Title: Mugsy Author: Beam Software Publisher: Melbourne House Released: 1984 Notes: Instructions: Mugsy is a brand new and exciting gangster game for the 48K Spectrum - the first interactive video comic strip!. You are Mugsy, the Godfather to a gang of hoodlums and your aim is to be the toughest and most powerful gang leader in the city. Your tasks involve managing the gang, making lots of money, organizing the protection rackets, buying weapons and ammunition but betware, you reign as the Big Boss is rather delicate. If you are too successful a contract will be put out by other gangs to get rid of you! If a contract is put out, a vicious shoot-out may occur and at this stage a full arcade game is incorporated into the program. In order to play the game (and give Mugsy a long crime-filled life) you must make smart decisions about matters such as: o How many people Mugsy is standing over - too many and he'll lose control, too few and he won't get enough to pay the mob? o How much of his dough should he spend on guns - too much and he's broke, too little and he's lost control? o How many 'clients' must be leaned on? o How much is to be spent on bribes? Each year on of the hoods will bring you the news on how things went under your control, how many hoods are still loyal to you and other important matter such as how much cash there is in the safe! You are the decision maker and one wrong move could mean the end! Mugsy gives a totally new direction for thrill-seekers - comic animation, stunning graphics and a full arcade game. Remember - you are da boss! LOADING THE GAME Mugsy requires a 48K Spectrum. To load the program, turn off the computer and then turn the computer on again. Use the normall loading procedures described in the spectrum manual, and use LOAD "" or LOAD "mugsy" PLAYING THE GAME The main part of the game is presented in the form of a video comic. You will find that there is ample time to read the comments made in each 'frame', and if you should wish to skip to the next 'frame', simply press any key. When it is your turn to speak, a flashing asterisk cursor will appear in your 'talk baloon'. Type in your response and press ENTER. (You can backspace over any error by using DELETE - SHIFT 0 before pressing ENTER). At the end of each year, your Spectrum will display a visual micro-movie of the highlight of the year. Should you be unfortunate enough to have a contract put out on you, you will be placed into an arcade game situation, fighting for your life. The controls are: LEFT : 'I' key RIGHT : 'P' key diagonal UP : 'Q' key diagonal DOWN : 'Z' key FIRING : 'B', 'N' or 'M' key Best of luck, Mugsy!! CREDITS: Game Logic and Program Philip Mitchell Music Greg Cull Arcade Sequence Clive Barrett Graphics Russell Comte Idea and Script Collins Computing All hi-res graphics in the Mugsy program were developed by Russell Comte using Melbourne House's program Melbourne Draw - available from your local software retailer. Story (c) Collins Computing 1984 Programming & Graphics (c) BEAM SOFTWARE 1984 Published by MELBOURNE HOUSE Church Yard, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5LU, UK 4/75 Palmerston Cres., South Melbourne, 3205, Australia