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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
To open compart-
ment door lift the
door found on
side 2.0
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