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Developed by
Creative Edge Studios, Inc.
Produced By: Travis Riggs
Programmed By: Danny Espinoza
The Cast
The Untouchable: Jon Valera
Khan: Francis Pineda
Tommy Base: Carmichael Simon
Paul Osuda: Jeff Durbin
Kingston Lau: Kingston Ng
Li Kwai: Tracy Fleming
X: Mallory Woods
Prodigy: Anita Lopez
MayDay: Greg Maye
Dae-Han: Vincent DeOcampo
Ahmee Love: Amy Reyes
Chance: Harry Carter
Genesis: Allen Sandoval
Jordan Sky: Larry Jordan
Zodiac: Louis Diaz
Lava: Karen Acosta
Solo: Omar Olumee
Asia Lau: Amerasia Liu
Maya: Deirdre Harriet-Welsh
User Guide
www.theuntouchable.com
© 1999 Creative Edge Studios, Inc. This manual may not be reproduced either in
part or in whole without the expressed written consent of Creative Edge Studios,
Inc., except for the quotation of passages for reference purposes as may be
necessary for product review and other citation.
Installation
For Windows users:
Insert Untouchable CD-ROM. Using Windows Explorer, navigate
to CD and find the file named "setup.exe" and double click on it
to start setup. Follow setup routine prompts.
There are three installation options:
Typical - The program will be installed with the most common
options. Recommended for most users.
Compact - Program will be installed with minimum required
options.
Custom - You may choose the options you want to install. With
this option, you can configure the installation to take of from 175
MB to 650 MB of hard drive space.
For PowerPC Macintosh users:
Insert Untouchable CD-ROM. Use the installation program on the
CD.
Notes: 1) Do NOT increase the memory allocation to the Untouchable. 2) Do not use virtual memory in the memory control
panel with the Untouchable. If it is on, turn it off. 3) Quitting
other applications before playing the Untouchable will increase
game performance.
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Main Menu
Regarding Menus: PUNCH, KICK
and BLOCK select an item,
SPECIAL and the ESCAPE key
return you to the previous
menu.
NOTE: The Untouchable will
only operate when you have the
CD in the CD-ROM drive
Arcade Mode
This mode pits you against the computer. You will fight your way
to The Untouchable. Each time
you beat him with a new
character, one of the mystery
characters will become available for gameplay. You
normally fight the computer in
this mode. You may, however,
challenge other humans by
enabling that option in the
Game Options menu. Use the
SPECIAL key to randomly
choose a character.
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Battle Mode
This will pit your skills against the
best and worst opponents around:
other people! Two players can play
with the same keyboard, a controller and a keyboard, or (the best
scenario) two controllers. Characters unlocked in arcade mode will
appear in Battle Mode.
Team Fight Mode
Teams may be comprised of one to eight characters and may
compete against a like number of characters controlled by the
computer. When playing another human, you may choose
differing numbers of players. For example: player one is highly
skilled and chooses two characters to contend a novice player
who chooses all eight available
characters, bringing a degree of
parity to the contest. If you win a
round, your character will play the
opponent's next character until one
team is exhausted. Winners
regenerate some health between
rounds.
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Challenge Mode
In Challenge Mode, you fight a
very tough computer opponent to
earn game secrets, cool moves,
pictures, music and sound effects.
In Challenge Mode, select the
character you would like to know
more about and then select an
item (music, pictures, move codes
or sound effects) that you would
like to earn in a contest against a computer opponent. A win's
spoils will appear in Cool Stuff in the Main Menu.
Practice Mode
The Untouchable offers a practice
mode for inexperienced players to
hone their talents and try new
characters. The practice mode will
allow you to fine-tune your skills.
Hit the escape key for a menu of
options for this level.
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Options Menu: Game Options
Difficulty: There are two difficulty settings: Normal and Easy.
You may want to start in Easy mode until you feel comfortable
with the controls.
Challengers: When this setting is activated, another person
may interrupt your Arcade session by tapping one of their action
keys (Punch, for example)
Win After: Choose either one or two matches for win criteria.
Round Time: Choose the amount of time you want on the
countdown clock. The round will end after the time you select
has passed. Blocks may be either Full or Partial. Full blocks mean
no damage is incurred with a successful block. With the Partial
setting, damage is reduced with a successful block, but not
eliminated. Leg sweeps cannot be blocked.
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Options Menu: Display Options
The Untouchable will run on most modern computers. On older
machines, you may experience some performance issues with
certain display settings. You may adjust the following settings to
adapt to your computer's capabilities:
Fighters: High Resolution/Low Resolution High resolution takes
a substantial amount of memory and processing power. High
resolution fighters look best at 100% or greater camera zoom.
Backgrounds: High Resolution/Low Resolution High resolution
looks better and is more detailed but uses more computer
resources. Switch to low resolution if performance is an issue.
Layers: Single/Multiple Multiple layers make the background
appear more three dimensional. Switching to single layers will
improve performance on under-powered machines.
Animation FX: On/Off Animation effects look cool, but turn
them off if your system is under-powered.
Shadow FX: On/Off Much like layers and animation effects,
shadow effects are not necessary for playing the game. Turn
them off if your system is under-powered.
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Max Zoom: 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% or 110% Max Zoom
controls how close the camera zooms in on the players and
action. 110% zoom will give you the closest view of the players.
As characters move farther apart, your view of the setting will
zoom out automatically. When the characters are in close handto-hand fighting, the camera will zoom in to the Max Zoom you
have specified.
Camera Lock: On/Off This sets the max zoom as the only
perspective. With the camera lock on, the max zoom set at 50%
and the characters on low resolution, The Untouchable operates
smoothly on most older PCs. This should be the first option you
turn on if you are experiencing performance problems.
Frame Skip: On/Off This option allows your computer to skip
frames when the load becomes too heavy for your processor to
handle. While this will effect the smoothness of the fighters, it
will help your computer keep up with the action.
FPS Display: On/Off This option will tell you how many frames
are being displayed per second. An optimal display rate is around
33-39. This is very smooth for a game. The game will still appear
reasonably smooth at frame rates of 26 or higher. At 25 frames
per second or lower, you should adjust some of the aforementioned display options to bring that rate up.
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Audio Options
The sound controls may be adjusted
by volume and activated (On) or
deactivated (Off). If you turn off all
sounds, you will experience a small
increase in performance.
Controls
The Untouchable comes pre-configured with keyboard commands
for both players. The Controls menu lets you customize the
keyboard commands. You may reassign any command to any key
on the keyboard.
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Strategy
This is a brief summary of some simple, effective rules to help
you get started playing any character from The Untouchable.
Block! Don't be afraid to be defensive. With the exception of leg
sweeps, blocking reduces damage from all attacks. Many times
you can block an assault and immediately follow with a counter
attack. You can also block while crouching which means that you
can block an attack and counter with an uppercut and do much
more damage than you sustain.
Sweep! Every character has a leg sweep. Some have more reach
than others, but it is still a very effective way to take control of
the game. A successful sweep should knock your opponent down
and let you take the offensive. But be careful, some of the
characters have a kicking attack as they get off the ground.
You don't have to knock someone out to win a round. If your
health is greater than your opponent's when the time runs out,
you win the round. Sometimes running away from your opponent
as the few remaining seconds tick away is a safer bet than trying
to knock the other out. This is especially true when both players
are low on health.
With few exceptions, jumping forward or backward is faster than
moving forward or backward on the ground.
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Don't delay! Timing is crucial in a fighting game like this. This
game allows you to input your next move while you are still
executing another move. This way you will begin your next move
as soon as your first move is completed. Chaining your moves in
this fashion can make the difference between victory or defeat.
Basic Moves
The Untouchable offers three basic action categories: Attacks,
Blocks and Positionings. Attacks are divided into kicks, punches
and special attacks which are listed with each character, since
each character will have different special attacks. Blocks allow
you to defend against attacks from your opponent. Positionings
are jumps, moving towards and away from your opponent and
turning around. For the purposes of these moves, it is assumed
that the character is facing to the right. For left facing moves,
simply invert the right and left direction arrows.
Note: Items are performed in sequence unless in parentheses, in
which case they are simultaneous. The default setup for Player
one moves is as follows:
0 on the number pad is set to Block
1 on the number pad is set to Punch
2 on the number pad is set to Kick
3 on the number pad is set to Special Attack
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Those are the default settings for Player One. You may
reconfigure those moves to any key via the Controls menu under
options. But for the purposes of this manual, “P” will represent
punch, “K” will represent kick, “B” will represent block and “S”
will represent special. Also note that items are performed in
sequence unless in parentheses, in which case they are simultaneous. For example:
Punch, then move right, then tap kick
Punch and kick simultaneously
Punch, then move right and kick simultaneously
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Attacks
Positionings
Attacks can be either kicks or
punches. Leg sweeps cannot
be blocked.
You may jump, crouch or walk. If
you find yourself facing away
from an opponent, move once in
their direction to turn around.
P
K
Simple Punch
Simple Kick
B
(ò + B)
Simple Block
Crouching Block
(ò + P)
Crouching Punch
(ò + K + P)
Uppercut
(K + P)
Uppercut while crouching
(ò + K)
Leg Sweep
ï
ð
Move Left
Move RIght
ò
Crouch
ñ
Jump
(ñ + ï) (ñ + ð)
Jump Left
Jump Right
If in the course of fighting you
sustain a serious hit or a
sequence of hits, your character
will get knocked to the ground.
You will remain on the ground,
vulnerable to attack, until you tap
a control. Some characters
incorporate an offensive attack as
they get up, some retreat as they
get up, others are simply
vulnerable as they get up.
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Player Specific Special Attacks
Zodiac
Intelligence: He claims to have
“traveled from the future and
emerged in our day to defeat
the Untouchable and change
the times to come.”
ð + ð + (P + K)
“X”
Bears an unknown identity and
motive. His actions have always
been a positive element in this
affair.
P+P+K
Bonsai Kick
Face Smasher Combo
(ð + K + S)
(K + S)
Street Cleaner
B + (ð +P)
Blister Twister
Back Handspring
ð + ð + (P + S)
Tidal Wave Combo
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Jordan
Sky
This ex-Navy Seal is now a specialist for hire. He is currently
working with the US Government to stop Kingston and his
sister from causing more diplomatic problems in China.
K+K+K
Dae-Han
An extensive martial arts repertoire has served this Korean soldier well. His personal quest to
achieve Untouchable status
stems from a desire to build a
better world.
(K + S)
Sky Scraper
Action Axe
(K + S)
ð+ð+K
Action Axe
Killer Capoeira Combo
P+ P + P
ð +P + K
Jordan Jab
Pump Sidekick
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Paul
Osuda
This martial artist’s unique style
is borne of a self-imposed isolation of many years. Paul seeks
to find his lost brother.
(ð + K + S)
Turtle Kick
P+P+K
Crazy Kick
(K + S)
Beach Blast
Khan
By means unknown, Kingston
has produced a remarkable
likeness of history’s greatest
warrior. Khan acts as guarantor to Kingston’s ascension to
Untouchable status.
ð + ð + (P + K)
Bronco Kick
(ð +K)
Barbarian Blitz
ð + ð + (P + S)
Mongol Madness
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Prodigy
Orphaned at an early age, her
special skills were discovered
and refined by monks in
Southeast Asia. They harnessed her potential that she
might unseat The Untouchable.
ð + (P + K)
Whip Kick
(ð + K + S)
Destroyer Combo
ð + (ð + P)
Pulse Punch
Tommy
Base
This club dancer, turned martial
artist, seeks to become
Untouchable. With the belief
that music and dance is the key
to creating a lasting peace, he
intends to “get funky” on all
that stand in his way.
P+P+P
Smack Attack
ð+ð+K
Party Crasher
(P + S)
Funky Fists
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Credits
“The Untouchable” Soundtrack:
Director: Travis Riggs
Asst. Director: Francis Pineda
Video Editor: Travis Riggs
1st Camera: Eric Gsell
2nd Camera: Travis Riggs
Production Manager: Cathy Dawson
Lighting: Eric Gsell
Grips: Colleen Egan
James Dempsey
Graphic Artists
(Characters): Seth Berger, Larry
Aronson, Bryan Davis, Charlotte
Yakovleff, Celeste Spade, Dan Rubin
Sharon Beck, Travis Riggs
Graphic Artists (Backgrounds/
Special fx): E.W. Swan
Graphic Artists (Menu Design): E.W.
Swan, Andy Sikorski
3-D Animators: E.W. Swan, Travis
Riggs
Rotoscoping: E.W. Swan, Seth
Berger, Travis Riggs
Martial Arts Choreographers:
Francis Pineda, Mallory Woods
Additional Choreography by: Jeff
Durbin
Music Director/Licensing
Coordinator: Brian Nern
Public Relations: Jeff Little
Sound fx editing: Brian Nern, Travis
Riggs, Richard Morel, Danny Espinoza
Voice Narration: Scott Ditto
“The Untouchable Theme” (credits)
Written, performed, and produced by:
dSx! Edited by: Brian Nern and Richard
Morel
“Snake” (Zodiac)
Performed by: Sister Machine Gun
Written and Produced by: Chris Randall
Edited by: Brian Nern and Richard Morel
Sister Machine Gun appears courtesy of
Wax Trax! Records
“Jimmy’s Prayer” (Maya)
“Glory” (Dae-Han)
“Wetwork” (character selection)
Performed by: Morel. Produced by:
Richard Morel and John Allen. Written
by: Richard Morel
Morel appears courtesy of Deep Dish
Records
“Mr. Charlie Rod’s Laundry” (Li Kwai)
“I Killed A Man” (X)
“Miss America” (Prodigy)
“Hype” (Solo)
“Tune Out” (MayDay)
“Get Up Today” (end sequences)
Performed by: Morel. Produced by:
Richard Morel and John Allen
Written by: Richard Morel and John
Allen. Morel appears courtesy of Deep
Dish Records
“Herd Killing” (Paul Osuda)
Performed, written, and produced by:
Future Sound Of London
Edited by: Brian Nern and Richard
Morel. Future Sound Of London
appears courtesy of Astralwerks/
Caroline Records
“God Is God” (Kingston Lau)
Written, performed, and produced by:
Juno Reactor
Edited by: Brian Nern and Richard
Morel. Juno Reactor appears courtesy
of Wax Trax! Records
“Kerberos” (Khan)
“Outer Limits” (Jordan Sky)
Written, performed, and produced by:
Kazu Nishida
“toxic soul youth (cold science
remix)” (Genesis)
“urban method” (Asia Lau)
“cold science” (Lava)
Performed by: static lab
Written and produced by: Adam
McLellan. Static Lab appears courtesy
of: chemical.08 records
“BLAM!” (Tommy Base)
“Deathmatch” (opening sequence)
Written, performed, and produced by:
Grayzone. Edited by: Brian Nern and
Richard Morel
“We Look So Small” (Chance)
Performed by: Pistel w/ Mohammed
Written, recorded and produced by:
Mark Pistel. From the album “Pistel”
Baraka Foundation/Caroline-dis
“Five Leaf Dub” (The Untouchable)
Written, performed, and produced by
Mang Dub All-Stars
“The Untouchable Mix”
“Liquid Sky” (Ahmee Love)
Written, performed, and produced by:
dSx!
Special Thanks: Frances Cox, Meme
Rhee, Jhoon Rhee, Jeff Little, Rexie
Bickle, Tina Ray, Robert & Amy Berger,
Danny Berger, Lisa Trovato, Charlie Lee,
Arnold Chon, Kevin Rampersad, Jay
Murray, Mike Preston, Bill Jackie, Keiko
Jackie, John Heinz, Matt Brock, Peter
Cohen, Mike Dixon, Rafi Guroian, Scott
Rogers, Gerard Talbot, Jackie Sussman,
Nicola Scott, Richard Morel, Kofi Yiadom,
Dawn Harvey, Allan & Diana Riggs, Jose
Ho, Black & Blue Productions & Cindy
Hesson
Additional 3D models provided by: 3D
Cafe (www.3dcafe.com)
“The Untouchable” © 1999 Creative Edge
Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.
www.theuntouchable.com
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