GCE Vectrex MineStorm Instructions Manual page 4

Player Selection
Mine Storm™ can be played as a one or two
player game. When PLAYER appears on the
1
screen, press Button 1 once to switch to a two
player game. PLAYER will then show on the
2
screen. When played as a two player game,
only the built-in control panel is used and the
players take turns using this control panel. You
can return to a one player game by pressing
Button 1 again before starting game play.
Starting Game Play
Once you select the number of players, press
Button 4 to enter the first mine field and start
game play.
Game Play
The enemy minelayer will move through your
galaxy and will seed the first mine field. Your
ship will come into view once he disappears.
Four large mines will suddenly become activated.
Maneuver your ship within the galaxy in an
effort to destroy the mines. Use your Joystick
to rotate your ship and Button 3 to thrust
forward. Button 2 allows you to mysteriously
move to a new location on the screen. Use it
cautiously. . . it might put you in a more
difficult predicament! As you travel through
space, use Button 4 to fire at the mines. As
you destroy them, additional mines will become
activated. Be careful . . . the minelayer may
reappear to seed the field, but you can blast
him as well.
Once you make that part of the galaxy safe,
you immediately travel to the next mine field.
There are 256 different mine fields, each one
becoming increasingly difficult.
Getting Hit
If you are hit by a mine you will lose one ship.
The minelayer will reseed the field you are
currently in and you will have another chance
to clear out that field if you have any ships
remaining.