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- Page 1 GRAPHIC COMPUTER SYSTEM SEARCH TOWER FOR THE A Milton Bradley Company ©General Consumer Electronics, Inc. 1983. Santa Monica, CA 90401. All Rights Reserved. A copyright protection is claimed on the program stored within the cartridge.
- Page 2 SEARCH TOWER FOR THE...
- Page 3 nter the fantastic world of the Dark Tower — a world filled with adventure, danger and all the mysterious magic of ancient times. You control a squadron of warriors as you search an adventure-filled forest for the magical keys that will unlock the entrance to the Dark Tower.
- Page 4 Setting Up Console Screen Overlay Power Cord SEARCH TOWER FOR THE Cartridge Slot Outlet For Built-In Control Panel Reset Off/On/ Button Volume Control Dark Tower Cartridge Built-In Control Panel...
- Page 5 Setting Up Make sure the console power cord is plugged into a 120 volt AC 60 cycle electrical outlet. Check to be sure the plug for the built-in control panel is firmly seated in the control panel outlet on the right. MAKE SURE THE CONSOLE IS TURNED OFF BE- FORE INSERTING THE CARTRIDGE.
- Page 6 Dark Tower Controls Dark Tower is played with the built-in control panel only. The functions of the controls are: POSSESSIONS Press and hold to view list- ing of all your possessions, remaining number of warriors and current score. Release to return to game. FIRE STRAIGHT/ KEY SELECT Press to fire straight in...
- Page 7 How to Play Dark Tower is a one player game. Skill Level Selection You can begin Dark Tower at any of four different skill levels. The skill level determines how many keys you are given before starting your journey. Game 1 is the most difficult;...
- Page 8 Warriors At the beginning of the game, you are provided with a warrior who appears somewhere within the forest. You are also provided with five reserve warriors and two bags of gold. You can earn additional warriors and gold during the game, as explained later.
- Page 9 It is helpful to map the forest as you play the game because objects always appear in the same location from game to game. (Using standard graph paper is helpful in mapping the forest). As you learn where ob- jects will be found, your skill in playing the game will be increased.
- Page 10 Direction of Travel Use the joystick to move your warrior around the forest. As your warrior walks through the forest, his direction of travel is shown at the top right side of the screen (N, NW, W, SW, S, SE, E, NE). The number of steps for- ward he has taken since he made his last turn is also shown.
- Page 11 Chests You will see many chests scattered through- out the forest. All chests look alike and give no clue as to their contents. To open a chest, move your warrior in front of the chest and press Button 4. If you press Button 4 again before the chest lid is fully opened, you can close the chest and move on.
- Page 12 Bags of Gold Scattered throughout the forest are bags of gold which you can pick up and add to your possessions. You can pick up the bag of gold by walking forward directly toward it. Each bag of gold can be picked up only once per game.
- Page 13 once in a while hoping that the warrior will walk into them and be killed. Neither the warrior nor the brigands can be killed by their own flamoids. If the warrior successfully destroys a random number of brigands, (up to about 20 brigands) he will receive a treasure —...
- Page 14 used only 4-6 times while in your possession and will then be lost. Another Healer may be granted by the Ma- gician later in the game if there are still Magician Chests available and the player has enough gold. A Scout is another one of the Warrior’s helpers. The Scout prevents a Warrior from getting lost in a fog.
- Page 15 placed outside the Dark Tower rather than somewhere within the forest, and he can enter the tower and try to solve the Riddle of the Keys again. Scoring Points are awarded for each treasure you pick up after the start of the game (ie, you do not receive points for the keys, gold, or warriors you are given at the beginning of the game.) Points are also earned for destroying brig- ands and for solving the Riddle of the Keys.
- Page 16 Score Record Date Name Score...
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Page 18: 90-Day Limited Warranty
THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. During the warranty period, if found to be defective due to workman- ship or materials, the GCE Video Game Cartridge will at the option of General Consumer Electronics, Inc. be repaired or replaced with a... - Page 19 $2.00 each. Address check or money order to: GCE, Vectrex Screen Overlays, P .O. Box 8123, San Francisco, CA 94128 Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Offer subject to availability.
- Page 20 GRAPHIC COMPUTER SYSTEM REPRODUCTION A Milton Bradley Company 6-0022 ART REV A...