Scenario
Zynaps is a shoot'em up set in an alien infested planetary system.
The game begins with our hero escaping in a Scorpion fighter from an alien space
station out into deep space. Battle continues through asteroid storms to a nearby
planet from where, equipped with weaponry and hyperspace units taken from destroyed
alien craft, he sets out in search of the secret alien stronghold.
After many terrifying battles fought throughout the solar system our hero discovers
the location of the alien base and the final conflict can begin...
The Scorpion attack fighter
The MK1 Scorpion is supplied with a wide range of sophisticated equipment and
weaponry powered by an internally mounted fuel scoop.
Propulsion: The main drive units can be operated at four power levels ranging
from low power for delicate control in tight spaces to a maximum setting for high
speed combat in deep space.
Weapon systems
Pulse lasers: Ideal for heavy duty alien blasting. These wing mounted lasers also
have four power settings.
Plasma bombs: Two independent bomb throwers provide awesome destructive power
against groundbased targets.
Homing missiles: These self-propelled missiles carry scaled down planet bursting
warheads and, once locked onto target, will destroy almost any large alien craft.
Seeker missiles: The ultimate in intelligent weaponry. Seeker missiles carry automatic
target acquisition circuitry designed to lock onto any target they are able to
destroy.
The fuel scoop
This provides the power to activate the Scorpion's main systems. To activate a
piece of equipment (weapons, propulsion etc) collect sufficient fuel to highlight
the desired equipment in the WEAPONRY ACTIVATION INDICATOR, then collect one more
piece of fuel with the scoop in ACTIVATION mode.
To go into activation mode hold down the fire button until the ship changes from
blue to flashing grey and keep it depressed while picking up the fuel. The new
equipment will be activated, or its power setting increased and the indicator
reset to position one – Speedup.
The weaponry activation indicator displays, in order:
Speedup:
Increase speed
Firepower:
Increase laser power
Bombs:
Activate bomb thrower
Missiles:
Enable missile targeting
Seeker:
Enable seeker missile
The opposition
The opposition in Zynaps comes in five dangerous varieties:
• Spacecraft: Small flying craft can usually be destroyed with one hit from
a laser, bomb or seeker missile. Homing missiles cannot lock-on.
• Ground Installations: Dangerous planet-bound defence installations require
multiple laser hits or a single bomb or seeker missile to destroy them.
• Alien Command Ships: Large flying craft, heavily armed and well protected.
These can be destroyed with multiple laser hits or homing missiles.
• Mother ships: Giant aliens – like the command ships only more so!
• Natural hazards: These consist largely of asteroids and other flying debris
– keep well clear!
Warning: Alien craft are known to be well armed with a variety of missiles, homing
missiles and mines.
Controls
Use a joystick. During the title sequence, press:
F1 – Select one or two player game.
F3 – Select one or two joysticks.
Fire – To start the game.
During play the fire button fires weapons, or when held down, activates the fuel
scoop. Some weapons require the fire button to be held down before they will fire.
To pause the game during play press Run/Stop. Press fire to restart or Clr/Home
to quit.
Scoring
Points are awarded for blasting individual aliens and special bonuses for destroying
complete formations of more dangerous aliens. Bonus lives are awarded at 10,000
points and every 20,000 thereafter.
Technical data
• 50 frames per second
• High resolution scrolling
• 3D parallax starfield
• Multiplex sprite processor.
Loading instructions Cassette: Commodore 64 or Commodore 128
with suitable cassette player. You are advised to disconnect all hardware from
your computer. Connect the cassette player to the computer, place the cassette
in the player and rewind if necessary. Press the Shift and Run/Stop keys on the
computer keyboard and press the Play key on the cassette player. The game takes
a few minutes to load.
Disk: Commodore 64 or Commodore 128 with
disk drive. You are advised to disconnect all hardware from your computer. Connect
the disk drive to the computer and place the disk in the drive. Enter Load"*",8,1
and press the Return key. The game takes a few seconds to load.
