Double Dragon V --------------- COVER ----- ---------------------------------- Cover ----------------------------------- Billy: I TOLD YOU, JIMMY, READ THE MANUAL! Jimmy: THERE'S *OOFF* FORCE TO YOUR WORDS, BRO! ------------------------------------ 01 ------------------------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- Narrator: WITH THE DEFECTION OF JIMMY LEE, THE SHADOW MASTER MUST RECRUIT A NEW *SECOND IN COMMAND*... Jimmy: GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE LIGHT SIDE, BRO! LET'S *CLEAN-UP* THIS TOWN! Billy: HOLD ON, JIMMY, THERE'S SOMETHING *YOU NEED TO KNOW...* ------------------------------------ 02 ------------------------------------ GETTING STARTED --------------- Jimmy: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? Billy: LET'S GET DOWN TO THE DOJO AND I'LL *SHOW* YOU! 1. Plug the Jaguar Controller into Port #1 on the front of the ATARI Jaguar 64-Bit Interactive Multimedia System 2. Make sure the Power Switch is off and that the Power Indicator Light is NOT illuminated 3. Insert the Cartridge FIRMLY into the cartridge slot, with the picture facing you if you are in front of the unit. The cartridge should "lock" into place. 4. Set the RF Switch Box to "Game". To return to normal viewing, set the RF Switch Box to "TV". 5. Press the Power Switch once. 6. If all connections have been made properly, the ATARI logo will appear on your television or monitor, followed by the game title screen. When you see the *DOUBLE DRAGON V, THE SHADOW FALLS(tm)* logo, press *OPTION* to start the game. ------------------------------------ 03 ------------------------------------ Billy: THIS IS THE *MAIN MENU*... SCROLL UP/DOWN WITH THE CONTROL PAD... Billy: THEN PUSH *OPTION!* Jimmy: NOW, YOU'RE TALKIN! Billy: DON'T SLIP ON THE STAIRS, JIMMY! ----------------------------- | JAGUAR VERSION DEVELOPED BY | | TELEGAMES CDG | | | | LEAD PROGRAMMER | | EDDIE SALVO | | | | ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING | | JANET SALVO | | DAVID G. MAHAFFEY | | | | JAGUAR GRAPHICS | | SCOTT MARTINDALE | | LAKE EFFECTS ANIMATION | | RAUL DELEON | | MARIANN HOWARTH | | | | JAGUAR MUSIC ADAPTATION | | BYRON PARKS | | | | PRODUCER | | TERRY GRANTHAM | ----------------------------- ------------------------------------ 04 ------------------------------------ Narrator: IN THE DRAGON DOJO... Billy: THERE ARE *THREE FIGHT MODES*: TOURNAMENT, VS BATTLE, BATTLE DEMO AND *TWO ADMINISTRATIVE MODES*: DOSSIERS & OPTIONS. Jimmy: WHAT ARE ALL THESE *MODES* FOR? ------------------------------------ 05 ------------------------------------ Billy: IF YOU SELECT ANY OF THE 3 FIGHT MODES, YOU WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE THE *CHARACTER SELECTION SCREEN* (PG 18). Billy: IF YOU SELECT DOSSIERS, YOU WILL GO TO THE *DOSSIERS FILES* (PG 13).. Billy: IF YOU SELECT OPTIONS, YOU WILL GO TO THE *OPTIONS SCREEN* (PG 6). WHERE YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAME PLAY. Jimmy: HOLD ON, BRO! ALL THIS SCREEN TALK IS MAKIN' MY HEAD SWIM! Billy: OKAY... LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE *OPTIONS* FIRST. ------------------------------------ 06 ------------------------------------ OPTIONS ------- Billy: HERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS TO MAKE GAME PLAY *COOLER*! Billy: SCROLL *UP/DOWN* AND *LEFT/RIGHT* WITH THE CONTROL PAD. Billy: ALL CHANGES LEFT SHOWING WHEN YOU EXIT THE SCREEN BY PUSHING *OPTION* WILL BE ACTIVE. Jimmy: YEAH, I GET IT! Billy: NOW, LET'S LOOK AT THE *SPECIFICS*... ------------------------------------ 07 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: PICK ONE OF FOUR LEVELS OF *DIFFICULTY:* NORMAL, HARD, PRO OR IF YOU'RE REALLY DENSE, PICK EASY. Billy: SEE, IT PAYS TO *READ* THE INSTRUCTIONS! Billy: PICK ONE OF FOUR *TIME LIMITS:* INFINITY, 30, 60, OR 90 SEC. Billy: PICK NUMBER OF *CONTINUES*. (1 - 5) Jimmy: SELECT *MUSIC*, EITHER ON OR OFF. Jimmy: SELECT *SOUND EFFECTS*, ON OR OFF. Billy: *MUSIC TEST* AND *SOUND TEST* ALLOW YOU TO HEAR ALL THE AUDIO IN THE GAME... *JUST FOR FUN* Billy: CHECK OUT *CUSTOMIZE CONTROLS* ON THE NEXT PAGE AND RETURN TO THE OPTIONS SCREEN WHEN DONE. ------------------------------------ 08 ------------------------------------ USING THE CONTROLLER -------------------- Billy: THE CONTROLS ARE DEFAULTED LIKE THIS: Jimmy: BUT, I LIKE MY CONTROLS SET UP DIFFERENTLY! MOVE CHARACTER | A <----- LIGHT PUNCH -- -- B <------ MEDIUM PUNCH | C <------- HARD PUNCH 1 2 3 <------------ LIGHT KICK 4 5 6 <------------ MEDIUM KICK 7 8 9 <------------ HARD KICK * 0 # Billy: DON'T WORRY... EACH PLAYER CAN *CUSTOMIZE* HIS/HER *JOYPAD* IN THE WAY THAT IS MOST COMFORTABLE. ------------------------------------ 09 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: AND I BET WE SCROLL UP/DOWN WITH THE CONTROL PAD AND PUSH THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON TO CHANGE! Billy: YOU GOT IT, BRO. THEN PUSH *OPTION* TO EXIT BACK TO THE OPTIONS SCREEN. Billy: BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE *BASIC MOVES*. Jimmy: OH GOOD! *NOW* WE GET TO THE BUTT KICKIN' PART! ------------------------------------ 10 ------------------------------------ Billy: HERE ARE THE *BASIC FIGHT MOVES*. Jimmy: GREAT! LEMMEE STUDY THIS A MINUTE. ------------------------------------ 11 ------------------------------------ BASIC FIGHT MOVES ----------------- JUMP JUMP BACK | FLIP FORWARD \ / DEFEND -- -- ADVANCE / \ CROUCH DEFEND | CROUCH ATTACK CROUCH ------------------------------------ 12 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: WELL, I GOT THAT DOWN. NOW I'M READY FOR A LITTLE *ACTION*. Billy: NOT SO FAST, JIMMY. LET'S JUST CHECK OUT THE *DOSSIER* FILES. DOSSIERS -------- Billy: IF YOU SELECT *DOSSIERS* FROM THE MAIN MENU, YOU WILL BE SHOWN SEVERAL SCREENS LIKE THIS... ------------------------------------ 13 ------------------------------------ Billy: SCROLL LEFT/RIGHT WITH THE CONTROL PAD TO VIEW THIS INFO. Billy Lee --------- DOB: 10-23-69 HEIGHT: 6'2" WEIGHT: 210 LBS EYES: BLUE HAIR: BLACK FIRSTBORN SON OF THE UNION BETWEEN THE VIRGINIA LEE FAMILY AND CHINESE LEE CLAN, BILLY PROFESSES AN INTEREST IN NEW AGE STUDIES. HE CAN SING AND HE LIKES TO LINE-DANCE. ESPECIALLY PROUD OF HIS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF COWBOY BOOTS. LIKES: MILK DISLIKES: SHADOW MASTER ORIGIN: METRO CITY FIGHTING STYLE: ART OF THE DRAGON SPECIAL MOVE: DRAGON SHOCK: CB, F+P (HOLD CHARGE BACK FOR 1.5 SECONDS) Jimmy Lee --------- DOB: 10-23-69 HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 205 LBS EYES: BLUE HAIR: BLONDE TWIN BROTHER OF BILLY AND ANNOYING COUNTERPOINT TO BILLY'S GOOD QUALITIES, JIMMY HAS A RUN-A-WAY[sic] MOUTH THAT HAS BECOME ENCUMBERED WITH HIS FEET ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR. LIKES: VIDEO GAMES DISLIKES: BAD HAIR DAYS ORIGIN: METRO CITY FIGHTING STYLE: SHADOW DRAGON SPECIAL MOVE: DRAGON FIRE: CB, F+P (HOLD CHARGE BACK FOR 1.5 SECONDS) ------------------------------------ 14 ------------------------------------ Jawbreaker ---------- DOB: 3-23-63 HEIGHT: 6'3" WEIGHT: 280 LBS EYES: YELLOW HAIR: NONE BREAKER[sic] HAILS FROM THE MID-WEST, WHERE YEARS OF SURVIVING ON THE GREAT PLAINS ENABLED HIM TO EAT ANYTHING, BUT HE'S ESPECIALLY FOND OF TRAILER HITCHES AND BUNGEE CORDS. COULD DEFINITELY BE CALLED THE WORLD'S GREATEST CONSUMER. LIKES: ANYTHING EDIBLE DISLIKES: FLOSSING ORIGIN: DES MOINES, IA FIGHTING STYLE: CHEW-ZIT-TSU SPECIAL MOVE: FLYING HEADBUTT: F, F+P Bones ----- DOB: SAME AS DUST HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 72 LBS EYES: RED HAIR: DECOMPOSED FORMERLY, A VALET TO KING SARGON 11[sic], BONES WAS CONSEQUENTLY ENTOMBED WITH HIS MASTER WHEN HE DIED. RATTLES WHEN HE WALKS, SO HE CAN'T SNEAK UP ON ANYONE. THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT BONES IS ACTUALLY ALIVE HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY ANSWERED. FAVORITE SONG IS "SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL". LIKES: MARROWLYN MONROE DISLIKES: DOGS ORIGIN: SIX FEET UNDER FIGHTING STYLE: STICKS AND STONES SPECIAL MOVE: GUN SHOT: F, Df, D+K ------------------------------------ 15 ------------------------------------ Countdown --------- DOB: CYBORG TYPE 0041 ALPHA HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 225 LBS EYES: BROWN HAIR: BLACK ASSEMBLED DURING THE LAST NIGHT OF MARDI GRAS, HE WAS A FACTORY REJECT FROM THE INFAMOUS BATON ROUGE BIONICS LAB AND WAS SOLD AS ELECTRONICS SCRAP TO A LOW-PROFILE CALIFORNIA GAME COMPANY. NO MATTER. HAS BEEN HEARD TO MUTTER TO HIMSELF, "THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE IS TO NUKE THE SITE FROM ORBIT". DURING HIS SPARE TIME, PLAYS ACCORDION WITH A ZYDECO BAND. LIKES: NEW YEAR'S EVE DISLIKES: DMV EYE TESTS ORIGIN: NEW ORLEANS, LA FIGHTING STYLE: DISSIN' SPECIAL MOVE: MISSILE SHOT: F, DF, D+K Dominique --------- DOB: NOT TELLING HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: NO CONCERN OF YOURS EYES: BLUE HAIR: BLACK BORN AT A TIME WHEN AGGRESSIVE WOMEN WERE FEARED IN THE FASHION WORLD, DOM WAS COMPELLED TO WEAR MOSTLY SWEATSUITS AND STUFF. NOT A RUFFLES AND LACE TYPE, SHE EVENTUALLY CAME TO APPRECIATE FLEECE AND SPANDEX TOGS. LIKES TO GO FOR THE "BURN". NOT SOMEONE YOU WOULD TAKE HOME TO MEET YOUR PARENTS. AND DON'T CALL HER "BABE". LIKES: AEROBICS. DISLIKES: FLAB. ORIGIN: BRONX, NY FIGHTING STYLE: DIRTY SPECIAL MOVE: STILETTO KICK: D, DB, B + K ------------------------------------ 16 ------------------------------------ Sekka ----- DOB: 5-21-70 HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 115 LBS EYES: GREEN HAIR: BLACK DESPITE TWO LOVING PARENTS, SEKKA WAS NOT A NORMAL KID. KEPT AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PET ROCKS. YEARS OF RIDICULE FROM OTHER KIDS LED HER TO DEVELOP A SKIN SO THICK THAT IT EVENTUALLY EVOLVED INTO ARMOR PLATING. SHE ALSO BECAME ADEPT AT MARTIAL ARTS BUT SUSTAINED MANY INJURIES, WHICH LED HER TO ACQUIRE SEVERAL BIONIC PROSTHESES. SHE DOES HER OWN HAIR. LIKES: TALK SHOWS DISLIKES: INFORMERCIALS ORIGIN: SILICON VALLEY, CA FIGHTING STYLE: RE BOOT TSU SPECIAL MOVE: CLAW ROLL ATTACK: D, DB, B+P Shadow Master ------------- DOB: CENTURIES AGO HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 250 LBS EYES: RED HAIR: WHITE EVIL INCARNATE. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS DUDE. HAS WREAKED HAVOC THROUGH THE AGES. WAS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLACK PLAGUE AND BOTH WORLD WARS, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE CRISIS IN THE USA. HIS ABILITY TO PERVERT NORMALLY INTELLIGENT BEINGS FOR HIS OWN PURPOSES MAKES HIM CLEARLY DANGEROUS. "...TO BRING ME INTO THE GAME, YOU MUST ENTER THE SPECIAL CODE ON THE TITLE SCREEN. WORK HARD AND YOU MAY FIND IT..." LIKES: NIGHTLIFE DISLIKES: DAYTIME TV ORIGIN: NIGHTMARES FIGHTING STYLE: ART OF THE SHADOW SPECIAL MOVE: SHADOW FIRE: D, DF, F + P ------------------------------------ 17 ------------------------------------ Sickle ------ DOB: 7-23-64 HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 215 LBS EYES: BROWN HAIR: RED A LIFELONG BITTERNESS AND GENERAL LOATHING OF UNTIDY HUMAN HAIR FOLLICLES LED SICKLE TO DEVELOP A SET OF PARTICULARLY NASTY WEAPONS, FOR WHICH HE IS NAMED. HE ENJOYS LONG WALKS IN THE RAIN AND ENDLESS HOURS AT HIS GRINDING WHEEL SHARPENING THE SICKLES. FAVORITE MOVIE IS EDWARD SISSORHANDS[sic] LIKES: STYLING MOUSSE DISLIKES: DULL KNIVES ORIGIN: HOLLYWOOD, CA FIGHTING STYLE: SU GIN SPECIAL MOVE: ENERGY BLADE: D, DF, F+P Billy: WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THESE FILES, PUSH *OPTION* TO GET BACK TO THE MAIN MENU... AND SELECT ONE OF THE THREE FIGHT MODES. THAT SENDS YOU TO THE *CHARACTER SELECTION* SCREEN... ------------------------------------ 18 ------------------------------------ CHARACTER SELECTION ------------------- Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN ANOTHER PART OF METRO CITY... Countdown: IF YOU ENTERED THE SPECIAL SHADOWMASTER CODE, YOU CAN SELECT ANY OF US *7* VILLAINS... IF NOT, THEN YOU CHOOSE FROM *6*. Jawbreaker: ...OR (YUK) THE *2* LEE BROTHERS! ------------------------------------ 19 ------------------------------------ Countdown: SCROLL WITH THE CONTROL PAD AND NUKE YOUR CHOICE WITH ANY BUTTON *EXCEPT OPTION.* Jawbreaker: YO! ARE YOU PAYIN' ATTENTION TO THIS STUFF? Sekka: ONCE EACH PLAYER HAS SELECTED HIS CHARACTER THE SCREEN WILL *SLICE* DOWN TO ATTRIBUTES. Dominique: LET'S TAKE A LONG, HARD LOOK AT SOME OF THE *ATTRIBUTES* ON THE NEXT PAGE... ------------------------------------ 20 ------------------------------------ ATTRIBUTES ---------- Bones: EACH CHARACTER HAS *11 TOTAL* POINTS OF *ATTRIBUTES* THAT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOUR LIKING. Sekka: SCROLL UP/DOWN WITH THE CONTROL PAD AND *RIGHT* TO *INCREASE* OR... Sickle: ...*LEFT* TO *DECREASE*. Billy: NOTE: WHEN SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE REACHES ZERO, IT WILL SAY *"OFF"*. NORMAL SETTING IS *3*. Jimmy: EXITING THE ATTRIBUTES SCREEN WHEN IN VS BATTLE OR BATTLE DEMO MODE WILL SEND YOU TO THE *LOCATIONS SCREEN.* ------------------------------------ 21 ------------------------------------ BATTLE LOCATIONS ---------------- Narrator: BACK AT THE DRAGON DOJO Billy: C'MERE, JIMMY, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. Billy: THERE ARE *9* FIGHT ARENAS IN METRO CITY. SCROLL WITH THE CONTROL PAD TO THE LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE AND SELECT WITH *ANY BUTTON*. Billy: (THE LOCATION IS SELECTED BY THE FIRST PLAYER TO PUSH THE *OPTION* BUTTON.) Jimmy: YOU MEAN I CAN FIGHT *ANYWHERE* I LIKE? Billy: ONLY IN *VS BATTLE* OR *DEMO* MODES. ---------------------------------- 22-23 ----------------------------------- Billy: NOTE: IN *TOURNAMENT* MODE THE COMPUTER RANDOMLY SELECTS LOCATION AND ADVERSARY. Jimmy: *GOT IT*! IT'S ENOUGH TO KNOW THERE'S LOTSA PLACES FOR FIGHTIN' AND LOTSA BUTTS OUT THERE THAT REALLY NEED *KICKIN'* ---------------------------------- 24-25 ----------------------------------- Billy: THERE'S JUST ONE MORE DETAIL... WHICH *FIGHT MODE* TO WE WANT? Jimmy: YEAH, OK, FINE. I JUST WANNA GET *GOING*! ------------------------------------ 26 ------------------------------------ FIGHT MODES ----------- Billy: THE GAME IS DEFAULTED TO *TOURNAMENT* MODE SO THAT ONE PLAYER CAN FIGHT ALL THE VARIOUS OPPONENTS IN THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. Billy: YOU PICK YOUR CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES AND THE COMPUTER SELECTS AN ADVERSARY AND LOCATION FOR THE FIGHT. Billy: THERE WILL BE *9* FIGHTS OF 2-5 ROUNDS EACH (TIES IN THE 5TH ROUND GO DO THE COMPUTER ADVERSARY). Billy: IF YOU *WIN* YOU GO TO THE NEXT COMPUTER-SELECTED ADVERSARY AND LOCATION. ------------------------------------ 27 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: AWW, MAN, THIS IS TOO *EASY*. Billy: SURE, YOU SAY THAT NOW... ------------------------------------ 28 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: COOL, BUT WHAT IF *TWO* PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY? Billy: NO PROBLEM... *VS BATTLE* MODE IS FOR TWO PLAYERS. Billy: IF YOU SELECT TOURNAMENT MODE, A SECOND PLAYER CANNOT JOIN YOU IN BATTLE. Billy: IN *VS BATTLE*, THE PLAYERS PICK THEIR CHARACTERS (THEY CAN BOTH PICK THE SAME CHARACTER IF THEY WANT), PICK THEIR ATTRIBUTES, AND PICK ONE OF THE 9 LOCATIONS FOR THE FIGHT. ------------------------------------ 29 ------------------------------------ Billy: THERE WILL BE *UNLIMITED* FIGHTS OF 2-5 ROUNDS EACH (3 TIE ROUNDS PERMITTED). AFTER EACH FIGHT YOU'LL SEE THE *BATTLE STATS SCREEN*. Jimmy: WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET *TIRED* OF TAKIN' OUT THESE DUDES? Billy: JUST PUSH *OPTION* TO GET THE CONTINUE/RESET SCREEN. Billy: *BATTLE DEMO* MODE ALLOWS YOU TO PICK TWO OF 9 FIGHTERS (IF SHADOWMASTER CODE WAS ENTERED), PLUS THE EVIL TWIN OF EITHER OF THESE 9 FIGHTERS, ONE OF 9 LOCATIONS AND VIEW A COMPUTER CONTROLLED FIGHT! Billy: THERE IS *NO HUMAN CONTROL* OF THE FIGHTERS IN THIS MODE, AND AT THE END OF THE FIGHT, YOU WILL RETURN TO THE TITLE SCREEN. Jimmy: WELL, HOW DO WE KNOW WHO *WINS* AND STUFF? ------------------------------------ 30 ------------------------------------ Billy: CHECK IT *OUT*!! [WHACK] Billy: AT THE END OF EACH ROUND (OF ANY FIGHT MODE)... A BRIEF MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ANNOUNCING THE *WINNER* OF THE BOUT... Billy: YES! Billy: ...FOLLOWED BY A LISTING OF THE FIGHT *TIME REMAINING*... Billy: ...*HEALTH, HIT PERCENT* AND *BONUS POINTS* AWARDED. Jimmy: (YOU DIRTY RAT) ------------------------------------ 31 ------------------------------------ Jimmy: I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS! Billy: FOLLOWING THAT, A SCREEN WILL APPEAR TO CONGRATULATE THE *WINNER* OR CONDEMN THE LOSER. Billy: ADDITIONALLY, IN *VS BATTLE* ONLY, WHEN THE PLAYERS HAVE COMPLETED THE FULL COURSE FIGHTS FOR THAT MODE, THE *BATTLE STATS* SCREEN WILL APPEAR TO SUMMARIZE THE ACTION. Jimmy: COOL, *NOW* CAN I GET ME SOME FIGHTIN' ROOM? I WANT TO *KICK SOME BUTT*! ------------------------------------ 32 ------------------------------------ Billy: OK, JIMMY, I GUESS YOU'VE EARNED IT. Billy: BUT REMEMBER THE CODE OF THE DRAGON... Jimmy: DON'T WORRY, I REMEMBER. "FIGHT *FIRST*..." [OOFFF!] Billy: *WRONG* IT'S FIGHT *FAIR*!... BILLY: FIGHT *PURE* AND FIGHT WITH *HONOR*!