COLLISION COURSE
Press START to begin a game of Collision Course. Rotate your white triangular ship counterclockwise by pressing the left side of the control pad, and right to rotate it clockwise. Apply forward thrust to your ship by pressing the top side of the control pad. Your ship decelerates when thrust is not applied. Press the A button to fire your weapon at the green rocks floating around your ship. Holding down the button causes your weapon to fire repeatedly. Each large rock, when hit by your weapon, fragments into two medium-sized rocks (20 points each), and each medium-sized rock into two small rocks (50 points each). Small rocks disintegrate completely (100 points each). After all the rocks are destroyed, more will appear after a few seconds in the areas indicated by the red arrows. Maneuver your ship out of the hazardous areas before they appear. At random times, a violet UFO will appear and begin shooting at rocks and your ship. Destroying it is worth 500 points. If your ship crashes or is destroyed by the UFO's weapon, you have two reserve ships ready to replace it. For each 10,000 points you earn you will be rewarded with a new reserve ship. If your ship is destroyed, and you have no remaining ships, the game is over.
By Donnie Russell