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QUICK START CARD
This card presents a brief description of how to start playing Mean
streets. Please refer to the manual for additional and more
detailed instructions.
LOADING FROM FLOPPY DISK: Place Disk ONe in Drive A. If you have
two drives, place Disk Two in Drive B. Type A:[ENTER] MS [ENTER]
All disk swapping should be done on Drive A.
LOADING FROM HARD DISK: Copy all files from all disks to a
subdirectory. Go to the subdirectory and type: MS [ENTER].
READ THE PROGRAM UPDATE INFORMATION: Select the PROGRAM UPDATE
option from the first screen. This will give you information and
updates not contained in the manual.
PLAYING THE GAME
USE THE HELP KEY. Help screens are available at many locations
throughout the game. Type "H" or "HELP".
HERE ARE YOUR LEADS. Carl Linsky is the professor who jumped to
his death from the Golden Gate Bridge. He worked at the University
of San Francisco (NC 4663). Sylvia Linsky is the person who hired
you. She's Carl Linsky's daughter and lives at NC 4421. John
Richards is the medical examiner. His office is at NC 4670.
Delores Lightbody is Carl's fiancee and lives at NC 4920. Steve
Clements is the police detective in charge of the case. The police
station is at NC 4680.
WHAT DOES NC MEAN? N.C. stands for Navigational Code. It's like
an address. All important places (places that you must visit) have
Navigation Codes.
HOW TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. Your vehicle is a 21st century
"flying car" called a "speeder". Press "H" while in the cockpit
for a help screen. refer to the manual for additional instructions
on how to fly your speeder. For this QUICK START session, we
suggest you do the following:
Step 1: Access the NAV COMPUTER by pressing "N".
Step 2: Press "N" again. This tells the Nav Computer that
you wish to program an NC address.
Step 3: Enter the 4 digit NC address (i.e. 4663 for Linksy's
office) and press [ENTER]. The Nav Computer is now programmed
to take you to this location.
Step 4. After you've returned to the cockpit view, press "A"
for AUTO PILOT.
WHAT TO DO: The names of people and places are leads. Write them
down, along with the NC address if you have it. Go visit these
people and ask questions. Go visit the places and look around.
NOTE: In addition to questioning people about other people, you
should ask about the following: MTC CORP, GIDEON ENTERPRISES,
OVERLORD, PASSCARD, PASSWORD, LAW AND ORDER, NEXUS, INSURANCE.
WRITE THINGS DOWN. Be careful to SPELL EVERYTHING CORRECTLY, AND
USE THE FULL NAMES OF PEOPLE.
USE YOUR SECRETARY AND INFORMANT. Your secretary Vanessa and your
informant Lee Chin are valuable sources of information. Call them
on your VIDEO PHONE by pressing "V" or "L" from your speeder.
IF YOU GET INTO A GUN FIGHT, press "H" immediately. This will
bring up a help screen of fighting instructions. The object of the
gun fight is to MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
SAVE YOUR GAME. Press "D" from the speeder to access your DISK,
Select a game number (0-9) and press "S" for SAVE.
REVIEW YOUR INVENTORY. Press "I" while in your speeder.
READ THE MANUAL. This Quick Start should get you started, but you
should read the manual thoroughly to get full enjoyment from the
game. Also, read the PROGRAM UPDATE INFORMATION section on
startup.