Gates Of Zendocon Review
Click the left screen and it will move to the left along the hexagon. There is a hollow hexagon in the center of the frame. There is a small triangle in the periphery of the frame. Super Hexagon DescriptionThe gameplay is very simple. Super hexagon on scratch.
SystemsCommunityReferenceAtariAge StoreSiteTitle SearchTitle:System:Region:- -THE GATES OF ZENDOCONThe droids of your old nemesis, the evil spider Zendocon, capturedyou. Zendocon itself sentenced you to wander its web of deadlyuniverses. Zendocon's universes are connected by a web of transportergates and alien bases.Zendocon orders its droids to transport you to an alien base on thefirst of the 51 interconnected universes and to give you a starship.You must survive dangerous universes inhabited by hostile alienswhile searching for transporter gates.
1200dpi 48-bit RAW scans of Gates of Zendocon box scans for the Atari Lynx. ICC File is applied but only viewable in image editing program that supports them. Otherwise images will look very dark. Gates of Zendocon. Publisher: Epyx (1989) Reviewed: 2003/11/14. Readers: C+ (47 votes). Screenshot.Yawn. This side-scrolling space shooter.
When you find a transportergate, fly through the gate into another universe.You will find allies in Zendocon's universes. Aliens held as slavesby Zendocon's minions will help you if you can free them. Theywill follow your ship, aiding you with strange weapons unlikeyou have ever encountered!Will you survive Zendocon's challenge? You must survive! Your rewardfor success is the chance for sweet revenge - a duel to the deathwith the evil spider itself!Getting StartedThe Gates of Zendocon is a single player game.Note: To press a key, press and release quickly. To hold down a key,hold the key down for at least one second.Follow the steps listed below to start the game:1. With your system switched off, insert the game card as describedin the Lynx Owner's Manual.Warning: Do not touch the game card connector pins.
Do not exposethe contacts to static or extreme heat. Do not bend, crush, orattempt to clean the game card.2.
The Gates of Zendocon title screen appears.3. If desired, you can select a specific universe in which to start.Press OPTION 1. Four letters display along the bottom of the screen.Move the joypad left or right to move between the four letters.When you've selected a specific letter, move the joypad up ordown to show the letters of the alphabet. Once you have selectedall four letters, select the level of difficulty.Note: If you do not select a specific universe, you will start inthe first universe.4.
Next, select the difficulty of play. Press A for easy or B forhard.
In easy play, the game action is slower and your spacecraftis better protected against attack. However, you do not accumulatepoints as quickly as you do at the hard level of play.5. The game begins after you select the difficulty level. The elevatortakes you to your ship. Press right on the joypad to fly yourship from the first alien base.6. To enhance play, the following optional game controls allow youto modify the display, control music output, pause, and restart the game.To flip the screen 180 degrees and reverse the controls, pressOPTION 2 and PAUSE at the same time.To pause the game, press PAUSE.
Repeat to resume play.To toggle music on and off, press OPTION 2.To return to the title screen and restart the game, press OPTION 1 and PAUSE.Playing the GameThe object of the game is to survive Zendocon's deadly universes(levels) and find and destroy Zendocon.You begin the game on a landing platform in an alien base. Pressright on the joypad to fly your ship out of the base and intospace. Destroy all enemy aliens you encounter.
Hits from alienfire cause the following damage to your ship:First hit - destroys your shield.Second hit - wipes out your ship's lasers.Third hit - explodes your ship, your alien followers, and you!After your ship explodes you return (with one less life) to the landingplatform of the last base you visited. You receive a new, fully-equiped ship.You begin the game with five lives.
The number of lives remainingappears on the lower left side of each alien base. You acquireadditional lives at some bases. The game is over when you receivea third hit with no lives remaining.There is at least one transporter gate in each universe.
Some universeshave multiple gates that lead to different universes. Since you cannot goback through the gate you entered, you must fly forward to find the next gate.Each transporter gate leads to an alien base. Alien bases serve as theentrances to new universes. The name of each universe appears on thebottom of that universe's alien base.
Each universe contains one alien base.When you enter a new base your spaceship hovers over the upper landingplatform. If you have lost your shield or laser, you can landon the upper platform to get a new, completely armed ship.Be careful. If you land on the platform when the force field appears,your ship explodes and destroys you and all alien followers.(See Movement and Combat for a description of friendly aliens.)If you land successfully, you descend the platform elevator to thenew sip waiting on the lower platform. Your alien allies willfollow your new ship.If you do not need a new ship, you can press the joypad to the rightto pass through the base.Note: If you return to the base because aliens in space have completelydestroyed your ship, you will not have the option of landing onthe upper platform. You automatically board the ship on the lowerplatform.Movement and CombatPress the joypad to move your ship in the direction you wish to fly.Ship's WeaponsYour spacecraft is armed with two weapons and one shield/weapon.Neutrino Laser shoots a long, thin, horizontal beam. Hold downB to fire the Neutrino Laser.Photon Bomb drops slowly in a downward arc.
Press B to fire a PhotonBomb. Note: Both the Neutrino Laser and the Photon Bomb have unlimitedammunition. Blast away!Destructor Shield not only protects your ship from damage but alsodestroys some enemies coming into contact with it. The DestructorShield bounces you away from those enemies it cannot destroy.Hold down A to activated the Destructor Shield. Note: The DestructorShield can overheat.
When overheated you have no shield. Turnoff the shield to allow it to cool.Friendly Alien WeaponsIn addition to your ship's weapons and shield, you can acquire alienallies and their weapons when you rescue these aliens from enslavement.Flying Eyeball(purple, looks like an eyeball) hovers below your craftand shoots fireballs horizontally.Death Arising(red, points upward) shoots a laser beam straight up.Cosmic Destroyer(Orange, looks like a.) seeks out and crashes intoenemy aliens.Sonic Dart (green, looks like -o )(the most powerful weapon) emitsdeadly sonar waves.Rescue the aliens from Zendocon and they will aid you. To rescuethese aliens. Shoot whatever is enslaving them. You must alsotouch Death Arising and the Sonic Dart with your spacecraft tocomplete the rescue.Enemy fire can destroy your alien followers.Press B to activate the weapons of your enemy allies.