THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE & FRIENDS (Alternative Software) It's full steam ahead once again for Thomas. He's had a busy week at the Station and now it looks likely this week is going to be just as busy. The Fat Controller's head is spinning with all the special trips he has to organise. It is a good job that he has Thomas and his friends to rely upon. He calls Thomas over: "Now Thomas", he says, "I have selected some very important jobs for you to do this week. I know that you will do your best and that you will be very careful." "Oh yes, sir", says Thomas. "You know you can trust me. I want to be a really useful engine." "These are the jobs you must do," the Fat Controller replies. "Take the children to the seaside, take a tractor over to the station by the broken bridge, take some medicine to the hospital, deliver some logs to the sawmill and coal to the power station, deliver the mail and finally take some oil over to the oil refinery. Now there is a lot to do so do not waste time. You can do the jobs in any order but each one must be finished before the sun goes down." "All right, sir. I had better get started," says Thomas as he hurries over to the turntable. You now control Thomas as he tries to complete all of his tasks before the week is over. You must avoid the other trains on the track other- wise you may crash. On the normal level you will also have to watch your speed as there are objects that have fallen on the track; you will have to find another way around them. You may come off the track of you try to go around the corners too quickly. Complete each task before the sun goes down or the jobs will be given to another engine. So come on and help Thomas complete all his tasks - it's GREAT FUN! The game features an easy version for youngsters and a harder version for the game player in the house. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS SPECTRUM Insert rewound tape into player. Type LOAD"" and press ENTER. Start the tape. AMSTRAD Press CTRL and small ENTER together. Start the tape. SPECTRUM/AMSTRAD Kempston or Sinclair joystick or: Q - up A - down O - accelerate backwards P - accelerate forwards 1 - Pause SPACE/Fire to choose options. When the game is paused press Q to abort the game, or Space or Fire to restart. (c) William Heinemann Limited 1990 (c) Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Limited 1990 Based on The Railway Series by The Rev. W. Awdry All publishing and underlying copyright worldwide - William Heinemann Ltd