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: James Pond STOP Urgent message STOP Dr. Maybe is once again :
: threatening the world STOP Report immediately to FI5H HQ for :
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JAMES POND BACKGROUND:
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James Pond is F.I.5.H.'s top secret agent - so cool, he's glacial.
Unfailingly polite and unruffled, he's never been seen with a gill out of
plaice. Pond rubs out enemies with the swish of a fin. As an agent he is
fishtastic with a 100% success rate. Pond is a master of disguise, a
fabulous athlete and an accomplished gymnast - his favourite move is the
double back flipper. He learnt how to wriggle out of tight corners from his
grandad, the Great Pondini. Whenever world safety is threatened you can bet
Pond is first on the scene. No mission too dangerous, no location too
hostile, James Pond is the best.

James Pond lives and travels in style. His base is a submerged luxury
liner and his favourite transport is an amphibious Austin Martin Lagoonda.
Pond's base is crammed full of gob-smacking gadgets and gizmos.

As well as being an expert with all forms of weaponry, Pond also has a
formidable arsenal of jokes. His rapier sharp wit rarely misses its target,
and many a captured villain has heard a knockout punch line just before a
knockout punch.

Pond is the world's coolest secret agent. If you haven't heard of him,
where have you been? If you live in a cave at the summit of an
undiscovered, unclimbable mountain, then maybe we'll let you off. If not,
you'd better stop drifting, start swimming with the tide and float with
JAMES POND.

FI5H MISSION BACKGROUND AND BRIEFING:
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Congratulations on your record-breaking results in the Aquatic Games, but
now it is time to put your gold medals away. Dr.Maybe has returned to
threaten world safety!

Following his defeat at your fins in Robocod, Dr.Maybe adopted a low
profile. Our special surveillance teams trailed his movements (see report
from a FI5H Agent below), but their sightings shed little light on any
plans. We hoped that Dr.Maybe and the criminal cronies at J.A.W.S. were all
washed up, but this has proved to be far from the truth. Once again Maybe
is threatening the planet.

FI5H SURVEILLANCE:
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SUBJECT: Dr.Maybe

12.9.92 Reported to F.I.5.H. HQ to receive my assignment - to track
down Dr.Maybe and keep him under surveillance. I travelled
to the toy factory where Maybe was defeated by James Pond.
Picked up Maybe's Arctic escape route but trail soon went
cold.

2.11.92 At last I received some news - a tip-off from an informer.
A J.A.W.S. meeting was rumoured to be taking place at an
abandoned airport in Death Desert. I took up position and
waited.

30.11.92 SUCCESS! After two dusty days on duty I spotted Dr.Maybe
leaving the meeting. He was heavily disguised but I'd
recognise that ugly mug anywhere. Maybe roared off at an
incredible speed. Keeping up proved impossible. As I was
radioing in my report, I saw a flash of light curving up
into the sky.

Since then, no new sightings have been reported. My agent
instincts tell me something is about to happen. Dr.Maybe
MUST be planning something big if he's gone to all this
trouble to evade surveillance.

Our fears were roused by the sudden disappearance of a
space shuttle (see newspaper cutting). There is only one
criminal genius capable of masterminding such an audacious
act - Dr.Maybe!

SPACE SHUTTLE SHOCK:
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by ace reporter Lewis Lean

At 0830 today, NASA confirmed the disappearance of one of their space
shuttles. Officials were remaining tight lipped about the causes of the
shuttle's disappearance and about the contents of its cargo hold.

BALDERDASH

Mr.Ponsonby-Smythe, a NASA spokesman, denied that the shuttle was on a top
secret military mission. However, papers in my possession confirm that the
shuttle's cargo was a spy satellite.

HAS DR.MAYBE RETURNED?

Is it possible that Dr.Maybe has returned? NASA's reassurances remain
deeply unconvincing. My undersea sources have revealed that the aquatic
agency F.I.5.H. put all operatives on red alert and that their top agent,
James Pond, is on the verge of wading into action.

F.I.5.H picked up one of Maybe's known associates. Unfortunately the
vermin was no squealer. After the coward was tickled into submission they
discovered vital evidence in his coat pocket. See below.
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I immediately smelt a rat. The evidence we had gathered pointed to one
thing - Maybe had set up a secret base on the moon. But why? I instantly
despatched a team of three top agents to the moon. They never arrived! See
transcript of their last message.

F.I.5.H. SURVEILLANCE:
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SUBJECT: Dr.Maybe

All systems A, OK, we are beginning our orbit of the moon. The dark side
is just coming into view and... It's amazing! We can see a giant moonbase
on the surface... crackle zing. Controls are going haywire, we're caught
in garble garble tractor beam. The radio's being jammed buzz crackle we're
going...... down......... ahhhhh......... uuuggghhhhhh.........
hisssssssssssssss.

Further losses could not be risked. I launched 'Claw' space probes and
directed spy satellites at the dark side of the moon. The contents of the
probes, analysed by Dr.Gordon Zola, and the photographs developed by our
Codak boffins are truly amazing. Detailed results are shown below. They
prove beyond doubt that the moon is not only made up of cheese, but a whole
variety of dairy products.

From our findings we are certain that Dr.Maybe has one aim in mind - to
mine finest quality Moon Cheese and monopolise the world's cheese markets.
The effects of this would be devastating. As our top F.I.5.H. operative,
you have been assigned to Operation Starfi5h. Your mission is to rescue
fellow agents, destroy Maybe's Cheese mines and defeat Dr.Maybe, but
beware, it will be no picnic. Unfortunately three of our other agents are
still missing, one of them Finnius Frog, is vital to the success of the
mission - rescue Finnius and he'll help you out. Our scientists have
developed new F.I.5.H. equipment for use in the special moon environment.

Further details on these subjects as well as detailed moon reports are
enclosed in this dossier, along with a short Moon acclimatisation
programme.

Remember, one fish can make a difference. The world is relying on you.

GETTING STARTED:
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Press the FIRE BUTTON to skip the intro and go to the MAIN MENU.
Once loaded the title screen will be displayed with three options:

NEW GAME

CONTINUE

OPTIONS

Select the desired function by pushing up or down with the joystick until
the function you require is highlighted, then press fire.

NEW GAME - Starts a completely new game from scratch, that has never been
played before. Ever! Not even once, honest!

CONTINUE - Takes you to a file requester where you can select, with the
joystick, a previously saved game. Up/down moves between saved games,
left/right moves between load and cancel functions and use fire to select
load or cancel.

OPTIONS - Allows you to setup game options. Up/down highlights option to
change. Left/right moves through the options. Press the fire button to exit.

AUDIO MODE

MUSIC AND SFX - All sound audible.

SFX ONLY - Choose sound effects only.

MUSIC ONLY - Choose music only

INFORMATION BOXES

ON - All ingame information boxes will be given

OFF - Only very important information boxes will be given.

DIFFICULTY

Switches between normal and easy.

MAP SCREEN:
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Use UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT to move to destination.

FIRE - Enter level or tunnel.

P KEY - Display information panel.

* Orange routes are normal paths to normal levels.

* Blue routes are to secret levels (blue stars) that have been opened
by special tokens.

* Happy green stars are completed levels.

* Sad orange stars are uncompleted levels.

Secret route tokens can be found in some levels - collecting these gives
you access to new levels and secret routes.

FINISHING A LEVEL:
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To complete a level, Pond must destroy the beacon. On some levels you must
perform a special task (like collecting certain items) before ending the
levels. Any special missions are described at the beginning of the level.

JOYSTICK CONTROLS:
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WALKING

UP - Jump.

DOWN - Crouch.

LEFT - Walk/run left.

RIGHT - Walk/run right.

HOLD FIRE & LEFT/RIGHT - Throw a punch left/right.

FIRE - Pickup item.

FIRE - Use item.

DOWN & FIRE - Drop item.

SPACE BAR - Toggles walk/run mode.

P KEY - Pause game.

CLIMBING

UP - Move up.

DOWN - Move down.

LEFT - Move left.

RIGHT - Move right.

FIRE - Jump.

NOTE: If a 2 button joystick is used, then the second button can be used
as the walk/run button, however it is not a toggle like the space bar -
speedup will only be active when the second button is depressed.

POND:
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PUNCHING - Hold FIRE and press LEFT or RIGHT.

CLIMBING - Some surfaces can be climbed, UP - Move up, DOWN - Move down,
LEFT - Move left, RIGHT - Move right and FIRE - Jump.

PICKING UP ITEMS - Pressing FIRE allows Pond to pick up items.

THROWING ITEMS - To throw an object press FIRE and the direction you want
it to go.

FINNIUS:
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STICK TONGUE OUT - Press FIRE and he can eat small enemies and hold
pickups in his mouth (fire again to spit back out), only possible when
using the teeth pickup.

JUMPING - Press FIRE to jump.

EATING/CARRYING - Press FIRE to use Finnius's tongue, all pickups can be
carried in his mouth.

JUMP HIGHER - UP/DOWN can be used as with Pond and his Spring Boots to
make Finnius jump higher.

EQUIPMENT:
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FI5H experts have identified the following items as essential equipment
for Operation Starfi5h. Find them as you travel on the moon.

HELMET

Gives protection from falling objects and spiked ceilings.

GATEAUX GUN

Fires homing cakes, strawberries, oranges, apples and lemons. Collect
powerups for more ammo - if Pond is holding the gun and he knocks a square
holding fruit it will flash, this is a powerup.

UMBRELLA

Allows Pond to slow down and control his fall.

DYNAMITE

Timed to explode after a short delay - the fuse starts to burn as soon as
Pond collects it.

SPRING BOOTS

Used to jump very high.

UP - Jump up, press again whilst moving upwards to jump higher.

DOWN - Pull down whilst moving down to jump higher.

LEFT - Guess?

RIGHT - Yup, still moves right.

FIRE - Use item (if any being carried). Press down and fire whilst on the
ground to drop the boots.

FRUIT SUITS

To wear a Fruit Suit, stand behind it (Pond cannot be carrying an item)
and press DOWN. When put on they allow the wearer to roll into enemies to
cause damage. Fruit Suits can also offer an extra protective layer.
Replenish energy by picking up a matching fruit. Explode the suit by
pulling DOWN and pressing FIRE (doing so causes it to turn into several
bullets of the same type of fruit as the fruit suit). Wearing the fruit
suit allows you to take several hits without any damage, but too many hits
will destroy the fruit suit. Keep an eye on the number next to the fruit
in the status panel for the current fruit strength.

THRUSTER

UP - Move up.

DOWN - Move down.

LEFT - Move left.

RIGHT - Move right.

FIRE - Fire thrusters weapon down, and fire while on the ground to drop
the thruster.

X-RAY SPECS

Wear these to see hidden headblocks.

BOMB

Drop bomb for powerful explosion.

OTHER PICKUPS:
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TONNE WEIGHT - Makes Pond very heavy and hurts some baddies too.

HEART - Extra life.

TEETH - Can be thrown at enemies, but try giving some to Finnius to eat.

CHEESE - Can be thrown at enemies or Pond can stand on it to jump higher.

BOOT - Can be thrown at enemies.

ROCK - Can be thrown at enemies but shatters if dropped too far and Pond
can stand on it to jump higher.

FUEL - Fills up thruster.

T.V. - Can be thrown at enemies, very fragile. If broken a poltergeist
will chase you. Jump on the poltergeist with the TV pieces to reach higher
platforms, the poltergeist will then follow Pond if he has picked up the TV
pieces. Throw the TV pieces away and the poltergeist will return to them.

POISON - Hurts Pond, but not Finnius.

FLASHING RED HERRING - Invulnerability.

BONUSES:
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COIN - 25,000 pts

TROPHY - 50,000 pts

CROWN - 100,000 pts

MOONS - 50 pts (1,000 moons gives an extra life and collecting lots on any
level gives a secret bonus).

TEA CUPS - 4 are hidden on each level for an extra bonus.

STAR - One fish/frog of energy.

F.I.5.H. PERSONNEL FILES:
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Name: Finnius Frog.
Position: Agent in training.
Age: 15 leap years.
Current Address: F.I.5.H. HQ.
Likes: Amphibious manoeuvres.
Dislikes: Dr.Maybe, any J.A.W.S. operatives.
Personal Data: Following successful completion of basic training, Finnius
Frog has been assigned to Operation Starfi5h. Finnius Frog is slower than
James Pond, but due to immensley powerful back legs, he can leap higher.
Being smaller than Pond, he can also squeeze through small gaps or spaces.

Name: Admiral 'Half' Nelson.
Position: Founder of F.I.5.H.
Age: Not known.
Current Address: Secret underwater headquarters.
Likes: Favourite jokes - I was the flounder of F.I.5.H.
Dislikes: Dastardly Doctors, land lubbers.
Personal Data: An ex-wrestler who wears an eye patch and pins his sleeve
to his jacket. He is in fact perfectly healthy. A crusty old sea salt, the
Admiral talks in nautical terms such as 'Batten down the hatches' whenever
appropriate.

Name: Classified: Known only as F.
Position: Chief of F.I.5.H. Operations world wide.
History: Information on F is highly classified. His identity is never
revealed. He keeps his face in the shadow at all times, but can be
identified by the ring on his finger with the distinctive TOP SECRET
imprint. F's Offices are inside an aquarium and the walls are lined with
fish tanks. F briefs all agents for their missions and also supplies them
with any special equipment. He is quiet, calm and incredibly efFI5Hient.

J.A.W.S. PERSONNEL FILES:
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Dr.Maybe selected the most feared gangsters in the galaxy to join forces
with him to form J.A.W.S. (JUNTA AGAINST WORLD SAFETY). Headed by Maybe,
Pond's greatest enemy, JAWS aims are simple: to destroy FI5H and to take
over the world for its own gain. Shown below is our current intelligence
on Dr.Maybe.

Name: Dr.Maybe.
Age: Unknown.
Address: Currently - the moon.
Likes: Attempting to take over the world.
Dislikes: James Pond and all F.I.5.H agents.
Personal Data: Dr.Maybe is one of the most dangerous criminals at large
and is the arch enemy of James Pond. The monocled, mad-cap scientist is the
founder and chairmadman of J.A.W.S. He has already masterminded two
attempts to take over the world. Both were foiled by Pond. He has a grudge
against the world which laughed at his inventions. His fondest wish is to
turn Pond into FI5H fingers.
WARNING: This man is dangerous.

ARTIST BIO:
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CHRIS SORRELL - AGE 21. Interests: anything morbid.

ALAN McCARTHY - AGE 22. Interests: anything life-threatening.

SEAN NICHOLLS - AGE 28. Interests: anything crudely funny.

LEAVON ARCHER - AGE 21. Interests: anything involving guitars.

Here are some interesting points and hints about James Pond 3:

* There are three possible endings.

* Pond has more than one objective.

* There are over one hundred full levels. Exactly how many,
even we aren't quite sure!

* There are MANY secret routes.

* There are countless ways of getting secret bonuses.

* Despite appearances, Pond hasn't actually grown feet, his
anti-gravity boots fit cleverly around the bottom of his fins.

* Punching exits at the right time gives you extra points -
you could even try bouncing on them.

* Finnius, being a young frog is yet to grow his teeth, but this
is the only thing holding back his voracious appetite!

* If you come to what appears to be a dead-end, look around for
hidden blocks.

* Watch out for chain reactions!

* Some enemies may seem indestructible but careful use of
explosives may prove effective.

* Not every level need be completed to reach Dr.Maybe's lair.

* Pond's rocket proximity scanner gives you an idea how close
to Maybe's base you are.

* Pond's girlfriend, Angel Fish is one of the three missing agents.

* Collecting moons can offer worthwhile rewards!

* Certain items can be used in ways you might not expect!

* There are a number of interesting cheats!