Thanatos (c) 1986 Durell Software Ltd 
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THANATOS by Mike Richardson

Compatible with Kempston, Protek, and Interface Joysticks

LOADING

Place cassette in tape recorder. Rewind to start. Check cassette recorder is
connected to Spectrum (EAR sockets) and that recorder is set to maximum
treble and half volume. Type LOAD"" on Spectrum, press ENTER key, then PLAY
on tape.

STANDARD CONTROLS

A     Joystick UP    HIGHER (or aim up when breathing flame)
Z     Joystick DOWN  LOWER (or aim down when breathing flame)
M     Joystick RIGHT FASTER going right (or slower going left)
N     Joystick LEFT  SLOWER going right (or faster going right)
SPACE Joystick FIRE  FIRE flame (or DROP when carrying object)
P                    Pauses game

NB:   SLOWER + SPACE turns dragon around
      SKILL LEVEL 1 is easiest
      Dragon must be moving before it can take-off

QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS

Fly to the right till you get to a castle, then land and walk up to the
castle gate. Use flame from close range to burn down gate. If you run out of
flame go back and find a witch tied between two stakes and eat her (just
walk up to her slowly). This will refill your energy shown by glass (on the
bottom right of the screen). In the first castle land near the girl (who
will coloured green, and will be waving with both arms), and allow her to
climb onto your neck (ie: just land nearby and wait). Fly onto the next
castle. When you find the book of spells, land and let the girl collect
them. Fly to the last castle where you will find the cauldron in which the
girl can cast her spell. Land nearby.


GENERAL PLAYING TIPS

You can pick up foreground object (eg: knights, horses, rocks, and soldiers)
by flying over them and touching them with your open claw. You can then take
them up high and drop them (on other objects, if you wish!). You can also
burn foreground objects with your breath. If you get attacked by the
knights, dragons, rockfalls, etc, your heart (shown on the bottom left of
the screen) will beat faster, eventually flickering blue just before you
die. To slow down your heart rate you must land and stand still (or walk
slowly - especially when in the caves!) without being attacked. To win the
game you must carry the girl all the way to the cauldron. If you turn around
quickly she may fall off, and you will have to pick her up again.

CHANGING CONTROL KEYS & JOYSTICKS

If you have a Kempston joystick interface, select the REDEFINE KEYS option,
and press Y when asked. If you wish to use different keys, or if you wish to
set-up or or adjust the "cursor key" type joystick interface (eg: Protek and
Interface 2), then select the REDEFINE KEYS option, answer N to the Kempston
joystick question, then press the joystick keys of your choice in response
to the prompts.

SCORE

Select the VIEW SCORES option to check your position on the high score
table. You score bonus points for wiping-out entire attack waves in a single
pass, and you get double points for killing the enemy by dropping objects on
their heads.

OTHER GAMES BY DURREL

£9.95  BIG4: Turbo Esprit, Saboteur, Combat Lynx, Critical Mass
£9.95  DEEP STRIKE
£9.95  FAT WORM BLOWS A SPARKY
£2.95  HARRIER ATTACK
£2.95  SCUBA DIVE
 
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Complete Instructions typed in by Paul Thompson, March 2003