*** STARDUST *** LOADING INSTRUCTIONS : insert stardust disk 1 into the internal diskdrive and switch the computer on. insert disk 2 into any drive when prompted. when you are playing Stardust, be sure that there are no other disks than those of Stardust in any disk drives. CONTROLLING YOUR SHIP : plug the joystick into port 2 Joystick Main game 3D Section Special Mission UP Accelerate Move up Accelerate LEFT Turn left Move left Turn left RIGHT Turn right Move right Turn right DOWN Shield Move down Shield FIRE Fire Fire Brake SPACE Weapon menu if you hold down FIRE,your ship will fire continuously press "P" from keyboard to toggle pause on/off. CHOOSING YOUR WEAPON : During the game,pressing SPACE brings up a menu where you can change your current weapon,switch your missiles on/off,activate special weapons or choose the weapon you wish to boost when you collect a gun power up. THE MAIN GAME : Your mission is to clear all the five worlds of the alien ships and meteors. Move your ship on the map-screen on top of the level you wish to clear,and press fire. First,the meteors. The amount of hits they can take depends on their colour. They come in 4 different colours: the golden meteor takes the most hits before it's destroyed the purple meteor is the second hardest piece of rock to get rid of the blue meteor is a bit on the easy side the grey meteor is kids stuff when shot,the meteors divide into smaller ones until you shoot the last little pieces which sometimes turn into helpful tokens. The tokens can provide you extra weaponry like gun power ups, missiles,smart bombs etc. The letters in the tokens describe What you get from collecting one. If you leave the token alone, the letter will change and the token will finally disappear. X - Extra life HEART - Full energy B - Mega bomb G - Gun power up * - Smart bomb E - Control improvement S - Shields P - Points Next,the time limit. If you fail to clear a level in the required time,an alien mothership will arrive and deploy a horde of little fighters all out to get you. Your ship's energy and shield. Your ship can withstand a couple of hits before it explodes. The amount of energy loss depends on the speed of the collision. The damage meter is shown on the lower right corner of the screen. The ship is equipped with a shield (the shield meter is located next to the energy meter) which can be activated by simply pushing DOWN on the joystick. THE WARP SECTION : All the five worlds in the game are connected by hyperspace tunnels. Once you have cleared all the levels on a world, a "W"-icon will appear on the map-screen.Move your ship on the top of it and press fire to enter the tunnel. Fly your ship to the end of the tunnel and evade or destroy the incoming rocks, mines or aliens. You can also collect some tokens in the tunnel. Your energy meter is located in the lower right corner of the screen. Should your ship only graze a meteor, your energy will be slightly decreased, but a jackpot collision will destroy your ship immediately. The mines are a greater threat than the meteors, as even the slightest hit from a mine can be a deadly one. THE SPECIAL MISSION : After some of the worlds have been cleared, a special mission icon "SM" will appear on the map-screen. Move your ship on top of it and press fire to enter the special mission level. The purpose of the special mission is to collect as many extra lives as you can. Your ship has a limited amount of fuel, but you can get extra fuel by collecting an "F" token. To get out of this level you have to find the teleport by following the arrows. DONE BY BeLFaST / SKiD RoW .