                           TO BE ON TOP  MANUAL

                                  Main menu:

 After the first part of the program has been loaded, the title screen will ap-
 pear and you will hear  the title music.  To contimue loading  press the space
 bar. Once in the main menu, you have the following options:

 F1: Start the game
 F2: Display top ten
     The top ten  represents a high score table,  and differs  only in that you
     can replay any of the songs by pressing the relevant key (1-0).  Even when
     you haven't  been listed in  the top ten before,  there will  still be ten
     songs  that you  can listen to.  You can also  listen to your own top ten,
     loaded from disc. Press RETURN to go back to main menu..
 F3: Load a previously saved top ten from disc.
 F4: Save your own top ten to disc.

                             About "To Be On Top"

 In this game,  you are a youth  who tries to get to  the top of the charts, a-
 gainst all odds.  During the game,  you compose a song which has a good chance
 to be listed in the top ten.  If this song is good enough, you will be invited
 to perfor your hit live on RTV.

                                   Controls:

 You can move the figure on the screen  analogously with the joystick movements
 (up, down, left, right). Diagonal movements are also possible. By pressing the
 fire button you can open doors,  communicate with other people and collect ob-
 jects etc. You'll have to discover the rest on your own!

                               Status  display:

 ITEM        - this will be objects that you collect during the game
 LEVEL       - shows the player's current position
 INSPIRATION - number of collected inspirations
 CHART NO.   - current top ten position

                              Starting the game:

 After pressing the F1 key,  you must firstly type in a name for the song to be
 composed.  Then press RETURN.  Now you find yourself standing in a busy street
 in your home town.  Be careful not to  collide with any of the  strange people
 and vehicles you meet here! You have to discover yourself what lies inside the
 many buildings! But beware! Make sure that you choose the right door, otherwi-
 se you will  experience some very strange things!  Learn from your mistakes!

                           Collecting Inspirations:

 Inspirations are musical ideas,  that often are originated in the most unusual
 situations.  These inspirations are  generally taken for  the main part of the
 song, called the refrain.  A song also consists of another part which alterna-
 tes with the refrain,  called the verse.  There are four kinds of inspirations
 to be collected:

 1. BASS     - (for the refrain): 16 different bass lines
 2. ACCOMP   - (for the refrain): 16 different accompaniments
 3. MELODY   - (for the refrain): 16 different melodies
 4. SEQUENCE - (for the verse)  : 16 different sequences

 Up to four different kinds of inspirations can be collected in four rounds. To
 do this you must touch the  inspirations with the  aiming cross and then press
 the fire button. But you must be Quick! If you fail to collect even one inspi-
 ration from one of the four groups, the game is over  -  how can you compose a
 hit without inspirations?
 Note: It is not important to collect as many inspirations as possible,  rather
 concentrate on the  colours which have sounded good to you before.  Also,  you
 should not collect the same colours everytime.

                         Putting together  your song:

 The so collected  inspirations are now displayed on the keyboard.  Now you can
 choose and combine inspirations using the hand-shaped cursor.
 Note: You can only take one colour from each line (BASS, ACCOMP and MELODY) to
 compose the refrain.
 These combinations will  be valued by the computer,  and the better  they are,
 the further you will get in the game. Have a go!
 You must also choose a SEQUENCE-Inspiration that will form the verse. In order
 to avoid  mistakes,  you should listen your  refrain and  verse at  least once
 (simply wait until the refrain and verse have changed twice).  Only then, when
 you are happy with your composition,  should you proceed.  You should know how
 to do this!

                           Recording the demo-tape:

 Here a synthesizer is displayed. On the left keypad, with the hand-shaped cur-
 sor,  it is possible for you  to choose the sound of your instrument.  Next to
 the three rows (each with four keys), there are the numbers 1, 2 and 3.  These
 stand for BASS,  ACCOMP and  MELODY.  Adjust the sound until you are satisfied
 (listen very carefully!), then you can leave this mode with EXIT.

                              Recording  Studio:

 To start with,  use all of the keys  except RECORD.  At this point you can add
 one of the 16 drums  sequences to your song.  When all final  adjustments have
 been made, using the Recording Studio's keypad, first rewind the tape (two ar-
 rows facing left), and then press RECORD. Your song is now finally ready!

                              RAINBOW TV Studio:

 If your song is one of the top three titles in the Top Ten (see placings), You
 will receive an RTV INVITATION to the Grand Final on stage. The number of vie-
 wers that you have depends on your stage show,  and naturally,  in this age of
 Imnipresent satelite-television, it will influence the success of your song.
 At this point, you must play the rhythm for your song live using a sample syn-
 thesizer. The following functions stand at your disposal:

 Fire button: Bass drum
 Up         : Clap
 Down       : "Nineteen"
 Right      : Snare drum 1
 Left       : snare drum 2

 Here variety and  "rhythm feeling"  will be judged by the audienc.  As long as
 the display  in the top left  corner doesn't go into the green area,  this can
 damage your placing.  If you reach first place, you can expect a small surpri-
 se!

                               End of the game:

 If the game ends prematurely,  a screen message will appear,  which you should
 take note of in order to avoid the same mistake next time! If you want to save
 your own Top Ten,  be sure to do this  before you turn off  the computer  (see
 main menu).

