User manual SEGA PC GAMES TAITO LEGENDS

[. . . ] Licensed from TAITO CORP. INTRODUCTION Taito Corporation pioneered coin-operated arcade games and created the computer games industry we know today. From the revolutionary and seminal Space Invaders in 1978, through Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, not forgetting classics such as The New Zealand Story and Operation Wolf, hit after hit has made Taito one of the leading coin-op manufacturers and developers of the past 25 years. Taito Legends offers arcade-perfect versions of an unprecedented selection of titles from the Taito stable. This is the strongest and most varied collection of arcade games ever assembled. [. . . ] Press ESC to return to the previous menu screen. Use the left or right arrow keys to cycle through choices or move sliders. CONTROLS GAME OPTIONS HIGH SCORES HINT AND TIPS Depending on the game selected there are also additional menu options for viewing an interview with the original game designer or viewing the original arcade sales flyer. 2 3 Legends_PC_Man. qxd 9/28/05 4:38 PM Page 4 PAUSE MENU Pressing ESC during a game will bring up the Pause Menu. You have the choice of up to four options: THE GAMES IN TAITO LEGENDS BATTLE SHARK Shoot ships, planes and mines from your submarine. Exit game and return to the main menu. CONTINUE QUIT BUBBLE BOBBLE Help Bub and Bob, trap monsters in bubbles and save Bub and Bob's girlfriends. COLONY 7 Use your cannons and rockets to save Colony 7 from alien attack. CONTINENTAL CIRCUS GLOBAL SETTINGS Select Taito Legends on the Game Select screen and the following menu will be displayed: Grand Prix racing around the world. ELECTRIC YO-YO Clear the screen with your Yo-Yo. VIDEO SETTINGS AUDIO SETTINGS SAVE/LOAD TAITO CREDITS Adjust the aspect ratio, turn on the original arcade boot sequence and turn smoothing on or off. Adjust volume and choose the menu music. Save/Load high scores and reset high scores. View the History and Milestones of Taito Corporation. The list of people involved in making Taito Legends. ELEVATOR ACTION Navigate a world of elevators, escalators and gun wielding spies. EXZISUS Destroy enemies as you fly over the surface of an infested planet. GLADIATOR Hack and slash your way through a castle full of enemies. GREAT SWORDSMAN Prove yourself the greatest swordsman in the world. JUNGLE HUNT Swing and swim through the jungle to save your sweetheart. THE NEW ZEALAND STORY Run, swim, jump and fly as you free your fellow kiwis from an evil walrus. THE NINJA KIDS Fight your way through hordes of satanic enemies. OPERATION THUNDERBOLT Shoot infantry, helicopters and tanks to save hostages. OPERATION WOLF 4 5 Legends_PC_Man. qxd 9/28/05 4:38 PM Page 6 CREDITS SEGA OF AMERICA Blast infantry, armoured cars and helicopters to free hostages. PHOENIX Destroy waves of bird-like aliens. PLOTTING Clear the screen of blocks by throwing, bouncing and matching similar blocks. PLUMP POP Use a trampoline to bounce a baby animal into balloons. RAINBOW ISLANDS Launch rainbows to clear your path of monsters and climb the platforms. RASTAN Hack and slash your way through a land of strange creatures. RETURN OF THE INVADERS Defeat the returning Invaders and save the planet. SPACE GUN Shoot hordes of aliens infesting a ship and save the human survivors. CEO SEGA OF AMERICA Naoya Tsurumi SEGA OF AMERICA PRESIDENT Simon Jeffery SR. VICE PRESIDENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Bill Petro SR. PRODUCER David Cobb PRODUCER Jon Sell ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION Martin Caplan DIRECTOR OF A&R Noah Musler ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR A&R David Wood VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING Scott A. Steinberg PRODUCT MANAGER Dan Gallardo CREATIVE SERVICES SPECIALIST Chris Mowry QA DIRECTOR Osamu Shibamiya QA PROJECT LEAD Demetrius Griffin QA ANALYSTS Phil Hall SR. PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Bret Blount PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Erica Rogers ASSOCIATE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Ethan Einhorn PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR Jennie Sue EMPIRE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Simon Prytherch PROJECT LEAD David Hunt PROGRAMMING ­ Empire Oxford Bryan McPhail, Jarek Burczynski, Mike Montgomery, Neal Tringham, Nicola Salmoria, Scott Williams, Steve Burge PROGRAMMING - Atomic Planet Entertainment Andrew Seed, Andrew Taylor, Duncan Chambers, Gary Gray, Martin Pegg, Richard Frankish, Stuart Leonardi PROGRAMMING - Razorworks Dan Clarke, Dave Proctor, Dave Lomas, Ioannis Venetsanopoulos, Todd Gibbs ART Andy Debus (Razorworks), Pat Fox, Pete Lyon, Rick Nath (Razorworks) QA ­ Empire Oxford Gavin Clark, Richard Hughes QA ­ Empire Interactive Dave Cleaveley (Manager), Steve Frazer (Assistant Manager), Cliff Ramsey, Caolan Newell Additional Testing Gaurav Kudva and his team at RelQ Software Pvt. PRODUCER Jason Falcus (Atomic Planet), Steve Hart (Razorworks) PRODUCER SUPPORT Steve Metcalf, Vince Farquharson TITLE MUSIC "Neon" and "Neon Lite" written and recorded by Jill Stark - Purity SOUND DESIGN Richard Beddow VIDEO PRODUCTION & JAPANESE TRANSLATION Tadasu Hasegawa VIDEO EDITING Haydon Farrar LICENSING Calvin Hutt Special Thanks To: Aaron Giles, Fukio Mitsuji (MTJ), Phil Stroffolini, Tatsuya Kitasawa Toshihiro Nishikado SPACE INVADERS Defeat the Invaders and save the planet. DISCLAIMER By installing, copying, or otherwise using this Software product, you agree to be bound by the limitations set out below. LIMITED WARRANTY: Empire Interactive warrants that the software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. Any implied warranties on the software are limited to ninety (90) days, unless the effect of this clause has been specifically excluded by applicable law. 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