
.......................TRAIL BLAZER.....BY DR. J (U.S.A.).................


THE GAME:
The object of the game is to guide the ball (or whatever figure you  choose
to  play with) down each of the different courses as quickly  as  possible.
Each  course is different and holds different  challenges,  obstacles,  and
pitfalls.

OPENING SCREEN:
The opening screen presents a variety of information.   The top area  holds
the  all-time high scores list.   To the lower left is the OPTIONS  window,
and to its right is the COURSE SELECTION WINDOW.

OPTIONS:
To  choose  a race option,  move the joystick to the left until  the  arrow
points at the Options Window.   Move the joystick up or down to change  the
race options.  There are three different race options:

  1 PLAYER ARCADE
You  are limited to five jumps per course and each course has a time  limit
for  completion (remaining time carries over to the next course).   Try  to
complete as many of the courses as possible to achieve a high  score.   You
control  your racer with the joystick in port 2 and your view is  shown  in
the top half of the screen.

  2 PLAYER ARCADE
The  same  rules as in the one-player arcade game,  but  two  players  race
against each other.  Racer number 1 is shown in the top half of the screen,
racer  number  two on the bottom.   The second player controls his  or  her
racer with a joystick in port 1.

  3 COURSE TEST
This  option gives you a change to practice any set of three courses,  one
after the other.  You have unlimited jumps, but only 99 seconds per course
in which to finish.

SELECTING COURSES:
To  select  a  course  for  the  three  courses  for  the  test, move  the
joystick  to  the right untill the arrow  points  to the  Course Selection
Window.   Move the highlight to 1,  2, or 3 and move the joystick left and
right to select from  different  course names.   All three courses will be
used in the three course test.

SCORING:
Your score increases depending on the speed at which you are traveling, and
decreases if you are going backwards.

CONTROLS:
  Joystick:
     Fire button to jump.
     Push stick left to move left.
     Push stick right to move right.
     Push stick up to move faster.
     Push stick down to move slower.

SQUARE COLORS:
  White   - Bounces you
  Yellow  - Speeds you up
  Green   - Slows you down
  Blue    - Reverses your controls
  Purple  - Sends you backwards
  Black   - Swallows you up and spits you out

KEYS:
  ESC     - abort game in progress and return to menu
  SPACE   - pause game

SPECIAL FEATURES:
There are a variety of special features available to make Trailblazer  more
exciting. Press the appropriate function key to activate the following special
features:

  F1  - The border strobes when you get bounced.  Toggles on/off.
  F2  - The playfield strobes when you get bounced.  Toggles on/off.
  F9  - Sound effects on/off.
  F10 - Music on/off.


