H.E.R.O. - HELICOPTER EMERGENCY RESCUE OPERATIONS DOWN And Dirty! Reach miners trapped miles under the surface of the earth! Use the Prop-pack to maneuver through a maze of mine shafts! Blast vile vermin with the Microlaser Beam! Dynamite walls! Negotiate across the lethal lava flow! Rescue all the miners you can before running out of lives or power! GETTING STARTED: Plug joystick into port #1 Press SELECT to pick from one of five one player games .The higher the game number ,the more advanced the challenge.(see variations) RESERVES: Begin with one life in use and three in reserve. Acquire an additional life, to a maximum of six in reserve, for every 20.000 points earned. POWER GAUGE: Power begins to diminish when you move the joystick after Rod Hero appears on screen. If power runs out and a reserve remains, you return to the top of that level. *Game ends when you run out of lives. VARIATIONS: Game Number Strating Level 1 1 2 5 3 9 4 13 5 17* *All following levels are random and no level number appears. In all games 1-4, the word PRO appears in place of the level number after level 20. EQUIPMENT CHECK: PROP-PACK: To fly up or run or fly left or right; Move the Joystick in that direction. To hover; Tap the joystick forward. To fly down a Shaft; Step off the ledge. MICROLASER BEAM: Your helmet's Microlaser Beam can blast creatures or slice through small walls. To fire Press Joystick button. Hold for continuous fire. DYNAMITE: Each of the six sticks you begin with can blow up all or part of a small wall. Land and move near a wall. To place and ignite; Pull Joystick toward you. Then move fast or be blown up! RAFT: Ride the raft across the river whenever it appears. LANTERNS: Careful! Touch or shoot out a lantern and that section of the mine goes dark. SCORING: Shoot a critter 50 points Each dynamite stick remaining when a miner is rescued 50 points Dynamite a wall 75 points Rescue miner 1000 points Earn points for every unit of power left when a miner is rescued. The higher the level number, the more each power unit is worth. You've saved the day when the score reaches 1,000,000 points.