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Design Labs' (TM)
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GENESIS (TM)
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[Back of Box Text]
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In the beginning, there were insects, creatures of instinct. Their lives
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were constantly threatened as they fought to rule the earth. These
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tremendous battles often disturbed the peaceful serenity of the landscape
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that was unmarred by the larger forms of life. These battles were fought
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not only for power, but for survival itself. They were fought in the
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darkest crevices of teh earth's surface where the worst evils dwell.
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In GENESIS(TM), you're transformed into the deadly king scorpion fighting
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to protect your domain. The fatally venemous spiders continue crawling from
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the earth's core as they attempt to destroy you. The spiders gnaw away at
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the tunnel, as you blast them with your deadly venom. Balanced cautiously
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on the edge of your domain, you must avoid falling into the deadly pit.
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The bbattle intensifies as the spiders eat away at the walls of the tunnel,
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and you become more limited in movement. Your only hope is the special
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brick which allows you to rebuild. Grab it if you can.
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Only true speed and accuracy can ensure your survival.
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Datasoft (R)
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9421 Winnetka Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
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Game Graphics (C) 1983 Design Labs, Inc.
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Datasoft (R) Is A Registered Trademark of DATASOFT, INC.
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Genesis (TM) is a trademark of Design Labs, Inc. (TM).
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(C) 1983 Datasoft, Inc.
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All Rights Reserved
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Cat. No. 1235
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[Instructions]
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This is the beginning of life on earth. It is a world of insects fighting
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for survival. As the deadly scorpion in GENESIS, you must protect the
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hollow tunnel that is your kingdom. The special breed of spiders that is
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invading it is just as deadly as you are. As the battle intensifies, they
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grow more fierce. They attack you, shoot venom at you, and eat away at the
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brick walls that make up your home. Once they have gnawed a hole in the
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wall, you risk falling into their pit of evil horrors.
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A randomly moving brick adds to the danger... it can trap and crush you.
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But when it changes colour, you can use it as a shield. Grab it if you can
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- you need all the help you can get!
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Only your speed and accuracy can ensure your suvival. This beginning is a
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fight to the end.
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REQUIREMENTS
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o Apple(R) II/II Plus/IIe Computer (48K)
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o Disk drive (Apple or compatible)
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o TV or video monitor
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o joystick or paddles
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GETTING STARTED
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DISKETTE LOADING: Turn off your computer. Connect a joystick or paddles.
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Turn on the power to your TV or monitor. Insert the GENESIS(TM) diskette
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with the label side facing up, and close the drive door. Turn on the
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computer. The title page will appear on your screen, followed by the Demo
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Mode. Press the fire button to begin the game.
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The game is set for joystick control. To play with paddles, press the P
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key. To return to joystick control, press the J key.
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GAME CONTROLS
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AND INDICATORS
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MOVEMENT: If using a joystick, push it up, down, and to the left and right
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to move the scorpion around the tunnel. If using paddles, turn them to the
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right to move the scorpion clockwise and to the left to move the scorpion
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counterclockwise around the tunnel.
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POISON: Use the fire button to shoot the scorpion's poison.
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PAUSE: Press the ESC key to pause a game. Press any key to resume play.
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INDICATORS: The number of scorpions you have in reserve is displayed on the
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screen. You start with one in play and three in reserve.
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STRATEGY
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As the scorpion, you must shoot your deadly poison at the web-spinning
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spiders as they climb up the wall of your tunnel. You need to destroy as
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many of them as you can before they reach the edge of the tunnel, for once
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they do, they destroy part of the tunnel wall and turn into Super Spiders.
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As Super Spiders, they will continue to attack in their effort to destroy
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you. Super Spiders do not leave trails behind them, and they move faster
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than other spiders. Once they have destroyed a part of the tunnel wall, you
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must avoid it, or you will fall to the bottom of the deep, dark tunnel.
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The bricks that move around the top of the tunnel change color. When they
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are green, you can capture them to use as protection against the violet
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bricks, to increase your score when you destroy spiders, or to repair holes
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in the walls. You can capture more than one green brick (up to three) at a
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time to greatly multiply your score. (If you have one green brick, your
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score is doubled; two green bricks, tripled, etc. The number by which your
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score is multiplied is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the
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screen.) But be careful; the bricks change quickly and when they are
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violet, they will destroy you!
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Each time enough spiders are destroyed, a wave is completed (indicated at
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the top of the screen). In the next wave, the spiders crawl with increased
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speed, there are more of them, and the bricks become violet more often.
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Remember, you are deadly, but so are the spiders, and you must think and
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move quickly or you will fall to your death!
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POINTS
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GREEN BRICKS 1000 and score multiplier increases by one
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SPIDERS 100 x multiplier (green brick)
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NON-FATAL HITS ON SPIDER 20
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SUPERSPIDERS 200
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REPAIRING BROKEN WALLS 1000
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1000 points will be deducted from your score if you touch a violet brick
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while you are on top of a green brick.
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SPECIAL BONUS
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You get a bonus scorpion for 100 or more shots with at least 30% accuracy.
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You also get bonus points of 100 times your accuracy percentage.
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Press the fire button to return to the game once the accuracy screen is
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displayed. (It remains on screen for a few moments.)
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CREDITS
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Game Programming: Kevin Furry
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Graphic Art: Whitney Caughlan
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Documentation: Laurel Belkin
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