Rip-Off
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Beware of scavenging pirates trying
to steal you'r precious fuel cells! The
more pirates you destroy, the faster
their successors become. Guard you'r
tanks carefully you are always
outnumbered!


Setting Up
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* Make sure the console power cord is plugged into
  a 120 volt AC 60 cycle electrical outlet.

* Check to be sure the plug for the built-in control
  panel is firmly seated in the control panel outlet
  on the tight.

* For simultaneous 2-player game play, plug second
  control panel (sold separately) into the control
  panel outlet on the left.

* Make sure the console is turned OFF before insert-
  ting the cartridge. Insert the cartridge into the slot
  with the label side up. Be sure it is firmly inserted
  to the guideline marked on the cartridge.

* Insert the screen Overlay behind the tabs ar the
  top and bottom of the screen.

* Turn the OFF/ON/VOLUME CONTROL to the
  ON positIon (clockwise). You will see the Vectrex
  title for a few seconds, then the name of the game.

* Adjust the volume control to the desired listening
  level.

Rip-Off Controls
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As a one player game, Rip-Off is designed to be
played with the built-in control panel. For two
player game play, a second control pandel os needed
(sold separately). The functions of the controls are
the same on both panels, as follows:

(1) Left Rotation
    Rotates you pirate-
    destroying ship to the left.

(2) Right Rotation
    Rotates you pirate-
    destroying ship to the
    right.

(3) Thrust
    Moves your
    ship forward

(4) Fire
    Shoots lasers
    at pirates.

Stick
    Rotates your pirate-
    destroying ship. Pushing
    to the right rotates clock-
    wise. Pushing to the left
    rotates counter
    clockwise.



How to Play
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Player Selection
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Rip-Off can be played as a one or two player game.
When PLAYER 1 appears on the screen, press button 1
     GAME 1

on the built-in control panel once to switch to a two
player game. PLAYER 2 will then show on the screen.
             GAME 1

When played as a two player game, a second control
panel is necessary. You can return to a one player
game by pressing Button 1 again before starting game
play.

Game Selection
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You can select any of the 16 different game play op-
tions. Each game play option determines the number
of available fuel cells and which characters can
wraparound the screen (e.g. leave on the left side of
the screen and return on the right). The game play
options are as follows:

                              W R A P A R O U N D

                               Pirate
 Game        Number of       Destroying
Number       Fuel Cells         Ship        Pirates     Lasers

   1            8
   2            8                                         x
   3            8                            x
   4            8                            x            x
   5            8                x
   6            8                x                        x
   7            8                x           x
   8            8                x           x            x
   9            4
  10            4                                         x
  11            4                            x
  12            4                            x            x
  13            4                x
  14            4                x                        x
  15            4                x           x
  16            4                x           x            x

When PLAYER 1 appears on the screen, press Button 2
     GAME 1

to change to the game you wish to play. For exam-
ple, if you press Button 2 twice, PLAYER 1 will appear
                                  GAME 3

on the screen. This will give you game play option 3.
If you do not choose a particular game, Game 1 will
be chosen for you.

Starting Game Play
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Once you select the number of players and game
play option, press Button 4 to start game play.

Game Play
---------
Your pirate-destroying ship will appear on the right
side of the screen. In a two player game, a swcond
pirate-destroying ship will appear on the left side of
the screen. Your fuel cells will be in the center. You
must guard your fuel cells from the pirates who will
try to steal them. The pirates can appear form
anywhere on the screen. Steer yourship with either
the Joystick or Button 1 and 2, for left and right
rotation. Move you ship forward by pressing Button
3. Press Button 4 to fire lasers at the pirates. The
pirates can be destroyed by colliding with them, but
you will then have to wait for your new pirate-
destroying ship to appear before you can fire more
lasers. The game is over when all the fuel cells
are stolen.

The Pirates
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There are sic types of pirates. Each new type is faster
and smarter. They can all steal fuel tanks and fire
lasers at you. In a one player game, two pirates of
the first type will appear. If you destroy them two
pirates of the second tyoe will attempt to steal fuel
cells, and so on. After all six pirate types appear, two
at a time, they will start appearing three at a time.
In a two player game, you start with six of each type
of pirate, appearing 3 at a time.

Getting Hit
-----------
If you are hit by a pirate or collide with a pirate or
the other ship (in  two player game only), you will
disappear. After a brief delay, you will return from
the side on which you first entered.

Scoring
-------
Points are awarded for destrying each pirate, as follows:

             Pirate 1  -  10 points
             Pirate 2  -  20 points
             Pirate 3  -  30 points
             Pirate 4  -  40 points
             Pirate 5  -  50 points
             Pirate 6  -  60 points

No points are awarded for destroying the other
pirate-destroying ship (two player game).

Bonus Points
------------
After destroying all six types of ships you go to the
bonus levels. When "Bonus + 10" appears on the
screen, 10 additional points are earned for each pirate
destroyed. After destroying 6 more pirate groups
"Bonus +20" will appear. The bonuses will continue
to increase for each six pirate groups destroyed.

High Score Memory
-----------------
As long as your machine is on, with the Rip-Off
cartridge in place, the high score is retained. Once
the machine is turned off and the cartridge removed,
the high score is lost. To view the high score, press
the Reset Button on the console.

Restarting the Games
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If you wish to restart a game, press the Reset Button
on the console.

90 Day Limited Warranty
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