Black Hole (VIC-20, Cartridge) Creative Software (CA, USA) - 1982 USA, Canada Release

Black Hole
Title	Black Hole
Manufacturer #	VI BH C
Product ID	CREAT0022
Platform(s)	VIC-20
Packaging	Retail Box
Media	Cartridge
Publisher(s)	Creative Software (CA, USA)
Developer(s)	Tom Griner
Category(s)	Entertainment, Arcade

Description from the packaging.

Irresistible gravitational force is drawing your ship, as well as a variety of space debris, into a raging Black Hole. Your mission isto survive, manipulating your ship to avoid being sucked into the Black Hole or being hit by any space objects! Score as many points as possible by using your laser cannon to destroy the space debris before it hits you and destroys you!

Controls:

Joystick:
Rotate Counter-clockwise: Left
Rotate Clickwise: Right
Thrust: Forward
180-Degree about-face: Backward
Fire Cannon: Button

Keyboard:
Rotate Counter-clockwise: D
Rotate Clickwise: F
Thrust: J
180-Degree about-face: Space Bar
Fire Cannon: K

Scoring
Earn 5 points plus bonus level points for each object you destroy. You get a new ship at 100 points, then every 200 points thereafter. Your score and high score are displayed at the top of the screen.

How to Play
Turn the VIC off, insert the Black Hole cartridge firmly into the slot, then turn the VIC on. When initial display is over, you can center the screen using the left, right and backward controls. To set the interlace mode, hold the "F" key down for approximately 30 seconds. The screen will disappear to the right and "pop" back on the left hand side with the interlace mode set. To turn off interlace mode, repeat this procedure. Hold down the firing button to increase the difficulty level. Move the stick forward to start the game.

At the end of the game, push the joystick forward or press the "J" key while the final explosion is being displayed to go immediately to the next game.

System Requirements

VIC-20
Supports Joystick	Yes

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