Lady Bug for Intellivision

 Coleco

LADY BUG

Cartridge Instructions

For use with Intellivision or Intellivision II Master Component.

Select from four skill levels 

For color TV only 

For one or two players 

GAME DESCRIPTION

Lady Bug gobbles her way through a maze. Suddenly a starving insect charges

after her! Use turnstiles to change the maze and block the predator's pursuit.

But remember to avoid deadly pesticide skulls. Lady Bug earns points by eating

flowers, hearts and vegetables and by spelling the word 'EXTRA.' How many points

can you rack up before the predators catch Lady Bug?

GETTING READY TO PLAY

Make sure the Master Component is connected to the TV and power supply is

plugged in. TV should be on and tuned to the same channel as the Channel Select

Switch on the console.

MAKE SURE THE MASTER COMPONENT IS OFF WHEN INSERTING THE CARTRIDGE. Fully insert

cartridge, with label facing up, to the indicator marks on both sides of label.

Turn Off/On switch to On after cartridge has been inserted. USING YOUR CONTROLS

NOTE: For one-player game, use the left controller. For a two-player game,

Player 1 uses the left controller; Player 2 uses the right controller.

Keypad: Use Keypad Buttons first to choose a one-player or two-player game. Then

use the Keypad Buttons to select game difficulty and to start playing.

Disc: Tilting the Disc up, down, left or right makes Lady Bug move in the

direction selected.

NOTE: The Side Buttons are not used in LADY BUG.

HERE'S HOW TO PLAY - STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: If you are playing a two-player game, players take turns. Player 1 goes

first. Each turn lasts until the player's Lady Bug is eliminated.

STEP 1: Preparing for the chase.

Press Reset and the Title screen appears. Press the Disc or any Keypad Button

for the Game Option screen to appear. Choose a one- or two-player game by

pressing Keypad Button 1 or 2; then press Enter. Choose a Skill from 1 through 4

by pressing the corresponding keypad button.

Skill 1 is the easiest level, suitable for beginners.

Skill 2 action is faster than Skill 1, but not as demanding as the arcade game.

Skill 3 plays much like the arcade game.

Skill 4 is more challenging than the arcade version!

If you accidentally make the wrong choice, press Clear and choose again. Then

press Enter and a screen appears with the letters and number of hearts and

skulls you will find in the maze. Good luck!

STEP 2: Enter the Lady Bug.

The maze screen appears. Lady Bug glides in and stops below the bug box. You're

ready to begin.

STEP 3: The feast.

Move Lady Bug through the maze. She's a hungry sort, eating as many flowers,

hearts and letters as she can find. Watch the color of the hearts and letters

Lady Bug eats. Red hearts and letters are worth the most!

STEP 4: Multiply your score.

Eat one blue heart and double your score for the rest of the play level. Eat

another blue heart and your score triples. Keep an eye on the Score Multiplier

Indicator to see how fast your score will grow.

STEP 5: Extra!

Each maze features two letters. Eat the letters when they're yellow to spell the

word 'EXTRA' in the EXTRA Indicator. When you spell 'EXTRA,' you automatically

finish the maze and earn a bonus Lady Bug.

STEP 6: The chase begins!

When the timing border changes color completely, a predator insect leaves the

bug box to chase Lady Bug. Avoid predatory insects by steering Lady Bug through

the turnstiles. But be careful. If a predator follows Lady Bug closely enough,

it can slip through the turnstile and catch her!

STEP 7: Use your skull.

Let Lady Bug guide the predatory insects into the fearsome skulls. The skulls

eliminate predators on contact. But keep Lady Bug away from the skulls. If she

touches one, she is eliminated along with all of the skulls!

STEP 8: A vegetable snack.

After all the predatory insects have left the bug box, a vegetable appears

there. Guide your Lady Bug into the box for a feast of points!

But remember, if a predatory insect is eliminated by a skull, the vegetable is

immediately replaced by the eliminated insect. Afer the timing border changes

color again, that insect emerges from the bug box to chase Lady Bug once more!

STEP 9: Going to a new maze.

When Lady Bug has eaten all the flowers, hearts and letters in the maze, another

full maze appears for more action!

STEP 10: Starting over.

Press Reset and the Title screen appears so you can play LADY BUG again!

SCORING 

Flower                 10 points 

Blue Heart or Letter   100 points 

Yellow Heart or Letter 300 points 

Red Heart or Letter    800 points 

Spelling 'EXTRA'       800 points plus a bonus Lady Bug 

Eating a blue heart multiplies your score for the rest of the play level.

First Blue Heart score  x 2 

Second Blue Heart score x 3 

Third Blue Heart score  x 5 

The vegetable appearing in the first maze level is worth 1000 points. The

vegetable appearing in the next play level is worth 500 points more than the

previous vegetable.

Each player receives five Lady Bugs in Skill Level 1 and three Lady Bugs in all

other skill levels. If you spell the word 'EXTRA,' you earn a bonus Lady Bug,

added to the Lady Bugs Remaining Indicator.

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THE FUN OF DISCOVERY

This instruction booklet will provide the basic information you need to start

playing LADY BUG, but it is only the beginning! You will find that this

cartridge is full of special features to make LADY BUG exciting every time you

play. Experiment with different techniques - and enjoy the game!