STEALTH ATF
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For the NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.
"The Stealth Advanced Tactical Fighter, America's most closely guarded military
secret, is in your hands. You're at the controls, flying top-priority combat
missions against enemy forces around the world. Luckily, you're prepared for
the worst. Your aircraft has all the right stuff maneuverability, speed,
weapons capability, and deception. Once yon get The bogeys in your sights, you
can pulverize them with missiles or cannon fire, then move on to your next
target. When the bad guys lock on to your craft, you Just kick into "stealth
mode" and drive their radar systems crazy. Each time you complete a mission,
you move on to another theatre of war. Your opponents get meaner and tougher
but so do you. and soon they won't stand any chance at all."
Press START to begin the game. The title screen appears. Press any button again
to go to the Flayer Selection screen. Now press the SELECT button to switch
between 1-player and 2-player games. Press the START button to make your
selection.
You're ready to fly the first game mission, the Mission Description screen
briefs you on your combat theatre and assignment. Press any button to begin the
mission with your Stealth fighter in takeoff position.
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CONTROL
To take off, first throtlle up by pressing the A button on your controller,
then press the down directional arrow to lift the plane's nose off the ground.
Watch the speed gauge to check your velocity before you lilt off. When your
plane exits the top of the screen, combat begins.
Press SELECT to pause the game at any time, resume it again when ready.
Use your controller's directional arrows to control the direction of flight.
Press the right arrow to roll the fighter to the right, and the left arrow to
roll the fighter to the left. Press the down arrow to climb, and the up arrow
to descend:
UP Nose down
DOWN Nose up
LEFT Roll left
RIGHT Roll right
To bank your Stealth fighter, press two directional arrows simultaneously.
Press up and right or down and right to bank right. Press up and left or down
and left to bank left.
You control the speed of the aircraft during takeoffs and landings by
throttling up (press the A button) or throttling down (press the B button). In
flight, the Stealth's computer system automatically sets the flight speed of
the aircraft.
SELECT Pause and Resume
START Stealth mode
A Fire cannon
B Fire missile
Each player has three "lives" for each game. Crash or get shot down, and you'll
lose a life - and begin the same mission over again with the mission briefing.
If you perish three times, you'll see a GAME OVER message and return to the
title screen. Press the START button to resume play.
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ADVANCED CONTROL
To stalk the enemy, watch his position on your radar scope in the center of the
cockpit control panel. Maneuver your Stealth lighter into an attack position by
targeting the bogey just to the right of the center of your line of sight
indicator. When enemy craft come within range, they"11 become visible through
your windshield. Then you can blast away with your cannons, or let fly with a
missile when your automatic missile guidance system locks on to a bogey—sec
"Firepower." below, for details on using your weapons.
You ran fly to high altitudes in your Stealth fighter. An onscreen warning lets
you know when you've reached your altitude ceiling or when you're flying too
low. Pax attention to the low altitude warning if you want to avoid splattering
your craft and yourself all over the terrain.
To evade enemy missile attacks, press the START button during flight and you'll
enter the Stealth Mode. This makes you invisible to enemy radar.Once you pass
out of danger, you automatically leave Stealth Mode. Enemy radar may once more
track your progress through the skies.
Each mission features a bonus round to reward expert fliers although you must
perform superbly during a mission in order to earn the bonus round. During each
bonus round, waves of enemy planes fly by without attacking while, onscreen,
units of time tick off. You can rack up big bonus points by downing the bogeys
before time elapses.
After you destroy the last bogey during a mission (or complete the bonus
round), the landing sequence will automatically appear. Your instrumentation
panel shows the following from left to right:
- % of Engine Thrust
- Speed
- Your Position Relative to the Runway
- Angle of Attack
- Rate of Descent You must learn the correct speed and angle of attack to make
a safe landing.
Combat pits you agaiusl several foes in daytime or at night. You have two kinds
of weapons at your disposal:
- Cannons (unlimited)
- Missiles (eight per mission)
To fire your cannon, get the bogey in your sights and press the A button on
your joystick control. You have unlimited cannon fire. This is just as well,
since you must get off five accurate cannon shots at an enemy plane to destroy
him.
To fire your missiles, you should first lock on to the enemy plane. A lock-on
symbol appears together with an onscreen message. Press the B button on vour
controller to fire.
As you fly. you can make use of your cockpit indicators to monitor your
altitude, fuel supply, heading, angle of attack, and damage sustained. You may
also refer to your mission status indicators to check on the enemy's numbers
and your own missile supply.
On the left side:
- Current Mission Number
- Lives Remaining
- Enemy Planes Remaining
- Missiles Remaining
- Score
In the center:
- Radar Scope
- Line-of-Sight Indicator
- Bogeys
- Artificial Horizon Indicator
On the right side:
- Current Altitude
- Fuel Remaining
- Current Heading
- Angle of Attack
- Damage Sustained
Your job is to engage and destroy enemy aircraft. Maximum points are awarded to
the pilot who destroys bogeys while avoiding hits from enemy weapons. After you
complete a mission successfully, yon advance to the next theatre of combat.
You earn points by shooting down bogeys, of course, but you also earn valuable
extra points according to how much fuel you have left at the end of a mission
and how little damage you've sustained.
Destroy a plane with a missile 1000 Points
Hit plane with cannonfire 100 Points
Destroy plane with cannonfire 1000 Points
Use your firepower wisely. You have a limited number of missiles. but they're
more accurate than the cannon and your best bet at long range.
Take care during landings. If you try to land too fast or too slow, you can
crash and burn and lose one of your precious lives even il you've survived
combat unscathed.
At higher mission levels, always try to position your Stealth fighter iwhind
enemy planes.
When engaged in a bonus round, move quickly to down the easily-destroyed enemy
craft before time runs out.
You'll have better luck chasing enemy planes if you're level or only slightly
banked.
