A.E. by Jun Wada and Makoto Horai Published by Broderbund Software 1982 First came Sonys, then Toyotas, and then, from the research labs of Mitsubishubuku, the A.E. Designed as a pollution-fighting robot intended to save the world, the A.E. slipped through quality control out into the unsuspecting universe. While the fate of the Free World does not depend upon getting rid of the A.E., they have become a nuisance, much like motorcycle gangs or geese on the runway. The Mitsubishubuku Company, in conjunction with Broderbund Software, has made this disk available to computer owners to allow us to aid in controlling this pest. Note: the A.E. is not an endangered species. A.E. is the Japanese word for ‘ray’, as in Manta Ray or Sting Ray. Instructions: After you boot the front side of the disk, turn it over and load the flip side by pressing the spacebar. If you want ot speed up this process, you can skip part of the title screen by pressing the spacebar right after the initial boot up. Controls: Use joystick or paddle. Press button 0 to start play. Joystick or paddle controls left/right movement. Button 0 launches anti-AE blaster missiles. Letting go of button 0 causes launched missile to detonate. To destroy the waves of AE, you must detonate your missiles directly in their path. Objective: Your task is to drive these pestering waves of AE from the earth and push them far off the planet to the outer wastelands of the known universe. You start with three missile batteries. There are 8 levels of play as you drive the AE deeper and deeper into space. To move onto the next level, you must make at least three perfect attacks--more than three as you move to advanced levels. A perfect attack is when you annihilate every AE in a wave using your missiles. Only when you have pushed the AE all the way up and out of our corner of the cosmos, to about 600 billion light years up and to the left of the Milky Way, will the finally leave us alone. We hope. Special keys: ESC Pause Ctrl-R Restart Ctrl-S Toggle sound