Astyanax





NES-YX-USA

Jaleco

Astyanax(tm)

Instruction Manual

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Dreams

The girl is beautiful. Probably the most beautiful girl you have ever seen.
But she seems sad... or afraid. She is caught; trapped in some sort of bubble.
And there is someone standing by her, someone dark - EVIL!

She looks towards you and calls...

ASTYANAX...ASTYANAX!!!

And then, you wake up.

You are Astyanax, a 16-year-old student at Greenview High, and you haven't had
a whole lot of sleep lately. A beautiful girl has been invading your dreams,
along with something sinister. She is being held captive; you're not sure
where. All you know is you're running late for Algebra and can't worry about
strange fairy tales.

Gate to Remlia

As you head home from school later that day, the questions of this morning
appear again in your mind. Who is that girl? And who is keeping her in a bub-
ble?? You're so lost in thought, you barely notice the sky change colors and
the sun become a blinding ball of purple fire. And then, everything goes
black...

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Cast of characters

Astyanax: (Our hero!) A freshman at Greenview High, Astyanax has been selected
by the people of Remlia to rescue Princess Rosebud from the castle of the evil
wizard, Blackhorn.

Princess Rosebud: Ruler of Remlia, captive of Blackhorn, but far from help-
less.

Cutie: Friend and advisor of Princess Rosebud. She will be Astyanax's personal
tour guide for his long journey.

Blackhorn: The evil wizard. He has kidnapped Princess Rosebud because he hopes
to drain her magical powers and add them to his own - all in an effort to rule
the world. And he wonders why people always refer to him as the "evil" wizard
Blackhorn.

Thorndog: A heart of stone, a face of bone. Thorndog is the chief lackey, err,
advisor of Blackhorn. A powerful magician with a bad attitude.

Caesar: Monstrous creature with a gland problem. Blackhorn's pet. Also known
as Gremlin-face, The Thing That Walks Like A Chicken, and Daphne (but only to
his closest friends).

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How to use the control pad

Controller #1 is the only control pad used in Astyanax.

Start Button
- To start the game.
- To pause the game.
- To skip from story to game play.
- To change Astyanax's magic spell (used in conjunction with control pad).
- To restart game after losing all lives (will restart from the last level).

Control Pad
- To move Astyanax
- To cast a spell (upper portion + B button).
- To duck (lower portion).

A button
- To make Astyanax jump.

B button
- To use weapon.
- To use magic spell (when pressing "up" on control pad).

- Select button is not used in Astyanax.

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(Status bar)

1) Score
2) Weapon power: Attack is more powerful when gauge is full.
3) Astyanax's Body Strength: When gauge hits zero, Astyanax will lose one
life. Weapon will change to less powerful one.
4) Spell power: Gauge will decrease when Astyanax casts a spell. Will only be
replenished at the end of a round, or by Cutie.
5) Spell Select: Shows what spell is currently selected.
6) Round: Current location.

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Weapon Damage to enemy Consume spell gauge Increase Spell Effectiveness
Broad Ax ** ** **
Spear * * *
Sword *** *** ***

*=least
**=middle
***=most

Weapons:

There are three different weapons Astyanax can wield. Each weapon not only
does a certain amount of damage to enemies, but also enhances Astyanax's spell
power, and determines how much energy will be used when Astyanax casts a
spell.

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Spells:

Astyanax can use three different spells to aid him in his battles. Each spell
uses a certain amount of spell energy and can only be used if there is enough
energy left in the spell gauge.

Blind - Freezes enemies for several seconds. Uses less energy than Astyanax's
other spells.

Blast - Damages all enemies within range. Consumes less energy than "Bolt",
but also does less damage.

Bolt - Most powerful spell, causes extreme damage to all enemies on screen.
Consumes most energy of all spells.

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Notes, hints, etc.

The Maze of Castle Terenea: To teleport through a door in the Castle Terenea,
press the "up" portion of the control pad when Astyanax is standing in the
doorway.

Note: The "up" arrow must be held for 3 seconds to successfully teleport.

Free men

Free men are awarded at:
100,000 points
200,000 points
400,000 points
and every 200,000 points thereafter.

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Items

The following items can be found when Astyanax smashes stone idols with his
weapon:

Change Weapon
Changes weapon to next type. Ax -> Spear -> Sword

Potion
Red: Recover 3 points on life gauge
Blue: Recover full life gauge

Power Supply
increases power gauge of weapon.

Wings
With this item, Astyanax can swing his weapon quicker than usual.

1 Up
One free life.

Cutie
-Either increasing spell gauge (by pushing "up")
-Change weapon (by pushing down, then left or right)