GYRON ARENA (c) 1986 Firebird Software THE GAME On a cold grey morning in the middle of London thirty people gathered in a very ordinary office block. These people, in the age range 14 to 60, had one thing in common. They had completed one of the most difficult computer games ever devised, GYRON NECROPOLIS, and were brought together to compete in the grand final play off. Their task? Complete the GYRON ARENA game in the shortest possible time. The prize? A brand new Porsche 924 motor car or #12,500 cash. Further competitions were held in Spain and Denmark simultaneously with London to give foreign finalists the chance to claim the prize. The winner came from the Spanish heat, who finished the game in a blistering 18 minutes! Here is your opportunity to play the ARENA game used in the final ... Bet you can't beat 18 minutes! LOADING 1. Connect a suitable cassette player to your Spectrum according to the User Manual. 2. Place the rewound cassette in the cassette player. 3. Type LOAD"" if you are loading Side 1 of the cassette, and LOAD"" CODE if you are loading Side 2, and press ENTER. 4. Press PLAY on the cassette player. NOTE: Full loading instructions can be found in your Spectrum manual. PLAYING THE GAME One side 1 of the cassette, you will find an instruction program that will give you guidance on how to play GYRON ARENA. To flip through the pages in the instructions, use the UP and DOWN cursor keys. When you have finished, flip forward to the last page, and press X. Now enter LOAD "" CODE and the game will be loaded. The Hedroid has four directional controls and FIRE. The mission is commenced as follows: KEMPSTON JOYSTICK: PRESS FIRE TO START ALL OTHER JOYSTICKS OR KEYBOARD CONTROL: Keys are initially set to cursor control, with 0 to fire. Press CAPS SHIFT and BREAK (just BREAK on the Spectrum+) to start each play. To redefine the keys, press CAPS SHIFT and the SYMBOL SHIFT (EXTEND MODE on the Spectrum+) while the game is in demonstration mode. Select the keys for the directions indicated, starting with FIRE. Firing is continuous while FIRE is pressed, and the laser may be targetted using the direction keys.