M NETWORK
INSTRUCTIONS
(For 1 or 2 Players)
The object of the game is to keep your thief one jump ahead of the police... and pick up as many gold bars as you can!!! The police are trailing close behind. You'll need fancy footwork to dodge 'em. Don't get cornered. Slam a door to block their way. Keep running.
For Your Atari Video Game System
THE GAME
It's a cops and robbers chase at your local bank. You have five thieves. They enter the vault one at a time. Four police officers are hot on the thief's trail. Direct the thief down the corridors. Keep him away from the law! The thief is "caught" when he collides with a policeman. The action stops.
Your thief picks up gold bars as he runs. When all the gold bars are gone from the vault, the red door opens and you can escape at the top of the screen. Push the RED BUTTON and you have a whole new set of gold bars to pick up. Points are mounting!
Get extra points for picking up the "treasures". They randomly appear in the center of the screen. You have to be fast! They only appear for a short time.
The game ends when all your thieves are "caught". The final score flashes. Reset the game and start again.
THE CONTROLLERS
Use your joystick controllers with the game. Be sure the controller cables are securely plugged into the back of your game console. Hold the controller so the red button is to your upper left.
CHOOSE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Before the game begins, set your Difficulty Switch to "A" or "B". "A" give you a fast game, "B" starts a slow game and gets faster. The faster the game, the closer the police track the thief. Be sure to set both Difficulty Switches in a two-player game.
CHOOSE 1 OR 2 PLAYERS: Before the game begins, press down on GAME SELECT. If you do not see any thieves at the bottom of the screen, it's a 1-player game. But if you see two thieves at the bottom, you have selected a 2-player game. The left joystick controls the red thieves. The right joystick controls the green.
SET UP THE GAME: You need to restart the game after a thief is "caught", or after your thief picks up all the gold bars and runs through the red door. To do this, press the RED BUTTON. Look at the bottom of the screen and see how many thieves you have left!
MOVE YOUR THIEF: Move your thief by pushing on the JOYSTICK. You can make him move in four different directions. You can quickly change the direction the thief is running.
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THE THIEF UP |
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THE THIEF LEFT |
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THE THIEF RIGHT |
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THE THIEF DOWN |
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You thief can escape the clutches of the police by running through open doors on the left and right sides of the vault. When he runs out one side he quickly enters on the other side. Be careful! Don't run smack into a policeman on the other side.
SLAM DOORS: You can slam a door behind the thief and divert the cops' pursuit. To do this, press the RED BUTTON. Doors only slam horizontally at the black lines in the corridors. Only two doors can be slammed at a time. After a few seconds, the door open again. Watch out... the thief cannot run through a door either!
WINNING TIPS
SCORING
| Gold Bars: | 20 points each |
| Upper Treasure: | 500, 1000, 2000 then 4000 points |
| Lower Treasure: | 250, 500, 1000, 2000, etc., doubling each time |
| Trap A Cop: | 2000 points each time (once per screen) |
IMPORTANT: Be sure to turn your game unit off when not in use.