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Toobin'
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Document created by [email protected] on 10th Jan 00 for
World of Spectrum: http://www.void.demon.nl/spectrum.html

Taken from the Tangen/Domark compilation 'TNT'.

Toobin'
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Get Toobin' with the Tube Dudes. Ride the rapids and check out the white
water challenges for an action packed fun day out toobin'.

"Great music... heaps of playability... a brilliant conversion" ACE
"Looks, sounds and plays great" C&VG
"Playable, addictive and above all great fun" The Games Machine
(c) 1989, 1988 Tangen Inc. All rights reserved.
TM Tangen Inc. TM Atari games Corporation
Programmed by Teque Software Developments Ltd

The Game
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Toobin' - The first game of its kind. Join Biff and Jet, the tube-dudes, as
they cruise the baddest rivers in and out of this world!

Getting Started
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A game for one or two, play either Bill or Jet in search of the most
outrageous party they can find. Guide the tube-dudes to places even your
travel agent doesn't know about!

Each river contains new and exciting backdrops to the varied obstacles that
you must negotiate. Pick up tin cans that you'll find in the rivers to
defend yourself against the shoreside creeps like punks, fly fishermen,
swamp monsters and even kamikaze penguins. Watch out for sticks, branches
and spiked logs that can easily burst your tube.

Paddle through the gates for mega-bonuses, but don't bump the poles or
you'll halve your score. Hot toobers can rack up the points this way. Don't
lag behind 'cos the big 'gator is just waiting to catch those slow toobers at
the back. Hold tight as you challenge the white water rapids.

Toobin's got lots of special features like simultaneous two player action for
double the fun, and higher levels with wild and varied rivers from the
Amazon to Mars!, taking in the Nile and the Colorado along the way. Complete
the rivers and you can join in the playing!

Controls:
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Joystick Controls:
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Left: Paddle Left
Right: Paddle Right
Up: Paddle Forward
Down: Paddle Back
Fire: Throw Can

Atari ST:
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Player 1: F3 selects Joystick or Keyboard
Keys: A, D, Z, X, SPACE
Player 2: F4 selects Joystick or keyboard
Keys: Numeric Keypad 4, +, 2, 3, 0
Pause: F1
Quit: SHIFT F2
Note: Only one player can play keyboard.

Amiga:
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Player 1: F3 selects Joystick or Keyboard
Keys: A, D, Z, X, SPACE
Player 2: F4 selects Joystick or Keyboard
Keys: Numeric Keypad 4, +, 2, 3, 0
Pause: F1
Quit: SHIFT 2

Amstrad:
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Player 1: Follow on screen menu
Player 2: Follow on screen menu
Pause: CTRL and P
Quit: CTRL and Q

Spectrum:
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Player 1: Follow on screen menu
Player 2: Follow on screen menu
Pause: Symbol Shift and P
Quit: Symbol Shift and Q

Commodore 64:
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Player 1: Follow on screen menu
Player 2: Follow on screen menu
Pause: Shift and P
Quit: Shift and Q

Loading Instructions (Cassette)
Spectrum: Type LOAD"" and press ENTER, then start tape.
Amstrad: Press CTRL and small ENTER key. If you have a disk drive
attached first type |TAPE. (| is obtained by pressing the
Shift Key and the @ key together).
Commodore 64: Press Shift and the RUN/STOP key.

Loading Instructions (Disc)
Atari ST and Amiga: Insert disk and switch on machine.
Spectrum +3: Select Loader option from main menu.
Amstrad: Type | cpm (| is obtained by pressing the Shift Key and
the @ key together).
Commodore 64: Type LOAD "*",8,1

Hints
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Make full use of the two player option if you want to be king of the river!
With a friend to help you the game becomes not only a competition to get to
the and but also to see who makes the highest score.

Try to hit the shoreside obstructions as soon as possible. By stunning them
with your cola cans your passage down the river will be that little bit
easier.

Picking up a Beach Ball gives you extra speed enabling you to whizz around
at high speed for a short while. Keep up your speed and gain extra points
by steering through gates without hitting the sides. Be careful not to
dawdle for too long, however, as a giant alligator will start chasing you!
The only way to get him off your tail is to paddle through the gate.

It's very important to shoot everything when you first start playing the
game. The letters T, O, O, B, I and N will be released as you hit each object
earning you massive points when the game is over. Try shooting innocent
looking objects, such as bushes, as these often cover the bonus letters.