Radica Games TOTAL MELTDOWN 74008 Instruction Manual

Can you handle the pressure or will you have a Total Meltdown?

Your mission is to complete FOUR INTENSE CHALLENGES before

the computer suffers a Total Meltdown!  Are you up to the chal-

lenge?  Can you survive the intensity?  Just keep a cool head, a

steady hand, and try not to have a Total Meltdown!

Buttons and Features

ON/START - This button turns on the game from sleep mode and

starts a new game.  Press and hold this button to turn the game off. 

PLAYERS - This button toggles through the possible number of

players  (1-4 players). Press this button until you hear the desired

number. 

LEVEL - Press this button to toggle through the three skill levels.

The higher the skill level, the shorter amount of time will be allotted

for the game. As the level increases the game becomes more diffi-

cult. 

BEST TIME - Press this button to see the shortest time in which the

game has been completed.

SOUND - This button toggles the sound between high and low.

RESET - When a blunt point is inserted, this button resets the game

to its original settings.  Just remember, when you reset the game,

the Best Time is cleared.

LIVE WIRES - When placed into the correct ports, the special code

will be imputed for the first challenge.

ENTER BUTTON - Press this to see if the live wires are in the cor-

rect ports.

COMPUTER CHIPS (12) - These multi-shaped chips (total 12

pieces) must be inserted into the matching computer slots.

DIAL - Slowly spin this to gain access to ALL of the multi-shaped

computer slots.

STORAGE COMPARTMENT -

Before beginning the Circuit

Breaker challenge, be sure to

open this and remove all 12 of

the special computer chips,

then close the compartment

door. 

KEYPAD - Press these buttons

as you decipher the code to access the core.

COMPUTER CORE - Grasp the top and carefully lift it out of the

unit to avoid a Total Meltdown. While playing the game be careful! If

the core is disturbed it will end your game immediately. To quit a

game, pull out the core.

SLEEP MODE - After 60 seconds of inactivity, the game will auto-

matically go into "sleep mode".  To turn it on again, simply press the

ON/START button.

Setting Up the Game

First, press the ON/START button to turn on the game.  If you wish

to choose a higher difficulty level, press the LEVEL button.  If you

wish to play with multiple players, press the PLAYERS button.  After

making your selections, press the ON/START button to begin the

game.  If you don't press any of the setup buttons, the game will

simply begin in Single Player Mode on level 1.

Multiple Players

The first player will have a chance to complete the entire game.  If

player one finishes all four challenges, that player's time will be the

time to beat for the rest of the players.  If player one does not com-

plete the game, that player will be ELIMINATED and it's the next

player's turn.

Let's Begin!

Before you begin each game of you must wait for the computer

to say “time is ticking”. Complete the series of four games to

win! BE CAREFUL! If the CORE is knocked the game will end

immediately.

1. LIVE WIRE

The clock is ticking as your first

challenge begins!  You must figure

out the first code by quickly plug-

ging the live wires into the correct

ports.  After inserting all the wires,

press the ENTER button.  The

wires will then light up to let you

know if they are in the correct port

or not.

If a wire lights up RED, it's

plugged into the wrong port. If the wire lights up GREEN, then you

have it!  It's in the right port! Keep switching out the live wires until

you crack the code!

2. CIRCUIT BREAKER

For your next challenge, you must

insert all 12 computer chips into

the computer as quickly as possi-

ble in order to complete the cir-

cuit.  First, you must remove all

12 chips from the storage com-

partment located at the bottom of

game 2.  However, you may want

to do this BEFORE starting the

game in order to save time.  

Next, you must insert each com-

puter chip into the correct slot.

Each chip is a different shape, so

it's not as easy as it looks.  Spin

the DIAL to view all of the multi-

shaped computer slots.   Match

the chips with the correct slots

and insert them all to complete

the circuit! You must insert all 12

pieces to move to the next game.

3. ACCESS CODE

You're almost there!  Now you

must successfully decipher and

enter the code to access the core!

First, the keypad will flash the

access code across its individual

buttons (the buttons light up in a

certain sequence).  All you have

to do is press the flashing buttons

and enter the correct code.

Simple, right?  WRONG!  

The computer is very tricky.  Wait

till three buttons light up.  Follow the flashing buttons. When the

lights go off, repeat the pattern. Then press the buttons to access

the code.   Just don't make a mistake.  If you do, you'll have to start

Model 74008

1 to 4 players / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82378400    Rev.A

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