Buzz Bombers instructions

BUZZ BOMBERS

Cartridge Instructions

(For 1 Player)

Little Buzz Bombers keep barreling down towards your spray can.

Blast one with a spray that sends him into a tailspin. Now you've got

a honeycomb and 100 points, but KEEP MOVING. Moment by moment

your spray can is being hemmed in by flowers. Make every shot

count. You hit two bees with one shot...but the Buzz Bombers have

other tricks up their little beesleeves. Here come the worst bees of

them all -- the Buzz Bomber KILLER BEES. Spray them all and watch

the points pile up.

OBJECT OF THE GAME

Spray bees as quickly as you can with your spray can before they fly

down and pollinate the flowers. Flower can surround and trap your

can. A sprayed bee creates a honeycomb which your friendly

Hummingbird will eat. Points are scored for spraying bees and

allowing the Hummingbird to eat the honeycombs. Additional points

may be scored at the end of a level for any beehive on the screen. A

beehive is created by a trapped worker bee. Score enough points and

you win an extra spray can. Be thankful because you're going to need

that can at the higher levels. The game gets tougher as you play.

YOUR CONTROLS

USING THE DISC. The disc is used to move the spray can either right

or left in the flower bed. It cannot be moved vertically. Press the

outside edge of the direction [disc] in the direction you want to move

the spray can.

TO FIRE SPRAY use any [side button]. Press the button at the time

you want to fire the spray.

YOU CAN FIRE THE SPRAY AND MOVE THE SPRAY CAN AT THE SAME

TIME.

GAME START

Press the [reset] button on your console and the game title will

appear. Press any [KEY] or the DIRECTION [DISC] and the game will

start. The game gets more difficult as you play.

THE SPRAY CAN

You control the spray can. Move the spray can either right or left

using the disc. You start with three spray cans. One is used

immediately. The other two are displayed in the lower left corner of

the screen. Each spray can provides 56 sprays. Every 8 sprays, the

spray level in the can will lower so you can see how much spray you

have left.

When you use up all the spray in a can, the replacement can (if there

is one) will automatically take its place.

Regardless of how much spray is left in your can, it will fill up again

when you complete a level.

THE FLIGHT OF THE BUZZ BOMBERS

The Buzz Bombers are the bees that fly down on your spray can (to

the tune of The Flight of the Bumblebee). They fly down on invisible

flight paths called "tiers." Each time they bump into the side of the

screen they reverse direction and drop to the next lower tier.

When they reach the bottom, they pollinate the flowers. Pollination

causes flowers to multiply and restrict the movement of your can.

When the flowers completely hem in your spray can, you lose it.

WORKER BEES

Worker bees are YELLOW. At the lower levels, most of the attacking

Buzz Bombers will be worker bees. A worker bee becomes a YELLOW

HONEYCOMB when hit by spray. Worker bees drop one tier each time

they reach the side of the screen OR bounce off a honeycomb.

KILLER BEES

Killer bees are WHITE and fly much faster than worker bees. The

higher the playing level, the more likely it is that a killer bee will

appear. Don't be surprised if 5 or 6 dive on you at once. Killer bees

turn into RED HONEYCOMBS if you are skilled enough to hit them with

spray. They DO NOT bounce off a honeycomb and drop one tier. They

ONLY reverse direction and drop a tier when they reach the side of

the screen.

THE HUMMINGBIRD

The Hummingbird is your friend in this battle of the bees. She darts

around the screen looking for honeycombs. Every time she finds and

eats one, you get points. Spray won't kill your Hummingbird, but it

will make her sick. If you spray her too much, she turns green and

leaves the screen for a breath or two of fresh air. She'll return later.

HONEYCOMBS

A honeycomb is created by any bee after he is hit by spray. You get

points for spraying the bee, but you can earn more points by leaving

the honeycomb for your Hummingbird. The red honeycomb of the

killer bee is worth more than the yellow honeycomb of the worker

bee (Consult chart.) A honeycomb will DISAPPEAR if sprayed.

Sometimes a honeycomb

gets in the way and should be sprayed. It depends on your situation.

Consult the Scoring Chart and design your own Buzz Bombers

strategy.

BEEHIVES

On occasion, a worker bee will get stuck on a flight down, usually

between a honeycomb and the side of the screen. If this happens, the

worker bee will build a BEEHIVE. The beehive is worth big points

when you successfully complete the level. Spray will destroy the

beehive, so be careful where you spray.

ONCE THE BEEHIVE IS ALREADY FORMED ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE

MIDDLE A TRAPPED WORKER BEE WILL MAKE A BEEHIVE IN A

MOMENT OR TWO.

FLOWERS

Flowers usually grow from both sides toward the middle, but don't

count on it. Flowers can also start growing in the center and push

your can to one side. When the flowers restrict your can, it will

magically leap to the open space (if there is one). If flowers kick you

can out of the garden and you still have a spray can left, then the

screen will clear of all flowers and you will get another chance (using

the extra can) to successfully complete the level. Unfortunately, you

must start the level again from scratch.

SCORING CHART

HITTING A WORKER BEE

100 points

HUMMINGBIRD EATS YELLOW HONEYCOMB

Top two screen tiers: 1000 points

Third, fourth and fifth tiers: 800 points

All remaining tiers: 500 points

HITTING A KILLER BEE

1000 points

HUMMINGBIRD EATS RED HONEYCOMB

Top two screen tiers: 2000 points

Third, fourth and fifth tiers: 1800 points

All remaining tiers: 1500 points

BEEHIVES (When you complete a level)

Hive on the top two tiers: 2000 points

Third, fourth and fifth tiers: 1600 points

All remaining tiers: 1000 points

BONUS CANS RECEIVED AT:

20,000 points

40,000 points

80,000 points

Every 80,000 POINTS thereafter.

MAXIMUM SCORE

Once you get 1,000,000 points, the scoring begins at zero again. At

the end of each game you will see a number over the flower bed.

This tells you how many times you have reached 1,000,000. You may

reach 1,000,000 a total of 255 times...for a possible score of

255,999,900. GOOD LUCK!!!

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