADING STARQUAKE

1. CONNECT THE EAR PLUG ON THE COMPUTER TO THE EAR PLUG ON THE 
   CASSETTE PLAYER. DISCONNECT MIC LEAD.

2. PLACE CASSETTS IN PLAYER AND REWIND.

3. TYPE LOAD "" THEN PRESS ENTER.

4. 'STARQUAKE' WILL NOW AUTOMATICALLY LOAD. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER 
    THE 'STARQUAKE' LOADING SCREEN WILL APPEAR. IF IT DOES NOT LOAD 
    SUCCESSFULLY, ADJUST CASSETTE PLAYER'S VOLUME CONTROL AND REPEAT 
    INSTRUCTIONS. FOR COMPLETE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS CONSULT YOUR 
    SPECTRUM MANUAL.


CONTROLLING BLOB

KEYBOARD
  KEY 'O' - LEFT
  KEY 'P' - RIGHT
  KEY 'A' - DOWN OR LAY BRIDGING PLATFORM
  KEY 'Q' - UP OR PICK UP AN OBJECT
  KEY 'M' — FIRE
  ALSO USER DEFINABLE KEY OPTION.

JOYSTICK
  USE SINCLAIR ZX2, KEMPSTON OR CURSOR JOYSTICK.
  PAUSE GAME WITH BREAK/SPACE KEY ANY KEY OR JOYSTICK 
  ACTION TO RESTART.
  ABORT BY PRESSING KEYS 'ASDFG' SIMULTANEOUSLY


GALAXY A-Z

BLOB			TELEPORTS
WALKING			PLANTS
FLYING			SPIKES
DROPPING		LUNAR UNDERGROWTH
PAUSE KEY 		PLATFORM PACKS
ANTI-GRAY-LIFTS		KEY CODS CARDS 
STARS 			PIECES OF CORE
WEAPON ZAPPING		HIGH DENSITY CLOUD
PLANETS CORE		ROCKY LUNARSCAPE
ELECTRONS		MOLECULAR
ZAP RAYS		STRUCTURES
ENERGY PACKS		IMPALERS
ABORT OPTION		SPACE HOPPER PADS 
FLEXIBLE THINGYDOO 	ANTIMATTER OBJECTS
CHEOPS PYRAMIDS		SPACE LOCKS
OLLY			JOYSTICK OPTIONS
SPACE HOPPER		SUPERB SOUND 
BRIDGING PLATFORM 	KEY
WEAPON PACKS		GAVE TUNES
BONUS LIVES		USER DEFINED KEYS
RE-EQUIP PACKS		SPACESHIP
SECRET PASSAGES		SKELETONAUTS
FLOWERS			SMASH TRAPS
SIGNPOST		MUSHROOMS


GAME DESIGN, SOFTWARE & AUDIO
GRAPHICS
BY STEPHEN CROW


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