The object of the game is to keep your man, TRON, alive and scoring points. Keep him moving from side-to-side and floor-to-floor. Send him up the elevators. Jump him down a floor. Or slide him down the center INPUT/ OUTPUT beam. Wave after wave of Master Control Program attackers must be avoided - deadly Recognizers and Grid Bugs, even cannon-firing tanks. At the start, TRON has 4 lives, 1 on the screen, 3 in reserve.
FOR YOUR ATARI VIDEO GAME SYSTEM
ADVENTURES OF TRON is a trademark of and used under license from Walt Disney Production. Game suggested by TRON, the futuristic adventure Motion Picture from Walt Disney Productions
THE GAME
You'll play one man at a time. Alone, your man TRON must avoid attackers on a grid with four floors. Keep him moving, keep him healthy - riding up the elevators, jumping down floors. Have TRON hitch a ride on a Solar Sailer! Points are scored my maneuvering TRON into position to intercept flying "bits" floating by overhead. Top floor points count extra. Stay alert! There's no place to hide.
THE CONTROLS
Use your joystick controllers with this game. Be sure the controller cables are securely plugged into the back of your game console. Each player holds the controller so that the red FIRING BUTTON is to the UPPER LEFT.
KEEP HIM MOVING!
IMPORTANT: Elevators will NOT work unless TRON CROSSES the I/O BEAM at the center of your screen. On the ground floor just walk him across. On the upper floors you must make him JUMP across the center I/O BEAM. (Try to walk him across and TRON will FALL DOWN the INPUT/OUTPUT BEAM!)
DIFFICULTY SWITCHES
Only the LEFT Difficulty Switch makes any difference in game play. In "B" position, all the various levels of play go SLOWER. (Game gets harder - cannon-firing tanks appear as more points are scored.)
"A" Difficulty position is for experienced players ONLY. Everything speeds up dramatically in position "A". (Tanks appear at once and everything comes in from different sides.)
SELECT DIFFICULTY ("A" OR "B" SETTING) BEFORE GAME STARTS.
HOW TO PLAY
Turn game on...
1. Depress console RESET button.
2. TITLE will appear on TV Screen.
3. Push either JOYSTICK and PLAY BEGINS! Use RED button to make man jump. Use JOYSTICK to maneuver.
MORE ABOUT GAME PLAY
IMPORTANT: Be sure to turn your game unit OFF when not in use.
SCORING
DESCRIPTION POINTS
Bit intercepted on the 1ST FLOOR (Bottom) 100
Bit intercepted on the 2ND FLOOR 200
Bit intercepted on the 3RD FLOOR 400
Intercepting each Bit on the TOP FLOOR 800
BONUS each time a NEW SCREEN appears 2,000
WINNING TIPS
FOLLOW the MCP attackers with your man instead of leading them. It's safer with RECOGNIZERS & GRID BUGS. What's more - TANKS CANNOT shoot backwards!
DON'T TRY to jump over a RECOGNIZER or a TANK on the upper 3 floors! It's hard! (On the ground floor jumping over tanks & Grid Bugs is easier!)
WATCH the screen edges! Don't get blind-sided. Attackers have a very nasty habit of entering a floor above or below just when your man arrives up the elevator!
PRACTICE COORDINATING the JOYSTICK & RED JUMP BUTTON. Do this enough times until it's second nature.
ALWAYS start your man on the GROUND FLOOR and work up gradually. You'll have more time to get your bearings, pick up the easier scoring bits as you move him up.