NES GAME MANUAL - Scanned and edited by Martin Nielsen d0p@sofi.ah.dk GAME : MOON RANGER MAKER : BUNCH GAMES (DESIGNED BY ODYSSEY SOFTWARE) RELEASED : 1990 GAME CODE : - (Unofficial game) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The following part was made of cardboard and it was made to be ripped * * out of the manual.... stooooooopid idea if you ask me :) * * * * * - Martin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MOON RANGER CONTROL SUMMARY CONTROLS ARROW KEYS : Move Moon Ranger or his VEHICLE in the direction indicated. BUTTON A : Fires Weapon. BUTTON B : Makes Moon Ranger or his MRATV jump. START BUTTON : Starts, pauses, and restarts the game. SELECT BUTTON : Brings up the Moon Ranger status screen with bomb parts. GAME CONTINUE : Hold down button A and press the Start but SPECIAL OBJECTS ENERGY CORE : Found only in the space levels. This recharges your MRATV's shield power. HEALTH POTION : Found only in the Asteroid and Moon Base levels. This recharges Moon Ranger's suit armor. BOMB PARTS : Collect all four pieces of the Gamma bomb, then destroy the Element Converter Cannon on the moon's surface. These are found in different parts of the game. WEAPONS : There are 5 different types of peapons, please refer to the section on weapons to see how each one works. ALIENS : Your energy is reduced when you crash into an enemy or when you get hit by their weapons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. INTRODUCTIOH Our beautiful moon, the spotlight of romantic evenings, the subject of ancient myths, the summoner of creatures of the night, is home to an evil secret. Long ago an alien civilization placed a gigantic dormant space craft on its surface. This space craft was programmed to harvest the valuable elements of our solar system. Unfortunately, this process will result in the total destruction of the Earth. To uproot the alien forces on one of Earth's most valued celestial assets, a hero is called for. That hero is ..MOON RANGER. PRECAUTIONS 1) Store at room temperature. Do not subject to environmental extreems. 2) Always ensure that power is off before inserting or removing the cartridge from the Nintendo system 3) Keep contacts clean (do not to touch them and store the cartridge in its box when not in use). 4} Do not try to open or disassemble the cartridge. 5) Do not sit too close to your television 6) Do not clean the cartridge with chemical agents. Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System and NES are trademarks of Nintendo of America, Inc.. II. GAME CONTROL ARROW KEYS : Moves Moon Ranger or his MRATV (MOON RANGER ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE) in the direction indicated. BUTTON A : Fires one of the six weapon systems. You can equip your MRATV or the Moon Ranger himself. BUTTON B : Activates compressed gas jets in either the Moon Ranger's boots or the Power Boosters in the MRATV causing you to jump. START BUTTON : Starts the game. Also, pauses and restarts the game. SELECT BUTTON : Brings up the Moon Ranger status screen which displays the bomb parts that you will still need to find. GAME CONTINUE : Hold down "Button A" and press the Start button. This will, continue you from the last world you were battling on. III. GAME PLAY Moon Ranger's ultimate goal is to destroy the Element Converter on the moon surface. You must first locate four (4) pieces of the all powerful Gamma Bomb. Then you must get into the center of the base, and fight through countless aliens and robots. If you finally make it through this onslaught, the giant guardian robot awaits you. Destroy him and drop the bomb, but get out before it detonate. You must be at least one hundred thousand (100,000) miles away from the moon's surface when this bomb detonates. Any closer and you're done for! IV. EQUIPMENT Fortunately, you have three state of the art Moon Ranger issued equipments. They are... I. MRATV This stands for MOON RANGER ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE, a well shielded transformable vehicle capable of withstanding four to five high powered strikes! It can fly through any atmosphere or vacuum. It comes complete with compressed zeon gas boosters on the bottom to spring over any sudden obstacies. II. POWER SUIT This is a state of the art BPS or Body Protecton Suit. It comes equipped with an energy scattering system to dissipate comes equipped with an energy striking it, so as to lessen the impact onto your body. The boots contain compressed argon gas so that you can jump over, or on to objects at a great distance. III. WEAPON SYSTEMS Your MRATV starts off with a high-powered plasma bolt, which unfortunately, doesn't do much against the superior alien armor. However, you can pick up more effective alien equipments along the way. Your basic Moon Ranger gear includes the new ADAPTO (TM) hardware. This hardware can analyze the alien's equipment and adapt it into yours. Here is a list of the known alien equipments. Some of the information on certain weapon systems is sketchy, so you will have to experiment with some of them. 1. PLASMA BOLT : Standard equipment on the MRATV with straight firing high powered plasma energy capable of penetrating any earthly material. 2. WAVE RIDER : Travels in a wave like fashion. 3. PLUS SHOT : Travels in a looping fashion, very powerful. 4. LIGHTENING BLAST : Very fast movement and reloading time. This weapon has the ability to freeze your opponent. 5. FLAM : Travels somewhat like a boomerang and inflicts a lot of damage. 6. IT : The most powerful of the aliens' weapons. Unfortunately, it only lasts a short time. V. SPECIAL OBJECTB Each new life begins with a four or five hit shield and a straight line plasma bolt. To get other capabilities you must retrieve them from heavily guarded enemy positions. A few of which are needed to complete your mission. They are... l. Energy Cores: These only appear in the space levels after you destroy an enemy alien or space craft. This will partially recharge your MRATV shield banks. 2. Health Potions: These are only found in the asteroid and lunar bases. These will partially recharge your suit's armor. 3. Bomb Parts: You must locate all four (4) pieces of the Gamma Bomb before you can go to the moon to destroy the alien's Element Converter. To see what pieces you need press the BELECT button. WEAPONS SPECIAL WEAPONS Plus Health Wave Health Lning Extra Life Flam Bomb Piece It VI. LEVELS There are several levels (worlds) that you must complete to master the Moon Ranger game. LEVEL 1: SPACE LEVEL #l: Launching from the space station you must battle through the alien's first though line of defenses. LEVEL 2: ASTEROID BASE #l: Disembarking from the MRATV, you set out on foot into this well guarded base in search of the 1st piece of the Gamma Bomb. LEVEL 3: SPACE LEVEL #2: The alien's second level of defense. Watch out for the cloning attack craft. LEVEL 4: ASTEROID BASE #2: Now enter this large base in search of the second and maybe the third piece ofthe Gamma Bomb. LEVEL 5: SPACE LEVEL #3: They'll throw everything they have at you. LEVEL 6: LUNAR SURFACE: The last level outside the moon base with tough alien defenses. LEVEL 1: MOONBASE: Watch out for the guards. LEVEL 8: FINAL CONFLICT ALIEN CONTROL CENTER: Destroy the Master Control Center. VII. ENEMIES [Space Level Enemies] CLAWNING : A big space cruiser with a homing device. Watch for this one! EYES : These are very dangerous. They home in and shoot at you. FROG BUBBLE : This is a very dangerous enemy. They launch lots of little tracking frogs. [Lunar Surface Enemies] BOTS : These are destructive robots. They have incredible springs in their legs which allow them to leap distances while they are shooting at you. SPACE CRAB : Watch out for this monster It is a half metallic and half organic cyborg. This one is very mean and very strong. BULB : This machine has the ability to make mechanical clones of MONSTER itself. It will home in on you and explode. [Asteroid Level Enemies] FACE OF : These are actual aliens that control the asteroid complex. DO DEATH NOT, repeat DO NOT, come in physical contact with one of these creatures. One touch and it's instant death. HAMMERS : Homing machines which when destroyed emit smaller versions of themselves. MINI HAMMERS SLINKYS : Weird enemies which can home in on your body heat. They have very strong blaster weapons. HINTS AND TIPS SPACE LEVELS 1. Don't bother killing the little space frogs. Kick them once and they will run away from you. Then concentrate on the FROG BUBBLE. This will keep launching the space frogs until you kill it. 2. Use your Turbo when there are a lot of aliens on the screen. This will allow you to zip around behind them and kill 'em. 3. At the end of the level, concentrate on the Clawing. He is the boss of the level and avoid the eyes. ABTEROID BASE LEVELS l. Don't bother with the health at the top of the screen on the first room, unless you really need it. You will usually lose a life trying to get it. 2. To find the first bomb piece, go out the right side door of the 1st room and down through the left door Way. You will see the bomb piece at the top of the screen. LUNAR SURFACE l. Let the leaping robots jump over you. Then jump up behind them and shoot. 2. Try to avoid most things on the surface since the are hard to destroy. Y MOON BASES 1. Go straight after the Faces of Death. If you don't, they will keep launching tons of Baby Faces four at a time. 2. To kill the spinning prop monsters, stand in one place and wait for them to fly by you. When they do, take a shot at them. Keep doing this until all are dead.