Towering Inferno Atari 2600  FAQ/Strategy Guide
Version: 1.0
Author: Larcen Tyler
Last Revision: 09/11/02
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. REVISION HISTORY
2. HOW TO PLAY THE GAME
3. SCORING
4. TIPS
5. CONTACT INFORMATION
6. CREDITS
7. A SPECIAL DEDICATION
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1. REVISION HISTORY

09/11/02: First wrote this guide.  Maybe area layouts in the next update.
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2. HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

A fire has broken out at a skyscraper, and numerous people are trapped inside!
You are a brave firefighter armed with water and a rescue helicopter.  Your
goal is to rescue the survivors on each floor and get them to safety before
they perish!

Player one uses the right joystick and player two will use the left joystick.
To move your firefighter through each area, move the joystick in that
direction.  You can spray water upwards or downwards by pressing the joystick
in that direction to aim.  You can release up or down when ready, since you'll
always aim in the last vertical direction you chose.  Hold the button to spray
water on the flames.

Remember, your goal is to rescue survivors.  At the top of each area is a white
window which indicates where the survivors are.  Go up to it and spray it to
get the survivors out.  At this point, you can return to the bottom of the
screen and exit to get the survivors out.

If your fire fighter is touched by the flames, that fighter is 'down' and you
lose one fire fighter.  In addition, the survivors return to the hiding place.
You have four fire fighters for each floor, and while there aren't any one ups,
you get your stock of fire fighters replenished for each floor.

There are nine different buildings, each consisting of nine floors.

Remember, the survivors aren't going to hold out for long.  There are four
on each floor, and as time goes on, the survivors may perish if left for too
long.  The number of survivors is shown at the top of the screen.

If four fire fighters are downed on one floor or all the survivors perish, the
game will be over.

There are two types of fires: Single fires and fire walls.  The fire walls are
bigger and, when sprayed with water, break into several smaller fires, making
it hard to extinguish them.

The left difficulty switch is the only switch used in this game.  The effects
are:

A (Expert): The flames won't be seen if they're in the walls, so you must watch
your step.

B (Novice): You can see the flames in the walls.

Regardless of difficulty setting, flames within walls cannot be extinguished.


There are several game variations which can be chosen with the Game Select
switch on your Atari 2600 console:

Game #1: One player standard game.  If four firefighters are downed or all
survivors perish, the game ends.

Game #2: Same as above, except you can press the reset switch after getting a
game over to continue from where you left off.

Game #3: One player training mission where you can simply replay floors that
you lost on.

Game #4: Two players playing a standard game like Game #1.  If one player loses
(four downed fire fighters or lost all survivors) the other player begins.

*Game #5, #6, and #7: Two player training mission, where players alternate
between floors and can replay floors that they lost on.
*(This was based on information received on the Internet and may not be totally
accurate.)
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3. SCORING

You receive 1 point for each flame that you extinguish.

Each survivor successfully rescued (maximum of 4 per floor) equals 25 points.
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4. TIPS

-This isn't an easy game, even by Atari 2600 standards.  Beginners should use
variation 3 with difficulty level B to get a feel for the way the game plays.
As you get better, you can move up to variation 2, and then to variation 1.

-You don't have to put all of the flames out to rescue the survivors.  If you
want to, though, you can, and you'll be insured a safe escape for the
survivors.

-Don't waste time with every fire.  Only extinguish fires that directly block
your path, since time is critical when rescuing the survivors.

-Remember that Player One uses the RIGHT joystick, and Player Two uses the LEFT
joystick, so you won't be surprised if you find your fire fighter isn't
responding to your joystick for some reason!
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5. CONTACT INFORMATION

READ THIS BEFORE YOU SEND ME ANY E-MAIL!

The following types of E-Mail I will _NOT_ accept under any circumstances:

-Mail that contains flaming (insults) or offensive content within.  If you
don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything!

-Spam/Advertisements of any kind.  This is against the law, and will not be
taken lightly.

-Asking if you can use this on your website/in your FAQ/Magazine/anything
like that will not be tolerated.  In case you missed it, I specifically
stated that I won't allow it in the disclaimer section at the beginning.


The following types of E-Mail I will accept:

-Suggestions and/or constructive criticism.
-Strategies of your own.
-Any information I may have left out in this version.
-Generally, anything that will help me improve this guide in future revisions!
(Make sure to put 'Towering Inferno FAQ' as your subject line.)

You can reach me at: [email protected]
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6. CREDITS

I'm the author of this guide, but there are some people I wish to thank:

-Twentieth Century Fox for giving U.S. Games the rights to this game.
-Atari for putting out the Atari 2600.
-My mother for constantly playing the Atari 2600 and passing her addiction onto
me.
-Jeff 'CJayC' Veasey for such a great website where FAQ writers (like me!) can
post our work.
-And lastly, but certainly never least, YOU for reading this document!
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7. A SPECIAL DEDICATION

On September 11th, 2001, the nation awoke to a horrific surprise.  Terrorists
intent on bringing this nation to its knees hijacked several jetliners and flew
them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  Many people died in this
attack.  Many of them were fire fighters who rushed to the World Trade Center
in an attempt to rescue the people who were caught in this devastating attack.

To this day, on the one year anniversary of the attacks, not a day goes by
without our thoughts of your courage and bravery as you rushed selflessly into
the World Trade Center to rescue all of the people trapped within the two
towers with no regard to your own lives.  Despite the fact that not everyone
could be rescued successfully, you still gave all you had and fought vigilantly
untill the end, and we thank you for your every ounce of courage and strength.

This document was written on September 11th, 2002, and I wish to dedicate it
solemnly to all of the victims of the September 11th attacks.

We Will Never Forget!
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©2002 Larcen Tyler

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