The Game of Spinel
by Stewart May

1.0  Overview
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Spinel is a game which involves flying around the screen and shooting boulders, like in the popular game Asteroids. Points are gained by destroying objects, and bonuses and money can be picked up which can be used to improve your ship's weapons. Press the Space bar when loaded to make your ship appear.

2.0  The Keys
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Use the following keys to control your ship:
     Z - Rotate left
     X - Rotate right
 Shift - Thrust (super turbo nitro booster)
Return - Fire a small red bullet
 Space - Hyperspace (if fitted)

3.0  Bonuses
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The following is a list of the bonuses that can be collected by flying into them.
                  
Money (1)   Gives you 1  extra credit
Money (5)   Gives you 5  extra credits
Money (10)  Gives you 10 extra credits
Money (20)  Gives you 20 extra credits
Money (50)  Gives you 50 extra credits
Extra life  Gives you an extra life
Level       Moves you onto the next level
Freeze      Freezes all the boulders for a short time
Invincible  Makes you invincible until the end of the level
Shield      Increases the ships shield strength

4.0  The Shop
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Phil's corner shop is the place to buy all of those handy extras that a good ship just can't be without. The pointer can be moved around the screen using the mouse or the following keys
Z - Left         Return - Up
X - Right        Shift  - Down
Space - Select an item
When you have finished spending all of your hard earned cash then click on the button marked 'Leave' to return to the game.

The following is a list of items that are for sale.

Back fire          Allows you to fire bullets backwards
Left fire          Allows you to fire bullets left
Right fire         Allows you to fire bullets right
Laser              Allows you to fire laser bullets
Speed bullets      Increases the speed of your bullets
Long range bullets Increases the range of your bullets
Bigger bullets     Increases the size of your bullets
Smash bullets      Allows your bullets to keep going after hitting a boulder
Faster firing rate Allows you to fire bullets in quicker succession
More bullets       Increases the maximum number of bullets allowed on the screen
Hyperspace         Allows you to use hyperspace
Spin rate          Increases the speed at which your spaceship spins
Shield             Increases your shield
Extra life         Gives you 1 extra life
Points             Gives you 200 more points
Information        Gives you information about the game
Mines              Allows you to drop mines behind you
Turbo              Increases the acceleration of your ship
Speedup            Increases the top speed of your ship
Double fire        Allows you to fire two bullets in front of you

5.0  Other Features
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Homing boulders
Multiple hit boulders
UFOs

Note:
A shield will not protect you against UFOs
Freeze does not work on UFOs

 RISC User 1992