GCE Vectrex Solar Quest User manual

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Copyright ©1981 Cinematronics, Incorporated.

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How many types of alien vessels will
you be able to destroy? Seven dif-
ferent types are after you. You must
first destroy them and then attempt to
rescue the survivors before they float
into the sun. Don’t get your ship too
close to the sun . . . its high
temperatures can destroy you.

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Setting Up
Screen
Overlay
Outlet for Built-in
Control Panel
Reset
Button
Off/On/Volume
Control
Built-in
Control Panel
Solar Quest
Cartridge
Slot
Power
Cord
Cartridge
Console

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!Make sure the console power cord is plugged into
a 120 volt AC 60 cycle electrical outlet.
!Check to be sure the plug for the built-in control
panel is firmly seated in the control panel outlet
on the right.
!Make sure the console is turned OFF before inser-
ting the cartridge Insert the cartridge into the slot
with the label side up. Be sure it is firmly inserted
to the guideline marked on the cartridge.
!Insert the screen overlay behind the tabs at the
top and bottom of the screen.
!T urn the OFF/ON/VOLUME CONTROL to the
ON position (clockwise). You will see the Vectrex
title for a few seconds, then the name of the game.
!Adjust the volume control to the desired listening
level.

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Solar Quest Controls
Solar Quest is designed to be played with the built-
in control panel only. The functions of the controls
are:
Fires Nukes at alien
vessels.
Mysteriously moves your
ship to a new location.
Rotates your alien
destroying ship. Pushing
to the right rotates clock-
wise. Pushing to the left
rotates counter
clockwise.
Moves your
ship forward.
Hyperspace Nuke
Thrust Fire
Shoots rockets
at alien
vessels.

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Once you select the number of players, press Button 4
to enter the first phase and start game play.
Starting Game Play
as a two player game, only the built-in control panel
is used and the players take turns using this control
panel. You can return to a one player game by press-
ing Button 1 again before starting game play.
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Button 1 once to switch to a two player game.
PLAYER will then show on the screen. When played
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Solar Quest can be played as a one or two player
game. When PLAYER appears on the screen, press
Player Selection
How To Play

The first group of aliens will fly on to the screen.
Use the Joystick to rotate your ship and Button 3 to
move forward. You must try to destroy the ships
before they collide with you. To destroy alien vessels
one at a time, press Button 4 to fire rockets. You can
destroy many alien vessels at the same time by using
Button 2, the Nuke. Press this button once to fire
the Nuke and a second time to release its force. The
number of remaining Nukes are shown at the bot-
tom of the screen.
Button 1 allows you to move mysteriously on the
screen to avoid being hit. Use it cautiously . . . it
might put you in an even more difficult predicament.
Once an alien vessel is destroyed, its survivor will
remain and float toward the sun in the center of the
screen. You can earn extra points by either destroy-
ing the survivors or picking them up in your craft
before the sun destroys them.
As the game progresses, new types of aliens, who
are even faster and more deadly, will enter the field.
Game Play
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Getting Hit
If an alien collides with you or you get too close to
the sun, you will lose one ship. If you have addi-
tional ships left, you will return to the field with the
same type of alien that destroyed you.

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Points are awarded for destroying the alien ships, as
follows:
After careful piloting, a ghost ship will appear. You
will earn 3500 points for destroying it. If a survivor is
destroyed, 250 points are earned. If a survivor is
picked up, 1000 points are earned. An extra Nuke is
awarded for each 10,000 points earned.
Alien 1 250
Alien 2 300
Alien 3 350
Alien 4 400
Alien 5 450
Alien 6 500
Alien 7 750
Alien Points
In each game you start with 3 ships. An extra ship is
awarded for each 25 survivors rescued.
Number of Ships
Scoring

To restart a completed game with the same number
of players, press any of the 4 buttons once the game
is over. If you wish to restart the game before it is
completed, or change the number of players, press
the Reset Button on the console.
Restarting Game
As long as your machine is on, with the Solar Quest
cartridge in place, the high score is retained. Once
the machine is turned off and the cartridge removed,
the high score is lost. To view the high score, press
the Reset Button on the console.
High Score Memory

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Date Name Score
Score Record

Score Record
Date Name Score

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Date Name Score
Score Record

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90 Day Limited Warranty
This warranty is valid only for service in the country of
purchase. General Consumer Electronics, Inc. warrants
to the original purchaser of this cartridge that the pro-
duct will be free of defects in material or workmanship
for 90 days from the date of purchase. During this war-
ranty period, the product will be repaired or replaced
with a new or reconditioned unit, at our option, without
charge.
The original purchaser must return the product to the
dealer with proof of the date of purchase or mail it, pro-
perly packaged, prepaid and insured to: General Con-
sumer Electronics, Inc., 233 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa
Monica, CA 90401.
If you return the product without proof of the date of
purchase, or after the 90-day warranty period has expired,
it will be repaired or replaced with a new or recondition-
ed unit, at our option, for a $15.00 service charge. Please
include a check or money order in the full amount along
with your name, address, city, state and zip code. This
non-warranty service will only be available within one
year from the date of purchase.
Damage caused in transit, by abuse, accident, negli-
gence or through repairs made by others is not covered
by the warranty . Any implied warranties are limited to
the 90 day period from the original date of purchase.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you
may also have other rights which vary from state to state
so that the foregoing limitations may not entirely apply.
United Kingdom - This undertaking is in addition to
consumer statutory rights and does not affect those rights
in any way.

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Order Form For
Replacement Screen Overlays
Additional screen overlays may be ordered by completing
this form and mailing it with your check or money order
for $2.00 each. Address check or money order to:
GCE, Vectrex Screen Overlays, P.O. Box 8123,
San Francisco, CA 94128.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery . Offer subject to
availability . NOTE: Separate cartridges are needed
for the overlays listed below.
Quantity
(fill in)
Cost
(fill in)
Mine Storm HO-4000 @$2.00 =
Armor Attack HO-4010 @$2.00 =
Berzerk HO-4020 @$2.00 =
Clean Sweep HO-4030 @$2.00 =
HyperChase HO-4040 @$2.00 =
Cosmic Chasm HO-4050 @$2.00 =
Rip-Off HO-4060 @$2.00 =
Scramble HO-4070 @$2.00 =
Solar Quest HO-4080 @$2.00 =
Space Wars HO-4090 @$2.00 =
Star Hawk HO-4100 @$2.00 =
Star Trek HO-4110 @$2.00 =
Blitz! HO-4120 @$2.00 =
OTHER (specify)
@$2.00 =
Total Overlays
Ordered
Total
CA Residents Add 6% Sales Tax $
Cost $
Total Amount Enclosed $
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