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CONTENTS
Introduction
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Installation
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Game Controls
2
Navigating The Menus
2
Playing a Game
3
Game Menu
3
Pause Menu
4
Global Settings
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The Games in Taito Legends
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Credits
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Taito Legends. Software © 2005 Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. Empire, “E” and Xplosiv are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Empire Interactive Europe Ltd in the UK, Europe and/or other countries. All rights reserved.
Licensed from TAITO CORP.
INTRODUCTION
Taito Corporation pioneered coin-operated arcade games and created the computer games industry we know today.
From the revolutionary and seminal Space Invaders in 1978, through Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, not forgetting
classics such as The New Zealand Story and Operation Wolf, hit after hit has made Taito one of the leading coin-op
manufacturers and developers of the past 25 years.
Taito Legends offers arcade-perfect versions of an unprecedented selection of titles from the Taito stable. This is the
strongest and most varied collection of arcade games ever assembled.
This isn’t just a collection of classic games; it’s a little piece of gaming history!
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INSTALLATION
PLAYING A GAME
1. Please insert the Taito Legends disc (label facing up) into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. After a few
seconds the Xplosiv logo should appear and confirm the operating system you are using, press ‘continue’
to move to the main screen. From here, select ‘Install’ to install Taito Legends. If you do not see this then
please refer to step 2, otherwise skip to step 3.
Once the title screen appears press ENTER to enter
the Game Selection screen. Select a game using the
left or right arrow keys. Press ENTER to enter the
Game Menu. Press ENTER again to initiate the game.
2. If autorun is disabled, double click on ‘My Computer’ on the Windows desktop. Double click on your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to view the contents of the disc. Double click on the file called ‘setup.exe’.
Study the controls screen and then press ENTER.
Press F3 to insert a coin and then press F1 to start
playing the game.
3. Select the language you wish to use for the installation process then follow the onscreen prompts to
install Taito Legends.
GAME MENU
COMMAND
MENUS
IN-GAME
Arrow Keys
ENTER
Z
X
C
F3
F1
F2
ESC
Navigate menu options
Select menu option
Go back a screen
Movement
Primary action (see in-game controls diagram)
Secondary action (see in-game controls diagram)
Tertiary action (see in-game controls diagram)
Insert Coins
Start player 1
Start player 2
Pause
NAVIGATING THE MENUS
All menus within TAITO LEGENDS are navigated in the same way. Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item
and press ENTER to select an option. Press ESC to return to the previous menu screen. Use the left or right
arrow keys to cycle through choices or move sliders.
Select any game using ENTER on the Game Select
screen and it will take you to the Game Menu
for that particular game.
START GAME
Initiate the game ready
for inserting coins.
GAME DESCRIPTION
Describes the game and
how to play it.
CONTROLS
Allows you to change
the default keyboard
keys and to set up a gamepad.
GAME OPTIONS
Options screen for adjusting game options and difficulty settings.
HIGH SCORES
View game high scores for each difficulty setting.
HINT AND TIPS
Hints and tips on how to play the game.
Depending on the game selected there are also additional menu options for viewing an interview with the
original game designer or viewing the original arcade sales flyer.
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PAUSE MENU
THE GAMES IN TAITO LEGENDS
Pressing ESC during a game will bring up the Pause Menu.
You have the choice of up to four options:
CONTINUE
Resume playing game.
QUIT
Exit game and return
to the main menu.
BATTLE SHARK
❚ Shoot ships, planes and mines from your submarine.
BUBBLE BOBBLE
❚ Help Bub and Bob, trap monsters in bubbles and save
Bub and Bob’s girlfriends.
COLONY 7
❚ Use your cannons and rockets to save Colony 7 from alien attack.
CONTINENTAL CIRCUS
GLOBAL SETTINGS
Select Taito Legends on the Game Select screen and the following menu will be displayed:
❚ Grand Prix racing around the world.
ELECTRIC YO-YO
❚ Clear the screen with your Yo-Yo.
ELEVATOR ACTION
VIDEO SETTINGS
Adjust the aspect ratio, turn on the original arcade boot sequence and turn
smoothing on or off.
AUDIO SETTINGS
Adjust volume and choose the menu music.
❚ Destroy enemies as you fly over the surface of an infested planet.
SAVE/LOAD
Save/Load high scores and reset high scores.
GLADIATOR
TAITO
View the History and Milestones of Taito Corporation.
❚ Hack and slash your way through a castle full of enemies.
CREDITS
The list of people involved in making Taito Legends.
❚ Navigate a world of elevators, escalators and gun wielding spies.
EXZISUS
GREAT SWORDSMAN
❚ Prove yourself the greatest swordsman in the world.
JUNGLE HUNT
❚ Swing and swim through the jungle to save your sweetheart.
THE NEW ZEALAND STORY
❚ Run, swim, jump and fly as you free your fellow kiwis from an evil walrus.
THE NINJA KIDS
❚ Fight your way through hordes of satanic enemies.
OPERATION THUNDERBOLT
❚ Shoot infantry, helicopters and tanks to save hostages.
OPERATION WOLF
❚ Blast infantry, armoured cars and helicopters to free hostages.
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PHOENIX
❚ Destroy waves of bird-like aliens.
PLOTTING
❚ Clear the screen of blocks by throwing, bouncing and matching similar blocks.
PLUMP POP
❚ Use a trampoline to bounce a baby animal into balloons.
RAINBOW ISLANDS
❚ Launch rainbows to clear your path of monsters and climb the platforms.
RASTAN
❚ Hack and slash your way through a land of strange creatures.
RETURN OF THE INVADERS
❚ Defeat the returning Invaders and save the planet.
SPACE GUN
❚ Shoot hordes of aliens infesting a ship and save the human survivors.
SPACE INVADERS
❚ Defeat the Invaders and save the planet.
SPACE INVADERS PART 2
❚ Defeat the returning Invaders and save the planet.
SUPER QIX
❚ Draw lines to reveal the hidden picture.
THUNDERFOX
❚ Shoot, kick, jump and fly your way through waves of terrorists.
TOKIO
❚ Defeat the waves of enemy planes as you fly over Tokyo in your bi-plane.
TUBE IT
❚ Connect sections of tube and make them disappear before they fill the screen.
VOLFIED
❚ Reclaim sections of land from alien invaders.
ZOO KEEPER
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CREDITS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Simon Prytherch
PROJECT LEAD
David Hunt
PROGRAMMING – Empire Oxford
Bryan McPhail, Jarek Burczynski,
Mike Montgomery, Neal Tringham,
Nicola Salmoria, Scott Williams,
Steve Burge
PROGRAMMING - Atomic Planet
Entertainment
Andrew Seed, Andrew Taylor,
Duncan Chambers, Gary Gray,
Martin Pegg, Richard Frankish,
Stuart Leonardi
PROGRAMMING - Razorworks
Dan Clarke, Dave Proctor, Dave
Lomas, Ioannis Venetsanopoulos,
Todd Gibbs
ART
Andy Debus (Razorworks), Pat
Fox, Pete Lyon, Rick Nath
(Razorworks)
PRODUCER
Jason Falcus (Atomic Planet),
Steve Hart (Razorworks)
PRODUCER SUPPORT
Steve Metcalf, Vince Farquharson
TITLE MUSIC
“Neon” and “Neon Lite” written
and recorded by Jill Stark Purity
SOUND DESIGN
Richard Beddow
VIDEO PRODUCTION &
JAPANESE TRANSLATION
Tadasu Hasegawa
VIDEO EDITING
Haydon Farrar
LICENSING
Calvin Hutt
Special Thanks To:
Aaron Giles, Fukio Mitsuji (MTJ),
Phil Stroffolini, Tatsuya Kitasawa
Toshihiro Nishikado
QA – Empire Oxford
Gavin Clark, Richard Hughes
QA – Empire Interactive
Dave Cleaveley (Manager), Steve
Frazer (Assistant Manager), Cliff
Ramsey, Caolan Newell
Additional Testing
Gaurav Kudva and his team at
RelQ Software Pvt. Ltd.
❚ Help the zookeeper recapture animals and rescue his girlfriend.
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