Rainbow Islands

arcade platform game for Commodore 64, 1990

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Bub and Bob the heroes from Bubble Bobble are 
back!  This time negotiating the hazards of the 
Rainbow Islands.
Myriad creatures conspire to impede your progress at 
every fun-filled level until you face the "Guardian", 
the ultimate test of advancement...  Good Luck.

The seven "Rainbow Islands" and their 
inhabitants.
* Insect Island - caterpillars, spiders, crows
* Combat Island - tanks, planes, helicopters
* Monster Island - bats, werewolves, ghosts
* Toy Island - water-pistols, deadly disks, teddy bears
* Doh's Island - balls, spheres, capsules
* Robot Island - spanners, robots, bolts
* Dragon Island - cyclops, dragons, spirits

CONTROLS
Press F7 to enter credits.
F1: Start One player game
F3: Start Two player game
RUN/STOP: Pause and unpause game
CTRL/HOME: Quit game (when paused)

JOYSTICK CONTROLS
Push UP to increase credits during the title screen
Press FIRE button to start one player game
Press FIRE button to throw Rainbows
Push LEFT and RIGHT to move left and right
Push UP to jump

GAMEPLAY
BASIC MOVEMENT
Rainbow Climbing:- Make Rainbows on each level 
of the floor and walk up them.  It is possible to stand 
on the top of a Rainbow.
Rainbow Attack:- Hit your enemies with a new 
Rainbow to kill them
Rainbow Breaking:- By jumping onto a Rainbow, 
you can break it.  This causes the Rainbow to drop 
down the screen, killing anything in its path.
PICKING UP OBJECTS
You can pick up objects by either walking into them or 
by hitting them with a Rainbow.  Also, running a 
Rainbow along the ground may reveal hidden objects.  
These can be collected by breaking the Rainbow 
above them.
THREE IMPORTANT PICKUPS
Magic Shoes:- Picking up the magic shoes will give 
you greater speed.
Red Potions:- Collecting a red potion will add one to 
the number of Rainbows that you can throw, up to a 
maximum of three.
Yellow Potions:- Collecting a yellow potion will 
speed up your Rainbow throws.

HINTS AND TIPS
1. There is a secret room on each island, how to access 
it is confidential!
2. Master the use of Rainbows.
3. When the 'hurry' message appears, get to the top 
of the screen as quickly as possible

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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)
         [F10] - toggle performance meter
         [F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
  [ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
    [PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)