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=                                 JUNO FIRST                                  =
=                        A Game For the Atari 2600 VCS                        =
=                      Chris Walton  <cwalton@gmail.com>                      =
=                             Copyright (C) 2008                              =
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This is the Final War - the Last Battle.  Transcending Time and Space, the 
outcome determines the fate of our Earth!  [Juno First Arcade Flyer]

INTRODUCTION

Juno First is an Atari 2600 version of the obscure 1983 Konami arcade game of 
the same name.   It has been described as a vertical version of Defender.
This Atari 2600 version visually resembles the Activision game "Beamrider", 
though the game is quite different.

GAME PLAY

The objective of the game is very simple: destroy the aliens, collect the 
astronauts, and survive for as long as possible!

USING THE JOYSTICK CONTROLLERS

Plug one joystick controller into the LEFT CONTROLLER port.  Hold this
Joystick in the LEFT or RIGHT position to move your ship horizontally.
Hold the Joystick in the UP or DOWN positions to move your ship forwards 
or backwards.   Pressing the Joystick FIRE button will shoot a laser beam 
from your ship.   To return to the title screen, press RESET during the 
game.

SCORING AND HYPERSPACE

Your score is based on the value of each alien that you destroy.  A table of
score values is shown on the game title screen.   Shooting an alien sphere 
will release an astronaut.   Collect this astronaut before it leaves the 
screen to enter hyperspace.   In hyperspace, the aliens will stop firing, 
and the score for each alien that you shoot will be increased.

SPARE SHIPS

At the beginning of the game, you have two spare ships.   These ships
are shown underneath the score at the bottom of the screen.   An extra ship 
(up to a maximum of six) will be earned for every 10,000 points that you 
score.

FUEL

There is bar showing your remaining fuel at the bottom of the screen.
When the fuel becomes empty, your ship will be destroyed.   Fuel is used 
at a constant rate, regardless of the movements of your ship.   You have 
approximately 45 seconds of fuel to complete each wave.

AUTOFIRE

The game will enter autofire mode with the LEFT DIFFICULTY switch in
position B.   To activate the autofire in this mode, simply hold down the 
fire button.   The autofire mode is disabled by moving the LEFT DIFFICULTY 
switch to position A.   In this mode, you can fire 5 consecutive shots 
before the fire button must be released.

SAVEKEY AND ATARIVOX

A SaveKey (or AtariVox) can be used with this game to store the high score 
table.   Plug your SaveKey into the RIGHT CONTROLLER port before switching 
on the console.    If you do not have a SaveKey, then the game can be played 
normally, but the high score table will not be functional.

WARNING: Do not remove the SaveKey from the console, or switch off the console,
immediately after entering your initials. Doing so may cause the saved scores 
to become corrupt.  It is safe to remove the SaveKey and switch off the console
when the title screen is showing.  To delete the saved scores, hold the 
Joystick RIGHT and press FIRE during the AtariAge startup screen.

CREDITS

Game Programming:           Chris Walton (with help from many AtariAgers)
Sprite and Label Artwork:   Nathan Strum and David Dries
Title Music:                Erik Ehrling
Cart Production:            Albert Yarusso

Juno First would not have been possible without the help and support of
the great folks on AtariAge (www.atariage.com).  Juno First is
Copyright (C) Chris Walton 2008.  It may not be reproduced or
distributed without permission.