LAZY JONES - (C)1984 TERMINAL SOFTWARE LTD.


THE GAME LAZY JONES is a series of games in one game where you must become
lazy Jones -the laziest and most skilled shirker in the business whose only
ambitions are to improye his games-playing and avoid work at all costs. In
LAZY JONES' hotel there are 18 rooms, most of which have their own computer
game which you, as Jones, take every opportunity to play instead of cleaning
- occasionally hiding in the broom cupboard and toilet to avoid being caught
by your irate Manager - or the ghost of the previous manager - or to avoid
running into your cleaning trolley and having a heart attack at the thought
of work.

* 100% machine code SMOOTH action
* Hi-res flicker free SPRITE graphics
* Full colour - High score feature
* Play with Joystick or Keyboard 
* Original music for each screen with on/off option 
* Progressively more difficult 

A FUN-ACTION GAME OF SKILL AND INGENUITY SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE MSX BY
DAVID WHITTAKER.


PROGRAMMER PROFILE
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NAME:  DAVID WHITTAKER
AGE:   28 years 

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
VIC 20, CBM 64, C16, PLUS 4, EINSTEIN, MSX.

OTHERTITLES:

Humphrey, Tribble Trouble (Mayhem), Punchy, Lazy Jones (CBM 64).

OTHER INTERESTS:
Sci-fi, playing the guitar, synthesizer and many other electronic musical
instruments (including Midi Interface). 

FUTURE PLANS:
Bigger, Better Computers for Bigger, Better Programs. Laser disc interfacing.


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS 
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Ensure the tape is rewound to the start. Type in LOAD "CAS:",R and then press
the RETURN key. Press the PLAY key on the cassette unit and your MSX machine
will automatically load and run the program.


OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
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OPERATION     KEYBOARD           JOYSTICK
left          Cursor Key left    Push left
Right         Cursor Key Right   Push Right 
Up            Cursor Key Up      Push Forward
Down          Cursor Key Down    Pull Back 
Fire          Space Bar          Fire Button
Music on/off  M Key              M Key 
Pause         H-Halt G-Go        H-Halt G-Go
For JOYSTICK control use either port.


LIVES
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You can select between one and nine lives. Lazy Jones loses a life when caught
by his Manager, or the ghost of his previous manager, or by accidentally
bumping into his cleaning trolley and having a heart attack when faced with
the prospect of work!


HINTS 
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The Hotels 18 rooms are on 3 floors connected by a lift. To enter the lift,
position Lazy Jones in front of the doors and press the fire button. When
you're in the lift indicate whether you want to go up or down (see operating
instructions).
You will come across various obstacles which you may jump over by choosing
your direction and moving up. 
To enter each room, positlon lazy Jones and press the Fire button. You may
only enter a games room once, but if you survive all the games intact, you
will be able to visit each game again, only this time things will be more
difficult.


SCORING
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Each seperate game has its own score which is autometically added to your
total score. 

