MUGSY'S REVENGE – an interactive video comic
strip! Everything thrill-seekers could wish for:
comic animation, stunning graphics and a full
arcade game.

It's 1919 and Mugsy is finally out of the slammer.
But since he went away, there's been a big change –
booze has become illegal!!

Mugsy's had plenty of time to consider ways of
making a lot of money, and what better than to
supply illicit booze to the thirsty throngs?

Some of Mugsy's faithful cronies have stuck by
him and together they must re-build their
shattered empire.

Their ultimate aim is to use booze smuggling to
finance Mugsy's way back to the top, and there
promises to be lots of action, danger and strategy
on the way!

- The booze must be found and smuggled,
bought or manufactured.
- Money must be allocated for the boys to ensure
their operations are safe from rival gangs.
- The appropriate authorities must be placated.
- The right decisions need to be taken with
regard to expansion.
- The right hoods must be placed in charge of
each project.
- Finances must always be ready for emergency
'contracts' and so on.

Plenty of other opportunities will come once the
money starts rolling – such as setting up
speakeasies and illegal gambling houses.

Good luck Mugsy – you're gonna need it!


Loading Instructions
1. Place the cassette in the player, making sure that it is rewound to the
start and that the EAR socket of your Spectrum or Spectrum + is connected to
that of the tape player, as detailed in the Spectrum manual.
2. Enter the command LOAD "" then press the ENTER key.
3. Start the tape player. The game will now load automatically.
4. In case of difficulty, alter the volume level and consult your Spectrum
manual.
5. In the most unlikely event of a genuine fault, please return the complete
package to Melbourne House Publishers at the nearest office to you. We will
gladly replace it. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.
(This notice does not affect your statutory rights).

Playing the Game

The main part of the game is presented in the form of a video comic. You will
find that there is ample time to read the comments made in each 'frame', and if
you should wish to skip to the next 'frame', simply press any key.

When it is your turn to speak, a flashing asterisk cursor will appear in your
'talk balloon'. Type in your response and press ENTER. (You can backspace over
any error by using DELETE - Shift " before pressing ENTER.)

At the end of each year, your Spectrum will display a visual micro-movie of the
highlight of the year. You can skip this by pressing any key during the music.
Should you be unfortunate enough to have a contract put out on you, you will be
placed into an arcade game situation, fighting for your life.

The control keys are:

LEFT: I
diagonal UP: Q
RIGHT: P
diagonal DOWN: Z
FIRE: B, N, M or SPACE

Best of luck Mugsy!

Game logic and program - William Tang
Music - Neil Brennan
Programming of music - Rocksoft
Graphics - The Pixel Brothers, Russel Comte, David O'Callaghan, Mike Robinson
Story line - Paul Kidd & Jeff Evans

Copyright Beam Software, 1986
Published by: Melbourne House