Manual re-write by: VmprHntrD (1/11/98) e-mail: kenne002@coyote.csusm.edu *OR* kennedy5@flash.net This is the manual to the NES game..... Fist of the North Star (from Taxan) Model Number: [THE STORY]___________________________________________________________________ Ken must battle his way through eight scenes to rescue his people from the tyranny of the Emperor Heaven. Using his bear fist, shooting power, and Gento Karate, Ken must confront and defeat eight vicious enemies who will attack him with Smokeballs, Fireballs, Clenching Claws, White Light Bombs, and the Deadly Sliding Kick. CONTENTS CONTROLLER AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ..................................... 3 HOW TO PLAY ............................................................... 5 SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................... 7 CHARACTERS ................................................................ 8 [Page 2] [CONTROLLER AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS]_______________________________________ 1. CONTROLLER Up - JUMPING Down - CROUCHING Left - MOVE TO THE LEFT Right - MOVE TO THE RIGHT A BUTTON - PUNCH B BUTTON - KICK SELECT BUTTON Select 1 PLAYER and VSMODE by pressing the Select button. [Page 3] START BUTTON Press this button to begin. PAUSE FUNCTION The game stops with the sound of a chime when you press the start button. Press the START button again to resume the game. SHOOTING ATTACK Ken shoots in the direction he is facing. Press the A button and B button at the same time when you want to use the shooting attack. THE NEXT ROOM You can go to the next room at times during the game. Press the A button and the B button at the same time and then press the right side of the CONTROL PAD after moving to the entrance door. CONTROL PAD Ken moves to the left and right by pressing the left or right side of the button. [Page 4] [HOW TO PLAY]_________________________________________________________________ VS MODE Before beginning the game, you can practice fighting the enemies in the first four stages. This allows you to understand more about your enemies. POWER UP When you knock down certain enemies, you may see a star like this (outlined star), which increases Ken's strength 1 to 4 times. This star (colored star) increases his strength 5 to 7 times. SHOOTING POWER When you have knocked down twenty enemies, you will get the power for a shooting attack. ADDITION KEN With every 100,000 points you score, you will get another Ken. PROGRESS OF THE GAME Use the CONTROL PAD to explore the screen by moving from left to right or up and down. [Page 5] POWER UP ITEMS The flag of "Hokuto" allows you to regain Ken's lost energy. When you see Yulia's necklace (silver) it allows you to regain shooting power. When you see Yulia's necklace (gold), you will be able to use Gento Karate, which makes you transparent so that enemies and objects will pass through you without hurting you. When the time meters indicates "0", you lose one Ken. Continuation Mode: effective from stage 1 to stage 4. Press both the A button and START button at the same time when you see "Time Over" on the screen. [Page 6] [SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS]_________________________________________________________ POWER METER ---|-INDICATOR SCORES | | KEN'S ENERGY | HIT-NUMBERS OF DEAD ENEMIES | | | | | ||-|----|-----------------------|--|--------| || | | | | | || POWER|* * * * * * * |----| SCORE|0028400 | |--BOMB |0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 78 | HIT=0021 P=3---P = NUMBER OF CHANCES KEN | KEN [IIIIIIIIIII] |----| ENEMY [IIIII] | HAS LEFT | | | |-------------------------------|----------| | |------------THE ENEMIES ENERGY [Page 7] [CHARACTERS]__________________________________________________________________ STAGE 1 Bask, whose power is nowhere near that of Ken's, s his first opponent and offers Ken a good chance to prove himself capable of defeating his enemies. Bask attacks with the Kazan Prison Clenching Claws as his weapon and jumps, but his moves are slow compared to other enemies. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. STAGE 2 Gayler is a hideous, fat man whose supernatural power allows him to shoot Smokeballs and Fireballs. His supernatural power is his specialized attack, which is called "Illusion Spinning." You can score 10,000 points for knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. [Page 8] STAGE 3 Tiger, one of the Big Four Generals of Gento, is the evil ruler of the concentration camp for people who he considers Traitors. Tiger is called "Green Light General" because of his green-colored armor. His weapons are the White Light Bombs and a deadly kick. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. STAGE 4 Solia, is called "Purple Light Solia" because of his purple colored armor. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. [Page 9] STAGE 5 "Blue Light Bolts," one of the Big Four Generals of Gento is very aggressive and his excellent concentration allows him to shoot successive blasts of White Light Bombs (three bombs per blast). You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. STAGE 6 Like Ken, "Red Light Bronza" can also use the ultimate fighting method, "Gento Karate" and at the same time fire "White Light Bombs." He is vey dangerous, so use extreme care. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. [Page 10] STAGE 7 A master of Gento Karate, the most powerful fighting method, which boasts a history of 2,000 years, "Gold Falco" is one of Ken's most fearful enemies. His weapons are Gento Karate, plus "White Light Bombs" and a deadly sliding kick. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. STAGE A fighter from a nation constantly at war, Shula has survived many fierce and bloody battles. The main reason for his survival is a deadly sliding kick which he executes with the precision of a well oiled machine. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point. [Page 11]