            5th Gear 
            Copyright/Publisher: Hewson, Release Year: 1988,
            Categorie: Vehicle Overhead, Number Of Players: 1


                  INTRODUCTION
                  You participate in an illegal car race in which you are 
                  allowed to use every possible method to win. Drive straight 
                  forward until you see the sign "TURN HERE", then turn and rush 
                  back. Try to shoot down every vehicle you meet along the road 
                  to score points, but watch out for helicopters and enemy fire. 
                  If you succeed in surviving a race you earn money, that you 
                  can spend in several shops along the road by buying weapons, 
                  special functions, fuel or even a new car. 
                  CONTROLS
                  Joystick in Port 2 only. 
                  UP - Accelerate 
                  DOWN - Brake and Reverse 
                  LEFT - Steer left 
                  RIGHT - Steer right 
                  FIRE - Use weapons: 
                  machinegun 
                  missiles 
                  turbo boost 
                  FIRE - Enter shop 
                  SPACE - Select weapon 
                  At the beginning of the game you have: 
                  - 5 Cars 
                  - 10.000 Dollars 
                  - a machinegun which enables you to destroy enemy cars and 
                  boats. 
                  Time: 
                  - race 1: 5.0 minutes 
                  - race 2: 5.5 minutes 
                  - race 3: 6.0 minutes 
                  SHOPS
                  To enter a shop you must park your car on the tyre tracks in 
                  front of a shop and press the firebutton. In te tyre tracks 
                  you can read what you can buy in the shops. 
                  WEAPONS 
                  Missiles: Enable you to shoot down cars, boats, bushes, walls 
                  and bunkers. 
                  Missile Launcher: Enables you to launch missiles. 
                  Rapid Fire Equipment: Rapid Fire 
                  EXTRAS 
                  Turbo Boast: enables you to jump by pressing fire. 
                  Helium Tyres: Enables you to jump further. 
                  Watertight Chassis: Enables you to drive through water. 
                  Propulsive Side Motor: Enable you to steer while jumping. 
                  GARAGE

                  Here you can have your car repaired or buy a new car. 
                  FUEL

                  Here you can buy fuel for your car. 
                  POINTS AND MONEY

                  You can score points by shooting down enemy cars, boats, 
                  bushes, walls and bunkers. 
                  You can score points by jumping on a hill. 
                  When you succeed in finishing one race you earn money and 
                  points in accordance with the time you have left: 
                  - Every minute scores 5.000 dollars and points. 
                  - Every 10 seconds score 500 dollars and points. 
                  - Every second scores 50 dollars and points. 
                  - Every 10th of a second scores 5 dollars and points. 
                  DAMAGE
                  Your car will be damaged: 
                  - if you are hit by a bullet. 
                  - if you hit the border of the screen. 
                  - if you hit a bush. 
                  You lose a life: 
                  - if you hit a wall, bunker, house or fly-over. 
                  - if you drive in the water. 
                  - when your car is out of fuel. 
                  Your game is over: 
                  - when you have lost all your cars. 
                  - when your time is up. 
                  CREDITS
                  Designed and programmed by: 
                  JEROEN LEIJTEN 
                  Sound effects by: 
                  JEROEN LEIJTEN 
                  Graphics by: 
                  MARCO SCHEEPERS 
                  Music by: 
                  THEO HONGENS and RENIER HONGENS. 
                  Produced by: 
                  PAUL CHAMBERLAIN. 
                  (C) Hewson Consultants Ltd. 1988 




