Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds (c) J.Cain & K. Moughtin 1985 Firebird software

The game
Transcription of confidential brief from Mr. Tracey to Scott and Virgil...
Well boys, it looks as if you'll need both Thunderbird One and Two for this
mission. John tells me that the Egyptologists are trapped deep within an
ancient maze tomb. You'll have to work together to move huge stone blocks
that are barring the way. I expect you both to use your skills of logic and
navigation to get those trapped men out as quickly as possible - the oxygen
is getting thinner by the minute. Apparently the previous group left fuel
dumps within the tomb together with some priceless treasure. You'll need the
fuel and if you can get the treasure then so much the better. Before you
take off decide what equipment you need. John hasn't given me that
information so you'll have to gamble on taking the right stuff. I'm counting
on you boys....

Loading
1. Connect the EAR socket of your Spectrum to the EAR socket of your tape
recorder.
2. Place the tape in your tape recorder and rewind to the beginning
3. Type LOAD"" and press ENTER on your Spectrum
4. Press PLAY on your tape recorder.

Playing the game
The program automatically selects either keyboard or Kempston joystick
inputs. Initially control keys are

7=UP6=DOWN
5=LEFT8=RIGHT
A=CHANGE CONTROL OF CRAFT FROM ONE TO THE OTHER
R=REDEFINE KEYS
M=MUSIC ON/OFF
P=PAUSE GAME
S=SAVE GAME TO TAPE
L=LOAD PREVIOUSLY SAVED GAME

Thunderbird 2 has a maximum payload of 40 tonnes.
You cannot occupy the same space with both craft. Blue blocks can only be
moved by Thunderbird 1. Red blocks can be moved by both Thunderbirds. Green
blocks can only be moved by Thunderbird 2. Each load of treasure collected
increases your score by 100 points.
Fuel pickups give you an extra two minutes flying time each.

Note 128k users must select 48k mode before loading this game otherwise it
won't work.