Excalibur electronic Space Invaders Galaxy Class 409 - Manual (Page 5)

Playing Space Invaders Galaxy Class
The object of the game is to defend our home planet against the alien menace
bent on Earth’s destruction. Endless waves of the galaxy invaders are relent-
lessly marching toward you. You start with three spaceships to defend against
the invaders. Move your spaceships to the left and right and fire at the aliens.
Shelter your spaceships behind three protective barriers.
Starting a New Game
After you insert new batteries, press the
RESET
button. Then, press the
ON
/
OFF
button to turn on the unit. The game will be in a demonstration mode. Press the
START
/
SHOOT
button to start the game. Level I (L-1) will be shown on the dis-
play. The game will then start after three seconds. During the game, you may
press the
PAUSE
button to take a break from the intergalactic action. You may
pause for up to four minutes. Simply press the
START
button to continue the
game. Pressing the
SOUND
button will turn the sound effects on and off.
How to Play
Press the
LEFT CURSOR
and
RIGHT CURSOR
to move your spaceships to the left
and right. Press the
START
/
SHOOT
button to fire at the aliens. You also have
three protective barriers to seek shelter from their attack. These barriers will
begin to deteriorate as the invaders shoot at them, and also if you shoot them.
If you destroy all the invaders at the first level, you will automatically advance
to the next level with three new spaceships. There are a total of six levels in the
game. The game is over when you have destroyed all the alien attackers in each
of the six levels or if your three spaceships are destroyed by the aliens in any
level.
Left and Right Screens
The game has two screens, displayed in the upper right corner by “L” for the
Left Screen and “R” for the Right Screen.
Scoring
Each space invader that you destroy is worth 100 points. Each flying saucer
that you annihilate is worth 400 points. When a flying saucer appears on the
display, you will hear an Alert sound.
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