PARA LANDER DX

LOADING:

DISK: Insert disk into your disk drive and then type in LOAD “*”,8 then after loading type in RUN. The program will fast de-crunch and run. Remember to keep your disk in the disk drive, due to a high score disk access.

TAPE: 

Rewind tape to the start, press SHIFT and RUN/STOP, press PLAY and then wait for the program to fast load and run. If you encounter red borders during loading, a load error has occurred. Rewind the tape slightly and press play. If this problem persists, you tape heads might need to be cleaned or your datasette may need to be maintained.

THE GAME:

This is a fun deluxe arcade style hi-score attack game, based on the Cassette 50 Charity competition entry, Para Lander Mini (Also made by me). A helicopter appears on the top of the game screen. Your task is to launch your paratroopers and land safely onto the launch pads that are above the ocean. 

After you land on one pad, it will lower down into the ocean. Once you have landed onto all six launch pads. You will be awarded a bonus, but that depends on if you have time left. If the time runs out you will lose the game. After you complete a round. All of the pads will be restored to their height, and you will move onto the next level. There are 16 levels in total before you start at level one again.

Landing on to each launch pad may sound easy enough, but look what has appeared in the sky. There are tourist Zeppelins flying across  the screen. You have to try and shift your way past these and hope you don't end up into the ocean. If you end up into the ocean, you will lose a life. Lose all 4 lives and it is game over.

CONTROL:

On the title screen, press 'SPACE BAR' to view high score table or press 'FIRE' in joystick port 2 to start the game.

JOYSTICK CONTROL:

FIRE: - Launch a paratrooper from the helicopter
LEFT or RIGHT: - Shift the paratrooper left or right

CREDITS:

Tape Loader game, programming, graphics and music by
RICHARD BAYLISS

Tape turbo loader by
MARTIN PIPER

TND Intro logo by
HUGUES (AX!S) POISSEROUX

(C)2021 The New Dimension
http://tnd64.unikat.sk 
https://richard-tnd.itch.io

C64/CROSS PLATFORM UTILITIES USED 

- Sprite Editor V1.2 (Sprite Graphics)
- Multi Screen Construction Kit (Game Graphics)
- Face Painter V1.0  (Logo)
- DMC V4.0 (Music)
- Starion Text Editor V2.0 (Scroll text)
- Action Replay MK VI cartridge 
- I-Relocator (Relocating DMC tunes)
- Turbo Macro Pro / Turbo Assembler / 64TASS (Coding/compiling)
- Exomizer V3.1.0 (Compression) 
- Loader Game Tape Master Kit V3 (Tape Mastering)

Para Lander DX is free software and also open source. You are welcome to copy this game for free. You are not allowed to sell in physical or digital media without permission from the creator.

Para Lander DX is also open source, which means you are welcome to explore and use parts of the source code in your own projects. I honestly don't mind ;)