strangedogs Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Seems like a great game but without a manual I'm DOOMED... Anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 It's not a manual, but I have some info on how the game is played on my site: http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/tlsf/tlsf.htm Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Where could i find a copy of this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Just realized after studying your Prototype page Tempest that it's a Proto... DUH! Good info though - it'll help - seems a shame it was never released... course it seems a shame the 5200 was buried the same year. Also VideoFever1982 - go here: http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.ht...peID=SCREENSHOT at the top under the 5200 avatar click the little PACMAN looking icon to download the ROM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Seems like a great game but without a manual I'm DOOMED... Anyone help? Here's some 8-bit documentation: DOCUMENTATION FOR THE LAST STARFIGHTER COURTESY OF THE LEPPARD After the title screen you start out in your starfighter orbiting the planet rylos. Your mission is to destroy all of the Ko-Dan squadrons while keeping them from breaking through the frontier and destroying your cities. Your starfighter has many important instruments. In the center of you panel is your scanner for locating enemy ships and enemy bases. Directly to the left of your scanner are two vertical bars which are your laser heat indicators. If your lasers overheat from extended use they will not function properly. Just stop firing for a couple seconds and they will cool down quickly. To the left of those are two boxes which mean nothing. Above those though is your energy bar. When you become low on energy an alert will sound and you will have to go to the sun to recharge your batteries. Also go to the sun if you need repairs or more bombs. To the left of the boxes are two vertical rows of dots which indicate your amount of bombs remaining. To the left of these are three boxes that light up. These tell you which weapon you are currently using. The top box corresponds to lasers, the middle to torpedoes, and the bottom for bombs. All the instruments to the right of your scanner mean nothing. At the start of the game your barrier around the solar system will be attacked. You must press the space bar to see your galactic map. Look for a blinking square on the outermost ring. Set your course and warp there by pressing the button. Quickly shoot the ships that are breaking in. If they do break in, destroy them before they can attack the planets or else they will have a chance to destroy your cities. After you have the situation in control, you must destroy their bases so they cannot send anymore squadrons. Go to the galactic map and plot a course for their solar system which is in the top left corner. You will need to use your bombs to destroy their bases. To change to bombs hit any of the console keys (START, SELECT, OPTION). In the squadrons there are fighters and destroyers. The computer will change between the weapons needed (LASERS OR TORPEDOS) automatically. Use the ESC key to pause the game and press START and SELECT simultaneously to start over. When you have defeated the entire armada you won! GOOD LUCK! Edited October 19, 2008 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 if you can find a manual for star raiders 2 for the atari 8-bit, there is a LOT in common (star raiders 2 is really just last star fighter, slightly changed.) heres some info on the changes http://www.atarihq.com/atcomp/lastsr2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 if you can find a manual for star raiders 2 for the atari 8-bit, there is a LOT in common (star raiders 2 is really just last star fighter, slightly changed.) heres some info on the changes http://www.atarihq.com/atcomp/lastsr2.html sweet! We're both in JAX 'eh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 yar, so it be. I found star raiders 2 on cart for the 8bitters cib in a local thrift, many moons ago. thats an easy way to get the manual im in the hysteric district of reaverside. where be yee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Anyone selling this on cart? I love this game. Used to play it on my 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Strangedogs, I own the 8 bit Star Raiders 2 game. I've scanned the manual and attached it. It's just a quick .jpeg scan. You can rotate it and it is very clear. Due to 2 MB limitation per file, I've had to attach it as two seperate zip files. Enjoy the game. **** EDIT As pointed out below, 2 pages were missing from the original post. I've scanned those 2 pages and attached as part 3. star_raiders_2_manual___part_1.zip star_raiders_2_manual___part_2.zip star_raiders_2_manual___missing_pages___part_3.zip Edited November 5, 2008 by rayik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Rayik - thanks dude!!! Also Godzilla - I'm in what's known now as "East Arlington" - Atlantic & Intercoastal Area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Wow, what a coincidence! It was only yesterday I was looking for this manual! Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Strangedogs, I own the 8 bit Star Raiders 2 game. I've scanned the manual and attached it. It's just a quick .jpeg scan. You can rotate it and it is very clear. Due to 2 MB limitation per file, I've had to attach it as two seperate zip files. Enjoy the game. Thanks for the scan... much appreciated. Did you scan pages 10 & 11? They weren't included here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Sorry about not including pages 10 + 11. I've scanned them and uploaded them to my post above. (Those pages are part 3.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) Sorry about not including pages 10 + 11. I've scanned them and uploaded them to my post above. (Those pages are part 3.) Thanks for the last 2 pages. I have separated, rotated, cleaned up, and PDF'ed for convenience. Star Raiders II - Manual Thanks again to rayik. Enjoy. Edited November 6, 2008 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Direct link here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Direct link here. Thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Direct link here. ah, better... i will download from here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 A Last Starfighter repro just sold on ebay, thought I'd post the picture. Curious that they didn't use the traditional movie poster of Lance Guest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectormatt Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 The links for the Last Starfighter manual are now old and broken. Can anyone repost them? Also was there ever an Atari 5200 conversion done for Star Raiders II? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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