RYGAR

Banish the Forces of Evil!

Listen, Rygar, as I tell the tale of your becoming.

Millions of years ago, a benevolent wizard banished the minions of darkness to the underworld, freeing the land of evil and ushering in a long era of peace and prosperity for our people. Unfortunately, the wizard had not yet learned the Eternal Spells. Before he died, however, he prophesied that, someday, a great hero would be born. The hero would be known by a mysterious birthmark - the Mark of the Wizard. This mark would allow the hero to open the magic chests strewn throughout the land and use the magic weapons hidden within.

10,000 years have passed since the dark forces resurfaced and claimed the land for their own. The people of Good fled the land. They were forced to hide in the unfruitful regions at the edge of the world, across the great sea.

But they never lost their love for their original home. For ten millenia they selected the best of their people, creating a race of heroes. You, Rygar, are the greatest of the great. When you were born you were named Rygar the Reclaimer, because you bore the Mark of the Wizard.

If we are ever to reclaim the land that is ours by birth, you will have to return to our homeland and fight the minions of evil. No one can help you on this quest. You must go alone. If you fail, the evil ones will know of our existence and destroy us completely. If, however, you remain true to the Mark which you bear, you will vanquish those evil forces forever and we can return to the rich lands we were forced to leave so many ages ago.

And now, Rygar, you know who and what you are. Go now. Claim your birhtright. Do not fail your fathers!

Getting Started:

Rygar is a game of action and skill for one brave warrior. Follow the steps listed below to start the game:

1. With your Lunx system switched off, insert the game card as described in the Lynx Owner's Manual.
Warning: Do not touch the game card connector pins. Do not expose the contacts to static or extreme heat. Do not bend, cruch, or attempt to clean the game card.

2. Press ON. The Title screen appears. After a few seconds, the second Title screen appears.

3. Press the joypad or A or B. A brief summary of the story displays.

4. Press A or B to start the game. If you don't press a button, the story will continue until it is finished, then the game will begin.

Optional Game Controls:

To enhance play, the following optional game controls allow you to modify the display, and pause and restart the game:

To flip the screen 180 degrees and reverse the controls, press OPTION 2 and PAUSE at the same time.
To pause the game press PAUSE. Repeat to resume play.
To return to the title screen press OPTION 1 and PAUSE.
To turn the music off, press OPTION 2. Repeat to turn the music back on. (Note: this works only from the Title screen.)

Playing the Game:

The object of the game is to clear all lands of evil creatures so your people can return. Use skill and strategy to destroy all enemies in a land (level) and proceed to the next land.

Use the joypad to control Rygar, the legendary warrior. The figure below shows the joypad and fire button controls.

                              ^                     A: throw weapon
                              |                     B: jump
               move left  <-     -> move right
                              |
                             squat

You begin your mission with 100 seconds and three incarnations (lives). Each time you begin a new land or start a new life, the clock returns to 100 seconds. The amount of time remaining and the level number appear in the center of the status bar at the bottom of the screen. Remaining lives appear on the left side of the status bar. You lose a life anytime you touch an enemy or fall into one of the many pits and traps along the way. You gain a new life when you reach various point milestones. The first such milestone is at 50,000 points.

Throughout your journey, you will see a variety of evil creatures. Press A to fire your magic weapons and destroy the horrid things. If you jump on an evil creature, you will temporarily disable it, making that creature easier to destroy.

You will also see magic chests left behind by the wizard. Shoot a chest to open it. When the chest is opened, a magical bonus item appears. Run over the items to pick it up. Chests can contain a variety of magical items. [sorry, I can't recreate the icons on the page]

Blue Shield - bonus points
Star - rank points
Red Orb - bonus points
Destroyer (large square with diamond inside) - destroys everything on the screen
Diamond - bonus points
Question Mark - bonus points
Time (looks like capital T) - adds 20 seconds of time

Occasionally, you will also come across special enhancements. These objects give you special powers for your current life. All active enhancements appear in special boxes at the right side of the status bar on the bottom of the screen. If you lose a life, you will also lose your special enhancements. The following lists shows all four special enhancements.

Double Points (looks like a house or a hat) - doubles all points scored while the enhancement remains active
Star Weapon - allows Rygar to shoot in the air
Sun Weapon - a bigger weapon with longer range for quicker, more accurate shooting
Tiger Power (tiger's head) - give Rygar the power to destroy evil beings by jumping on them

[n.b. this is the order the icons appear in the boxes on the bottom of the screen from left to right, respectively.]

When you complete a land, you will enter that land's temple. This is where you will receive the rewards you deserve -- namely bonus points. If you did well, you will receive a lot of points, sometimes enough to gain a new life.

The game ends when Rygar completes the 23rd level or runs out of lives.

Strategy:

Memorize each land. The more experienced you are, the better you will know the land. That makes it easier to reach the next land.

Be fast, but don't get so caught up on speed that you don't notice approaching enemies.

When there are lots of enemies on the ground, jump on them. This disables them so you can destroy them easily.

Destroy the cave bat before climbing a rope. If you fail to destroy the bat, you will have a tough time climbing.

Certain areas contain secret chests. experience will teach you where to jump to find these secret chests.

For the best score, destroy all enemies and reach the temple as quickly as possible.

Scoring:

There are three scroing levels in this game, each described below.

Destroying enemies:

Cave Bat .........................240 points
Cave Bat Missle ..................170 points
Fire (ball).......................60 points
Flying Dragon ....................1,200 points
Giant Ant ........................200 points
Ground Rhino(small)...............150 points
Gryphon (flying creature).........140-210 points
Lava Man .........................160-190 points
Lava Man's Fireball ..............10 points
No-Head ..........................100 points
Rhino (large) ....................7,200 points
Rollerbaby (spiky pillbug) .......120 points
Rusher ...........................230 points


Finding Bonus Objects:

Blue Shield ......................990 points
Destroyer ........................10,000 points
Diamond ..........................300 points
Question Mark ....................1,000 - 75,000 points
Red Orb ..........................200 points
Star .............................0 points, 100 Rank points
Time .............................0 points


Temple Scoring:

Repulse Bonus ....................100 points for each enemy destroyed
Rank Bonus .......................Depends on Star power ups, level and 
                                    lives remaining
Timer Bonus ......................100 points for each remaining second