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he dastardly villain, Spud, has kidnapped our heroine, the lovely and oh so innocent, Molly, and taken her far away to his secret hideout. “Eek! Help, Spike!” Spike, our courageous hero and Molly’s true love, races to her rescue. He’ll be relying on your skills and split-second timing to help him in his quest to save poor Molly.
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Setting Up Power Console Screen Overlay Cord Cartridge Slot Off/On/ Volume Reset Control Button SPIKE Cartridge Built-in Control Panel...
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Setting Up 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 right. MAKE SURE THE CONSOLE IS TURNED OFF BEFORE INSERTING THE CARTRIDGE.
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Spike Controls Ladder/Cage Changes the position of the ladder and the cage on the top level. Also selects one or two-player game. Kick Right Controls Spike’s right kick. Jump Joystick Used in conjunction Moves Spike back and with the joystick to forth across the moving help Spike jump over sidewalks.
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How To Play Spike can be played with one or two players. In the two- player game, only the built-in control panel is used and the play alternates between the players each time a Spike is defeated. Player Selection When PLAYER 1 appears on the screen, press Button 1 once to switch to a two-player game.
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him under the cage and jumping to rescue her! If Spike is defeated, he’ll have to start again from the bottom catwalk! After your first round, Spud’s evil Bouncers appear as Spike’s opponents. They’ll do anything to keep Spike away from Molly’s secret prison cell! On the third and successive rounds, Birds join the Bouncers in their attack against Spike! As the game progresses, these creatures will move...
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Spud is the villain and Molly’s evil kidnapper. He appears on the screen, kidnaps our poor heroine and then disappears, locking Molly in his secret prison cell. Molly, our heroine, is kidnapped and taken to Spud’s hideout. Until Spike rescues her, all we will see of poor Molly is her bow which gently drops from her cell onto the catwalks to signal Spike and help lead him to her rescue.
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Scoring Earn points as follows: Action Points Kicking a Bouncer Kicking a Bird Collecting a Key Opening Molly’s Cell 2000 Earn a bonus life (an additional allowed defeat) for each 10,000 points earned. High Score Memory As long as your machine is on with the SPIKE cartridge in place, the high score is retained.
ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. During the warranty period, if found to be defective due to workman- ship or materials, the GCE Video Game Cartridge will at the option of General Consumer Electronics, Inc. be repaired or replaced with a new...
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Additional screen overlays may be ordered by completing this form and mailing it with your check or money order for $2.00 each. Address check or money order to: GCE, Vectrex Screen Overlays, P.O. Box 8123, San Francisco, CA 94128 Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Offer subject to availability.
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ARCADE SYSTEM 9872U-063 A Milton Bradley Company PART NO. 140016-0018 ART REV A REPRO...
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