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==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
[[Image:King and Balloon control panel.png| | <center>[[Image:King and Balloon control panel.png|500px]]</center> | ||
*'''Joystick''': Use the 2-way joystick to direct Cannon left and right across the castle battlements. | *'''Joystick''': Use the 2-way joystick to direct Cannon left and right across the castle battlements. It cannot go any further than the castle turrets on the left and right sides of the screen. | ||
*'''Firing Button''': Use this button to make Cannon fire shots at the | *'''Firing Button''': Use this button to make Cannon fire shots at those descending balloon-marauders. Much like its cousin, the Galaxip, it can only fire one shot on the screen at a time. | ||
*'''1 or 2 Player Buttons''': Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game. | *'''1 or 2 Player Buttons''': Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Cannon=== | ===Cannon=== | ||
[[Image:KB Cannon.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB Cannon.gif|left]] | ||
The protagonist of the game. | The protagonist of the game. Unlike the protagonists of many other fixed shooters, it can be hit and destroyed any number of times, but it will always be resurrected a second later. Its job is to protect the King by vigilantly patrolling the castle battlements, and keeping the balloons at bay. If a balloon picks the King up, it must be shot down before it carries him away. | ||
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===King=== | ===King=== | ||
[[Image:KB King.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB King.gif|left]] | ||
The King moves randomly back and forth below the castle battlements while Cannon is trying to protect him. As mentioned above, if a balloon manages to pick him up, Cannon must shoot it down before it carries him away or it will cost him a life when he reappears. If it succeeds, his umbrella opens as he descends down to his position beneath the battlements. | |||
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===Red Balloons=== | ===Red Balloons=== | ||
[[Image:KB Balloon Red.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB Balloon Red.gif|left]] | ||
'''Convoy''': 50 points, '''Charger''': 100 points, '''King in Tow''': 150 points. | Twelve of these red balloons make up the first (top) row of each formation. '''Convoy (Formation)''': 50 points, '''Charger (Attacking)''': 100 points, '''King in Tow (Flying Away)''': 150 points. | ||
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===Orange Balloons=== | ===Orange Balloons=== | ||
[[Image:KB Balloon Orange.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB Balloon Orange.gif|left]] | ||
'''Convoy''': 40 points, '''Charger''': 80 points, '''King in Tow''': 120 points. | Twelve of these orange balloons make up the second row of each formation. '''Convoy (Formation)''': 40 points, '''Charger (Attacking)''': 80 points, '''King in Tow (Flying Away)''': 120 points. | ||
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===Yellow Balloons=== | ===Yellow Balloons=== | ||
[[Image:KB Balloon Yellow.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB Balloon Yellow.gif|left]] | ||
'''Convoy''': 30 points, '''Charger''': 60 points, '''King in Tow''': 90 points. | Ten of these Pac-Man-yellow balloons make up the third row of each formation. '''Convoy (Formation)''': 30 points, '''Charger (Attacking)''': 60 points, '''King in Tow (Flying Away)''': 90 points. | ||
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===White Balloons=== | ===White Balloons=== | ||
[[Image:KB Balloon White.gif|left]] | [[Image:KB Balloon White.gif|left]] | ||
'''Convoy''': 20 points, '''Charger''': 40 points, '''King in Tow''': 60 points. | Eight of these white balloons make up the fourth (bottom) row of each formation. '''Convoy (Formation)''': 20 points, '''Charger (Attacking)''': 40 points, '''King in Tow (Flying Away)''': 60 points. | ||
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===Combined Balloons=== | ===Combined Balloons=== | ||
{|{{prettytable}} | {|{{prettytable}} | ||
!Type 1 Combined Balloons | !Type 1 Combined Balloons | ||
|[[Image:KB Type 1 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||'''1st hit''': 200 points, '''2nd hit''': 300 points, '''3rd hit''': 500 points. | |[[Image:KB Type 1 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||An enormous version of the White Balloons shown above, with Red on the lining and basket. '''1st hit''': 200 points, '''2nd hit''': 300 points, '''3rd hit''': 500 points. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Type 2 Combined Balloons | !Type 2 Combined Balloons | ||
|[[Image:KB Type 2 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||'''1st hit''': 300 points, '''2nd hit''': 500 points, '''3rd hit''': 700 points. | |[[Image:KB Type 2 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||A giant version of those Yellow Balloons shown above, with Orange on the lining and basket. '''1st hit''': 300 points, '''2nd hit''': 500 points, '''3rd hit''': 700 points. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Type 3 Combined Balloons | !Type 3 Combined Balloons | ||
|[[Image:KB Type 3 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||'''1st hit''': 400 points, '''2nd hit''': 600 points, '''3rd hit''': 1000 points. | |[[Image:KB Type 3 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||A giant version of the Orange Balloons shown above, with Yellow on the lining and basket. '''1st hit''': 400 points, '''2nd hit''': 600 points, '''3rd hit''': 1000 points. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Type 4 Combined Balloons | !Type 4 Combined Balloons | ||
|[[Image:KB Type 4 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||'''1st hit''': 500 points, '''2nd hit''': 1000 points, '''3rd hit''': 1500 points. | |[[Image:KB Type 4 Combined Balloon.gif|left]]||A giant version of those Red Balloons shown above, with White on the lining and basket. '''1st hit''': 500 points, '''2nd hit''': 1000 points, '''3rd hit''': 1500 points. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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