Fire Bug (PC-HITODAMA)

Title – Fire Bug
System – NEC PC-8001
Author – PC-HITODAMA
Publication – Program Pochette – ’84 Volume 4
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Preserved By – Dustin Hubbard (Hubz)
Recommended Emulator – j80

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Loading the Game –

– Run your PC-8001 emulator and make sure it is in PC-8001 mode.

Disk Version

– Insert the disk file.
– Game should autoboot if it doesn’t you may just need to reset the emulator.

Tape Version

– Insert the tape file.
– Type MON hit enter and then type L and hit enter.

Description & Instructions

You are a bomber who is trying to blow up factories. Police are chasing after you and will shoot at you but you can block their shots with stones. Once you touch the (♥) you will start the bomb timer and you must touch a ● or a letter in a building to drop the bomb there then run away before the bomb explodes on your. If you blow up the buildings in order to spell FIREBUG you will get a bonus. If the order is wrong or you blow up a ● in the middle of it, the bonus is voided.

On the title screen to start it you press either 1 or 2.

1 – Hard Mode
2 – Easy Mode

Controls –

Numpad 2 – Moves down.
Numpad 4 – Moves left.
Numpad 6 – Moves right.
Numpad 8 – Moves up.

X – Drops Stone
Z – Removes Stone

Magazine Article Translation from Google Gemini (FYI This may not be 100% accurate!)

FIRE BUG

FOR PC-8001, mkII / 8801, mkII N-BASIC
BY PC-HITODAMA

How to Play

Before you begin, you have to deal with the fact that this timer’s mark won’t completely disappear. Hit the ● or the alphabet letters in the middle of the factory. When that spot turns into a red circle, the time bomb set is complete. You must quickly escape so you don’t get caught in the explosion. The alphabet letters inside the factory are a system where you get a bonus if you collect them in the order of F-I-R-E-B-U-G.

If the order is wrong or you blow up a ● in the middle of it, the bonus is void.

The policeman who moves around the area will fire one shot when he finds you. To prevent this, either hide, or press the ☒ key to set a stone (*) and deflect the bullet. This stone has the function of blocking the policeman’s advance, and you can scatter them without limit, so make great use of them. If the stones get in the way, you can also reset them with the Ⓩ key. It’s a strategic real-time game where the procedure is important.

Author’s Bio –

Exams are near! PC-HITODAMA AMA-kun from Ehime Prefecture.

Hello again! It’s PC-HITODAMA, appearing yet again (this is my 5th or 6th time in Technopolis). With only two months of my high school life left, this FIRE BUG might be my final work from this period. The surefire way to win is to thoroughly use the stones to block the policeman’s bullets and escape.