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		         GENERAL FAQ
			 FOR GAMEFAQS

		BY: PIKIRBJO (PIKIRBJO@YAHOO.COM)
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~Table of Contents~

1.0  Disclaimer
2.0  Introduction to Eliminate Down
  2.1  Menu and Options  
  2.2  Minigame
  2.3  In-game Controls
  2.4  Powerups
  2.5  Screen Emulation
  2.6  Hints & Tips

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2.0  ~INTRODUCTION TO ELIMINATE DOWN~

	Eliminate Down is a space-shooter game for the Sega Megadrive. 
This game was developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision.

(As of now both companies are defunct, and this game seems to be
the only game Aprinet ever made.)

Eliminate Down is commonly labeled as a Japanese game, but the game 
runs on all country-specific MD/Genesis systems (In other words, JUE). 
Surprisingly enough it only has English text and was never 
translated into Japanese.

The game mechanics are a bit generic, but they have lots of little 
details that change gameplay drastically and make it unique to the
other space-shooters on the Genesis/Megadrive.

	Now on to the FAQ itself...  


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	2.1  ~MENU AND OPTIONS~
	

	Booting the game starts you at a opening scene
	with a blueprint of your ship and it shows you
	it's weapon systems and neat little animations.

	Press start to skip this if you wish.

	
	
	From the title you can select "START" to begin
	the game, or select "CONFIG" to see options.

	We'll start out by explaining the options menu
	since a "START" button is self-explanatory:

	
	---------------------------------------------------
	Here's a list of variables from the options screen:

	RANK:  Push left/right to scroll through a list of
	difficulty levels:  Easy, Normal, and Hard.

	SHIP:  Push left/right to alter the amount of free
	ships you get when you start the game. (3-5 ships)

	PAD (A,B,C):  Assign a command for each button using
	the direction pad.
	You can choose from "WEAPON SELECT" and "FIRE".

	RAPID:  Push left/right to turn rapid-fire on/off.

	MUSIC:  A BGM test.  Push left/right to select a 
	BGM and push A, B, or C to play it.

	S-E-:  Same as "MUSIC" except it plays sound 
	effects rather than BGMs.

	MINI GAME:  Push A, B, or C to play the minigame.
	See the 2.2 - Minigame for more details.

	EXIT:  Push A, B, or C to exit the options screen
	and go back to the main menu.	
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	2.2  Minigame

	
	
	You can play a minigame from the options screen.
	The minigame screen shows you the high score, and
	your previous score if you've played it before.

	You can select "PLAY" or "EXIT".


	Playing the minigame:  The premise is simple but
	scoring is hard.

	Here's how you play:

	
	There's a grid in the background.  Inside each grid
	tile is a picture of your ship.  You are in control of
	a cursor of sorts and you must move it over activated
	grid tiles and push the button to destroy it temporarily
	and score 1 point.  When a tile is activated the ship
	inside brightens up and rotates.

	You only have a limited time before it becomes
	disactivated again.


	You will need very good hand-eye-coordination to beat the
	high-score.

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	2.3  In-game Controls

	The in-game controls are relatively simple.

	You can pause the game with the START button, and
	push left/right to speed up/slow down your ship.

	A and C will change your weapon direction.
	B will fire your weapon.
	(If you don't like these controls you can change
	the functions of A,B, and C from the options screen.)

	You have three different weapon directions: forward,
	vertical, and backward, in that order.

	Forward shoots like this:

				O	O
		O	O
	(SHIP)  
		O	O
				O	O

	Vertical shoots like this:

	      .        .
	       .      .		
		.    .
		(SHIP)
		.    .
	       .      .
	      .        .


	And backward shoots like this:

	.
		.
	o   o   o (SHIP)
		.
	.




	Regardless of which directional weapon you 
	are using, you will always fire a stream
	of bullets to the right.




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	2.4 POWERUPS


	
	
	(P)-type powerups are collected similarly to Gradius.
	You must shoot a row of 5 specific ships that are lined up.
	The last ship in the row will release the powerup when it's
	destroyed.

	You can collect the 1up and (B) powerups from a single
	rotating ship.  The ship looks like Atomic Robo Kid if you
	want a more descriptive reference of what it looks like.



	Here's a list of different powerups:


	(B) - Gives you a shield.  It deteriorates when in direct
	contact with an enemy, a bullet, or a wall.

	(P) - Upgrades your Vertical/Forward/Backward gun.
	You need to collect five of these to make one upgrade.
	You can upgrade a total of 2 times.

	(E) - Ugrades your regular gun that always shoots straight
	forward.  Can be upgraded three times.

	1up - Self explanatory.

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	2.5 SCREEN EMULATION



	
	This is an diagram of what the in-games screen looks like.

	There are numbered parts in this diagram and they will be
	described in order below the diagram.

	__________________________________________________________
	|                                                +        |
	|                                                         |
	|           #1                 +                          |
	|               +                                         |
	|        <|--->                                           |
	|     o<> ||  |>                                          |
	|        <|--->                                           |
	|	                                  #2              |
	|                                         __   _          |
	|                                +       /| |_| |         |
	|                                        \|_| |_|         |
	|     +                                                   |
	|                +                                        |
	|                                                         |
	|                                               +         |
	|_________________________________________________________|
	|                                                         |
	|                           #4                 #6         |
	|          #3          / Lv. [ 1 ] \  [P] [P] [P] [P] [P] | 
	| HI-SCORE 000500000  |      #5     |          #7         |
	|    SCORE 000002500  |  >+|> x 3   |      +Round  1+     |
	|                      \           /                      |
	|                                                         |
	|_________________________________________________________|



	#1.  Your ship.

	#2.  An enemy.

	#3.  High score table.  Your current score is below this.

	#4.  Current level of your weapon.  Starts at 1 and goes up to 3.
	
	#5.  Number of lives you have left.

	#6.  (P) powerup counter.  Blue segments represent no powerup
	and red segments represent powerups you have.
	When you collect all 5 you will level up and start again with
	5 blue segments.

	#7.  Level number.

	

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	2.6  HINTS & TIPS



	

	~Surviving in this game is a high priority because of the very few
	amounts of 1ups you can recieve (I've gotten an average of about 3)
	and the difficulty level of the game.

	So rather than focusing on powerups and pretty backgrounds pay the most 
	attention to bullets and enemies coming at you.

	~When approaching an enemy that takes multiple hits to kill, get as close
	as you feel comfortable.  You can save a lot of time and easily break
	clusters of heavily-armored enemies this way; since your guns reload and fire
	faster when the distance the bullets travel is shorter.

	~Study the patterns and movements a boss makes before you rush in and try to
	destroy it.  Most bosses will unprovokedly make a sudden movement or use an
	attack you are unfamiliar with.

	~Use the directional guns to your advantage.  When going backwards, use
	reverse shots, when traveling up or down drops use vertical shots,
	and use forward system when going forward.

	~Even though you're heavily protected, try your hardest not to get hit even
	WITH a shield on.  Shields are very rare and you'll need to conserve them for
	later levels.

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			ELIMINATE DOWN
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		BY: PIKIRBJO (PIKIRBJO@YAHOO.COM)