Monty Python's Flying Circus





 CHEAT MODE:



 Enter 'SEMPRINI' into the high score table. A couple of new options

 will then appear on the main options page. The first will allow you

 to select and start on any level up to the highest one you reached,

 and the second option will allow you to show/hide the hidden bonuses.



 Also enter your name in as 'POOKY'. Now when you next view the high

 scores it will change to 'NO IT ISN'T!'. I think this is a joke from

 the programer who was also responsible for the Rick Dangerous games.



SOME TITILLATING TIPS



So you want the Maximum Score, eh.  Well don't waste time, 'cos Every

Second Counts towards the time bonusat the end of every level.  At the

start of a level, the bonus timer counts down 10 minutes of time spent

controlling Gumby (not time spent watching cartoons or arguing).  Ten

points are awarded for every second of time remaining when the level is

completed.  That is a potential bonus of 6,000 points per level.  Ignore

the bush at the start of level one, as it's nothing more than a time-

wasting device.

Try to destroy every block of cheese you see, including the ones in the

manual.  Apart from being worth one point apiece during play, an extra 10

points for every one is awarded at the end of the level.  Should you manage

to clear the level of cheesy comestibles, a bonus of 9,000,000 points is

given, so it's definately worth the effort.



FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Collecting 16 tins of Spam from each level is your main objective, but

collect every other item of food you see, too.  Even if you already have

the 16 tins of Spam, collect any others you find as they not only top up

you're vitality but are worth bonus points at the end of the level.

Collecting 16 tins of Spam award you a vital piece of brain at the end of a

level, which also counts as a bonus of 9,000,000 points.

Extra lives are awarded every time the top digit of your score changes

(every 10,000,000 points), so to guarantee an extra life at the end of each

level, collect 16 tins of Spam and destroy all the cheeses



SPAM:  Worth 400 points at the end of a level and six points of vitality

replenished.

EGG:  Worth 200 points at the end of a level and eight points of vitality

replenished.

BEANS:  Worth 200 points at the end of a level and eight points of vitality

replenished.

SAUSAGE:  Worth 200 points at the end of a level and and eight points of

vitality replenished.

LUPINS:  Worth 200 points upon collection.  It also destroys all visible

enemies, turning them into food bonuses.



BOUNCY BONUSES

Work out a method for each Gumby-spring bonus room - it's always possible

to collect all the bonuses and destroy all the cheese.  Also, on later

levels, there isn't always one entrance to these screens from the main

level.



HOW TO SPOT DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENEMY FROM QUITE A LONG WAY AWAY



LEVEL 1

Always try to kill enemies as you meet them.  If you simply rush past you

may find that you miss an exit to a bonus screen, or some cheese to destroy

or hidden food or Spam bonuses.  Explore every exit and remember the

locations of bonus (Gumby-spring) screens.



Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.  But should you come up against

Cardinal Ximinez and his Cohorts, here's what's to do.  Position yourself

underneath the arc of the flying cushions and open fire with your fish

(there is a safe spot).  If you want a maxi-maximum score you can also

knock out the pillows - they take six hits and are worth 400 points each.

SCORE  1000     HITS 15



DEAD PARROTS: these don't do much.  They are dead, after all.  But they can

still give Gumby grief if he's not careful.  Please note they appear from

the top if you are in the bottom half of the screen, and from the bottom if

you are in the top half of the screen.

SCORE  10       HITS 1



FEET:  They move in a very predictable pattern and don't fire bullets.

Just find a safe place to sit, and come up every now and again to shoot

them.

SCORE  100      HITS 1



HAMSTERS: these are easily shot down, but it's often necessary to fly past

them instead.  This is not easy as they fire up or down depending on your

relative position.  Note that they always fire bullets at the same point

across the screen, which means you can get past them with a careful bit of

timing.

SCORE  200      HITS 1



PIGGY BANKS: these travel from right to left and are predictable in their

movements.  However, they are prone to fire up or down depending on your

position and, unlike the Hamsters, the point at which they fire is

unpredictable.

SCORE  100      HITS 2



KEEP LEFT SIGNS: these travel vertically, firing bullets that are easy

enough to dodge but a nuisance when you want to find that elusive Spam tin.

The Signs appear in a gang of three.  It's best to destroy each whole group

before progressing.

SCORE  200      HITS 2



Thankfully there's only one 17th Century European Monarch to deal with, but

it has to be killed quickly.  Move ahead of his anti-clockwise path around

the screen (thus drawing his fire) and, when you see the chance, turn and

get a few shots in.  In this way it's quite possible to destroy him without

getting hurt.  Patience and anticipation is the key.


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