Express Raider
arcade beat'em up game for Commodore 64, 1987
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Your task is to engage in a battle against time to rob the fastest express
in the West.
First you have to fight your way to the engine along the top of the train.
When you have succeeded to knock out all of the enemies,
you have to ride along the top of the train while taking part in a gun battle,
with you pitched against some of the meanest cowboys in the West.
(A) Practice Mode:
32 lives. You can practice on the first two trains though your scores will not
appear on the score table.
(B) Normal Mode:
5 lives, 8 trains. Your scores will be listed on the score table. If you lose
your lives, a screen message will prompt: "Press button to continue".
If you press FIRE within 10 seconds, you will go to the carriage of the train
where you died, where you can continue on the same train. By waiting 10
seconds a screen message will indicate "Press button to restart".
Press FIRE and you will restart the game. Tapping RESTORE key at any point
during game will restart the game again.
(C) Advanced Mode:
5 lives, 8 trains. Your scores will be listed on the score table. In all cases
when your lives run out, you have to restart the game.
SELECTING SKILL LEVELS (4 LEVELS)
Connect the Joystick to either port and select by moving the Joystick up and
down and pressing FIRE. Having completed the time selections, press FIRE to
start or reselect by moving Joystick up.
FIRE:
When standing up or lying down - punch.
When crouching - kick (and punch, if the stick is pushed to the left).
When jumping - kick.
When riding - the rider can move in 8 directions so as to be able to aim. You
will be left by the carriage if the Joystick is in the central position.
Fire + Down - duck down in the saddle, in this case you can not be shot from
the train but you will be left behind by the carriage.
SCORING: Your score will rise by:
1) Hitting: (a) people (b) flying objects and (c) hanging signs.
2) For carriages completed.
3) For shooting people, hand grenades and ducks.
You will lose strength if you are hit by enemies, flying objects or hanging
signs.
You will lose a life if your strength goes down to zero, you run out of time
or you are shot. A bonus life is added for every 50,000 points scored
(normal and advanced mode).
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)