SIDEWALK (Infogrames) You're really worried because your motorbike has been stolen and you promised to take your girlfriend to the concert organised by the "Band Aid " Trust - and it promises to be spectacular. You can sense certain complications; if you're not brave enough to confront those who pinched your motorbike you will never manage to get all the pieces before 7:30 p.m. After that, your girlfriend will go with John. CONFIGURATION SIDEWALK is compatible with: - Commodore 64 cassette and disk - Spectrum (all tape versions) LOADING & START-UP Make sure the computer is properly connected. SPECTRUM Insert the SIDEWALK cassette into the tape recorder. Type LOAD"" and press PLAY on the tape. COMMODORE CASSETTE Insert the SIDEWALK cassette into the C2N. Press SHIFT & RUN/STOP keys simultaneously, and press PLAY on the tape. COMMODORE DISK Insert the SIDEWALK disk into the drive. Type LOAD "*",8,1. AIM OF THE GAME Your motorbike has been pinched. You have to find all the pieces and reassemble it as quickly as possible because you promised to take your girlfriend to the concert organised by "Band Aid" that evening. Don't forget the tickets and above all, get there before 7:30 p.m. otherwise she will go with John! MOVEMENTS To walk away | To go left --- + --- To go right | To walk forward If you are using a joystick then the movement is as described in the figures shown. If you are using the keyboard then the computer will prompt you as to which keys to use or to redefine if applicable. N.B. To fully understand the movement commands, take note of the position of the main character's head; eg. if he is facing left, move the joystick towards the right in order to make him go back to where he has come from. MEETING A CHARACTER If you meet someone, three symbols are displayed in the middle of the screen. You can: ask a question, escape, fight. If you want to ask a question, move the joystick to the left or right in order to make the question mark flash. Press the FIRE button and a question will appear. More questions will appear when you move the joystick. Press the FIRE button in order to choose one of them. If you want to escape, move the joystick to the left or right in order to make the middle symbol flash. Press the FIRE button Then, to go somewhere else, direct the joystick the same way as before to move. If you want to fight, move the joystick to the left or right to make the first symbol flash. Then press the FIRE button. Use the following commands to fight: Headbutt Direct punch | Direct punch \ | / \ | / Series of punches --- + --- Series of punches / | \ / | \ Kick | Kick Kick If you want to change sides or escape, stop pressing the Fire button and use the joystick as before. ENERGY Whilst fighting you will see two glasses of beer on the right-hand side of the screen. The one at the top is yours and the other one belongs to your opponent. The glasses empty according to the level of energy that you each have. If your glass is nearly empty, you have to go to a bar and quickly fill it up again (the beer is free). SIDEWALK is an INFOGRAMES production. Programming: Karnel BALA and Gerard COUROUBLE Graphics: Didier CHAMFRAY Music adapted by Charles CALLET