Pastfinder By the year 8878 A.D. exploration had become a thing of the past. Except for a select group known simply as Pastfinders. To join their ranks one must possess the stamina to search hundreds of uncharted lands. The knowledge to select only the proper tools for survival. The ability to dissect complex maps. The unending desire to live dangerously. Getting Started Cassette - To load your cassette press down the SHIFT key. Without releasing the SHIFT, press down the RUN/STOP key. Your T.V. will read - "Press play on tape". After you have pressed "play" your screen will go blank while the game is loading. This should only take a few minutes. To begin press F1. Disk - Turn on the computer and disk drive, insert disk, and plug a joystick into port one. - Type LOAD "*",8,1 Press RETURN, Title screen will appear, Press F1 for introduction screen. - Pause the game by hitting RUN/STOP. To continue hit RUN/STOP again. - To return to title screen hold RUN/STOP down and hit RESTORE. - To load other systems see enclosed insert card. Map Screen To choose a direction move the blinking pointer with the joystick then press the button. Red areas are high in radiation, yellow are moderate, and green are low. - As you uncover more of the map, BASES (white ovals) and STATIONS (blackened squares) will appear. These are where you deposit your artifacts. - You begin with one LEEPer in use and four in reserve. Pairs of arrows below the map point the way to extra LEEPers (a dot instead of an arrow indicates you are already in the right now). Menu Screen This screen displays your current status (rank and number of artifacts delivered) and lists supplies available for use. It will reappear after each sector is explored. Supplies - Activate supplies by moving the arrow to the ones you want with the joystick and pressing the button. Supplies (except degradiators) remain in use until you deactivate them after clearing a sector. However if your LEEPer is destroyed all activated supplies are lost. - List of supplies: HEAVY METAL - slows the rate at which LEEPer absorbs radiation. BEAM SHIELD - protects LEEPer from enemy fire. SCRAMBLER - prevents enemy craft from tracking LEEPER. DERADIATOR - eliminates accumulated radiation (gauge drops to zero). The Planet - LEEPers only move forward. To veer right or left move joystick in that direction. To leap over obstacles tap joystick forward. - To fire laser press red button. Points vary for each type of enemy mechanism destroyed. - A RADIATION GAUGE is at the button of the screen. When levels get too high you loose a LEEPer (Destroy the small hovering crystals to reduce radiation). - Pick up ARTIFACTS (plate-shaped objects that do not explode when hit) with your LEEPer and deposit them at bases or stations. BASES are rectangular; for each artifact delivered to a base you will get a radiation-free second. STATIONS are legged platforms; for each artifact delivered to a station you will get a second of invulnerability. Also watch for box-like TIME CAPSULES. These, buried by history-conscious members of the planet's extinct race, contain five artifacts each. The counter at the bottom of the screen keep track of the artifacts you've discovered (Note: everytime you loose a LEEPer, you loose half your artifacts). - Pick up extra LEEPers and supplies strewn across the planet's surface. An extra LEEPer is awarded every 5.000 points. - When you finish a sector you automatically return to the map and menu screens. Distributors AUSTRALIA Imagineering P.O.Box 558 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia BELGIUM Ariola Benelux, N.V. Blemendreeflaan 3 Avenue des allees fleuries 3 1810 Wemmel, Brussels CANADA Activision Inc. Drawer #7286 Mountain View, CA 94039 FRANCE Activision France 9,, Ave Matigon, 75008 Paris GREECE Electro-Industrial Hellas SA P.O.Box 4174 102 10 Athens HONG KONG Wongs Kong King Ltd. 59 King Yip Street 2nd Floor King Yip Factory Bldg. Kwun Tong, Kowloon LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Denko International P.O.Box 592974 AMF Miami, Florida THE NETHERLANDS Ariola Benelux, B.V. Kenaustraat 1-3 2001 MV Haarlem SINGAPORE Myco Distributors P.O.Box 58 MacPherson Rd. Post Office Singapore, 1334 SOUTH AFRICA Frank & Hirsch P.O.Box 1803333 Johannesburg 2000 SPAIN Proein, S.A. Velazquez, 10 5 Dcha, Madrid 1 SWITZERLAND Elepro AG Wiesenstrasse 2 CH-8374 Dussnang UNITED KINGDOM Activision U.K., Inc. 15 Harley House, Marylebone Road, Regent Park, London N.W. 1 5HE WEST GERMANY Ariola Eurodisc GmbH Steinhauser Strasse 2 D-8000 Munich We would like to hear from you so we can keep you informed of upcoming computer software from Activision. Please fill out the card on the reverse side, place in a stamped envelope and mail to the following address: Activision UK Inc. 15 Harley House Marylebone Road Regent Park, London N.W.1 5HE, UK