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The game which you are about to play is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day. For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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The Manual
As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have a copy of it, AtariAge has a typed copy available online. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide any specific hints, but it explains what you're supposed to be doing in the game!
toymailman
On the higher levels (when objects move much faster, especially after 20k) I travel to the left. Leatherface is not centered and is actually more to the right of the screen. This gives me more time to react to obsticles.
On the beginning levels (especially under 10k) I move to the right as Leatherface is closer to the victims that will come out. Therefore, it takes a bit less time to reach them and save precious fuel.
CebusCapucinis
To single-rev a victim, you don't have to press the button when you're close. They will switch spots once or twice in an attempt to run away, but when your un-revved chainsaw's pixel is right on top of the very edge of the victim, then you can rev as they are close enough to not get away. This will result in a kill rather than wasted fuel. Revving before the pixels are lined up exactly is simply a waste of fuel, because the victim is planned to get away that time.
Also remember that you don't have to rev through the body when you hit something or kill a victim. You merely stand there, doing nothing, until it disappears. Pressing the joystick or fire button causes you to lose fuel during that time, so after you've hit something or scored a kill, do absolutely nothing until it disappears as this will put the fuel only on the timer rather than performing an activity that drains fuel faster.
--Zero
