For many years the ancient city of IRKON has been ruled over by the great and evil wizard VADRA. The inhabitants or IRKON have been suppressed and enslaved by this wizad and anyone who speaks out against him is instantly imprisoned, or worse. You are one of these citizens having been imprisoned long ago. As well as imprisoning you, as further punishment VADRA also turned you into an amorphous blob, without movement or form. To help him keep control of the people of IRKON, VADRA forced the craftsmen to make vast bottles over which he cast an evil spell. The spell caused the bottles to ooze out large embryonic bubbles which burst leaving spellbound mutant creatures under the control of VADRA. When the people saw the first of these mighty bottles they called it: BUBBLER© After a hundred years or more you discover that VADRA'S assistant, a lesser wizard called KINTOR who has helped VADRA to overthrow IRKON, has now been imprisoned. KINTOR'S power was increasing and would soon be equal to that of VADRA and VADRA feared this as KINTOR was becoming sympathetic to the plight of the IRKON people. Before his powers became too great, VADRA encapsulated KINTOR in a sphere of energy which slowly drained his life force, and then condemned him to a dungeon. Before KINTOR became completely powerless he endowed you with the ability to move and fire globules of energy which will destroy any living entity in its path, so that you can espace from the prison with vital information on how to destroy VADRA. As KINTOR'S powers were being diminished your ability to move was limited to only a short period of time. KINTOR told of magic corks that he had create and hidden in the city of IRKON which would stop the BUBBLERS and diminish the power of VADRA. As VADRA'S power is gradually diminished, KINTOR'S power is thus rejuvenated, giving you extra time to complete your mighty task. The corks have been hidden under trapdoors which you must pass through, but beware, some of the trapdoors emerge over the black void of the prison floor which kill you. VADRA'S spellbound followers, the guardians of the prison, can also pass through these trapdoors but only you know how to pick up the magic corks. Beware of other dangers in VADRA'S prison, as you now formless body is delicate and is easily pierced by sharp objects. If you can cork all the BUBBLERS in the prison you will escape and the knowledge that KINTOR has given you will destroy VADRA. CAN YOU CORK THE BUBBLER? BUBBLER Features Bubblers Omni-Directional 3D Movement Corks Impaling Spikes Trapdoors Cork Display Materlialisation Pads Bottle Countdown Jump Button Hi-Score Poison Bottles Multi Angled Slopes Multi Staged 3D Scenario Spinning Alien Continuous Pause Crabs On Screen Scoring Firing Flying Saucer Automatic Collection Feature Exit Level Trapdoor Amazing Animation Mystery Bubble Direction Gauge Explosions Revolutionary Scrolling Timer Tests Scrolling Messages Extra Lives Extra Time Shadows 2 Player Game Firing Mystery Tunnels Realistic Materialisation Extra High Jump Loading Instructions 1. Connect the Ear Socket on your Spectrum to the ear socket on your Recorder and ensure the Mic Lead is disconnected. 2. Place the cassette tape in the Recorder and rewind to the beginning. 3. Type LOAD "BUBB" or LOAD "" for the Spectrum 48K. Type "ENTER" in Tape Loader for Spectrum + 2. 4. Press PLAY on the Cassette Recorder. 5. BUBBLER will now load and run automatically. If loading is unsuccessful, rewind the cassette and adjust the volume control on the Recorder and try again. 6. PLAY THE GAME. Keyboard Controls Rotate Left: Z, C, B and M keys. Rotate Right: X, V, N and Symbol SHIFT keys. Move Forward: A, S, D, F, etc. Fire: W, R, Y, I and P keys. Jump: Q, E, T, U and O keys. Pause: Caps SHIFT or SPACE/BREAK keys. Joystick Controls Your adventurer can be fully controlled using the Kempston Interface, Cursor Controlled Interface or the Sinclair Interface II and joystick, by replacing the Left, Right, Forward, Fire and Jump commands. BUBBLER © ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME. Copyright & Trade Name, 1987 Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. All rights reserved Worldwide. The game and name BUBBLER and all of its associated hardware, software, code, listing, audio effects, graphics, illustrations and text are exclusive property and copyright of ASHBY COMPUTERS & GRAPHICS LTD., and may not be copied, transmitted, reproduced, hired, lent, distributed, stored or modified in any form, in full or in part, without the express written permission of Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd., The Green, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire LE6 5JU. England. U.S. Gold Ltd., Units 2/3 Holford Way, Holford, Birmingham B6 7AX. Tel: 021 356 3388.