------------------------------------------------ "HIGH SPEED Instruction Manual" NES-8H-USA Converted to ASCII text by Deezer on 8/18/98 deezer@usa.net For Patent Pending: http://patpend.home.ml.org ------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS The HIGH SPEED Experience ........................ 1 Control Operation ................................ 2 How to Play ...................................... 4 Running the Red ................................ 5 Heading for the Hide-out ....................... 5 Freeway Frenzy ................................. 6 Ramp Race ...................................... 6 Bonus Levels and Special Features ................ 7 Enemies .......................................... 8 Compliance with FCC Regulations .................. 10 Limited Warranty ................................. 11 ______________________________________________________________________________ THE HIGH SPEED EXPERIENCE One of the hottest pinball machines ever has now been converted to video! All of the action and excitement of the original HIGH SPEED is here -- Freeway Frenzy, Ramp Race and Running the Red -- plus some excellent new features, including Lightning Bombs, attacking enemies and more! It's a real-life adventure! The bottom half of the screen flashes and a siren shrieks when you run that red light! Police car-radio messages and original chase music both add to the thrills and realism of the HIGH SPEED chase! So, go for the burn! Grab the jackpot and get away fast -- at HIGH SPEED! 1 ______________________________________________________________________________ CONTROL OPERATION Control Pad B Button A Button \ \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ Select Button Start Button 2 ______________________________________________________________________________ A BUTTON -- Operate Plunger/Right Flipper. CONTROL PAD -- Left Flipper. B BUTTON -- Shake playfield to the left. SELECT BUTTON -- Shake playfield to the right. START BUTTON -- Pause/Option selection. CONTROL PAD + A BUTTON + B BUTTON -- Lightning Bombs (when available). 3 ______________________________________________________________________________ HOW TO PLAY Begin the game by pressing the START button, then selecting the desired number of players and pressing START again. Use the A button to pull back the plunger and shoot the ball into play. The longer you hold the A button, the farther the plunger is pulled. Try to keep the ball in play as long as possible by hitting it with the flippers. The screen will scroll to always show the ball. Because the High Speed playfield is so long, the screen will split so that it shows your flippers at all times too. You will find this very helpful when the ball comes down the playfield quickly, as you won't have to guess where you flippers are. You get a total of 3 balls -- plus any extra balls you win -- after which your game is over. 4 ______________________________________________________________________________ RUNNING THE RED Completing the stoplight target sequence by making all 3 greens, then 3 yellow and finally 3 reds, turns the traffic light red. Running the Red by speeding up the ramp twice starts Multi-Ball(tm), the police chase and the getaway! HEADING FOR THE HIDE-OUT After Running the Red, if you can't make your escape by sending the ball up around the ramp, then you get a second chance when the Hide-out flashes. If you can send your ball in there, you'll get the Multi-Ball(tm) play. 5 ______________________________________________________________________________ FREEWAY FRENZY A fast escape onto Santa Monica or Bay Shore freeways (when they are lit) progressively lights the flipper return lane, then the spinners for up to 100,000 points each, followed by the hold bonus feature and, finally, an extra ball! RAMP RACE Hitting the 1 through 6 targets (when lit) advances the ramp value from 50,000 to 250,000 and lights the kickback to keep the ball in play! 6 ______________________________________________________________________________ BONUS LEVELS AND SPECIAL FEATURES There are two types of bonus levels: PACHINKO and RACE. When 3 Helicopter or 3 Safe icons have been hit by the ball and stored at the bottom of the screen, you are automatically entered for a RACE or PACHINKO bonus level, respectively. After 2 successful PACHINKO bonus levels, or 3 first or second place finishes in the RACE bonus level, you view a fireworks display. This indicates that you can collect the following special features from the "Hole": KICKBACK DRIVE AGAIN RETURN BALL LIGHTNING BOMBS SAUCER ROCKET 7 ______________________________________________________________________________ ENEMIES ACID PATCH -- Dissolves your ball. Destroyed by shooting a ball quickly across it, by shaking the playfield or by using a Lightning Bomb. WATER PUDDLE -- Slows your ball down. Destroyed by shooting a ball quickly across it or by using a Lightning Bomb. TUMBLEWEED -- Will pick up your ball and drop it between the flippers (down the drain). Destroyed by shaking the playfield, shooting a ball over it very quickly or by using a Lightning Bomb. RUST BALLS -- Dissolve your flipper mounting. Destroyed when touched by a ball, by a Lightning Bomb or by shaking the playfield while they are on your flipper. HELI-BOMBS -- Explode your flippers. Destroyed when touched by a ball or by a Lightning Bomb. Heli-bombs can also be made harmless by flipping the affected flipper so that the bomb is in the air above the flipper when it explodes (with flipper in the down position). 8 ______________________________________________________________________________ MANIC MECHANIC -- Stuns your ball and can destroy it if he hits it too many times. He can be eliminated by shooting the ball quickly over him or by using a Lightning Bomb. MAGNETIC HELICOPTER -- Will carry one of your balls off the playfield. Destroyed by shaking the table while it has possession of your ball or by using a Lightning Bomb. BARRIERS -- These pop up and down, stopping the ball from traveling along the freeway. Destroyed by a ball when the barriers are gray, by passing a ball over them from behind, or by using a Lightning Bomb. 9 ______________________________________________________________________________ Tradewest, Inc. 2400 S. Hwy 75, PO Box 1796, Corsicana, TX 75151. (903) 874-2683. 11 ______________________________________________________________________________